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May 2008
- Deadly Virus Hits Kids in China
  
  BBC | May 2, 08 8:57 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- Torch Gets Huge Welcome in Hong Kong
  
  BBC | May 2, 08 5:18 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- Mia Farrow Quizzed at Hong Kong Airport
  
  Associated Press | May 1, 08 5:01 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
April 2008
- Gas-Tax Break Shameful Policy
  
  New York Times | Apr 30, 08 5:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- Torch Back in China After Tumultuous Tour
  
  New York Times | Apr 30, 08 12:00 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- Japan's Oldest Giant Panda Dies
  
  Associated Press | Apr 30, 08 9:00 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - 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 »
- China Sends 30 to Prison in Mass Tibet Trials
  
  New York Times | Apr 30, 08 7:43 AM CDT
  
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Stories

Deadly Virus Hits Kids in China

Torch Gets Huge Welcome in Hong Kong

Mia Farrow Quizzed at Hong Kong Airport

Gas-Tax Break Shameful Policy

Torch Back in China After Tumultuous Tour

Japan's Oldest Giant Panda Dies

China Sends 30 to Prison in Mass Tibet Trials