China urges Iran to respond to nuclear package

"BEIJING- China urged Iran on Tuesday to respond to a package of incentives to stop enriching uranium and called on G8 powers to show patience, saying the standoff over Iran's nuclear plans had entered..."

First Beijing train nears Lhasa

"See the railway The first train from China to Tibet has passed its highest point and is nearing the Tibetan capital, Lhasa. The train set off on Saturday following the inauguration of th..."

China follows a familiar road

"The Great Chinese Road Trip ! Beijing to Three Gorges Dam to Shennongjia to Nanyang etc."

China cracks down on blogs, search engines

"BEIJING - China's Internet regulators are stepping up controls on blogs and search engines to block material it considers unlawful or immoral, the government said Friday."As more and more illegal and ..."

The coolest guy and the cruelest tax collector…

"We promised to keep you updated on absurdities connected to the World Cup, and today we have a couple of great ones. In Beijing, fire broke out in a hutong — a traditional courtyard dwelling — in the middle of the night, just as the France-Spain match was...

2008 Beijing Olympic Stadium looks like...

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Open Letter from Galapagos Art Space: Manifest Desiny, Galapagos Style

Galapagos Art Space wants to expand in Brooklyn , and would like to open – or partner with - venues in Berlin, Mumbai (Bombay) and Beijing. We’re looking for partners, both here and abroad, to team with in order to accomplish that goal. Why? Any decent band can rent a...

China: Internet cos. must obey its laws

"China welcomes foreign Internet companies working in China, but they must respect and abide by the country's laws, including those on expression, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said Thursday."

China invites oil firms to join invasion of Tibet

" The Chinese government is to woo foreign companies such as BP and Shell to explore for oil in Tibet. The controversial move follows a failure by the partly state-owned PetroChina to realise Beijing's hopes that the disputed land could quickly become a major source of fuel...

As China rises, so does its risk

"How did China find itself in the crosshairs of the Movement for Emancipation of the Niger Delta, a group it once might have praised for its revolutionary fervor? Nearly three decades ago the Chinese Communist Party renounced its commitment to Marxist economic principles and...

Comrade Ambrose

"Gee this sounds like the whining that comes out of Conservative MP and Minister of the Environment; Rona Ambrose's mouth. Beijing unlikely to meet air quality targets"