Fri, Jul 25 2008
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05:02 am
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Mosque collapse kills at least 7 in NW China »
Shanghai Daily AT least seven people were killed and four others badly injured after a mosque being constructed in Qinghai Province, northwestern China, collapsed yesterday.
Rescuers said today that about 20 people received... |
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05:02 am
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BOCOG adjusts ticket sales procedure »
Shanghai Daily THE Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games adjusted ticketing procedures for the last batch of Games tickets to be sold to reduce waiting times, its Website said yesterday.
Thousands of people waited... |
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05:27 am
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China says has more people surfing the Web than US »
AP BEIJING (AP) -- China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, with 253 million people online despite government controls on Web use, according to government data reported Friday.... |
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05:12 am
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China: We have more Internet users than any other nation »
USA Today China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, according to government data. |
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05:09 am
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China: World's biggest Web population »
CNN Read full story for latest details. |
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05:04 am
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Beijing News recalled from newsstands for carrying subversive picture »
Shanghaiist "Yesterday, Beijing News published an interview with former Associated Press Beijing-based reporter Liu Xiangcheng. The story appeared in page C15, and belongs to the series about thirty years of reform. The title was I used photographs to record the... |
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05:03 am
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Lights out for Shanghai? »
Shanghaiist It's been a scorcher of a week and those little AC units are working on overtime. So much so, that it threatens to plunge us all into darkness. Okay, maybe the situation hasn't gotten that melodramatic, but according to Xinhua News we used a whopping... |
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04:31 am
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Iraqi Teams Banned From Olympics »
digg The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying Thursday the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference |
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04:35 am
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'I wanted to steal some money,' accused killer of B.C. model says »
cbcnews The man Chinese authorities accuse of killing a B.C. model in Shanghai earlier this month says he stabbed Diana O'Brien after she hit him and knocked him to the floor, reports a Shanghai television news program. |
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04:20 am
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Earthquake rescuers to carry Olympic torch through central China »
CNews BEIJING - Chinese state media say 22 rescuers who helped victims of May's devastating earthquake have been chosen as torchbearers for the Olympic torch. |
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04:03 am
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For sale: Naming rights for the Bird's Nest »
Danwei The Ling Long Pagoda and fireworks at the Bird's Nest by TooManyTribbles
The China Daily reports:
People who failed to get tickets for Olympic events at the Bird's Nest can look forward to getting inside the iconic venue after the Games, as it was... |
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03:20 am
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The Return of Olympic Hostess Voodoo »
Shanghai Scrap Back in February Shanghai’s Xinmin Evening News ran a short item in regard to the selection criteria being used to find forty college-aged Shanghai “beauties” to serve as Olympic medal hostesses in Beijing that was quickly picked up - in... |
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03:12 am
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Iraq Barred From Beijing Olympics »
Sky News Iraq's small team of Olympic athletes are facing bitter disappointment after being told they will not be able to compete at the Beijing Games - just two weeks before they begin. |
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03:06 am
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Olympic Security English: "Shut up so we can finish our search" »
Shanghaiist In an article about official Olympic protest areas, the Wall Street Journal linked to some scanned pages from Olympic Security English, a training manual for Olympic police. We have reproduced those pages for your enjoyment.
Poor Mr. Leer. He's an honest... |
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03:05 am
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Prejudice: It's what's for dinner »
Shanghaiist Well it was in 1967, anyway. Courtesy of Popsucker, here's a 41-year-old ad from the Rice Council of America that's about as un-PC as you can get.
And, really, we have our doubts that the pictured serving of rice topped with butter is going to have the... |
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03:04 am
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Photo of the Day: I'm on the top of the world »
Shanghaiist Photo by Langoustine
More photos on the Shanghaiist Contribute page. To see your photos on our Contribute page, use Flickr and tag your photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can email your photos to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will automatically appear on... |
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03:03 am
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Two more quakes for Sichuan »
Shanghaiist Earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.8 and 5.5 hit Sichuan yesterday afternoon after an early morning tremor struck the region. The first counts report the quakes left at least one dead, 17 injured and 360 homes flattened. The tremors are just the latest in... |
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03:02 am
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Olympic terrorists arrested in Shanghai »
Shanghaiist Police said yesterday they had cracked down on a Shanghai terrorist cell planning violence at Olympic soccer matches in the city. Shanghai’s Olympic security office head Cheng Jiulong said police, who were put on “crisis” level several days ag... |
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02:21 am
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Olympic officials bar Iraq from Beijing Games »
LA Times The International Olympic Committee says the seven-member team cannot compete next month because the Iraqi government replaced the country's Olympic panel with a new body.
