Extra Harsh Winter Threatens China Quake Victims Nov 24, 2008
CHINA: November 24, 2008 ... That number, also reported by state television and the China Daily website, would imply that almost a quarter of the fatalities were schoolchildren. (Planet Ark, United States)
China Group to Visit Area Nov 24, 2008
A group from China will visit Moore County Tuesday and pay its respects at the grave of a World War II pilot who lost his life fighting Japanese invaders ... Guidong leaders signed the pact last year in China. (The Pilot Newspaper)
Rising From the Rubble of the Sichuan Quake Nov 24, 2008
Like countless places in China ... The reconstruction campaign following the May 12 earthquake, which killed 87,000 people and left 10 million homeless, rates as one of China's most astonishing endeavors ... Much of the recovery effort is expressed in the vocabulary of Chinese socialism a popular government slogan printed on giant red banners reads "Sweat Today for a Beautiful Home Tomorrow." The exhortation echoes China's 30-year economic expansion, which lifted millions of peasants out of... (Time.com)
Land of power Nov 23, 2008
Take a walk, with dragons in tow, through ancient China and discover the secret of emperors and presidents. WALKING THE DRAGONS A Guide to Classical Landform Feng Shui of Ancient China By Joey Yap Publisher: JY Books, 278 pages ISBN: 978-9833332748 ... This Guide to Classical Landform Feng Shui of Ancient China illustrates how the naturally majestic mountains and river formations in China make it both geographically and topographically a most vibrant and exciting land. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Tibetan exiles debate movement's future Nov 22, 2008
China says it's unyielding in its hard-line approach toward Tibet's freedom ... A summit of Tibetan exiles is turning into a clash of generations over the direction of their struggle with China ... Now, he believes it's time to move past the measured path of compromise with China, called "the middle way.". (MSNBC -- International)
After the earthquake Nov 22, 2008
Survivors of the earthquake that devastated Sichuan Province in south-west China on May 12, they have come to a medical centre in the city of Chengdu to learn to use their new prosthetic limbs ... The Sichuan Missing Limbs Restoration Centre is considered one of the top five institutions for prosthetic limb fittings in China. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
China designates first of planned national parks Nov 21, 2008
By Calum MacLeod, USA TODAY TANGWANGHE, China Snow-frosted trees, subzero temperatures, precious few people and one-story wooden houses ... This land close to the Russian border where vast forests were stripped bare to help fuel the communist revolution was named last month as China's first "national park." ... China's central government is now planning a parks system to curb destruction of the country's most beautiful and biodiverse areas. (USA Today -- News)
One Night in Kuala Lumpur Nov 21, 2008
A new book looks at how landscaping transforms Asia's luxury resorts, a tranquil beach resort lies just a short drive from China's notorious boomtown, and Jakarta's Bunga Rampai offers home cooking in a sophisticated setting ... A new museum gives China's avant-garde a wider stage, the biggest thing to hit sauna design in centuries: windows, and let locals in the know give you the lowdown on the bustling Taiwanese capital ... A new park aims to foster better building in China, Jordan's Dead Sea... (Time.com)
Explorers brave Asian wilderness to gather seeds Nov 21, 2008
They well could be, but these are just a sampling of the latest adventures of three American plant explorers, two from the Atlanta area, who braved six weeks in the wilds of southwestern China and the high, forbidding mountains of northern Vietnam on a seed-gathering mission ... Dan Hinkley, Ozzie Johnson and Scott McMahan braved six weeks in the wilds of southwestern China and the high, forbidding mountains of northern Vietnam on a seed-gathering mission ... Although the Buddhist tree is widely... (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
Google voice search confused by Aussie accents Nov 20, 2008
Google voice search on iPhone confused by Aussie accents. By Chloe Lake, Technology Editor November 20, 2008 09:15am. (NEWS.com.au)
• Undiscovered oolong, the tea lover's tea Nov 19, 2008
Soon, China also was producing its own oolongs for export. Teamakers in the Wuyi mountains of China's Fujian province created the first oolongs when they came up with a way to halt oxidation midway through the process, creating an almost limitless and magical range of flavors ... In China and Taiwan, "making and drinking tea is a social thing," he says as he pours hot water over Taiwanese Lanyun tea leaves, with aromas of ginger and orchid flowers. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Changing China Nov 18, 2008
