Elizabeth Economy: A leadership gap in China Dec 2, 2008
Yet China's leaders have largely kept the door shut, arguing that Beijing can do the most good for the world by putting its own house in order ... Many in the United States have assumed that China wants to ascend to superpower status; and what better time for Beijing to step up ... Beijing faces more than 90,000 protests annually as a result of endemic corruption and ongoing crises in public health and the environment. (Sacramento Bee -- Opinion)
And where’s that? Dec 2, 2008
Peking had always been pronounced Beijing, and all of a sudden we started spelling it that way too. After the Vietnam War, the southern capital was renamed after Ho Chi Minh, but as a recent magazine reported, local residents still call it Saigon. (Albany Democrat-Herald, OR)
Canceled meeting highlights China-EU discord Dec 2, 2008
The public cheeriness that usually accompanies summit conferences between China and the European Union is on ice this year after Beijing called off the annual meeting, exposing rifts that go well beyond the tiff over Tibet ... "This decision effectively was made because China doesn't place much value in Europe any more," said John Fox, a former British diplomat in Beijing who now works in London at the European Council on Foreign Relations ... Such rosy talk has been customary for China-EU... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
U.S. Treasury's lead role on China in doubt Dec 2, 2008
Henry Paulson Jr. with George W. Bush and Hu Jintao in Beijing in August ... Paulson, who spent years cultivating Chinese leaders as a Wall Street banker, has spearheaded U.S. policy toward Beijing since 2006. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
U.S. sees way forward on N.Korea nuclear talks - Hill Dec 2, 2008
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill met with his Japanese counterpart in Tokyo ahead of the six-party talks, to be held in Beijing on Monday. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill (L) speaks next to Japan's top nuclear negotiator Akitaka Saiki after their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Tokyo December 2, 2008. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Terracotta army's new UK formation Dec 2, 2008
The journey by road from Xian to Beijing alone took two days, while the terracotta horses had to come on cargo flights via Amsterdam because they were so bulky, she added. The idea for the exhibition came two years ago, while Jane Portal and the museum's director Neil MacGregor were in China as part of official efforts to boost cultural ties between the two countries. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
2 deals reflect rise of Asia in ad business Dec 2, 2008
Publicis Groupe, the advertising and marketing company based in Paris, is set to announce Tuesday that it has agreed to buy W&K Communications, an agency with offices in Beijing and Guangzhou, for an undisclosed amount. The agency employs nearly 100 people and works mostly with domestic clients like Air China and Tsingtao Brewery. (International Herald Tribune)
Ishikawa rounds out Asian team for Royal Trophy Dec 2, 2008
Christopher Clarey gives his predictions on China's prospects at the Beijing Olympics. For China's top stars, winning gold does not ensure a prosperous future. (International Herald Tribune)
Infant death toll from Chinese tainted milk scandal raised to 6 Dec 2, 2008
In response to the surge of contaminated Chinese products, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month opened its first overseas inspection offices, with bureaus in Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou. Today on IHT.com. (International Herald Tribune)
Michelin rates Hong Kong, but with which yardstick? Dec 2, 2008
Naret mentioned that inspectors had been to Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei, but did not say when, or if, more guides would be popping up in the region. When pressed on where the inspectors came from, Naret said that 10 of the Hong Kong-based inspectors were European, and two were Chinese - "to help us understand the cuisine.". (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
MY SPORTSMAN: Bolt saved his sport Dec 2, 2008
Usain Bolt held the world record in the 100 meters going into the Games, but promptly broke it -- along with the 200 record -- in Beijing ... This was during the first week of the Olympics last summer in Beijing ... For a week in Beijing, Bolt was all of this. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Western's Parkerson selected to Great Britain Senior National Team Dec 2, 2008
Great Britain is ranked No.5 in Europe and finished 10th at the International Softball Foundation World Championships in Beijing, China, in 2006 ... Parkerson, whose parents are both teachers for the U.S. Department of Defense in Great Britain, first tried out for the national team in 2006 and played with the squad in a preparation tournament before it went to Beijing. (Wwuvikings.com)
