Disaster Week: Things Roland Emmerich Hasn't Blown Up Nov 14, 2009
The Great Wall of China ... 5 shocker would be the logical and obvious way to take down the Great Wall of China ... So do your part to combat communism, Emmerich, and take down the Great Wall of China. (IGN FilmForce)
Changing times Nov 13, 2009
He pointed out that the US and China - other very large countries - "show that it is possible to cope with a smaller time difference" ... The city of Blagoveshchensk lies on the border with China, some 8,000km (5,000 miles) and six time zones east of Moscow ... Not surprisingly, the number one trading partner for many businesses in Blagoveshchensk is China, which lies just across the Amur river. (BBC News -- Europe)
The Hour May Be At Hand For Russia's 11 Time Zones Nov 13, 2009
"The examples of other countries - the U.S., China - show that it is possible to cope with a smaller time difference," Medvedev said in his annual state-of-the-nation speech ... Before China's 1949 communist revolution, the country had five time zones ... The major impact in China has been to require government offices in far western cities such as Kashgar, which lies at the same longitude as New Delhi, to open at the break of dawn. (CBS News -- World)
Homes burnt in E Timor violence Nov 12, 2009
China 'running illegal prisons. Talking shop: Sir Michael Caine. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
World gold supply 'runs out'... Nov 12, 2009
Barrick shuts hedge book as world gold supply runs out - Telegraph. Thursday 12 November 2009. (The Drudge Report)
From the Washington Post Nov 11, 2009
"Our unemployment problem began when China entered the world market full force.". Even though Trade Adjustment Assistance is, as some of its conservative detractors note, a government program, it has the support of many in this conservative-leaning area. (Harper's Magazine)
Top Article: The Moral Defence Rests Nov 11, 2009
That's why China was so impatient to shoot it down ... They portray the visit as yet another China-Dalai Lama showdown ... The fundamental problem China has is with Indian borders. (India Times, India)
The Young Pro Nov 11, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:28 PM EST. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
World's fifth brown-and-white giant panda found in NW china Nov 10, 2009
XI'AN, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- The world's fifth reported brown-and-white giant panda has been spotted in Foping Nature Reserve, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, said local officials Monday ... China has more than 1,750 giant pandas, with 180 in captivity ... The giant panda, an endangered species native to China, feeds mainly on green bamboo. (Xinhuanet, China)
Arun Gandhi, grandson of Mahatma Gandhi, urges nonviolence, world community in Brookline Nov 10, 2009
Prior to his speech, Gandhi was recognized with an award from Initiative for China president and Brookline resident Dr. Yang Jianli. Yang, whose group promotes a nonviolent movement for democracy in China, explained he designed the award for Gandhi while a political prisoner in China from 2004 to 2007. (Brookline TAB, MA)
SPECIAL REPORT Nov 10, 2009
The last time the world faced such dire predictions of famine was before the Green Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s, when countries like India and China transformed their agricultural systems to become self-sufficient in food ... Through massive state investment in hybrid rice, China, the world's most populous country, raised its yields from two tonnes per hectare in the 1960s to more than 10 tonnes per hectare by 2004 ... 5 tonnes per hectare by 2015, according to the International Food Policy... (AlertNet)
* Can we manipulate the weather? Should we? Nov 8, 2009
It was also, China claims, man-made. By the end of last month, farmland in the already dry north of China was suffering badly due to drought ... So on the night of Oct. 31 Chinas meteorologists fired 186 explosive rockets loaded with chemicals to seed clouds and encourage snow to fall. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)
Dalai Lama begins visit to disputed India state Nov 8, 2009
TAWANG, India (Reuters) - Thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on Sunday to a remote Indian region also claimed by China, a trip that has renewed tensions between the Asian giants ... Thousands of Buddhist monks and supporters welcomed Tibet's exiled spiritual leader on Sunday to a remote Indian region also claimed by China, a trip that has renewed tensions between the Asian giants ... It has slammed the Dalai Lama's "scheme to wreck China's... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Developer: Proposed wind farm site is too windy Nov 7, 2009
