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October 2007
- China Getting Serious About Environment
  
  newser | Washington Post | Oct 6, 07 4:34 PM CDT
  
  When its lake turned green and sludge poured from taps, the longtime home of China’s chemical industry closed 1,340 polluting factories, becoming the standard-bearer for a green wave now sweeping China, the Washington Post says. For the first time, the central government has given its provinces weapons to fight polluters and has vowed to cut discharges 10% by 2010. More »
  
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  China • environment • environmentalism • pollution
- Go Where the $ Is Still Good
  
  newser | foXnoMad | Oct 6, 07 6:23 AM CDT
  
  It hurts when even a dollar-friendly country like Canada is giving your green the cold shoulder. Get your money's worth in these countries from foXnoMad : Morocco Thailand Mexico More »
  
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  China • list • Mexico • travel • Venezuela • Thailand • currency • Jordan • currency exchange • Morocco • Armenia • international currency • Micronesia
- New Chinese Toy Recall Sparks Fury in Congress
  
  newser | Reuters | Oct 5, 07 4:32 AM CDT
  
  The embattled Consumer Product Safety Commission announced yet another recall of dangerous toys from China yesterday as it came under withering fire in Congress over a recent wave of product safety problems. Another half million toys made in China are being recalled because of lead paint contamination. The announcement was made just minutes before the acting chairwoman of the federal agency testified before a Senate subcommittee. More »
  
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  China • toy recalls • Claire McCaskill • Consumer Product Safety Commission • Dick Durbin • lead paint • Nancy Nord • Mark Pryor
- Iraq To Buy Arms From China
  
  newser | Washington Post | Oct 4, 07 10:53 AM CDT
  
  The Iraqi government has ordered $100 million worth of weaponry from China, saying that US shipments have been too slow to supply Iraqi army and police forces, the Washington Post reports. Given that Iraq has already “lost” over 190,000 weapons, US officials aren’t happy about the deal, fearing the weapons will go to Shiite and Sunni militias. More »
  
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  Iraq • China • Iraq government • weapon
- Typhoon Lekima Lashes Vietnam
  
  newser | Reuters | Oct 3, 07 12:22 PM CDT
  
  Hundreds of thousands fled to higher ground in Vietnam today and 20,000 fishing boats headed for port, as Typhoon Lekima pelted low-lying areas with driving rain and 75 mph winds before heading westward toward Laos. Officials believe Lekima passed through scantly populated areas, Reuters says, but won’t be able to estimate damage until tomorrow. More »
  
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  China • Vietnam • tropical storms
- China to Bar Foreigners From Owning Brokerages
  
  newser | Bloomberg | Oct 3, 07 10:59 AM CDT
  
  China's stock markets are booming, with 47 million new trading accounts opening this year, but foreign banks eager to cash in on the expansion will be frustrated: Beijing is about to introduce new rules prohibiting foreign investors from acquiring more than 20% of any Chinese brokerage, Bloomberg writes. More »
  
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  China • stock market • Henry Paulson • Goldman Sachs • UBS • Wu Yi
- China Busts Push-Up Bra Ads
  
  newser | Associated Press | Oct 1, 07 9:44 AM CDT
  
  China has banned racy TV commercials for push-up bras and other provocative underwear in advance of a major Communist Party meeting next month. Advertising outlets must "strengthen their political consciousness and responsibility toward society," warned the state agency that polices the media. Sex toys are off the approved list, too. More »
  
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  China • push up bras
September 2007
- Bain, Chinese Firm Buy 3Com
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | Sep 30, 07 5:14 PM CDT
  
  Chinese company Huawei Technologies Co. will help private equity firm Bain Capital buy 3Com Corp., a flailing US telecommunications company, by picking up almost 20% of the tab. Recently Chinese businesses have bought strategic stakes in US companies rather than full buyouts to skirt political scrutiny, which can lead to a deal collapse, reports the WS Journal. More »
  
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  China • business • technology • telecommunications • Bain Capital • 3Com • Huawei
- Only Details Left in North Korea Disarmament
  
  newser | Reuters | Sep 30, 07 2:47 PM CDT
  
  North Korea’s nuclear disarmament seems near at hand. Delegates from six-party negotiations returned home today to walk their governments through the plan's “nuts and bolts.” The talks fleshed out Korea’s February pledge to disarm for fuel aid. “Assuming we go forward with this, it lays out an entire roadmap through the end of the year,” said the US envoy. More »
  
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  China • Russia • Japan • South Korea • North Korea • nuclear weapons • nuclear • negotiations
- Taiwan Flexing Missile Muscle
  
  newser | New York Times | Sep 30, 07 11:29 AM CDT
  
  As China quietly stockpiles weapons aimed at Taiwan, the renegade island confirms it is developing its own cruise missiles capable of hitting the mainland, including Shanghai and many military bases. The controversial weapon, intended to "make China hesitate before launching any attack," is more likely to ramp up the arms race between the countries, reports the NY Times . More »
  
