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Four Means More Than Death

   Notice anything missing?       Most expats misinterpret the Chinese disinclination for the number four. Just because it's left out of elevators and hopefully phone numbers doesn't mean four commands taboo juju  power over ... ...full story at China Expat

from China Expat on Fri, Nov 06 2009

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06 Apr 08 visit aniversario da Juju  »  YouTube videofesta de aniversario de 2 anos da Juju. Shanghai - China
15 Jun 08 visit Death toll stabilizes at 69,170  »  Shanghai Daily THE death toll of China's massive earthquake remained at 69,170 yesterday while the number of missing people reduced by one, the State Council Information Office said. The number of the injured also remained...
23 Nov 07 visit Death toll in Shandong ship accident rises to 10; others still feared missing  »  People's Daily The death toll from a shipping accident in east China's Shandong province has increased to 10, and an unknown number of people are still missing, sources with the local rescue headquarter said. Divers called in from the Beihai Rescu ...
09 Jun 08 visit Death toll up by six, with 17,551 missing  »  Shanghai Daily THE number of people who remained missing after the 8.0-magnitude earthquake in southwest China stood at 17,551 as of noon yesterday, down 135 from the previous day, the State Council's Information Office said. ...
22 Sep 08 visit Death toll from China's May earthquake remains as 69,227  »  People's Daily The death toll from the May 12 earthquake in Sichuan Province and its neighboring region remained unchanged as 69,227 as of Monday afternoon, the State Council Information Office said in a statement. The numbers of people listed as missing and...
17 May 08 visit The quake in numbers  »  Tim Johnson Confirmed death toll as of Friday 2 p.m.: 22,069 Number of injured from quake: 168,669 Number still hospitalized from injuries: 64,040 Allocations in government earthquake relief: $500 million U.S. Domestic private donations in cash and goods: $454...

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