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US diplomat's ashes now at home in China

He was born in China and wanted to be buried in China. But Chinese and American officials watched the interment Monday of the ashes of John Leighton Stuart, the last U.S. ambassador to China before the Communists swept to power...

Newsweek: Is China the world's most stressed place?

The country is the world's most stressful: three decades of reforms have shredded China's safety net and transformed society beyond recognition. That's why, as Chinese leaders prepare to mark the 30th anniversary of Deng...

North Korea Remains Calm And Stable As Kim Wastes Away

Moscow (UPI) Nov 14, 2008 - The global media have been discussing the health of North Korean leader Kim Jong Il since September, after he failed to show up at several important official events, including celebrations of the...

'Proud of the Obama reality'

Prince Mashele More things are sure to be said as to what Barack Obama's electoral victory in the United States of America means for various peoples across the globe. We should also expect to hear some white people persuading...

The Indians have landed

Jeremy Page | November 18, 2008 Article from: The Australian A FLAWLESS 23-day Indian space mission has made a hard lunar landing, planting a flag symbolising the country's growing technical, economic and industrial might. It...

China's "Michael Jackson" a cut ahead in surgery

BEIJING (Reuters Life!) - The woman known as China's answer to Michael Jackson for her love of plastic surgery believes she's been under the knife 40 or 50 times since 1985 -- it's been so often, that she doesn't really remember.

Speaking at KU, former president Bush defends his son on war issue

LAWRENCE | Former President George H.W. Bush faced a few hecklers Sunday at the University of Kansas as he reminisced about his career and reflected on the economic and international issues dominating the end of his son's...

Beyond the Speech

Last week we were discussing the elements of persuasion in my Social Psychology class at Northfield High School. A passage from the text written by Professor David Myers of Hope College reminds us how important it is to...

Unity against China’s ‘United Front’ (1) : On history and today

The Taipei Times, Taiwan, Sunday, Nov 16, 2008- The civil war between the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) was filled with bloodshed and brutality. There were two main strategies adopted by...

China infected by world's sickness

Rowan Callick, China correspondent | November 17, 2008 Article from: The Australian SO the election of optimistic Obama as US president hasn't done the trick. New figures, for example, show that China's urban fixed-asset...