China Frees Dissident Physician Dec 2, 2008
BEIJING, July 20 -- China has released the dissident physician who became a national hero for exposing the government's coverup of the SARS epidemic, sending him home Monday night after 49 days of confinement aimed at pressuring him to disavow a letter in which he denounced the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Jiang Yanyong, 72, a semi-retired surgeon in the People's Liberation Army who had briefly become China's most famous political prisoner, was returned to his apartment in western Beijing... (Yahoo News -- SARS)
Houston Rockets doctor to operate on Liu Xiang Dec 2, 2008
Former world and Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang will be operated on by the Houston Rockets' doctor for a foot injury that forced him to withdraw at the starting line during the Beijing Olympics ... The 25-year-old Liu, promoted as the face of the games leading up to the Beijing Olympics, walked off the track just before the start of his first heat in the packed National Stadium in August ... Christopher Clarey gives his predictions on China's prospects at the Beijing Olympics. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Aussies will struggle at Olympics Dec 2, 2008
DUAL gold medallist Kieren Perkins and the great Murray Rose are convinced the Australian men's swim team will struggle at next year's Beijing Olympics ... " The 34-year-old Perkins joined some of the country's greatest former athletes - including Wayne Gardner, Graham Langlands, Johnny Raper and Simon Poidevin - at the Sydney Hilton yesterday for a Sport Australia Hall of Fame function. Perkins was honest when asked by The Daily Telegraph about his thoughts on our swimmers' Chinese crusade. "I... (Yahoo News -- Swimming)
Hackett can do hat-trick: Perkins Dec 2, 2008
But the man whose mantle he assumed as the world's premier distance swimmer says the Gold Coaster has the mental toughness to etch his name into a rarefied echelon of Olympic heroes when he dives into action in Beijing ... "I think the biggest benefit for Grant is that he's in a place like Beijing and there's a lot of places to hide. There's the village, there's the venues, you're not confronted by the adulation of the general public, the probing questions of the media. "All of those things that... (Yahoo News -- Swimming)
China: 6 babies may have died from tainted milk Dec 2, 2008
BEIJING China's Health Ministry said six babies may have died after consuming tainted milk powder, up from a previous official toll of three, and announced a six-fold increase in its tally of infants sickened in the scandal to nearly 300,000. It was the first time since Sept. 21 that health authorites have revised the total number of babies sickened by milk powered adulterated with the industrial chemical melamine. (Yahoo News)
Ant aphrodisiac conman executed Dec 2, 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) China has executed the leader of a bogus scheme for breeding ants to make aphrodisiacs that conned investors out of 3 billion yuan ( 439 million), the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. Wang Zhendong was executed on Wednesday in the northeastern province of Liaoning, Xinhua cited an unnamed local official as saying. (Yahoo News)
#1 Irish And #5/3 Stanford To Clash In NCAA Semifinals Dec 2, 2008
The Golden Girls Former Notre Dame standouts Kate (Sobrero) Markgraf ('98) and Shannon Boxx ('99) helped the United States successfully defend its Olympic gold medal with a 1-0 overtime win over Brazil in the 2008 title game on Aug. 21 in Beijing, China. Both players started and played all 120 minutes in the final on the way to earning their second consecutive gold medal. (Und.com)
HLS Systems International Schedules Financial Results and Conference Call for Its Fiscal 2009 First Quarter Ended September 30, 2008 Dec 2, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 2, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- HLS Systems International, Ltd. (NasdaqGS: - ) (``HLS''), a leading provider of automation and control systems for the industrial, rail and nuclear power sectors in the People's Republic of China (PRC), today announced that it will issue financial results for its fiscal 2009 first quarter ended September 30, 2008 after the closing of the stock market on Thursday, December 4, 2008 ... HLS Systems International, based in Beijing, China, with 1,700... (Primezone Releases)
Ex-bad boy China praised at climate talks Dec 2, 2008
