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Sun, 11 May 2008 16:43:00 GMT

Tibetan protestors chain themselves to Kathmandu's Chinese embassy gate

A group of Tibetan protesters chained themselves together in front of the Chinese Embassy's visa office in Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, on Saturday. Sixteen protesters secured themselves to each other with chains and padlocks at the Chinese embassy in
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:43:00 GMT

Tibetan women protest in Nepal, over 500 detained

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepali police detained 562 Tibetan women at an anti-China rally in Kathmandu on Sunday, the first all-women protest against Chinese rule in their homeland, officials said. Some shouted 'We want free Tibet' while others wept as they
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:42:00 GMT

Rugby: Hong Kong rules the biggest unknown factor

As commercial details around the Hong Kong Bledisloe test reach sign-off point, there remains one big unknown about this historic game - the rules under which it will be played. The Australian and New Zealand rugby unions have agreed on a date, a fee and
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:41:00 GMT

Beijing creates Commercial Aircraft Corp.

Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China has a capitalization of 19 billion yuan, or $2.72 billion, with 6 billion yuan coming from the state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, giving it the single largest stake at 30 percent, Xinhua said.
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:41:00 GMT

Viral Outbreak in Worst-Hit China City under Control

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Sun, 11 May 2008 16:38:00 GMT

China launches jumbo jet company to reduce reliance on Boeing and Airbus

BEIJING - China has established a homegrown company to make passenger jumbo jets, state media reported Sunday - a step forward in the country's quest to become less dependent on Boeing and Airbus. China Commercial Aircraft Co. was established in Shanghai
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:31:00 GMT

Nepalese police detain more than 600 female Tibetan protesters

KATHMANDU, Nepal - Police detained more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, including many Buddhist nuns, on Sunday after breaking up several demonstrations in Nepal's capital against China's recent crackdown in Tibet. The protesters held three separate
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Beijing goes for the gold

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Sun, 11 May 2008 16:30:00 GMT

Chinese firms eye Aussie farmland

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Sun, 11 May 2008 16:28:00 GMT

China Says 3 Abducted Workers Freed in Nigeria Millions in Recovered Assets to Fund Zambian Hospitals REPORTS BY REGIONEAST AFRICAmore WEST AFRICAmore Sudan Breaks Ties With Chad Over Rebel Attack on Khartoum Sudan Says Rebel Attack on Capital Defeat

China's Foreign Ministry says three Chinese construction workers kidnapped earlier this week in southern Nigeria have been released. A brief statement Saturday said the employees of the China Civil Construction Corporation were freed Friday. It did not
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:27:00 GMT

Higher Education in China Expanding

· China is in the midst of a building boom of colleges and universities. The country is attempting to improve the quality of these institutions and its world ranking. Share this page using one of the following services: Recipient's e-mail address: »
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:24:00 GMT

Fire Destroys Four Classrooms Of Chinese School

KUCHING, May 10 (Bernama) -- Four classrooms and the teachers' room of a Chinese school here were destroyed in a fire early Saturday. No one was injured in the blaze which destroyed the wooden classrooms and the teachers' room of the Sekolah Rendah
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:23:00 GMT

Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation IC design centre and IP servicing centre earns ISO 27001 quality system certification

EDN ASIA MAGAZINE Loading Flash Movie. Hong Kong Science & Technology Parks Corporation IC design centre and IP servicing centre earns ISO 27001 quality system certification (Business News, 05 May 2008 ) Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:23:00 GMT

No post-Olympic recession for China: economist

- -- China, with a large economic size, would not face recession after the Olympic Games, the World Bank's new chief economist Justin Yifu Lin said on Sunday. Some Olympics hosts experienced post-Olympic decline because investment dropped. China,
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:20:00 GMT

Nepal detains almost 600 Tibetan women at rally

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Sun, 11 May 2008 16:20:00 GMT

Over 500 Tibetan women detained after Nepal protest

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Sun, 11 May 2008 16:19:00 GMT

Nepali police arrest hundreds of Tibetans

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Sun, 11 May 2008 16:16:00 GMT

Nepal police detain more than 600 female Tibetan protesters

Police detained more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, including many Buddhist nuns, on Sunday after breaking up several demonstrations against China's recent crackdown in Tibet.It was the largest number of protesters detained on a single day since
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:16:00 GMT

Massive rally in Amsterdam in support of Olympics

Amsterdam, May 11 (Xinhua) Thousands of Chinese students and Chinese Dutch people staged a rally on the Dam Square in downtown Amsterdam in support of the Beijing Olympic Games being held in August. Tens of thousands of brochures, leaflets and souvenirs
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:14:00 GMT

Nepal police detain more than 600 female Tibetan protesters

KATMANDU, Nepal Police detained more than 600 female Tibetan protesters, including many Buddhist nuns, on Sunday after breaking up several demonstrations against China's recent crackdown in Tibet. It was the largest number of protesters detained on a
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:13:00 GMT

Alzheimer Disease Genetics - Research from Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences has provided new data on Alzheimer disease genetics

A report, 'Association of NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 and Alzheimer's disease in Chinese,' is newly published data in Journal of Molecular Neuroscience. According to a study from Beijing, , 'Several lines of evidence support a role of in the
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:11:00 GMT

China forms company to make regional and jumbo jets

BEIJING (Reuters) - China established a company on Sunday to build regional commercial jets, with an eye to eventually reducing the country's reliance on Boeing <BA.N> and Airbus <EAD.DE> for jumbo jets, official media said on Sunday. The new
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:08:00 GMT

NAB puts listing in frame for China's UTI

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Sun, 11 May 2008 16:08:00 GMT

China forms company to make regional, jumbo jets

BEIJING (Reuters) - China has established a company to build regional commercial jets, with an eye to eventually reducing the country's reliance on Boeing <BA.N> and Airbus <EAD.DE> for jumbo jets, official media said on Sunday. Commercial
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:08:00 GMT

China commemorates debate on criterion for truth

The debate concluded that 'social practice is the sole criterion for judging truth', whereas previously some people held the view that whatever the leaders said was always true, said Li Jingtian, vice president of the Party School of the CPC Central
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:08:00 GMT

Economist: No post-Olympic recession for China

BEIJING, May 11 (Xinhua) -- China, with a large economic size, would not face recession after the Olympic Games, the World Bank's new chief economist Justin Yifu Lin said on Sunday. Some Olympics hosts experienced post-Olympic decline because investment
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:07:00 GMT

China's CCTV takes aim at foreign gold miners

BEIJING, May 11 (Reuters) - State-run China Central Television has run a show that sharply criticized foreign mining investors in China, and suggested the country might tighten restrictions over investment in the sector. CCTV's half-hour segment,
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:07:00 GMT

Three injured in evacuation from China plane: media

The reports did not say how many passengers and crew were on board the Boeing B737-800, which was bound for Wuhan in Hubei province. After the controls indicated a possible fire, the crew ordered all passengers to exit the plane, during which three
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:06:00 GMT

Three Chinese workers freed in Nigeria

BEIJING (AFP) - Three Chinese construction workers kidnapped on Tuesday in southern Nigeria have been freed, China's foreign ministry said Saturday. The three employees, who were working for the China Civil Engineering Construction Corp., were abducted
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:06:00 GMT

Tibet rally in Paris calls for pressure on China

PARIS (AFP) - Several hundred demonstrators rallied Saturday in Paris in the name of Tibet with a call on the international community to step up pressure on China. Protesters were seen marching towards the Eiffel Tower with Tibetan flags and placards
Sun, 11 May 2008 16:06:00 GMT