Tag: Beijing
China reports two more deaths from child virus
Chinareported two more deaths on Thursday from a severe strain of hand, footand mouth disease, bringing its toll from the outbreak to 30, all ofthem young children, Xinhua news agency reported."Hand, foot and mouth...
Chinese claim Olympic Torch on Everest summit
NEPAL Namche Bazaar (Everest region) - According to Chinese state media reports - not known for their accurate reporting - the special Olympic Torch has reached the summit of Mount Everest. Or has it? Chinese...
Microsoft builds new Beijing R&D center, plans to...
" Microsoft will spend US$280 million on a Beijing research and development center and double its full-time R&D staff in China to 3,000 over the next few years, the Wall Street Journal reported. Microsoft China's chairman, Zhang Ya-Qin, said during the center's...
Olympic torch lit on Everest summit
UPDATE: 8:00p.m. May 7, Chinese climbers brings Olympic torch to summit."Chinese television showed the climbers, carrying special high-altitude torches, reaching the summit at 0920 local time (0100GMT).Huddled...
Virus fears spread to Beijing
Two Beijing kindergartens were temporarily closed yesterday due tofears of the hand, foot and mouth disease that has already killed atleast 26 children in China, Reutersreported. The number of infected children in the kindergartens has notbeen confirmed, and the sick are...
Beijing admits visa policies have changed
Beijing has officially acknowledged that it has tightened visa procedures ahead of the Olympic Games, APreported. Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said that the approvalprocess has become "more strict" and authorities were now "moreserious" with the visa approval...
Child virus fears spread to China's capital
At least 26 children have died in rural China from a virus that is now spreading into Beijing. So far, two kindergartens in the city have been closed against the spread of the outbreak of hand, foot and mouth...
China president begins Japan visit
Chinese president Hu Jintao has begun a visit to Japan, an always awkward meeting considering the two are historical rivals. His visit was marked by significant protests in Tokyo over the Tibet issue, but there...
China on alert over deadly child virus
UPDATE: 12:10AM EST - May 4The death toll has now been raised to 24."China on Sunday raised the death toll to 24 following the outbreak of a virus in another province a day after the Health Ministry ordered...
Canadian Cranberry Warriors to Besiege Beijing in...
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorIn what can only be described as Cranberry Camouflage , Canada's Olympic athletes look more like Warriors off to "Fright in Cranberryistan" intimidating the neighbouring...
China puts nation on alert to try to stop deadly ...
Another deadly virus has the Chinese authorities worried."BEIJING - China's Health Ministry issued a nationwide alert Saturday calling for heightened efforts to control a virus that has caused the deaths of 22 children in one city and shows signs of spreading. ...
Dalai Lama envoys to go to China
Just ahead of Olympic games to start China has agreed to host a meeting with envoys of Tibetan spiritual leader. The talk would begin on Saturday."Envoys of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, are...
Olympic torch relay begins in Hong Kong
The Olympic torch relay has begun through the rainy streets of Hong Kong"One angry mob harrassed a small group of pro-democracy supporters, yelling at them, "Do you think this is Paris?" It was a reference to the...
Hong Kong prepares for torch tour
Hong Kong has denied access to some activists planning protests during the upcoming Olympic torch relay. They want to make sure their relay goes smoothly and does not encounter some of the problems from the previous...
Sen. Brownback: China will spy on you at the Oly...
China will Monitor your internet acitivity while at OlympicsChina is pressuring hotels to put in internet filtering devices in hotels that will provide lodging to those attending the 2008 Summer Olympics. These...