Its capital is so polluted that it had to close much of its industry and order cars off roads last summer so athletes could compete in the Beijing Olympics ... "I am pleased to note a strong Chinese commitment to mitigating climate change," said the Danish leader, who visited Beijing last month ... Jake Schmidt, of the Washington-based Natural Resources Defense Council who visits Beijing regularly, says the Chinese have been saying privately for a long time what they refused to say publicly. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Cell phones biggest distraction for drivers Dec 2, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 2 -- Cell phone calls distract drivers far more than even the chattiest passenger, causing drivers to follow too closely and miss exits, US researchers reported yesterday. Using a hands-free device does not make things better and the researchers believe they know why - passengers act as a second set of eyes, shutting up or sometimes even helping when they see the driver needs to make a maneuver. (Xinhuanet, China)
UN urges commitment to climate change despite financial woes Dec 2, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 2 --The opening of the United Nations' annual conference on climate change yesterday at Poznan in Poland is a timely reminder that the unfolding financial crisis should in no way weaken the world's commitment to fighting climate change. The discussions at this conference will be of particular importance to the future roadmap for tackling the problem of greenhouse gas emission. (Xinhuanet, China)
Estranged relative arrested in Hudson killings Dec 2, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 2 -- Police arrested the estranged brother-in-law of Jennifer Hudson on Monday in the deaths of the entertainer's mother, brother and young nephew, taking him from a prison where he had been held on a suspected parole violation. William Balfour was arrested at Stateville Correctional Center and released to detectives as he awaited formal charges in the shooting deaths of the singer and Oscar-winning actress' relatives, said Chicago police spokeswoman Monique Bond. (Xinhuanet, China)
China to create more jobs for fresh graduates Dec 2, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 2 -- The global financial crisis is having a major impact on the job market ... BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- For Jin Zhenghao, this November has been the most stressful month in his 25 years of life ... BEIJING, July 10 -- This year, the job market in China will see unprecedented competition among job seekers, triggered by the largest ever number of college graduates and big-step reform in state-owned enterprises (SOE). (Xinhuanet, China)
Study: sleep terrors partly inherited Dec 2, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 2 -- Night terrors, which send children into sudden inconsolable screaming, are at least partially inherited, according to a study published yesterday. "Our results show that there is a substantial effect of genetics factors in sleep terrors," though no specific genes behind the phenomenon have been identified, Bich Hong Nguyen of the Sleep Disorders Center at Montreal's Sacre-Coeur Hospital and colleagues reported. (Xinhuanet, China)
Yuan weakens against dollar for 4th straight trading day Dec 2, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's currency, the Renminbi yuan, fell for the fourth straight trading day against the U.S. dollar after China's central bank announced the fourth interest rate cut since mid-September. The yuan's central parity rate announced by the China Foreign Exchange Trading System was 6. (Xinhuanet, China)
Spears: Yahoo's most popular search term in 2008 Dec 2, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 2 -- Britney Spears did it again. The "Womanizer" singer was the most popular search term on Yahoo for the fourth year in a row - her seventh time topping the list. (Xinhuanet, China)
China, U.S. discuss economic co-op Dec 2, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier and President Hu Jintao's Special Representative Wang Qishan and U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, special envoy of President George W. Bush, Tuesday discussed the upcoming Fifth China-U.S. Strategic Economic Dialogue and bilateral cooperation ... BEIJING, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- China and the United States will hold the fifth Strategic Economic Dialogue (SED) from Dec. 4 to 5 in Beijing, Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang announced here on... (Xinhuanet, China)
Linktone Reports Unaudited Third Quarter 2008 Results Dec 2, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Linktone Ltd. (Nasdaq: - ), one of the leading providers of wireless interactive entertainment services to consumers in China, today announced its unaudited financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008 ... As previously announced, Linktone management plans to host a conference call to discuss its third quarter 2008 financial results at 8:00 p.m. Eastern Time on December 1, 2008 (5:00 p.m. Pacific Time on December 1, 2008 and 9:00 a.m.... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Hawkeyes Prepare For Missouri Invitational Dec 2, 2008
