One of its biggest pushes is in entertainment, and Singles Day this year appears aimed at using show business to maintain the buzz.

娱乐行业是该公司推动最积极的领域之一，今年他们就利用了演出业务来保持活动的热度。

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Yesterday in China was Singles' day, a day that ecommerce companies have turned into the world's biggest for online shopping by offering a stream of promotions and discounts.

昨日是中国的“光棍节”，各大电商企业拿出各种促销和折扣，使其成为全球最大的在线购物节日。

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According to the post, the man was being punished by his wife after she found he returned all the items she had bought on Singles' Day - China's biggest shopping event.

据原贴表示，这名男子是被他的妻子惩罚，原因是她发现自己双十一买的所有东西都被自己丈夫给退了回去。

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"There was never any doubt that the first original single from Daft Punk in years was going to be one of the biggest debut singles of 2013, " the director of label relations said.

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But it was in 1994, that one of Presley's songs would become one of the UK biggest ever selling singles when Wet Wet Wet famously covered Love Is All Around, which topped the UK chart for 15 weeks.

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Despite the levels of piracy, the BPI was able to announce in October that we are living in "the era of the digital single", after figures revealed 2009 was biggest ever year for UK singles, with more than 117m sold.

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