Senator: No fed money for US-China wind project ... The U.S.-China venture, announced last week, would erect 240 huge Chinese-manufactured wind turbines on 36,000 acres in West Texas, with the Export-Import Bank of China committed to handle most of the financing. (Fresno Bee)
Tawang ready to welcome Dalai Lama Nov 7, 2009
A security blanket has been thrown around the area, strategically located between - China and Myanmar, with the Tawang district administration making all efforts to ensure a peaceful visit of the leader whose visit has been resented by China which has laid claim to the sensitive border state of Arunachal Pradesh. Lama Tashi, director of the Himalayan Studies and Research Centre, who was nominated for the Grammy award for his songs based on Tibetan master chants, says the visit would give a... (India Times, India)
Canada Holds on to Second Place as World's Top 'Country Brand' in Prestigious FutureBrand Country Brand Index Nov 6, 2009
" In the 28 different categories that the influential CBI uses to determine the Best Country Brand, Canada also ranked among the top five countries in ten of the categories, and ranked first in the categories of: Country You Would Most Like to Live In; Families; Resort and Lodging Options; Political Freedom; Safety. Other countries making the Top Ten of the global 2009 CBI study include New Zealand, France, and Italy. CBI also identified the United Arab Emirates (UAE), China and Vietnam,... (Canada Newswire)
North Wilkesboro's wild 'Rush Through the Brush' Nov 6, 2009
Web Search powered by YAHOO. Roy's new book: Read an from "Hard Work: A Life On and Off the Court". (News & Observer -- Sports)
Scientists seek clues to bare bears mystery Nov 6, 2009
Page last updated at 18:24 GMT, Thursday, 5 November 2009. Three bald bears perplex experts. (BBC News -- Europe)
The geek in charge at the Department of Energy Nov 6, 2009
The U.S. is expecting more commitment from China ... Do you see indications of a shift in awareness in China, which is the second greatest polluter in the world after the U.S. ... China has been changing fairly dramatically on this issue. (Salon)
Boyle 'to make mountaineer epic' Nov 6, 2009
US hits China pipes with tariffs. In pictures: Fort Hood shootings. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Beyond India vs. China: The Dalai Lama's Agenda Nov 6, 2009
Dalai Lama's Tawang Trip Strains India-China Ties - TIME ... China claims the region where Tawang sits and the area surrounding it as a southern extension of Tibet, which Beijing rules; India has long maintained that the land, which comprises its northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, is an inalienable part of its territory ... "The Dalai Lama often lies and often engages in acts to sabotage China's relations with other countries," said Ma Zhaoxu. (Time.com)
India Locals Worship Legendary Sherpa Climber Nov 5, 2009
What does a rising power think about China, Obama, the Taliban, Pakistan, Afghanistan and more ... We're all living in China's world now ... An intimate look at China's migrant workers. (Newsmax)
Join Ruth Reichl on her next 'Adventure' Nov 5, 2009
The show also takes us to Morocco, Brazil, Laos, China and back home to Ms. Reichl's native New York, where she makes Indian food with Julie Sahni at her cooking school in Brooklyn. This is Gourmet and WGBH Boston's second food/travel show, a successor to the fast-paced globetrotter "Diary of a Foodie," and it's good to see a woman at the helm. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Mine waste blamed for pollution, health risks in north China county Nov 5, 2009
The tailings are discharged by two iron ore suppliers -- Beiming River Iron Ore and Yushiwa Iron Ore -- which are owned and operated by the Hanxing subsidiary of China Minmetals Corporation (CMC), a major state-owned metals and minerals trader ... Zhang showed a document to Xinhua, which 83 officials, members of the Communist Party of China and representatives of Gaocun Village had allegedly signed to support the river beach land reclamation plan ... China Minmetals Corporation had just released... (Xinhuanet, China)
California Dreamin' Nov 4, 2009
After all, for all the press that China gets in today's media, California probably has a much bigger impact on your life than China does. Many of the things in your life are Made in China ... If China can do no wrong, California can seem to do no right. (Human Events Online)
Drugs, guns and war in Myanmar Nov 4, 2009
Driven by militias' growing demand for weapons to counter anticipated government offensives, a narcotics fire-sale is raising concerns of greater instability along the borders of several neighboring countries, including China ... The junta has demonstrated a willingness to risk the ire of ally China through an assault in August on the Kokang ceasefire group, which caused a flood of refugees to stream across the border into neighboring China ... It's still unclear if Myanmar will risk its... (Asia Times Online)