Rydze returns to Iowa this season fresh from the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China where he served as Team Leader for USA Diving. During his tenure with the Hawkeyes, Rydze has coached 31 all-Americans, nine Big Ten and one NCAA Champion. (Hawkeyesports.com)
China reports huge increase in children sickened by tainted milk Dec 2, 2008
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Red Carpet Close-up: Jonases in Vegas? Dec 2, 2008
Jackie Chan performs at charity event in Beijing, China. Steve Irwin's son celebrates his fifth birthday at the Australia Zoo. (CNN -- Showbiz)
CA-BUSINESS Summary Dec 2, 2008
LONDON/BEIJING (Reuters) - European and Chinese industry activity slumped in November, Japanese officials said their economy was slowing rapidly and euro zone finance ministers gathered on Monday to discuss plans to curb recession ... With unemployment surging and the car industry screaming for survival aid, governments in Washington, Beijing, Tokyo and the bulk of Europe appear to agree one thing -- that urgent fiscal stimulus is needed to support demand and limit the damage. (ReportonBusiness.com)
Girl in custody fight adjusts to China Dec 1, 2008
Brought on by the Olympics, the transformation of Beijing reflects change across all of China, albeit at a much faster pace in the capital ... With the Olympic Games in Beijing, the thorny issue of the future of Tibet and its spiritual leader are back in the headlines ... World Blog: Beijing, China. (MSNBC -- International)
China pledges to fight AIDS discrimination Dec 1, 2008
Massive red ribbon is unveiled at the Olympic Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing ... BEIJING - Chinese health authorities and the U.N. AIDS agency pledged to fight discrimination against people with the disease in China with the unveiling Sunday of a massive red ribbon, the symbol of AIDS awareness, at the Olympic Bird's Nest stadium in Beijing. (MSNBC -- International)
Global recession pummels Asia factories; demand fades Dec 1, 2008
BEIJING: New orders at Chinese factories tumbled in November while their U.S. retail customers used deep discounts to lure shoppers at the start of a holiday season overshadowed by fears of global recession. Underlining the China data, South Korea's exports fell by the most in 7 years last month and both Tokyo and Beijing provided stark warnings on the challenges ahead for their economies, the second- and fourth-biggest in the world. (India Times)
China to face meltdown heat: Jintao Dec 1, 2008
BEIJING: Chinese President Hu Jintao has warned his countrys competitiveness and trade strength are being threatened by a sustained global economic downturn, testing the grip of the ruling Communist Party. Hu made the warning at a Saturday meeting of the Politburo, the Partys 25-member elite council, which dwelt on the challenges China faces as export demand slows, forcing companies to shed workers, the Xinhua news agency reported late that day. (India Times)
China not facing major crisis Dec 1, 2008
Beijing has announced a range of measures to prop up the slowing sector, including lifting stamp tax on purchases and cutting interest rates on mortgages for first-time home buyers. It has also removed a value-added tax on land in property sales. (India Times)
China's CNPC gets $3.29 bln UAE pipeline project Dec 1, 2008
The project is one of several big oil-related deals announced recently between China and Middle Eastern countries, as Beijing continues its efforts to diversify its energy sources and build business relationships in the region. Comments. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
A Singapore ad man in New York Dec 1, 2008
Ads created by Ogilvy's office in Beijing, including spots for Motorola's Razr cellphones, have been good enough to be used in the United States and Europe, he said ... "You're getting some great work coming out from Beijing and Shanghai. They are flexing their muscles.". (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
Gome's Going? Dec 1, 2008
Chief Executive Chen Xiao was named acting chairman of Gome Electrical Appliances (other-otc: - - ) after the company said it had been informed by Beijing's security bureau that Chairman Wong Kwong Yu was being investigated "in connection with certain suspected economic crime." (See ) Gome's board said it acted "in view of Mr. Wong's apparent inability to perform his duties as a result of the investigation." ... Wong also controls Dazhong Electrical Appliances of Beijing. (Forbes -- Markets)
* Hu tells politburo China is losing its competitive edge Dec 1, 2008
AP, BEIJING Monday, Dec 01, 2008, Page 1 ... Beijing said it would spend 18 trillion yuan (US$2. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
U.S. schools become prime destination Dec 1, 2008
Xiaoli Liu, an Ohio State freshman from Beijing, said Chinese universities offer solid academics but can't compete with the overall experience of an American college, including more opportunities for out-of-class activities, an open learning environment and diversity ... U.S. Embassy Beijing: http. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