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02:08 am
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World Briefing | Asia: China: 3 Quakes Rattle Western Region, Killing One »
New York Times The earthquakes struck the same region where an earthquake killed nearly 70,000 people two and a half months ago. |
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02:07 am
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From the Erotic Domain, an Aerobic Trend in China »
New York Times A growing number of Chinese women are experimenting with the country’s news, and most controversial, fitness activity: pole dancing. |
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01:20 am
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From the erotic domain, an aerobic trend in China »
Intl Herald Tribune A growing number of Chinese women are experimenting with the country's news, and most controversial, fitness activity: pole dancing. |
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01:15 am
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Tibetan poet sues China for passport »
Independent Woeser has been waiting 1,151 days for a passport. As one of Tibet's most famous poets, she has never shied away from voicing her criticism of the Chinese government even though she is resident in Beijing. Now she is taking her protest one step further... |
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01:13 am
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U.S. swimmer Hardy's lawyer confirms positive test »
USA Today Three weeks after qualifying for the Olympics in three events, Jessica Hardy will stay behind today when the U.S. swimming team leaves for its training camp in Singapore en route to the Beijing Games. |
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01:04 am
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Shanghai is restricting the issue of business visas ahead of the Beijing Olympics »
Shanghaiist In fact, all cities hosting Olympic events will do the same. The Shanghai Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission said it will postpone approval of notification letters needed for business visas until mid-September for all but essential travel,... |
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01:03 am
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Use Firefox? Like Taobao and Dianping? »
Shanghaiist Well, you might want to check out these Chinese website search plugins for your browser. Some work for IE7, too. [Source] |
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00:50 am
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Unsung star »
BBC News India's top boxer takes a shot at Beijing |
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00:06 am
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'We call it the Three Gorges of the sky' »
Guardian Unlimited Environment, science & technology: Jonathan Watts reports from Dabancheng on a changing landscape for China's energy policy |
Thu, Jul 24 2008
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23:31 pm
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What We're Reading Today »
China Beat There are a few themes we've been tracking lately at China Beat, including growing Chinese nationalism, middle class protest, and India-China comparisons. Here are a few stories we've noticed around the web this week that address some of these issues:1.... |
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23:28 pm
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Golden Week 2008 -October- Shanghai ??? »
Trip Advisor When would you expect things to get busy in Shanghai this year for Golden Week? Before Oct 1,... |
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23:27 pm
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Zhou Zhuang Water Village & other Village suggestions »
Trip Advisor Is it best just to rent a taxi for a day to visit the water village? What is the average cost for a... |
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23:25 pm
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2016: “You’re Watching The Linux Channel.” »
digg July 24th, 2016. Josef Konsumer, a home-based employee and portfolio manager for ICBC/CiticorpChase, a Chinese-owned multinational investment bank, wakes up to hear his alarm clock go off at 8am, and gets out of bed, his 47-year old body aching from an... |
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23:05 pm
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Energy in China: 'We call it the Three Gorges of the sky. The dam there taps water, we tap wind' »
Guardian Unlimited Wind energy output is trumping targets, and competition between operators is fierce, but coal still reigns sup |
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23:02 pm
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This circus of minority sports is a PR triumph for a brutal regime - so far »
Guardian Unlimited Simon Jenkins: The only vindication of giving the Olympics to China will be if its rulers are taken to task. To date, they've had it all their way |
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23:59 pm
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China: Melting glacier leaves world's worst polluter with no room for doubt »
Guardian Unlimited Urumqi No1 Glacier has lost more than 20% of its volume since 1962 thanks to temperature increase of almost 1C |
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23:56 pm
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Video: China's melting glacier »
Guardian Unlimited Jonathan Watts visits the Tian Mountains in western China, where the glaciers are melting because of global warming |
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23:54 pm
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Gallery: Life in the shadow of China's melting glacier »
Guardian Unlimited A melting glacier in the Tian Mountains in western China is having a knock-on effect on local people |
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23:53 pm
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China's renewable energy revolution »
Guardian Unlimited Strong state policies, rising coal prices and improved technology have prompted a surge of investment in green technology and a government pledge to secure 15% of the country's energy from renewable sources by 2020 |
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23:48 pm
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Hardy's Olympic hopes in doubt »
Japan Times LOS ANGELES (AP) Swimmer Jessica Hardy's trip to the Beijing Olympics could be in jeopardy after testing positive for a banned substance, according to a person familiar with the test results.
