China, this is the world The Australian | WE should all wish the People's Republic of China success as host of the 2008 Olympics, for which it has made heroic efforts to prepare itself. | Expenditure on Olympics-related construction in Beijing has passed $40 billion. The city has doubled the capacity of its public transport system. It has...
Drug cheats and other swines Asia Times | By Jesse Fink | And so it begins. I'm not sure what's more riveting - the Olympic Games itself or the procession of drug busts that go with it. On Thursday, a second Chinese athlete was banned for life for failing a drug test. And wrestler Luo Meng tested positive for a diuretic five days after ba...
Drug cheats and other swines Asia Times | By Jesse Fink | And so it begins. I'm not sure what's more riveting - the Olympic Games itself or the procession of drug busts that go with it. On Thursday, a second Chinese athlete was banned for life for failing a drug test. And wrestler Luo Meng...
A new world under one Heaven Asia Times | By Francesco Sisci | Part 1: | BEIJING - Globalization in the West started with the Greeks - with the Anabasis told by Xenophon, a disciple of Socrates. Then, 10,000 Greek mercenaries marched to Persia to aid Cyrus, who enlisted Greek help to try t...
China: Dalai Lama must disavow Tibet independence The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- China insists the Dalai Lama prove he doesn't support Tibetan independence or disruption of the Beijing Olympics, telling two envoys for the spiritual leader that such "positive actions" are needed before further talks, a state news a...
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Chocolate makers try to satisfy a picky Chinese palate International Herald Tribune | : Hugues Pouget, the award-winning French dessert chef, has his work cut out for him as he tries to turn the Chinese into chocoholics. | "In Europe, we have centuries of history ...
Smoking in public now means $192 fine in Hong Kong The Times Of India | HONG KONG: Legislators in the city of 6.9 million passed late on Wednesday a new law, which will allow officials to issue spot fines of 1,500 Hong Kong dollars ($192) if they breach new a...
India, China not responsible for oil price rise: Deora The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: Blaming India and China for the oil price hike is "completely devoid of merit", Indian petroleum minister Murli Deora told the World Petroleum Congress in Madrid Thursday. | Oi...
Chocolate makers try to satisfy a picky Chinese palate International Herald Tribune | : Hugues Pouget, the award-winning French dessert chef, has his work cut out for him as he tries to turn the Chinese into chocoholics. | "In Europe, we have centuries of history about chocolate. Here, there's none," said Pouget, the 31-year-old champion of the France du Dessert competition, who started teaching Chinese chefs how to make gourmet c...
India, China not responsible for oil price rise: Deora The Times Of India | NEW DELHI: Blaming India and China for the oil price hike is "completely devoid of merit", Indian petroleum minister Murli Deora told the World Petroleum Congress in Madrid Thursday. | Oil prices again broke another record Thursday with Brent crude, sourced from the North Sea, rising ov...
