Participants take part in the annual Chinese New Year parade in Chinatown, Vancouver.
The launch of index futures is considered as a milestone move that ends the one-way trade in China's capital market.
Patricia Schumann arrives for the screening of movie "Submarino" at the Berlinale International Film Festival Feb 13, 2010.
(L-R)Cast member Anne Hathaway and Jessica Bielattend the premiere of "Valentine's Day" at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood,Feb 8, 2010.
"If you marry this year, your husband may die earlier," according to old superstition.