Hardy's "A" sample from the recent U.S. Olympic trials tested... |
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23:45 pm
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Blatter says clubs lack Olympic spirit, encourages players' release »
Japan Times ZURICH (AP) FIFA president Sepp Blatter accused clubs Wednesday of going against the Olympic spirit in trying to stop their players going to Beijing.
"It would appear to be against the spirit of the Olympic regulations to hinder players under the age of... |
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23:43 pm
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Injured Gay pulls out of Powell showdown »
Japan Times LONDON (AP) Sprinter Tyson Gay withdrew from the London Grand Prix on Wednesday, insisting the hamstring he injured at the U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials won't rule him out of August's Beijing Summer Games.
Gay was due to race against Jamaica's... |
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23:38 pm
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Love will tear us apart »
Japan Times Director Lou Ye's third film, "Summer Palace," breaks not one but two serious taboos in Chinese cinema. Not only does he include passionate sex scenes and nudity — a first in mainland Chinese cinema — he also dares to set his story of star-crossed lo... |
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23:33 pm
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Flabby is the new cool »
Japan Times He's fat, he's lazy, he's an underachieving slob. But Po the Panda could just be the answer to the prayers of a martial-arts master in "Kung Fu Panda," this summer's animation blockbuster from Dreamworks, opening in Japan to precede the Beijing Olympics.... |
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23:29 pm
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Alternatives to Iranian oil »
Japan Times SINGAPORE — Talks to defuse the brewing crisis over Iran's nuclear ambitions ended inconclusively last weekend. The discussions in Geneva involving China, Russia, the United States and leading European powers were followed by a warning to Tehran that ... |
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23:27 pm
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Public explosions in China »
Japan Times Explosions on two buses during the morning rush hour Monday in Kunming, the capital of Yunnan Province in southwest China, killed two people and injured 14 others, as Chinese authorities were tightening security ahead of the opening of the Beijing... |
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23:22 pm
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US Congressional Panel Advances Rights Measure Linked to Olympics »
Voice of America Resolution calls on China to immediately end abuses of human rights of its citizens |
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23:21 pm
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China Breaks Up Terrorist Group Targeting Olympic Events in Shanghai »
Voice of America 12 football matches will be held in Chinese financial hub |
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22:01 pm
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Don't Take it for Granite that Your Countertop isn't Radioactive »
TreeHugger I have a lot of issues with granite countertops, the cherry on top of the McMansion sundae; they are heavy, expensive and cost a lot to ship. I have heard stories of Brazilian granite being shipped to China for cutting and then to Toronto for... |
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22:27 pm
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Oops - drilled Chinese vase 'only' fetches £25,000 at sale »
BBC News A rare Chinese vase valued at £50,000 in mint condition sells for £25,000 after a hole was drilled in its base so it could be used as a lamp. |
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22:18 pm
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Wal-Mart in pay deals with Chinese unions »
Financial Times Wal-Mart, the US retail giant known for fending off organised labour in its home market, has completed collective bargaining agreements with unions in two Chinese cities |
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22:10 pm
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Political feuds in Baghdad close door to Olympics »
USA Today Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, Iraq was told Thursday it's not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud ... |
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21:38 pm
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Alibaba’s Jack Ma Predicts Hard Times Ahead »
China Vortex On July 23, Jack Ma, founder and chairman of the Alibaba Group, a leading Chinese ecommerce company, published an internal email to Alibaba employees. This email found its way to Sina (h/t to Bill Bishop) and I have translated it here.