* World News Quick Take Dec 1, 2008
The elderly woman, who lived with her son in a rented apartment, was often sick, and she died on Nov. 3, the Beijing News reported. Her son, surnamed Wang, packed the body in a bag and threw it into a river with the help of a friend. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
* Panda attacks fence jumper in Chinese wildlife park: report j Dec 1, 2008
Gu Gu, one of the star attractions at the Beijing Zoo, has attacked two people in the past two years after they illegally entered an enclosure. (AFP). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
China's rural migrants are new front in AIDS fight Dec 1, 2008
BEIJING, Nov 30 (Reuters) - The new face of AIDS in China is a shy man with a heavy provincial accent, a weathered face and the rough hands of a manual worker ... "You must stay away from these women and keep yourself out of trouble, especially when you are working away from home," said Liu Guilin, 38, at a dusty construction site in eastern Beijing ... "There are many dark corners now in Beijing. There are always women coming up to you and trying to drag you away.". (AlertNet)
China's president cites threat of global slowdown Dec 1, 2008
The comments, which were published in the Communist Party's newspaper, People's Daily, offered few details but were the latest indication that Beijing is growing increasing concerned about a sharp slowdown in the country's growth. The move is the strongest indication yet that China is facing huge threats just months after it hosted the Beijing Olympics and worried publicly that its economy might be growing too fast ... Because China is undergoing a widespread transformation and trying to absorb... (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
China lifts food price controls Dec 1, 2008
Hu's comments, which were made at a government meeting over the weekend and published in the Communist Party's newspaper, People's Daily, offered few details but were the latest indication that Beijing was growing increasingly concerned about a sharp slowdown in the country's growth ... Beijing will still keep an eye on prices, however, and work to ensure that no one manipulates them, the statement said. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Sex invariably spells trouble, says Dalai Lama Dec 1, 2008
Fri Nov 28, 2:39 pm ET. AFP/File The Tibetan spiritual leader, Dalai Lama, seen here in Lagos on November 27, 2008, said on Friday that. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Terracotta army's new UK formation Dec 1, 2008
The journey by road from Xian to Beijing alone took two days, while the terracotta horses had to come on cargo flights via Amsterdam because they were so bulky, she added. The idea for the exhibition came two years ago, while Jane Portal and the museum's director Neil MacGregor were in China as part of official efforts to boost cultural ties between the two countries. (Yahoo News -- Art and Museums)
Grand Power Reports Third Quarter Results Dec 1, 2008
- Signed an operating agreement with Beijing Jinfeng Air Service Co. Ltd. (BJAS) to set up a joint venture in Beijing to operate cargo logistics and transportation in Northern China ... GP Express also operates in other regions through Subsidiaries and Branch Offices or Supporting Offices in Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin, Xiamen, Taipei, Bangkok and Los Angeles. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Torture in China Dec 1, 2008
The police-state apparatus that the Summer Olympics in Beijing was designed to make people forget is still very much in existence, as a United Nations report reminds us ... People trying to come to Beijing to petition the authorities for redress of their grievances may disappear into secret centres black jails without review by a judge. (Globe and Mail -- International)
China Frees Dissident Physician Dec 1, 2008
BEIJING, July 20 -- China has released the dissident physician who became a national hero for exposing the government's coverup of the SARS epidemic, sending him home Monday night after 49 days of confinement aimed at pressuring him to disavow a letter in which he denounced the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Jiang Yanyong, 72, a semi-retired surgeon in the People's Liberation Army who had briefly become China's most famous political prisoner, was returned to his apartment in western Beijing... (Yahoo News -- SARS)
Aussies will struggle at Olympics Dec 1, 2008
DUAL gold medallist Kieren Perkins and the great Murray Rose are convinced the Australian men's swim team will struggle at next year's Beijing Olympics ... " The 34-year-old Perkins joined some of the country's greatest former athletes - including Wayne Gardner, Graham Langlands, Johnny Raper and Simon Poidevin - at the Sydney Hilton yesterday for a Sport Australia Hall of Fame function. Perkins was honest when asked by The Daily Telegraph about his thoughts on our swimmers' Chinese crusade. "I... (Yahoo News -- Swimming)