Remoteness and poverty sheltered White Horse Village from much of the turmoil of 20th century China ... Hemmed in behind daunting mountains to the north of the Yangtze, its remoteness and poverty sheltered it from much of the turmoil of 20th century China and its inhabitants went on farming the way their forbears had for thousands of years ... People in China's cities are now more than three times as rich as their country cousins and 150 million farmers, including almost all the young and able... (BBC News)
CUBAN'S RESPONSE: Posted on his blog Nov 18, 2008
Tokyo to insider trade over there, and then China to be like, GIMME THEM RICE STOCKS I AIN T SUPPOSED TO KNOW ABOUT YET. and then I d get up all on England and insider trade all over their stupid crowns and. (USA Today -- Sports)
Let Detroit suffer its fate Nov 18, 2008
Maybe China or Russia will make them for us ... Yes to rewarding companies that send American jobs to China, India, and other countries. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
TROPICAL STORM NOUL Nov 18, 2008
Rescuers in central China have saved 32 out of. URL: http://www. (AlertNet)
China Rejects Sending Troops to Afghanistan Nov 18, 2008
China said Tuesday it would not send any troops to Afghanistan rejecting recent speculation that Beijing might support the international coalition there. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown told New York's Council on Foreign Relations on Friday that China could send troops because there was a global consensus that Afghanistan is the "the front line" in the battle against terrorism ... The issue of China sending troops to Afghanistan "simply doesn't exist," Qin said. (Time.com)
* [ART JOURNAL] Replacement culture Nov 18, 2008
In his introduction to the History of Chinese Photography (vv), Juan I-jong (q) discusses how people in late 19th- and early 20th-century China worried that a cameras flash and the subsequent photo would capture their soul. Painter, photographer and digital artist Wu Tien-changs (d) images in a way do exactly that. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Japan's Leader Urges China to Contribute to IMF Nov 16, 2008
WASHINGTON Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso is urging China and other wealthy nations to help the International Monetary Fund support nations reeling from the global financial crisis ... "Oil-producing countries, China and other countries that have ample reserves could also make their contributions." ... Meanwhile, the finance ministers of China, South Korea and Japan have agreed that their countries "should play a pivotal role in maintaining economic and financial stability in the region,"... (Fox News)
Russia strikes the wrong note with Obama Nov 15, 2008
"Mr Medvedev has since tried to back-track on the issue, insisting the Iskander-M tactical nuclear missiles would only be deployed if the US set up its planned anti-missile system in the Czech Republic and Poland.Washington's problem with its anti-missile system had been reluctance in the capitals of Western Europe to support the plan, despite American insistence that it wants to target "rogue" missiles from Iran or North Korea. But US officials can now point to the Kaliningrad threat as... (Scotsman)
The week in seven stories Nov 15, 2008
After weeks of watch and see, China jumped into the economic stimulation pool this week with a $586-billion US package designed to keep at least some of its factories and housing industry on track. The huge injection reportedly caused an investment frenzy in Beijing and other large Chinese cities but it appears to have sent Western stock markets on a vicious roller-coaster ride as investors wondered whether ramping up China's impressive manufacturing might lead to too many cheap goods and... (CBC.ca)
Chinese animal rights victory takes cats off the menu Nov 15, 2008
China's nascent animal rights movement claimed a rare victory today after rescuing more than 400 cats that were about to be slaughtered for their fur and meat ... Until recent years, respect for animal rights was almost non-existent in China, but the country's rising affluence has brought with it a pet-pampering middle class ... The police refused to support the animal protection group because there is no law in China against killing cats and dogs, and all the animal traders were licensed. (Yahoo News -- Animal Rights & Welfare)
Police on meteor alert after huge balls of fire light up Spanish sky Nov 14, 2008
Sep 14 2007: The Selene space probe takes off as a new moon-race hots up, with China, India and the US also planning lunar missions. . (Yahoo News -- Meteors and Asteroids)
China to the rescue Nov 14, 2008
China is spending nearly $1 trillion to revive its economy ... The city was famously forsaken by Maoist China but it stayed alive and later thrived by building one of the most entrepreneurial and dynamic marketplaces on the planet ... Now, as China's export markets collapse and they are forced to turn inland, they are fighting against the market itself. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Can China spend its way out of trouble? Nov 14, 2008
Can China spend its way out of trouble ... Can China spend its way out of trouble ... The city was famously forsaken by Maoist China but it stayed alive and later thrived by building one of the most entrepreneurial and dynamic marketplaces on the planet. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Radioactive Beer Kegs Threaten Public, Boost Costs at ArcelorMittal, Nucor Nov 12, 2008
