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Xinhua China-related world news summary at 0930 GMT, Nov. 30

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Los Angeles based Lionsgate and China's iQiyi announced Tuesday a long-term deal under which the Chinese firm will have exclusive rights to stream select Lionsgate titles on its platform in China.

iQiyi is one of China's largest online video platform. The agreement will make Lionsgate films available to more than 500 million users, a joint statement said. (US-Lionsgate-iQiyi)

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BERLIN -- The First Chinese-German symposium on intelligent manufacturing and networking of production process opened Tuesday in Berlin.

The two-day symposium is made up of professional keynote speeches, round-table discussions, and parallel sessions. (Germany-Intelligent Manufacturing)

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NEW YORK -- Chinese technology company LeEco has enriched its relatively sparse content lineup in the United States by partnering with AT&T and making video stream service available on its smartphones and TVs starting Tuesday.

On Tuesday, LeEco announced that it planned to offer up to 12 months of complimentary DIRECTV NOW access to customers who buy its ecophones or ecotvs before Jan. 5. (US-China-LeEco)

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ACCRA -- Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama commissioned on Tuesday a China EXIM Bank-financed modern market project for traders in ancient capital Cape Coast, 150 km west of the capital.

The new Kotokuraba project, which took about four years to complete, has several facilities including a 200-capacity car park, surface and overhead water tanks, a solar system for emergency lighting, and a generator set. It also has a fire hydrant to deal with the outbreaks of fire, public address systems, and CCTV security cameras. (Ghana-China-New Market)

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COLOMBO -- Chinese tourist arrivals to Sri Lanka are projected to grow by a further 10.2 percent in the coming six months, an official said here on Tuesday.

Jameson Wong, Director Business Development for the Asia-Pacific region at ForwardKeys, a travel data company, told the Asia Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference held here that the number of Chinese visiting Sri Lanka had grown by 29 percent in the year-to-date. (Sri Lanka-Tourism-China) Endi