Hackett can do hat-trick: Perkins Dec 1, 2008
But the man whose mantle he assumed as the world's premier distance swimmer says the Gold Coaster has the mental toughness to etch his name into a rarefied echelon of Olympic heroes when he dives into action in Beijing ... "I think the biggest benefit for Grant is that he's in a place like Beijing and there's a lot of places to hide. There's the village, there's the venues, you're not confronted by the adulation of the general public, the probing questions of the media. "All of those things that... (Yahoo News -- Swimming)
Ant aphrodisiac conman executed Dec 1, 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) China has executed the leader of a bogus scheme for breeding ants to make aphrodisiacs that conned investors out of 3 billion yuan ( 439 million), the official Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. Wang Zhendong was executed on Wednesday in the northeastern province of Liaoning, Xinhua cited an unnamed local official as saying. (Yahoo News)
China's manufacturing slows, downturn deepens Dec 1, 2008
BEIJING China's manufacturing activity contracted sharply in November as a downturn in the world's fourth-largest economy worsened, raising the threat of politically volatile job losses, according to data reported Monday ... The move highlighted the speed with which Beijing has had to shift focus from surging prices to falling growth ... The slowdown hit just as Beijing was trying to contain a surge in inflation, which Chinese leaders earlier said was this year's most urgent issue. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
China's outlook darkens Dec 1, 2008
Speculation coursed through financial markets on Monday that Beijing will provide fresh help for beleaguered exporters by allowing the yuan to depreciate against the dollar, making Chinese goods more competitive in world markets ... US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson, on what is likely to be his last official visit to Beijing, will put his case in person to Chinese officials at a meeting of the Sino-American Strategic Economic Dialogue starting on Thursday. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
China economist predicts strong growth in 2009 Dec 1, 2008
We expect growth more likely to be at a rate of between 8% and 9%,'' Fan Jianping, chief economist at China's State Information Center, said by phone from Beijing ... Beijing has at least signaled its willingness to use fiscal policy to support demand, but so far it has not been convincingly delivered. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
China slump to prolong the pain for exporters Dec 1, 2008
John Garnaut, Beijing. December 2, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
China is still a land of opportunity for expats Dec 1, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 1 -- Many expats will not have any problems finding work despite the gloom and doom of the forecasted global recession. In fact, if your expertise lies in the pharmaceutical industry or in the field of research and development, you can write your own check. (Xinhuanet, China)
Chinese emergency chartered flights are expected to fly back home almost all the more than 3,000 mainland tourists stuck in riot-hit Thailand by Dec. 1.• 2,433 stranded Chinese citizens back home from Thailand Dec 1, 2008
BEIJING, Dec. 1(Xinhua)-- China had brought back 2,433 Chinese citizens stranded in Thailand by 8:30 a.m. (0030 GMT) on Monday, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said ... BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- The first Chinese flight bringing home stranded Chinese tourists after the closure of Thailand's main international airport in Bangkok, arrived at eastern Shanghai before dawn on Sunday. (Xinhuanet, China)
Public attitudes crucial to AIDS fight Dec 1, 2008
BEIJING, Dec.1 -- Nondiscrimination against HIV carriers and AIDS patients is key to prevention and control of the disease, said Fan Yishan, director of the Yunnan AIDS Care Center ... Live broadcasts and photos of President Hu Jintao shaking hands with AIDS patients in a Beijing hospital on December 1, 2004 have changed the minds of many and encouraged medical staff at the center greatly ... Volunteers form a red ribbon during a World AIDS Day event at the Olympic Green next to the Bird Nest in... (Xinhuanet, China)
Report: Beijing is China's most innovative city Dec 1, 2008
BEIJING, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese capital of Beijing tops a nationwide city innovation list, according to a report released by the China City Development Research Institute on Sunday ... The cities should develop more advanced technologies to help transform the growth mode and structures of the national economy, Cheng told a forum in Beijing. (Xinhuanet, China)