The company is... |
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21:29 pm
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Rights Group Protest China's Pre-Olympics Arrests »
Voice of America International human rights organizations say arrest of Du Daobin, writer and former political prisoner, is another example of freedom of speech violations |
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21:10 pm
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Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics amid feud »
AP BAGHDAD (AP) -- Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, Iraq was told Thursday it's not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the games' guardians and exiled a country that arrived to a roaring ovation at the... |
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21:03 pm
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China: Olympic blog shutdown continues »
Global Voices One of China's oldest blog service providers, Sohoxiaobao, has been kept shut down for a week already and looks to stay that way until the Beijing Olympics wrap up in late August. |
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20:03 pm
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Other Cities/Towns/Areas to visit »
Trip Advisor I will be in GZ from Oct. 23 - Oct. 30 (or 31) before heading to HK. I will not have people to take... |
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20:03 pm
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Oranges in Beijing »
Trip Advisor Forgive a dumb question - but I like to eat an orange every day. Are they difficult to find in... |
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20:03 pm
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New Harbour Serviced Apartments »
Trip Advisor Lots of glowing reports; one really really bad one. Anyone have recent experience with the staff... |
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20:02 pm
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downloadable China train timetable anywhere? »
Trip Advisor SOS. Going to Olympics soon. Need a hard-copy China train timetable in English. Preferably something... |
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20:44 pm
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Queues for tickets for the Beijing Olympics »
Guardian Unlimited Chinese sports fans wait in long queues to buy tickets for the Beijing Olympic games in Beijing, China. The final batch of tickets will go on sale outside all the Olympic venues at 9.00am (local time) on July 25. Pictures by Dan Chung |
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20:41 pm
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The first event of the Beijing Olympics: a queueing marathon »
Guardian Unlimited As an endurance test, it would challenge many athletes: 12 hours in the sweltering heat, pitted against a vast crowd of rivals |
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20:08 pm
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East confronts west in Latin America »
Guardian Unlimited Comment is free: Stephen Kinzer: China and Russia are challenging the US for dominance in Latin America |
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19:22 pm
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Football: Brazil determined to win at Beijing Olympics »
Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE: Five-time world champions Brazil have never won the Olympic gold medal, but they are determined to win at the Beijing Games. |
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19:08 pm
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China clamps down on business visas »
USA Today Business travel appears to be the latest victim of China's ever-tightening security crackdown before the Beijing Olympics. |
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18:55 pm
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Port Security Crackdown »
Shanghai Daily CHINA'S Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has agreed with its Russian counterparts to cooperate in conducting port security checks on their borders during next month's Beijing Olympic Games.
Border security officials... |
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18:55 pm
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Quake-ravaged zone rocked by tremors »
Shanghai Daily THREE powerful aftershocks hit southwest China's earthquake area yesterday, killing at least one person, injuring 17 others and inflicting damage on about 1,200 houses.
More than 69,000 people have been confirmed... |
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18:10 pm
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Iraqi teams banned from Beijing Olympic games »
AP BAGHDAD (AP) -- The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying Thursday the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference.... |
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18:07 pm
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China: Police Olympics guide to stopping “illegal news coverage” »
Global Voices How many times has the BOCOG promised that foreign reporters will be given full reign to interview and report during the Olympics Games? Davesgonechina at Mutant Palm looks at the somewhat different story that Chinese police are—and have been, for ... |
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18:39 pm
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(Letter) Tibet officials issued with Dalai school ultimatum »
Blogging For China Here is a piece of news on CD.
Party members and public servants working in the Tibet autonomous region were given an ultimatum on July 14 to call back their children within two months from overseas schools and monasteries run by the “Dalai... |
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18:52 pm
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Leftover rooms, 2008 Beijing China Olympics Hotel Rooms »
Trip Advisor I am not a travel agent, or scapler or broker or any of those types of people. I work for a... |
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18:51 pm
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Cheap Hostel/Hotel in Shanghai »
Trip Advisor Looking for a nice, clean but cheaper hostel/hotel in Shanghai for 7 nights. Proximity to main... |
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18:51 pm
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wudang shan »
Trip Advisor What is the best way to get from Xian to Wudang shan? |
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18:51 pm
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Train from Beijing to Xian during Olympics »
Trip Advisor We will be in Beijing for the Olympics and would like to travel to Xian on Sunday night,... |
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18:27 pm
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Manufacturers warned over use of copyright Games logos »
Shanghai Daily THE Olympic rings and "Beijing 2008" are among the most frequently infringed Olympic logos, a Chinese official said yesterday.
Fu Shuangjian, the State Administration for Industry and Commerce deputy head, said... |
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18:27 pm
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China lifts ban on leprosy sufferers »
Shanghai Daily CHINA has lifted its ban on foreign leprosy sufferers entering the country.
Leprosy sufferers and their relatives from other countries can enter China from Sunday, according to the General Administration of Quality... |
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18:27 pm
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Xu feels the heat in long wait for tickets »
Shanghai Daily XU Yonghe wants tickets to the Olympics, and he was willing to camp out in sweltering heat for almost two days to get them.
