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  • May 2008

    • Deadly China Virus Not Seen as Olympic Threat

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  May 5, 08 7:10 AM CDT

      Deadly China Virus Not Seen as Olympic Threat

      The outbreak of a deadly virus in China hasn’t peaked yet—but it won’t affect the Beijing Games, a World Health Organization rep said. “I don't see it at all as a threat to the Olympics or any upcoming events,” he noted. Enterovirus 71 has killed 24 children and infected thousands, the Guardian reports. But the highest volume of cases is usually seen in June and July, WHO said. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • disease  • outbreak  • virus  • World Health Organization  • Enterovirus 71

    • Weak Dollar Not Slowing US Vacations

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  May 3, 08 3:41 PM CDT

      Weak Dollar Not Slowing US Vacations

      The dollar may be weak, but Americans’ desire to travel overseas this summer is strong, the Los Angeles Times reports. While domestic travel has appeared to hit the skids, more than 25 million Americans will grab their passports and take off for adventures abroad—up 2.6% from last year, AAA says. More »

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      China  • India  • Australia  • Europe  • air travel  • Ireland  • South America  • holiday travel  • AAA

    • Torch Embarks on Calmer China Tour

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 3, 08 3:30 PM CDT

      Torch Embarks on Calmer China Tour

      The Olympic torch flickered in mainland China today in what will likely be a respite from its troubled worldwide tour. Security measures are in place for the relay, but Chinese citizens aren't in a protesting mood, the AP reports. “Even if no police were here, we would protect the torch with our bodies!” said one 18-year-old selling Chinese flags. More »

    • Dalai Lama Reps Visit China for Peace Talks

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 3, 08 9:30 AM CDT

      Dalai Lama Reps Visit China for Peace Talks

      Representatives for the Dalai Lama head to China today for talks on restoring peace between the two sides, the BBC reports. The visit marks the first contact between the exiled leader and Chinese officials since pro-Tibet protests turned violent in March. The envoys will discuss the Dalai Lama’s “deep concerns about the Chinese authorities' handling of the situation” and work toward peace, his office said. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • protests  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • peace talks

    • Capital Ambition Feeds Beijing's Building Boom

      newser  |  New York Times  |  May 2, 08 12:42 PM CDT

      Capital Ambition Feeds Beijing's Building Boom

      The new Terminal 3 at Beijing airport—the largest building in the world—is not only the gateway for visitors streaming into the Chinese capital for this summer's Olympics. It's also the capstone for an unprecedented building program that has transformed Beijing into a world-scale architectural showcase. The New York Times looks at how China is translating its rapid growth and political ambition into such projects—and hoping the world notices. More »

    • Deadly Virus Hits Kids in China

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 2, 08 8:57 AM CDT

      Deadly Virus Hits Kids in China

      Almost 3,000 children living in the eastern Chinese province of Anhui have been infected with a deadly intestinal virus. At least 21 children have died of Enterovirus 71, a highly contagious malady whose cause remains unknown, reports state-run media. Most of the victims have been children under the age of 6, reports the BBC. More »

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      China  • children  • public health  • epidemic  • SARS  • Enterovirus 71

    • Torch Gets Huge Welcome in Hong Kong

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 2, 08 5:18 AM CDT

      Torch Gets Huge Welcome in Hong Kong

      Thousands of people waving the Chinese flag cheered the Olympic torch on its relay through Hong Kong, shouting down scattered Tibetan protesters in their midst, the BBC reports. There were a few scuffles as the torch wound its way through the streets in the first leg of the torch relay to take place on Chinese soil. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests  • Hong Kong  • torch relay

    • Mia Farrow Quizzed at Hong Kong Airport

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  May 1, 08 5:01 AM CDT

      Mia Farrow Quizzed at Hong Kong Airport

      Activist actress Mia Farrow was allowed into Hong Kong today after authorities questioned her and told her not to disrupt tomorrow's Olympic torch relay, AP reports. Farrow is an outspoken critic of China's policy on Darfur and plans a speech tomorrow night on the issue. Several activists have been barred from the former colony in recent days, and Farrow's visit was seen as another test of the city's freedoms. More »

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      China  • Darfur  • Olympic torch  • Hong Kong  • torch relay  • Mia Farrow

  • April 2008

    • Gas-Tax Break Shameful Policy

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 30, 08 5:29 PM CDT

      Gas-Tax Break Shameful Policy

      The “McCain-Clinton” gas-tax vacation is an abomination of energy policy, Thomas Friedman declares in the New York Times . “This is money laundering: We borrow money from China and ship it to Saudi Arabia and take a little cut for ourselves as it goes through our gas tanks.” Worse than just despicable pandering, it would encourage gas consumption and drive the renewables market overseas. More »

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      China  • Saudi Arabia  • renewable energy  • tax credit  • gas tax holiday

    • Torch Back in China After Tumultuous Tour

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 30, 08 12:00 PM CDT

      Torch Back in China After Tumultuous Tour

      There were no protests in Hong Kong today as the Olympic torch returned to Chinese soil. But reports were rampant of advocates and would-be protesters being deported or barred from entering the country, the New York Times reports. China says it’s dedicated to allowing peaceful demonstrations, but yesterday deported three pro-Tibetan advocates, and over the weekend denied entry to four more. More »

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      China  • Olympic torch  • Hong Kong  • torch relay  • protesters

    • Japan's Oldest Giant Panda Dies

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 30, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Japan's Oldest Giant Panda Dies