India was the largest source, followed by China ... Of those, 67 originated in India, 23 came from China and 20 were from Canada. (Bloomberg)
* Emerging markets should become the first priority Nov 12, 2008
China, with its need for high growth to pay for social peace, may be the country most at risk from a severe global downturn ... Moreover, China, which holds nearly US$2 trillion in foreign reserves, must be part of this rescue mission ... In fact, China, with its need for high growth to pay for social peace, may be the country most at risk from a severe global downturn. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Q&A: 'Secure Afghanistan for Afghans' Nov 12, 2008
We regard all the regional players including India, Iran, Russia, and China as stakeholders in this project ... China is investing over $3 billion in Afghanistan. (India Times, India)
Angry left's dream stops here Nov 11, 2008
Yes to rewarding companies that send American jobs to China, India, and other countries. In 2004, Chambliss voted against closing up $39 billion in tax breaks for companies that outsource their jobs. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Peru And Yale In Dispute Over Incan Relics Nov 11, 2008
Subscribe to daily environment news. PERU: November 11, 2008. (Planet Ark, United States)
Lost horizon found Nov 11, 2008
(Source: China Daily) ... In June last year, the 1,000-sq-km park, 22 km west of the town of Shangri-La, became China's first national park ... "It's truly the first successful step of our efforts to introduce the concept of a national park into China," says Chen Jie, Yunnan program director of The Nature Conservancy (TNC), an international non-governmental conservation organization based in the United States. (Xinhuanet, China)
Praise for the peons Nov 8, 2008
The Great Wall of China is enduring proof of the visionary leadership of Emperor Shi Huangdi who unified a warring nation ... Building materials were also sourced from across India and the rest of Asia translucent white marble from Rajasthan, jasper from Punjab, jade and crystal from China, turquoise from Tibet, lapis lazuli from Afghanistan, sapphire from Sri Lanka and carnelian from Arabia ... The Mutianyu section of the Great Wall of China outside Beijing. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
European (dis)union Nov 8, 2008
Whatever may have been the mistakes in the United States, it seems to me that the euro zone itself is a structure that, almost by definition, creates asset bubbles, on top of anything that might have been exported by the United States or China. Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Greece and a couple of other European countries expanded rapidly thanks to a housing and construction boom, high domestic demand and debt-fuelled consumption. (Globe and Mail)
• Ruth Graham fights church silence on depression Nov 8, 2008
The youngest sibling, Ned, spent years in ministry to China. This month, she says her family will celebrate her father's birthday with a family only gathering in Montreat and another later this month for friends, political leaders and others. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
'PLACE OF PEACE': Former Buddhist temple relocated to S.C. university Nov 7, 2008
He's now the senior member among 23 experts on China, Japan and South Asia. Students can learn to speak Chinese, Japanese or Hindi, and 12 selected incoming freshmen who commit to studying Chinese can take an all-expenses-paid summer trip to China. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
A home above the road Nov 7, 2008
A palm-fiber raincoat from China hangs in their bedroom, as does a loom from Syria, salvaged from a textile workshop about to go out of business after its weaver died. A nook off the hallway is filled with a riot of baskets of various shapes and sizes. (International Herald Tribune)
Local WWII vets participate Nov 7, 2008
Clarke was a chemist when he joined the Army and was sent to the "CBI Triangle," the area allied troops occupied between India, China and Burma. He was responsible for malaria control and prevention, as 98 percent of the troops serving in that area developed the mosquito-borne disease. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Paradise lost at Tiger Leaping Gorge Nov 6, 2008
Asia Times Online :: China News, China Business News, Taiwan and Hong Kong News and Business ... And the gorge itself - one of the deepest river canyons in the world on the upper reaches of Yangtze River - or the Jinsha, is almost as famous as China's Three Gorges ... Asia's great rivers, the Yangtze, the Mekong and the Salween, all rise in the high Himalayan Plateau and flow in parallel through this corner of China's Yunnan province. (Asia Times Online)
Lemmings In Norway Hit By Global Warming Study Nov 6, 2008
Planet Ark : Lemmings In Norway Hit By Global Warming Study. Subscribe to daily environment news. (Planet Ark, United States)
