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US Envoy Says Human Rights Talks With China Yield Little
BEIJING -- An American human rights envoy said Thursday that China provided no useful information when probed about specific cases of individuals who have been detained or who disappeared in a major crackdown on dissent in recent months. Hundreds of lawyers, activists, and other intellectuals have been questioned,...
Carter, Former World Leaders in N. Korea for Talks
PYONGYANG, North Korea - Former President Jimmy Carter and other past world leaders were hoping to meet with North Korea's ruler as they began a three-day mission Tuesday to discuss dangerous food shortages and stalled nuclear disarmament talks. Children presented flowers to Carter, former Finnish President Martti...
China Dogs' Rescue Shows Growing Animal Activism
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BEIJING -- After spotting a truck packed with hundreds of whimpering dogs on a Beijing highway, a man put out a call on a microblogging site, begging fellow animal lovers to help him force the driver to release the animals. Around 200 people responded, blockading the truck at a toll booth for 15 hours until they finally...
Wild and Crazy Guy: Li Wei Is the Jackie Chan of the Art World
Li Wei
Self-portraits are old hat in the worlds of art and photography, but a photographer in Beijing, China, is taking the act of photographing himself to new heights -- literally. He's Li Wei and, for the past decade, he's been giving the world an eyeful via a portfolio of pictures that show him doing everything from falling...
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China trade falls amid weak demand, holiday
BEIJING -China's imports and exports fell sharply in January amid weak demand and a Lunar New Year holiday break that idled many Chinese companies.
Robert Holleyman: Software Prices and Piracy in the Developing World: Correlation vs. Causation
Software piracy rates are highest in the developing world, where per capita incomes are lowest.
Can Small Businesses Bring Back U.S. Manufacturing?
Faribault, Minn., is a long way from Silicon Valley, and Faribault Woolen Mill Company may be a far cry from the typical startup.
China: Syria Veto Won't Hurt Cooperation With U.S.
U.S. outrage over Beijing's veto of a U.N. Syria resolution won't affect cooperation on other international issues, a top Chinese diplomat said Thursday, as Beijing announced it had recently hosted a leading Syrian opposition figure.
Trion Worlds Brings Rift To China
Game-maker Trion Worlds is revealing its global ambitions â it just announced a partnership with Chinese Internet company Shanda to release Trion's online roleplaying game Rift in China.
China News From the Web
- 02/10/12 Detained China artist unaware of New York ... Source: Radio Netherlands Wereldomroep Dark, bare photos of modern Chinese society by Liu Xia, detained wife of China's best known dissident, went on show in New York without her knowledge after they were spirited out of her country.
- 02/10/12 COTRI Predicts Chinese Outbound Travel to Exceed 80... Source: Travel Daily News China has had yet another year of massive growth in terms of outbound tourism, confirming the predictions made by COTRI at the beginning of 2011.
- 02/10/12 Iran's oil minister to visit China Source: Voice of Russia The Oil Minister of Iran, Rostam Ghasemi, is due to visit China this week, according to China Radio.
- 02/10/12 China probes fake eggs Source: Times Live - South Africa The eggs, being referred to in Chinese media and on the internet as "rubber eggs" or "ping pong eggs", are too hard to eat, raising suspicion they are fake, after appearing in "small numbers" in markets nationwide, Xinhua news agency said.
- 02/10/12 Harper turned to education on China trip Source: The Chronicle-journal The prime minister has moved the focus of his trip to China from trade talks to text books.
Background on china
China (; ; see also Names of China), officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is the most populous state in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens.
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