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  China • United Nations • Beijing • Taiwan • missile
- In China, Thirst for Growth Leaves Land Parched
  
  newser | New York Times | Sep 27, 07 5:12 PM CDT
  
  Economic growth, rampant contamination, vast crops and a population explosion are sapping China's groundwater supply at an unprecedented pace. And with 20% of the world's population but only 7% of its water supply, the Chinese government is hard-pressed for solutions, the New York Times reports. "They will run out of water if the current rate continues," says one hydrologist. More »
  
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  China • environment • economic growth • fresh water
- Grand Jury Indicts 2 for Espionage
  
  newser | PC World | Sep 27, 07 3:17 PM CDT
  
  Lan Lee and Yuefei Ge, both of California, were indicted Wednesday by a grand jury on two counts each of economic espionage, conspiracy and theft of trade secrets. The former employees of chip maker Netlogics Microsystems allegedly downloaded chip tech plans onto their home computers, intending to start their own company backed by Chinese money, PCWorld reports. More »
  
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  China • technology • computer chip • espionage
- Feds Prepare for Cyberwar
  
  newser | ABC News | Sep 27, 07 7:57 AM CDT
  
  Readying for a new cyber doomsday in which Americans wake to find the power off, cell phones dead, and no access to cash, the Bush administration is considering creating an agency to protect critical public and private computers. Experts say that any attack, which would likely originate in China, would find the US woefully easy to take down, ABC reports. More »
  
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  George W. Bush • China • Internet security • computer network • power grid • cyberattack • cyberterrorism • Defense • defense secretary
- Flemish Recycling Runs to Chicken Feed
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Sep 26, 07 5:43 PM CDT
  
  The Belgian region of Flanders is attracting international attention with novel recycling schemes that include reuse centers, pay-per-bag garbage collection, and omnivorous chickens. The Russians, the Chinese and the British have come calling to see how Flanders has managed to hold its total waste generation steady even as its population and economy have grown, the Guardian reports. More »
  
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  China • Great Britain • Russia • recycling • Belgium • Flanders • chickens • steam
- Chinese Opera House Opens
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | Sep 25, 07 4:06 PM CDT
  
  Armed ballerinas and a song by former Chinese president Jiang Zemin today celebrate the opening of Beijing's controversial National Grand Theater, a $360 million modern arts complex built in the shadow of the Forbidden City. The Red Detachment of Women , however, is a traditional touch—it's one of eight plays permitted under the watchful eye of Mao's wife, reports the Guardian. More »
  
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  China • Beijing • theater • Opera • Forbidden City
- DEA Scores Largest Steroid Crackdown in History
  
  newser | Yahoo! | Sep 24, 07 10:16 AM CDT
  
  The DEA racked up the biggest steroid bust in history in a series of raids over the last four days, Yahoo News reports, arresting 124 people at 56 labs across the country. More than 11 million doses of the performance-enhancing drugs were seized from an illegal, underground network, as well as the names of hundreds of thousands of purchasers. More »
  
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  China • steroids • anabolic steroids • Drug Enforcement Administration • DEA
- China Installs Bishop With Pope's Approval
  
  newser | Reuters | Sep 21, 07 3:06 PM CDT
  
  Pope Benedict publicly approved the appointment of the new bishop installed today in Beijing, bringing some warmth to long-frozen relations between the Holy See and China’s government-controlled church, Reuters reports. In a critical test for future ties, Joseph Li Shan took over the highest-profile diocese in the atheist nation, which severed formal ties with the Vatican in 1951. More »
  
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  China • Pope Benedict XVI • Vatican • Beijing • Catholic • Holy See
- Taiwan Sits Out Olympic Torch Relay Over China Tiff
  
  newser | BBC | Sep 21, 07 11:00 AM CDT
  
  Add the Olympic torch route to the list of things China and Taiwan can’t agree on. After a month of debate, officials have canceled a stop in Taipei because the sides could not agree on the route, or the use of Taiwan’s national anthem and flag. Beijing said the move sets “a vile precedent,” the BBC reports. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Beijing • Olympic torch • Taiwan • Taipei
- Recalls Our Fault, Mattel Tells China
  
  newser | Associated Press | Sep 21, 07 7:30 AM CDT
  
  The fallout from Mattel's recall of Chinese-made products took a bizarre turn today as the toy company apologized to Beijing and took the blame for design flaws in lead-tainted toys, AP reports. In a meeting with China's top product safety chief, a Mattel VP called the recalls "overly inclusive" and apologized for hurting "the reputation of Chinese manufacturers." More »
  
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  China • Mattel • toy recalls • lead tainted toys
- NCAA's Hoop Dreamers Open Ties with China
  
  newser | New York Times | Sep 20, 07 5:08 PM CDT
  
  University of Memphis coach John Calipari signed a deal this week with the Chinese Basketball Association, part of an effort to bolster NCAA exposure in China and forge an alliance that could make the country a hot spot for future recruiting, the New York Times reports. "We're basically putting together an exchange program," Calipari said from Beijing. More »
  
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  basketball • China • NCAA • Memphis Tigers • recruiting

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