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The first cross-Strait weekend charter flight from China's mainland to Taiwan landed at Taipei Taoyuan airport early Friday morning.
Just weeks after China implemented a nationwide ban on free plastic bags, Yunnan province is once again putting itself at the forefront of the country's environmental movement - this time with a total ban on production, sales and use of plastic bags across the province next year.
Chinese people do not want French President Nicolas Sarkozy's to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, according to the results of a survey published on Wednesday.
The online poll conducted by Sina.com.cn, was held in response to Sarkozy's threat to boycott the ceremony. He said on Monday that his attendance will depend on the progress of the latest talks between the Chinese government and the private representatives of the Dalai Lama
Here comes the third Internet pop phrase of the year 2008. The first one was 'very pornographic, very violent' (很黄很暴力). The second one was 'I'm just here to buy soy sauce' (我出来打酱油的). The third and latest one is 'I'm here to do push-ups (我来做俯卧撑的).' What is its etymology?
A Chinese investment fund manager won the chance to have lunch with billionaire Warren Buffett by bidding $2.1 million in the most expensive charity auction on eBay.
Zhao Danyang, of Hong Kong-based Pure Heart China Growth Investment Fund, won the auction, which ended on Friday evening with a bid of $2,110,100.
Up to 30,000 people took part in the mass action in Weng'an county of Guizhou province on Saturday, torching government buildings and smashing and burning cars.
In its latest update, Xinhua said yesterday that trouble began when about 300 people, protesting against the authenticity of a police report on a 17-year-old girl's death, gathered at the county government and public security bureau around 3 pm.
The bright green algae, described as 'thick as a carpet', is making it impossible for dinghies to navigate the course that will host the Olympic regattas in less than two months.
The internet-based activity promoted under the slogan 'Welcome the Olympics, Improve Manners and Foster New Attitudes' officially began on Wednesday in Beijing. Aimed at promoting appropriate internet usage for a pleasant internet environment during the Olympic Games, the activity was met with much approval.
Foreign guests at the Olympics will certainly appreciate the new, cleaned-up Internet.The Chinese government's recent crackdown on civil rights groups may backfire and incite protests during the Beijing Olympics, warned Lu Jun, who ran a popular website for hepatitis B carriers shut down last month.
...Anyone who quotes this blog should do so under the full knowledge that this is all still rumor, and as such all of this must be taken with a grain of salt.
That said, here's what I'm hearing: One or more partners with Sequoia 56.com's board ... paid a visit to SARFT regulators to plead the case for 56 in an episode reminiscent of a visit IDG's Hugo Xiong paid to same to prevent disaster from befalling his portfolio company, Tudou. Unlike Xiong's SARFT audience, this source tells me, this one didn't go well: when the Sequoia partner or partners asked for a dispensation, SARFT's response was a chilly 'Why should we?'
Our local neighborhood grannies came knocking on my door this week to make sure I have a copy of the Olympic Legal Handbook. So forget about getting around the city on your skateboard this summer--according to the handbook, skateboarding on the street is now illegal, along with a host of other activities like hanging clothes outside your window and dumping garbage in the gutter.
An international architectural design competition for the so-called 'Sun-lit Schools' was launched here Wednesday, to seek solutions for solar-fueled school buildings in the countryside.
Contestants are required to design 'Sun-lit' school buildings with reference to climatic conditions in earthquake-hit areas such as Maerkang and Mianyang, both in Sichuan Province...
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