The Beijing resident was at the head of a line of thousands waiting on lawnchairs, under... |
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18:27 pm
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Life sentence for former official »
Shanghai Daily THE former deputy Party secretary of northeast China's Changchun City, Jilin Province, has been sentenced to life in jail for corruption.
His property was confiscated and the Intermediate People's Court also... |
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18:27 pm
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Rules on police misuse »
Shanghai Daily THE Chinese authorities have published the first rules on dealing with misuse of police when handling mass activities. These include inappropriate use of police equipment and forceful measures, carrying or using of... |
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18:27 pm
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Hong Kong man jailed over nude Web photos »
Shanghai Daily A HONG Kong man has become the first person to be convicted of uploading nude photos on to the Internet .
Kowloon City Magistrates' Courts sentenced Kwok Chun-wai to two months in prison with two years of probation,... |
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18:26 pm
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Net result - China now leads the world »
Shanghai Daily IT'S official - China has the world's largest number of Internet users.
The nation had overtaken the No. 1 spot from the United States by the end of June, a government-backed center said in a report yesterday.
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17:39 pm
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links for 2008-07-24 »
RConversation China Sets Zones for Olympics Protests -... |
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17:08 pm
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Leaving Beijing »
BBC News Migrants asked to go before Olympics comes to town |
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16:55 pm
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China’s Internet Users: 253 Million Strong and Rising »
China Journal China now has more Internet users than the U.S., according to a Chinese government research agency.
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The data, from China Internet Network Information Center, appear to confirm predictions that China’s Internet user base would surpass that of t... |
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16:25 pm
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Aftershocks hit China »
CNews BEIJING - Xinhua News Agency is reporting three aftershocks jolted parts of China on Thursday killing one person and injuring more than 10. |
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16:16 pm
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Shanteau, despite cancer, continues Games preparation »
USA Today U.S. swimmer Eric Shanteau, diagnosed with testicular cancer two weeks before qualifying for the Olympics, has received clearance to proceed with his plans to swim in Beijing. |
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16:15 pm
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IOC: Iraq scratched from Beijing »
USA Today The International Olympic Committee says Iraq will not compete at Beijing because of Iraqi government interference. |
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16:13 pm
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Rights group: China still world's top executioner »
USA Today Executions jumped by a third in Iran and quadrupled in Saudi Arabia last year, causing the total number of executions around ... |
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16:05 pm
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China: (Not) welcoming George Bush to the Olympics »
Global Voices You've probably already heard that American president George W. Bush will be attending next month's Olympic Games in Beijing, but have you checked to see if you'll be sitting next to him? You might want to check again after you've seen... |
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15:55 pm
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Understanding Prison Life »
Biz Cult In some ways, Chinese jail isn’t as bad as you’d think.
Mostly, though, it sucks.
If you’re in the slammer in Beijing because of visa transgressions, you can look forward to lots of HBO and DVDs. That’s better than a lot of us foreigners have i... |
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15:09 pm
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arriving from Yiwu to Beijing »
Trip Advisor It's a long train journey.K102 18:27 15:46 0d21h19m |
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15:08 pm
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Perdita Felicien joins CBC's Olympic broadcast team »
cbcnews Canadian hurdles star Perdita Felicien has been added to the CBC's broadcast team for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. |
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15:06 pm
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Iraq banned from Beijing Olympics »
cbcnews Iraq has been banned from competing at the Beijing Games because of government interference, the International Olympic Committee announced Thursday. |
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15:34 pm
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Iraq suspended from Olympics »
Guardian Unlimited Iraq has been banned from participating in next month's Beijing Olympics because of the Iraqi government's decision to disband the country's national Olympic committee, a senior official said today |
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15:15 pm
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An ugly war; Failure to leverage China »
Intl Herald Tribune An ugly war |
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15:06 pm
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China: Olympic terror plot foiled »
CNN Police in China have "cracked" an international terrorist group that was planning to attack Olympic venues in Shanghai, state media reported Thursday. |
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14:50 pm
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Thousands camping out in Beijing for final batch of Olympic tickets »
Pravda Xu Yonghe wants tickets to the Olympics, and he is willing to camp out in sweltering heat on a dusty path for 45 hours to get one. The Beijing resident was at the head of a line of thousands waiting on lawnchairs, under tents or on bamboo mats for the... |
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