virtualreview: china|world media

China says has more people surfing the Web than US | AP

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:51:27 +0100

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....

China: We have more Internet users than any other nation | USA Today

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:51:12 +0100

China's booming Internet population has surpassed the United States to become the world's biggest, according to government data.

China: World's biggest Web population | CNN

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:51:09 +0100

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'I wanted to steal some money,' accused killer of B.C. model says | cbcnews

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:53:35 +0100

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.

Earthquake rescuers to carry Olympic torch through central China | CNews

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:52:20 +0100

BEIJING - Chinese state media say 22 rescuers who helped victims of May's devastating earthquake have been chosen as torchbearers for the Olympic torch.

Iraq Barred From Beijing Olympics | Sky News

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 07:51:12 +0100

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.

Olympic officials bar Iraq from Beijing Games | LA Times

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:52:21 +0100

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. ...

World Briefing | Asia: China: 3 Quakes Rattle Western Region, Killing One | New York Times

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:51:08 +0100

The earthquakes struck the same region where an earthquake killed nearly 70,000 people two and a half months ago.

From the Erotic Domain, an Aerobic Trend in China | New York Times

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 06:51:07 +0100

A growing number of Chinese women are experimenting with the country’s news, and most controversial, fitness activity: pole dancing.

From the erotic domain, an aerobic trend in China | Intl Herald Tribune

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:51:20 +0100

A growing number of Chinese women are experimenting with the country's news, and most controversial, fitness activity: pole dancing.

Tibetan poet sues China for passport | Independent

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:51:15 +0100

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...

U.S. swimmer Hardy's lawyer confirms positive test | USA Today

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:51:13 +0100

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.

Unsung star | BBC News

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:51:50 +0100

India's top boxer takes a shot at Beijing

'We call it the Three Gorges of the sky' | Guardian Unlimited

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 04:51:06 +0100

Environment, science & technology: Jonathan Watts reports from Dabancheng on a changing landscape for China's energy policy

Energy in China: 'We call it the Three Gorges of the sky. ...

vr@virtualreview.org — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:55:05 +0100

Wind energy output is trumping targets, and competition between operators is fierce, but coal still reigns sup