Disappointment: Obama win a let-down for local Palin supporters Nov 6, 2008
" EMB wrote on Nov 5, 2008 1:52 AM:" China Doll needs to go back to Alaska and as a mother - go home and cook her mush - she might be a better mother to her five children. " Duluth MN wrote on Nov 5, 2008 1:06 AM:" I actually felt sorry for Palin (in the beginning) I felt McCain was using her to get the Christian Vote. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
* World News Quick Take Nov 5, 2008
Rains that have pounded Yunnan Province and the neighboring Guangxi region have caused a series of landslides, affecting nearly 1 million people, the official China Daily reported ... CHINA Officials to resolve taxi strike. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Investors want change: Dow closes up 305 Nov 5, 2008
" True enough. But like Einstein, we're constantly subject to criticism from our fellow scientists. That's what the process of peer review is all about. It's not a perfect process, but it does provide an efficient means to separate ideas that have traction from ideas that are going nowhere. Greenspan's pronouncements about the economy, on the other hand, were not subject to any such process. There might be a lesson in that. Is there a lesson there? I'm not so sure. Greenspan's declarations on... (Salon)
Nine ways to score a free trip Nov 4, 2008
high school students are selected to go on five-week trips to sister cities (towns can have more than one) such as Lower Hutt, New Zealand; Beaulieu-sur-Mer, France; and Zhenjiang, China. All expenses are paid, including airfare. (MSNBC -- Politics)
* COMMUNITY COMPASS: INTERVIEW: Lonely Planet Taiwan author loves his subject Nov 4, 2008
In China, you get six-year-old children begging in the Forbidden City, on the streets of Shanghai ... As a foreigner in China he felt he was always being cased for money and feared for his health and safety. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
LETTERS: NCT, Nov. 3, 2008 Nov 4, 2008
It is still research, and there is no power being produced, but the world research combine (US, EU, Japan, & China) hope to have a prototype working in France in 2035 and actual electric production by the end of the century. The research facility at GA can sustain plasma operation for 5 or 6 seconds which is a quantum improvement and the slope of the curve over the past 20 years exceeds Moores Law. (North County Times)
Crystal Announces Its First-Ever Asia Golf Itinerary Nov 4, 2008
Courses include: * Vietnam Golf & Country Club, Ho Chi Minh City -- The country's first 36-hole golf club, widely regarded as the premier club in Vietnam; * Burapha Golf, Bangkok -- A 36-hole championship course set amid lakes, hills and tropical vegetation; * Laem Chabang International Country Club, Bangkok -- Three distinct nines: The Lakes, Mountain and Valley courses, each offering its one-of-kind challenges, and * Montgomerie Links, Da Nang, Vietnam -- Asia's first "Montgomerie" branded... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Buddhist temple becomes Place of Peace’ in S.C. Nov 3, 2008
He s now the senior member among 23 experts on China, Japan and South Asia. Students can learn to speak Chinese, Japanese or Hindi, and 12 selected incoming freshmen who commit to studying Chinese can take an all-expenses-paid summer trip to China. (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Bernanke's Fed Chasing Down the Global Infection Nov 3, 2008
In recent weeks, Iceland approached Russia for loans before going to the IMF, while Pakistan sought help from China ... 9 trillion of reserves, China might easily supplant the role of the IMF and U.S. Treasury in Asia ... It has been fashionable to argue that the crisis would increase China's financial influence, as China sits on a ton of foreign exchange and potentially offered an alternative source of foreign-currency liquidity,'' Council on Foreign Relations economist in New York wrote on his... (Bloomberg -- Columnists)
Lijiang: China's Mile (and-a-half) ... Nov 2, 2008
Lijiang: China's Mile (and-a-half) High City: A hub for China's minorities - Naxi, Lisu, Miao, Hui and more ... Lijiang: China's Mile (and-a-half) High City ... Lijiang: China's Mile (and-a-half) High City. (Suite101.com)
Zhongdian: Utopia near the Tibetan border Nov 2, 2008
Perched on a plateau at an elevation of 3,300 meters, dotted with beautiful hills, flowers and alpine lakes, the temperature is noticeably cooler than in other parts of southern China ... After the gray, polluted skies of modern China, the gloriously cerulean skies and fresh air of Zhongdian does feel otherworldly. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
US caught in ill winds over North Korea Nov 1, 2008
Foreign currency, completely banned in North Korea, as are the leaflets, has only one practical purpose - to give would-be defectors some means of supporting themselves if they decide to flee across the Yalu or Tumen river borders to China ... At this juncture, though, it's not clear when the six parties, China, the US, Japan, Russia and the two Koreans - will hold their next talks, and it's still less clear whether they'll come up with a verification protocol regardless of whether the North is... (Asia Times Online)
