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Xinhua: Investigation in Progress

justrecently — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:31:00 -0600

Local official: Belgian journalists, villagers scuffle in China’s AIDS zone
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ZHENGZHOU, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) — An investigation is in progress into an incident in which three Belgian journalists scuffled with villagers in central China’s AIDS zone on Nov. 27, a provincial government spokesman said on Tuesday. [.....]

Belgian TV crew attacked in Henan Province

justrecently — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 12:41:00 -0600

Tom Van de Weghe and his crew were attacked in a rural area of Henan province while interviewing people suffering from AIDS, according to the Foreign Correspondents Club of China on Thursday, according to boxun.com.
According to a statement on the Foreign Correspondents Club website,
Van de Weghe, his cameraman and assistant were beaten up and robbed [...]

Zeng Jinyan’s Blog wins Voice of Germany Award

justrecently — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 14:56:00 -0600

In a post of November 28, Zeng Jinyan takes the opportunity of Thanksgiving Day to thank the readers of her blog for reading, even though most posts’ contents are painful. She also thanks the commenters, no matter if they offer support or speak out against her posts. The time readers take to write and react encourages her [...]

Vitaly A. Rubin (1976): Thoughts do not Die

justrecently — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 06:25:00 -0600

In February 1972, Dr Vitaly A. Rubin, a Senior Research Fellow in Chinese Studies at Moscow’s Institute of Oriental Studies, applied for an exit visa to emigrate to Israel. Rubin was Jewish, educated in the orthodox tradition of his people. Following his visa application, he was pressured into resigning his position at the Institute, his [...]

A Scientific Interview with Hermit the Taoist Dragonfly

justrecently — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:21:00 -0600

JR: Hermit the Taoist Dragonfly is the authoritative expert on issues like Buddhism, Falun Gong, India, imperialism, the righteousness of the Chinese Communist Party, science, Taiwan, Taoism, Tibet, and the calamitous way Western media steer otherwise happy, nice and peaceful people into terrorist madness. Thank you very much for bestowing this opportunity for an interview [...]

The Economist predicts 2009

justrecently — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 02:10:00 -0600

The Economist has collected predictions for the year ahead - articles and comments about expected developments around the world.
James Miles of the Economist writes about China after the Olympics. Kevin Rudd believes that medium-sized countries like Australia can lead by example on issues such as financial stability, climate change, and development.
We may also pick one [...]

Turkey and Greece look East

justrecently — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 11:45:00 -0600

India and Turkey are discussing the use of the Baku-Tblisi-Ceyhan (TPC) pipeline as a shortcut for Russian oil supplies to India, reports Today’s Zaman. The oil from Russia is currently shipped across the Black Sea and the Turkish Straits - the latter are bottlenecks because the limit on cargo allowed to pass through the Turkish Straits is [...]

China the Best Place for Foreign Investment?

justrecently — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 04:46:00 -0600

Sing Tao Daily (Hong Kong, UK edition) opened on Friday with the headline that mainland China was the world’s best place to invest (全球最佳投资地), according to KPMG. The article stated that China was followed by the US, India, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The ranking is based on a survey conducted by KPMG from September to October. [...]

Concept Cars at 6th Guangzhou International Auto Show

PanAsianBiz — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 20:58:00 -0600

I’m heading to San Francisco later this week to attend the 51st San Francisco International Auto Show. Got my press pass, the whole nine yards. I get to hang around back stage, meet the girls, see the cars before most everyone else does. Watch for pix. Better yet, do the RSS thing - Subscribe to [...]
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BOOM! India enters the Global Stage

justrecently — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:07:00 -0600

An Indian navy ship has destroyed a suspected Somali pirate vessel after it came under attack in the Gulf of Aden, according to BBC News. The BBC website also carries a report describing how piracy is hurting India.
And the Somali pirates’ side of the story is here: “We don’t consider ourselves sea bandits. (…) We [...]