Guest Comment: Sending a message to the USDA Nov 3, 2009
Are we going to allow a Canadian, so called mining company, to take our water and our national forest land, it is ours you know, to produce a product they plan to sell to China, leaving us with a pit, a pile of waste and devastated values ... I don t believe Chief Pinchot was thinking of the Canadians, their investors and China when he established this principle. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
Celine: Water hog? Nov 3, 2009
She can drill to China if she wants to, it s her property. Silly paupers complaining about the silliest things. (The Palm Beach Post)
NASA probe hits moon's south pole looking for water Nov 1, 2009
As long as U.S. and European power plants continue spewing coal smoke, their governments will have absolutely no credibility in trying to influence the policies of rising economies such as China and India ... Harder still, without a law of our own, to imagine the United States being able to convince China, India and developing nations to pass climate regulations and change polluting behaviors. (Salon)
World to America: Cool down Nov 1, 2009
Developing countries, including China, South Africa, Brazil, India and Mexico, agreed to consider taking action to curb greenhouse gases ... Even with these positive developments, a pall hung over Bali, as the U.S. played a game of climate-change chicken with developing countries like China. (Salon)
November 2009 Geology and GSA Today highlights Oct 31, 2009
2 kyr B.P. event inferred from delta-18O records of stalagmites from China, Oman, and Brazil Hai Cheng et al., Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA. Pages 1007-1010. In a study by Cheng et al., oxygen isotope records of stalagmites from China and Oman reveal a weak summer monsoon event that started at 8 ... Magnetostratigraphic data on Neogene growth folding in the foreland basin of the southern Tianshan Mountains Jimin Sun et al., Key... (EurekAlert!)
Typhoon Mirinae on track to hit flooded Manila Oct 31, 2009
The typhoon, packing winds of 93 miles (150 kilometers) per hour and gusts of up to 115 mph (185 kph), is expected to exit Luzon into the South China Sea later on Saturday. The government's disaster agency told people to prepare 72-hour survival kits, including food items like rice plus a radio set, flashlights and batteries, clothing and first aid. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
Global stock rally out of puff: poll Oct 29, 2009
Respondents see China, Brazil and India as the markets with the most potential, and commodities as the asset of choice, replacing stocks as the most desirable investment class in last quarter's survey ... 1 per cent this year, with China growing by 9 per cent and India by 6 ... In Asia, where some of the biggest holders of Treasury securities are located, led by China with almost $US800 billion, investors are less convinced that yields will rise. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
* Intrigue at the Generalissimos pied-a-terre Oct 29, 2009
One of the most interesting of these halls houses copies of documents that reveal, for the first time, details of Chiangs secret 1960s plan to take back China from the Communists. Chiang did not want to go down in history as the man who lost China to communism ... Maos Great Leap Forward had led to widespread famine in China and the Communists were on the verge of obtaining a nuclear weapon. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
The map that changed the world Oct 29, 2009
There is a great theory put forward by Gavin Menzies in his book: "1421 The Year China Discovered the World" and offers a solution how these "Germanic scholars based in the mountains of eastern France" could have come up with such a solution. The Chinese had circumnavigated the world and provided this information to the courts of Europe. (BBC News -- UK)
Newsweek: Chinas rail revolution Oct 28, 2009
Ilkka Uimonen / Magnum On the platform of a train station in China, part of an expanding rail network. The Shrinking of China ... For decades, rail travel in China meant an arduous overnighter in a crowded East Germandesigned train, riding along a rickety old track. (MSNBC -- International)
Pakistan advances in Taliban area Oct 28, 2009
China rescues kidnapped children. Man accused of teenager's killing. (BBC News -- South Asia)
'Melting fast' Oct 28, 2009
Page last updated at 00:52 GMT, Wednesday, 28 October 2009. Melting Kyrgyz glaciers pose threat. (BBC News -- Asia-Pacific)
Nail-biting landings andharrowing takeoffs Oct 27, 2009
Kai Tak was shuttered in 1998 and replaced by a modern mega-port located on a reclaimed island out in the South China Sea. But many locales dont have that luxury, and continue to operate with their existing facilities, many of which include palm sweat-inducing approaches and photo-worthy opportunities. (MSNBC -- Travel)
