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
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
Chinese think tank urges end to one-child policy
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese government think tank is urging the country's leaders to start phasing out its one-child policy immediately and allow two children for every family by 2015, a daring proposal to do away with the unpopular policy.By Alexa Olesen, Associated Press , October 31, 2012
Mystery absence of China leader fuels rumor frenzy
Where is president-in-waiting Xi Jinping?September 11, 2012
China quake survivors await shelter, expect rain
Survivors of multiple earthquakes in southwestern China waited for shelter and other supplies on Monday amid forecasts of heavy rains that are likely to hinder ongoing search efforts.September 10, 2012
Tokyo city officials survey disputed islands
ABOARD THE KOYO MARU (AP) — Tokyo city officials planning to buy tiny islands at the center of a longtime territorial dispute with China surveyed the area Sunday on a visit meant to send a message of ownership.September 02, 2012
Japan activists land, raise flags on disputed isle
SENKAKU ISLANDS, Japan (AP) — Japanese activists swam ashore and raised flags Sunday on an island claimed by both Japan and China, fanning an escalating territorial dispute between the two Asian powers.August 19, 2012
Murder trial of wife of Chinese politician begins
The wife of disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai stood trial Thursday for the murder of a British former associate in a tightly orchestrated proceeding that marks a key step toward resolving the messiest scandal the leadership has faced in two decades.August 09, 2012
Chinese spacecraft docks with orbiting module
BEIJING (AP) — A Chinese spacecraft carrying three astronauts docked manually with an orbiting module on Sunday, a first for the country as it strives to match American and Russian exploits in space.June 24, 2012
Watching dissidents is a booming business in China
BEIJING — Every workday at 7:20 a.m., colleagues pick up Yao Lifa from his second-floor apartment and drive him to the elementary school where he taught for years.By By Charles Hutzler, Associated Press , May 27, 2012
Chinese activist who fled house arrest lands in US
NEW YORK (AP) — A blind Chinese legal activist who was suddenly allowed to leave the country arrived in the United States on Saturday, ending a nearly monthlong diplomatic tussle that had tested U.S.-China relations.May 20, 2012
What China's dissidents are saying about Chen
BEIJING (AP) — On Thursday, legal activist Chen Guangcheng told the United States that he wants to leave China, deepening a diplomatic dispute. His case has drawn comments from other prominent Chinese activists and dissidents — both to Chen directly and in other forums.May 03, 2012
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