Tibet Diary: Trekking along the CCP Propaganda Mission

On June 19, 2009, Chinese Communist mouthpiece, Xinhua attempts to report on "Tibet Diary" a documentary film made by two Americans, Katy and Moge.As mentioned in that peice, Moge says "I want to give some advice to people who visit Tibet: open your mind and cast aside your...

China Adopts Food Safety Law

BEIJING - China's legislature has enacted a new food safety law Saturday, to go into effect on June 1st.  The National People's Congress has approved the law, which will ensure food safety "from the...

Artificial snow in China closes 12 highways

Twelve major roads in Beijing were closed yesterday due to heavy snow falling on the capital. However, this snow was artificial as the clouds above were seeded with chemicals to make it snow. The northern province...

China nightclub fire kills 15

Another tragic loss of life, caused by the carelessness of peoplewho were out for a good time. "A group celebrating a birthday shot off fireworks at their table and set fire to a bar in China's Fujian province,...

Bird flu confirmed in western Canada

A strain of the bird flu virus has been detected on a poultry farm in the western Canadian province of British Columbia, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said Saturday. "The CFIA confirmed "the presence...

China Dairy Boss Pleads Guilty in Melamine Case

The trial of the chairwoman of the now bankrupt Sunlu Group, a Chinese company at the centre of the tainted milk scandal, started today.  Sixty-six year old Tian Wenhua has pleaded guilty to charges of...

reelection in thailand on dec 11

" Thailand's Election Commission (EC) chairman Apichart Sukhagganond said Wednesday that the reelection date will be on December 11 after the Constitution Court on Tuesday ruled to dissolve the ruling People Power Party (PPP), Matchima Thipataya Party and Chart Thai Party...

UPDATE Subway Collapse... 17 Missing

Is poor construction the cause of this collapse?Sadly it looks like this could be the problem with designers and contractors being held.Update 11/17/2008 0548 PST"Update 11/17/2008 0548 PSTBEIJING (AFP) – The...

China blasts Dalai Lama over negotiations doubts

Doubts expressed by Dalai Lama over his performace in the Tibetan autonomy issue and the usefulness of new talks, sparkled blasts by official media in China. There are also doubts over the...

BREAKING NEWS: USA to Remove DPRK from Terrorist List Imminent?

http://english.cri.cn/2947/2008/10/10/189s413464.htm According to reports from Xinhua, CRI English, and the Washington Post, there is the possibility that the USA will remove North Korea [a.k.a. the Democratic People's Republic of Korea] from its list of states that sponsor...

China: 200 villagers sickened by arsenic in water

The "melamine in milk" scare which was a big blow for China is not yet over. And now "arsenic in water" sickens hundreds more. "BEIJING —  The number of villagers sickened by drinking water...

CHINA DENOUNCED proposed US arms sale to Taiwan

"Beijing, Oct 04: China on Saturday denounced the US government's decision to sell arms to Taiwan worth up to USD 6.5 billion, according to state media. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Jianchao said the Chinese government and people firmly opposed the move, which...

China space mission article hits Web before launch

This is really odd. Unless this is a mistake, but if not, it really makes you wonder about propaganda and the role of the media and the government in China.The country's official news agency Xinhua posted an...

145,000 evacuated as typhoon hits China

With winds of over 100 miles per hour, Typhoon Hagupit made landfall in southern China's Guangdong province today, days after wreaking havoc on the Philippines. Three ships from Hong Kong-based  based luxury...

China quality chief resigns over baby milk scandal

Under the mouting criticism chief of  China's quality watchdog, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, Li Changjiang, had resigned from his post. The scale of...

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