* FEATURE: Environmental vacations grow in popularity Oct 27, 2009
Each volunteer had to walk two to three hours to reach the beach and picked up an average of two bags of trash, which originated in China, Hong Kong and Malaysia, Lin said. The response to the beach cleanup was more enthusiastic than organizers had expected. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Polo convoy to Shidu Oct 27, 2009
I think this is an image quite a lot of westerner's conger up when they imagine China ... China has made a giant leap from the perceptions of it's ancient past into a modern reality. (People's Daily Online, China)
Climate Events Let Ice Age Mammoths Pass Far Below 40 Degrees North Latitude Oct 27, 2009
Thus the southern-most sites of the ice age giants lie on a belt which stretches from Western Europe via Georgia, the Siberian Baikal region to eastern China and from Korea till the Midwest of America ... The present study documents for the first time the southerly push of Mammuthus primigenius in Europe and points out that their migration to southern Spain and Italy happened the same time as similar advances into eastern China, to the north of Japan and to Kamchatka. (Science Daily)
Crackdown reduces flow of fleeing North Koreans Oct 26, 2009
TUMEN, China: At the Exit and Entry Office of the Fujin City Public Security Bureau, in China's far north, a policewoman has exhausted her questions and begins to tell us about her other duties: escorting North Korean refugees back across the border ... By then the flow of refugees across the long, mountainous and mainly unfenced China-North Korean border had slowed ... We have a saying in China that one day's delay in planting means a 15-day delay for the harvest,'' he said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Raising the literary bar Oct 25, 2009
Looking beyond the country, how do we compare with, say, China and India, whose writers have gained international recognition. Anwar underlines that we do have excellent Malay literary works but they need to be translated for foreign markets. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
China Vs. India: Will Rivalry Lead to War? Oct 25, 2009
China Vs. India: Will Rivalry Lead to War ... China Vs. India: Will Rivalry Lead to War ... Activists of Shiv Sena, a Hindu hardline group, shout slogans as they burn an effigy of China's President Hu Jintao during a protest against the Chinese government in New Delhi. (Time.com)
NYT reporter David Rohde's kidnapping account: Lessons for Afghanistan policymakers? Oct 24, 2009
at the Children's Charity Tendol Gyalzur in Shangri-La, Yunnan Province, China. Stephen Kurczy. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Building bigger Oct 24, 2009
BBC environment analyst Roger Harrabin reports on the ongoing race to build bigger but not necessarily better houses in China's countryside ... They own their own land but don't consider themselves rich, although this area is much wealthier than rural areas in Western China where poverty still prevails ... In the cities, as an environment correspondent travelling in China, I'd probably be looking for signs of obviously polluting consumption to film for TV - SUVs, bright lights, electronics,... (BBC News -- Science)
Kalashnikov maker gunning for pirates Oct 24, 2009
Other Kalashnikov makers, including East European nations and China, have signalled readiness to respect Russian copyright but have said that the deals should be negotiated on a government level. Associated Press. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
The Lotus's Clever Way Of Staying Dry Oct 24, 2009
Now, almost one thousand years since Zhou Dunyi wrote these lines in China, scientists finally understand how the plant keeps itself clean and dry. It took an ultra high speed camera, a powerful microscope and an audio speaker to unlock a secret that has puzzled scientists for ages. (Science Daily)
Guinea: China's Business Ties to the Camara Junta Could Quickly Backfire Oct 22, 2009
com: Guinea: Blood and Money in the Streets: China's Business Ties to the Loathed Camara Junta Could Quickly Backfire (Page 1 of 1) ... Blood and Money in the Streets: China's Business Ties to the Loathed Camara Junta Could Quickly Backfire ... Beijing's Foreign Ministry officials are energetically distancing themselves from a US$7 billion minerals deal announced on 9 October by the increasingly isolated military regime in Guinea with the Hong-Kong based China International Fund. (allAfrica.com)
Jackie Chan, Andy Lau to star in new Shaolin movie Oct 22, 2009
HONG KONG (AP): The king of kung fu cinema is set to star in a new movie about China's famed shrine of martial arts, the Shaolin Temple. Jackie Chan will star in the $29 million production, "Shaolin," the latest screen portrayal of the 1,500-year old temple in central China whose famous fighting monks have featured in films by stars such as Bruce Lee and Jet Li, and in the 1970s TV series "Kung Fu" with David Carradine ... It was announced in a joint statement Thursday by four Chinese film... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
