CHINA
Impressed With China
So did my year in China have me looking back with appreciation for its history and spirit? Or were the pollution and big government detractors of my enjoyment? Yes. Days before I left to go to China...
Posted on 10/20/12 at 11:40 AM
Rocket launches into aurora plus a new meteorite falls in China
As some of us stood amazed at the haphazard dance of northern lights last Saturday night, a team of scientists and graduate students from New Hampshires Space Science Center watched with equal amaze...
Posted on 2/21/12 at 2:38 PM
Breakfast Cookies get a vegan makeover
You won't find any butter in Noemi Aylesworth's refrigerator. You may see a carton of soy milk on the shelf, but definitely not the kind that comes from an animal species. No cheese, either. "If some...
Posted on 11/13/11 at 2:13 PM
What's In a Name?
I love words. I see words in my head, and they have meaning. I am thankful for a mother who loved to read and loved to go to the library. I do not remember a time in my life without reading and witho...
Posted on 11/3/11 at 9:14 AM
Jamestown College offering new course on Chinese language, culture
Jamestown College will offer a Chinese Language and Culture course taught by two visiting Chinese professors beginning Monday, Sept. 12. Community members are welcome to take the class, which will be ...
Posted on 8/31/11 at 3:31 PM
Rat meat sold as lamb in latest China food scandal
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese police have broken up a criminal ring accused of taking meat from rats and foxes and selling it as lamb in the country's latest food safety scandal.By Associated Press , May 03, 2013
China rushes relief after Sichuan quake kills 188
LUSHAN, China (AP) — After dynamiting through landslide-blocked roads, Chinese relief crews hurried food, water and other supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan province Monday, two days after an earthquake killed at least 188 people and injured more than 11,000.By Gillian Wong, Associated Press , April 22, 2013
China rushes relief after Sichuan quake kills 180
YA'AN, China (AP) — Rescuers and relief teams struggled to rush supplies into the rural hills of China's Sichuan province Sunday after an earthquake left at least 180 people dead and more than 11,000 injured and prompted frightened survivors to spend a night in cars, tents and makeshift shelters.By Associated Press , April 21, 2013
Death toll from bird flu in China rises to 13
BEIJING (AP) — Two more people have died in China from a new strain of bird flu, raising the death toll from the virus to 13, state media reported Sunday.April 14, 2013
China destroys Ikea cake, Nestle chocolate
BEIJING (AP) — Chinese authorities say they have destroyed nearly two tons of chocolate cake imported by Sweden's Ikea for violating food quality standards.By Associated Press , March 05, 2013
KFC launches China campaign to rebuild brand
February 26, 2013
US looking at action against China cyberattacks
The Obama administration is considering more assertive action against Beijing to combat a persistent cyber-espionage campaign it believes Chinese hackers are waging against U.S. companies and government agencies.February 01, 2013
China's growth rebounds but still vulnerable
China's economy is finally rebounding from its deepest slump since the 2008 global crisis but the shaky recovery could be vulnerable to a new downturn in global trade.January 19, 2013
Severe smog prompts unusual transparency
By Christopher Bodeen and Gillian Wong, Associated Press , January 14, 2013
China censorship prompts rally and online protest
BEIJING (AP) — Free-speech protesters in masks squared off against flag-waving communist loyalists in a southern Chinese city Tuesday as a dispute over censorship at a newspaper spilled into the broader population, with authorities shutting microblog accounts of supporters of the paper.By Gillian Wong, Associated Press , January 08, 2013
Brrr! China's coldest winter in decades at new low
BEIJING (AP) — China is experiencing unusual chills this winter with its national average temperature hitting the lowest in 28 years, and snow and ice have closed highways, canceled flights, stranded tourists and knocked out power in several provinces.By Associated Press , January 05, 2013
Canada OKs CNOOC's takeover bid for Nexen
Canada approved China's biggest overseas energy acquisition, a $15.1 billion takeover by state-owned CNOOC of Canadian oil and gas producer Nexen, but vowed Friday to reject any future foreign takeovers in the oil sands sector by state owned companies.December 08, 2012
China hauls away activists in congress crackdown
BEIJING (AP) — During her 30-hour train journey to Beijing, Wang Xiulan ducked into bathrooms whenever the conductors checked IDs. Later, as she lay low in the outskirts of the capital, unidentified men caught her in a nighttime raid and hauled her to a police station. She assumed a fake identity to get away, and is now in hiding again.By Gillian Wong, Associated Press , November 07, 2012
China think tank urges gov't to end 1-child policy
A government think tank is urging Chinese leaders to start phasing out China's one-child policy immediately and allow two children for every family by 2015, a daring proposal to do away with the unpopular policy.November 01, 2012
Raft of office-buying fuels disgust from Chinese
In a small town in northern China's Inner Mongolia where sheep and cattle easily outnumber humans, Fan Chen paid a Communist Party boss three times an average urban resident's annual salary to become a local police chief.November 01, 2012
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