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Hong Kong Democrats Face Test

wsj.com     1 hr ago   17 related          

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong residents voted Sunday in legislative elections that threatened to set back the opposition camp and its push for greater democratic freedoms in the Chinese-ruled territory. Meanwhile, conservative...                    

China's new prosperity fuels fitness craze

iht.com     1 hr ago   4 related          

Several days a week, Wu Ruiyao hits the gym, where she sweats on a treadmill, tones her abs in a group exercise or stretches under the guidance of a personal trainer. Most Chinese still rely on farming for a living, and...                    

Web vigilante justice in China draws cries for reform

sacbee.com     10 hrs ago   2 related          

By TIM JOHNSON - Wang Fei's infidelity deeply upset his wife. Her family posted details of Wang Fei's affair on the Internet, angrily blaming him for his wife's suicide. Soon, tens of thousands of Chinese Web users knew...                    

China announces spacewalk plans

upi.com     4 hrs ago   3 related          

BEIJING, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Chinese officials have announced plans for their first space walk to take place later this month. The manned spacecraft Shenzhou-7 will lift off sometime between Sept. 25 and Sept. 30 from the...                    

Cutting Edge: Programmed Death-1 Up-Regulation Is Involved in the Attrition of...

biowizard.com     8 hrs ago   1 related          

Research Center for Biological Therapy, Beijing 302 Hospital, Beijing, China. Attrition of heterologous virus-specific CD8(+) T cells has been demonstrated in murine viral infection; however, little is known regarding...                    

Chinese Mainland Issues New Policies to Ease Cross-Strait Travel

redorbit.com     7 hrs ago          

Posted on: Sunday, 7 September 2008, 06:00 CDT Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua: "Chinese Mainland Issues New Policies To Ease Cross- Strait Travel"] XIAMEN,...                    

The Stock Market Game Fall 2008 Kickoff (at TheStreet.com)

yahoo.com     5 hrs ago          

The Stock Market Game is a curriculum-based teaching tool that allows students to invest a hypothetical $100,000 online stock portfolio to learn about long-term saving and investing. In terms of recent events and their...                    

Chinese Foreign Minister arrives

ddinews.gov.in     3 hrs ago          

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi arrived in Kolkata on Sunday on a three-day visit to India during which he will hold talks with Indian leadership which is expected to convey its disappointment to him about Beijing's...                    

Seven still leads after Olympics

news.com.au     4 hrs ago          

Michael Bodey | September 08, 2008 THE Seven network continued its strong TV ratings form in the first week after the Beijing Olympics, but Nine also gained confidence from its demographic performance. Seven won week 36...                    

Hu: Flexibility needed to resolve Iran nuke issue

gulfnews.com     21 hrs ago   10 related          

Beijing: Chinese President Hu Jintao has told his Iranian counterpart that flexibility from all parties was necessary for a peaceful resolution to the Iran nuclear issue. In a meeting on Saturday with Iranian President...                    

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