Confident Obama: 'I think we're winning right now so maybe I'm doing something right'... Nov 1, 2008
Russia and China combined don't spend on the military like we do. again, do you really believe that this is the way the world works. (The Drudge Report)
PAKISTAN QUAKE Nov 1, 2008
The United States and China had pledged $1 million each for rehabilitation work, while Japan and several other countries had also promised help. The World Health Organisation said it was sending two truckloads of essential medicines and supplies. (AlertNet)
'We're not going to win this war' Oct 30, 2008
Asia Times Online :: South Asia news, business and economy from India and Pakistan. As the US public is dimly aware, things are not going very well in Afghanistan. (Asia Times Online)
BJ Services Reports Fourth Fiscal Quarter Earnings of $0.57 per Diluted Share Oct 30, 2008
57 per Diluted Share. QUICK SEARCH BY ORGANIZATION. (Canada Newswire)
Inexpensive, fun date ideas? Oct 30, 2008
China Doll, that s where I differ slightly ... they all tease and mention beefs, Garrets, Greek Town, China town, Jew Town which has relocated I believe not to mention the chinese food. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Pakistani helicopters search for quake survivors Oct 30, 2008
Nicholas D. Kristof tests the limits of freedom in China by applying for a protest. 7:59AM 7:57AM* 7:54AM 7:44AM* 7:42AM* 7:57AM* 7:44AM* 7:38AM* 7:23AM* 6:51AM* 7:16AM 6:30AM 5:54AM* 5:42AM* 5:13AM* * updated. (International Herald Tribune)
In Pakistan, rescuers search rubble as survivors mourn Oct 30, 2008
Nicholas D. Kristof tests the limits of freedom in China by applying for a protest. News from AP. (International Herald Tribune)
More of this story Oct 30, 2008
Maybe she just hates the dish pattern or maybe she was never allowed to eat off fine china. Or maybe she hated that it was always her responsibility to fix dinner every night for a husband who was always lounging in the hot water pool. (Cut Bank Pioneer Press - Golden Triangle, MT)
Chinese advice for the next U.S. president Oct 30, 2008
Hu Shuli, China's premier business and finance magazine, Hu, who has been variously described as "feisty," "crusading" and believes that "bilateral ties" will "strengthen in light of the global financial crisis.". We believe the next U.S. president, after grasping the common interests of our two countries for the coming years, should work with China as a strategic partner for resolving the most serious financial crisis since 1929 ... He should invite China to participate on equal footing in... (Salon)
Daffodil drug's major investment Oct 29, 2008
Page last updated at 06:41 GMT, Wednesday, 29 October 2008. Some of the 850,000 will be used to plant more daffodils. (BBC News -- UK)
Wetlands Expert: China Should Think Outside The Flooding Box With Three Gorges Dam Oct 29, 2008
28, 2008) China s farmers and merchants should take advantage of new agricultural and business opportunities that could help mitigate some effects of the annual flooding behind the Three Gorges Dam on the Yangtze River, according to an Ohio State University wetland expert ... The Three Gorges Dam is the largest hydro-electric project in the world, intended to combine the generation of clean power with downstream flood control, and enable shipping in China s interior ... The letter, coauthored by... (Science Daily)
Pakistan quake rescuers recover 160 bodies Oct 29, 2008
Nicholas D. Kristof tests the limits of freedom in China by applying for a protest. 12:58PM* 12:55PM 12:52PM* 12:51PM 12:39PM* 12:55PM 12:51PM 12:39PM* 12:24PM* 12:23PM* 11:27AM* 11:05AM* 10:00AM* 9:58AM* 9:40AM * updated. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
IMF likely to need more money for its bailout fund Oct 29, 2008
China and oil-rich Persian Gulf states should fund the bulk of a major boost in the IMF's bailout pot, Gordon Brown, the British prime minister who has burnished his reputation by taking the lead on the financial meltdown, said Tuesday ... China also has very substantial reserves. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
New Zealand's Diamond in the Rough Oct 29, 2008
A new book looks at how landscaping transforms Asia's luxury resorts, a tranquil beach resort lies just a short drive from China's notorious boomtown, and Jakarta's Bunga Rampai offers home cooking in a sophisticated setting ... A new museum gives China's avant-garde a wider stage, the biggest thing to hit sauna design in centuries: windows, and let locals in the know give you the lowdown on the bustling Taiwanese capital ... A new park aims to foster better building in China, Jordan's Dead Sea... (Time.com)
Dreams of John Adams Oct 29, 2008
Throughout his book, Adams offers fascinating insights into his acclaimed orchestral works and controversial operas, including "Nixon in China," "The Death of Klinghoffer" and "Doctor Atomic," recently revived in an electric production at the Metropolitan Opera. Not all critics are ready to mention Adams in the same sentence as his famous 19th century progenitors. (Salon)
