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Jackie Chan announced Wednesday he has bequeathed half of his fortune to charity, saying he looks up to philanthropists like Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.

The exact amount involved, however, wasn’t clear, because Chan declined to reveal his net worth.

Chinese movie star Gong Li poses during a groundbreaking ceremony of a real estate project in Hong Kong July 6, 2007. [Reuters]

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Digital Disk is a new technology invented by Korea. It is very similar to ipod.You only need a headphone or a speaker to play the music. It helps prevent copying and burning illegal Cds. A lot of Korean singer like Rain and SG wannbe used this type of technology. This is the first time for female artists to release a album in the form of Digital Disk. Many people decided to buy IVY and YoungPa’s Digital Disk as a part of their collection.

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Pretty amazing -- TRANSFORMERS pulled in 75.5% of the box office last weekend. Three out of every hour tickets sold were to a Michael Bay movie! The mind reels.

Title - Weekend Seoul Admissions - Total Nationwide Admissions
1. Transformers - 337,209 - 1,313,278
2. Black House - 39,820 - 825,034
3. Ocean's 13 - 24,920 - 1,153,541
4. Shrek 3 - 16,295 - 2,677,564
5. Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World's End - 4,168 - 4,510,855
6. Captivity - 3,474 - 180,811
7. Secret Sunshine - 3,674 - 1,570,121
8. Hwang Jin-yi - 3,477 - 1,167,290
9. Never Forever - 3,348 - 76,751
10. Love & Other Disasters - 3,477 - 244,430

Funny to see films Nos. 6-10 pretty much in a dead heat.

Mark Russell

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