      Ling Ling, the undisputed star of the Tokyo Zoo and a symbol of friendship between Japan and China, died today of heart failure, the AP reports. At 22—the equivalent of 70 human years—the giant panda was Japan’s oldest, and the fifth-oldest in the world. Ling Ling had been eating poorly since August, suffering from kidney and heart problems. He'd been withdrawn from public view just one day when he was found dead. More »

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      China  • Japan  • zoo  • panda

    • China Sends 30 to Prison in Mass Tibet Trials

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 30, 08 7:43 AM CDT

      China Sends 30 to Prison in Mass Tibet Trials

      A Chinese court sentenced 30 people yesterday, including six monks, for taking part in the March protest riots in Tibet, the New York Times reports. The sentences ranged from three years to life in prison. Human Rights Watch watch said the trials were secret and defendants weren’t allowed representation, calling them “political punishment masquerading as a legal process.” More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Human Rights Watch  • riot  • Tibetan monks

    • Nepal Boots Pro-Tibet US Climber

      newser  |  Times of India (India)  |  Apr 29, 08 12:45 PM CDT

      Nepal Boots Pro-Tibet US Climber

      Nepal deported an American climber yesterday, the Times of India reports, after police at a Mount Everest base camp found a pro-Tibetan banner in his backpack. Nepal, staunchly pro-China, has enacted restrictions—and authorized security forces to use guns—to prevent protests when the Olympic torch ascends the world's tallest mountain in May. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Nepal  • protesters  • Mount Everest

    • 70 Killed in China Train Crash

      newser  |  AFP  |  Apr 28, 08 6:12 AM CDT

      70 Killed in China Train Crash

      At least 70 people were killed early today when a high-speed passenger train traveling from Beijing jumped the tracks and slammed into another train, AFP reports. Some 250 injured were pulled from the mangled wreckage in the city of Zibo in Shandong province. Officials discounted terrorism and blamed human error for the crash, the worst in China in a decade, but did not elaborate. Two railroad officials were fired shortly after the accident. More »

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      China  • accident  • Beijing  • train  • train crash

    • Rice Is the New Oil

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Apr 27, 08 3:31 PM CDT

      Rice Is the New Oil

      Even as the burgeoning price of oil slaps consumers at the pump, a darker global market crisis looms as rising commodities prices compound the pressures of poverty worldwide. The UN has said that spiking food prices have started "a silent tsunami threatening to plunge more than 100 million people on every continent into hunger." Newsweek investigates the causes, which are both complicated and simple. More »

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      China  • United Nations  • India  • food  • food prices  • poverty  • hunger  • speculation  • rice prices  • hunger riots

    • Torch Protests Continue in S. Korea

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 27, 08 10:30 AM CDT

      Torch Protests Continue in S. Korea

      The Olympic torch again met with a clash of protesters today as it arrived in South Korea, Reuters reports. Some South Koreans are angered by Beijing’s human rights record, but the majority are pro-Chinese, wearing their country’s flag and chanting, “No politics, only Olympics.” Despite 8,000 police officers, the rallies turned briefly violent when Chinese students kicked a South Korean protester and threw stones at anti-China demonstrators. More »

    • Trade Show Offers Top Gear to China Cops

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 27, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Trade Show Offers Top Gear to China Cops

      A police trade show packed with Western goods is thriving in Beijing despite worldwide outrage against China, the New York Times reports. DuPont and Motorola are among big-name companies selling items like bulletproof Kevlar and wireless systems for cops. Washington, which forbids the sale of police technology to China, was shocked to hear about items on the show floor. More »

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      China  • police  • Beijing  • security  • security technology

    • Genitals On the Menu at Beijing's Penis Bistro

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Apr 26, 08 4:27 PM CDT

      Genitals On the Menu at Beijing's Penis Bistro

      If your idea of good eating doesn't stretch to yak's penis or duck testicles, then Beijing's Guolizhuang restaurant definitely isn't the place for you. The exclusive restaurant's menu is made up almost entirely of penis and testicle dishes, Der Speigel reports. Well-heeled businessmen flock in for dishes such as "Jasmine Flowers with 1,000 Layers"—otherwise known as sliced donkey penis. More »

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      China  • Beijing  • restaurant  • Chinese food  • restaurateurs  • penis

    • Torch Relay Fires Up Thousands in Japan

      newser  |  BBC  |  Apr 25, 08 8:04 PM CDT

      Torch Relay Fires Up Thousands in Japan

      A pro-China crowd peppered with protesters welcomed the Olympic torch relay in Japan today, BBC reports. Japan's national baseball manager kicked off the run in Nagano with 40 riot cops on each side, mostly blocking the view of thousands of onlookers. Cops nabbed one protester for trying to grab the torch and made two arrests, BBC reports. More »

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      China  • Japan  • Tibet  • Olympic torch  • Olympic protests

    • China Will Meet With Dalai Lama Aide

      newser  |  AFP  |  Apr 25, 08 4:43 AM CDT

      China Will Meet With Dalai Lama Aide

      Beijing officials will meet in the next few days with a representative of the Dalai Lama, reports AFP, quoting Chinese media. The meeting would be the first encounter between the Tibetan leadership and members of the Chinese government since last month's unrest in Tibet. China has come under intense foreign pressure to open talks with the Dalai Lama, particularly in the wake of protests in the run up to the Beijing Olympics. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • Xinhua

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