"State Legacy" moves to Shenzhen from Manchester Oct 22, 2009
BEIJING, Oct. 22 -- A contemporary art exhibition, "State Legacy: Research in the Visualization of Political History," is being staged at the OCT Contemporary Art Terminal in Overseas Chinese Town (OCT), Nanshan District of south China's Shenzhen following a two-month show in Manchester, Britain, from April through June this year. The exhibition, which will run though Nov. 30, presents works by five prominent contemporary Chinese artists: Wang Guangyi, Lu Hao, Sui Jianguo, Wang Jianwei and Zeng... (Xinhuanet, China)
Sharing the pain Oct 21, 2009
Page last updated at 04:06 GMT, Wednesday, 21 October 2009 05:06 UK. UK Pakistanis share nation's pain. (BBC News -- UK)
Homes burnt in E Timor violence Oct 20, 2009
China vows to free hijacked ship ... China prepares for Copenhagen climate conference. (Yahoo News -- East Timor)
Carbon-cutting projects face uncertainty after 2012 Oct 20, 2009
In a sign of how widespread the global impact of carbon emissions is and how far-reaching the efforts are to reduce them, dozens of similar projects in India, China, and Brazil face uncertainty after 2012 because of a failure so far to renew provisions of the historic Kyoto Protocol meant to cut greenhouse gas emissions ... But a new business model flourished when those nations - including China, Brazil, and India - launched environmentally friendly enterprises and began selling carbon credits... (Boston Globe)
Sudan: The Fierce Urgency of Implementation - The New U.S. Policy [opinion] Oct 20, 2009
com: Sudan: The Fierce Urgency of Implementation - The New U.S. Policy (Page 1 of 1). The Fierce Urgency of Implementation - The New U.S. Policy. (allAfrica.com)
Sugar set to replace oil as the new fuel? Oct 20, 2009
The company is holding trials of its enzyme cocktail in 30 pilot facilities in America, China and Brazil. Novozymes will be ready for volume production by next year, when Poet, Americas largest biofuels producer, opens the first refinery to process agricultural waste. (India Times, India)
The Young Pro Oct 20, 2009
Thursday, January 1, 2009 2:28 PM EST. Harkins is The Citizen's innovation coordinator, an active member of the IGNITE young professionals group in Cayuga County and is always happy to hear from fellow young pros. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
In Afghanistan, Army cook transforms rations into a mean burrito Oct 20, 2009
Soidiers from the U.S. Army's 4th Battalion, 25th Field Artillery Regimenteat and rest after a long patrol in the Jalrez Valley in Afghanistan's Wardak Province on Sept. 28. Maya Alleruzzo/AP/File. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
PKK 'surrender' tests Turkey plan Oct 20, 2009
China car output 'breaks record. Are televisions getting too big. (BBC News -- Africa)
Factors in fighting the Taliban Oct 19, 2009
Page last updated at 21:32 GMT, Sunday, 18 October 2009 22:32 UK. Tough task of vanquishing Taliban. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Pakistan pounds militant targets Oct 19, 2009
China to move 15,000 from smelter. Iran accuses Pakistan over attack. (BBC News -- South Asia)
Utopia in suburbia Oct 19, 2009
Especially "..but never does one see washing strung ... CaptCrunch, Sydney Story Tools The Goanna Goanna Tracks Most commented 88 comments 81 comments 71 comments 54 comments 53 comments 50 comments 163 comments 122 comments 80 comments 57 comments 17 comments Editor's picks Rocco Fazzari blogs on how the massive container ship named "China" surges ahead with its resource rich trading partner hitching a ride. Albert Tucker was one of Australia's most revered painters, but he was also a... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Emission: impossible Oct 18, 2009
Rocco Fazzari blogs on how the massive container ship named "China" surges ahead with its resource rich trading partner hitching a ride. Albert Tucker was one of Australia's most revered painters, but he was also a photographer, using his camera to record scenes for his paintings and the social and cultual milieu of his time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Seven missing Russian hikers found in NW China Oct 18, 2009
URUMQI, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- The seven Russian hikers reportedly missing have been found after being trapped for more than one month in remote Kunlun Mountain Range in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local officials said Saturday ... The Russian, five men and two women, hiked to the mountains in Minfeng County on Sept. 14, said a spokesman with the prefectural committee of the Communist Party of China, quoting their Chinese interpreter, Zhang Hong. (Xinhuanet, China)
