Working conditions and pay spark protest.
Yep, this is an Angry Birds amusement park
Sept. 13, 2011 Leave a Comment
Check out the video inside.
Chinese doctors remove knife stuck in man’s head for 4 years
Feb. 18, 2011 Leave a Comment
Surgeons at a hospital in southern China said they successfully removed a rusty knife end from the skull of a man who didn’t know it was there for four years, the Associated Press reported. Yuxi City People’s Hospital in Yunnan Province said Friday that Li Fuyan, 30, was suffering severe headaches, bad breath, and breathing [...]
EarthTalk: China’s carbon emissions? Amphibians on the decline?
Dec. 10, 2010 1 Comment
What is China doing to the environment?
The Embassy Cables: Burma building nuclear site with North Korea’s help
Dec. 10, 2010 Leave a Comment
If China and the US agree on one thing it is that Burma is unstable and potentially dangerous. According to an August 2004 embassy cable released by Wikileaks, the government of Burma has been building nuclear and missile sites deep underground with the help of the North Koreans. “The North Koreans, aided by Burmese workers, [...]
Roman and Chinese Empires come together in art exhibit in Italy
Nov. 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
ROME — Exhibits from the two great empires, the Eagle and the Dragon, comprise more than 400 works on Roman and Chinese empires, spanning second century BC to fourth century AD, on display now in Rome at Palazzo Venezia. It marks Year of Chinese Culture in Italy For the first time, an exhibition that compares [...]
China in Rome
July 24, 2010 Leave a Comment
ROME — Chinese art has landed in Rome and risks never leaving the historical Roman palace of Palazzo Venezia. The Beijing government will, at least for the next five years, manage an area in a Roman museum with an ancient history. After offering Italy 1,000 square meters in the new Museum overlooking Tienanmen Square, the [...]
Chinese protester gets 11 year prison sentence
Feb. 18, 2010 Leave a Comment
A Chinese court upholds sentence against political dissenter
Travel to Shang Simla in Sims 3 World Adventures
Oct. 2, 2009 Leave a Comment
EA revealed the expansion’s second location today. Hint: it’s in China.
US intelligence single out China, Russia as potential ‘cyberspace’ threats
Sept. 15, 2009 Leave a Comment
Countries placed on list with Iran and North Korea
EarthTalk: Greenhouse gases? China?
Aug. 31, 2009 Leave a Comment
Where does China stand in terms of greenhouse gas emissions?
Power Behind Closed Doors: U.S.-Russian Summit Meeting — What does it mean?
July 20, 2009 Leave a Comment
This article was written and reported by Lauren McCombs, Jessica Elford, and Pasquale Augustine. In a last minute change in posture, President Barack Obama recently decided to go to Russia to “reset” the generally confusing political relationship between Russia and the United States. Outsiders could perceive that the U.S. State Department attitude has been that [...]
U.S. journalists sentenced to 12 years ‘reform through labor’ in North Korea
June 8, 2009 4 Comments
Poking the Bear: Why North Korea did it and what it means for Asia-Pacific
May 25, 2009 Leave a Comment
North Korea, one of the pillars of Bush’s “axis of evilâ€Â, conducted an underground test of a nuclear bomb last night about 50 miles northwest of the northern city of Kilju. According to predictions by Russian officials, the bomb generated a blast of between 10 and 20 kilotons, which places it in the range of “Little Boy†and “Fat Manâ€Â; the two atomic bombs that ravaged the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.