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'Beautiful teacher' becomes new hero
Woman who lost both legs after rescuing youngsters from path of runaway bus is lauded as a symbol of selflessness by people in need of a champion The middle school teacher, 29, has received national praise and inspired widespread soul-searching in the three weeks since she lost her legs pushing two children from the path of a bus in Jiamusi, ... (more)
Love for heroic teacher flows online
BEIJING, May 25 -- An outpouring of love and appreciation via the Internet is being aimed at a middle school teacher in northeast China's Heilongjiang province who was injured while saving two students from an oncoming bus.
Where are all the young people?
Traveling through remote country fields and flat houses, two city slickers come face to face with the harsh truths of China's changing rural landscape The sound of pounding hooves and shouting erupted behind us.
China's Landscape Architects Undo the Damage of Development
Chinese landscape architects are buffeted by twoA trends changing the planet: the information technology revolution coming out of the U.S. andA one of theA largest mass migrations in history, the current process ofA urbanizationA in China, said Liang Wei, PhD, a landscape architect andA professor at the Beijing Tsinghua Urban Planning & Design ... (more)
Long road closures frustrate Tongatapu tourism operators
A car windscreen was smashed with a shovel in a confrontation between a road-worker and a tourism operator after tensions rose last week during one of many long closures of the main road toA Kanokupolu.
Ethnic Koreans from China Hit by Seoul Visa Policy
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Hero teacher who saved kids gets 2nd surgery
State Councilor Liu Yandong pays a visit to Zhang Lili, a teacher seriously injured by a bus after pushing students out of danger, at the intensive care unit of the First Affiliated University of Harbin Medical University on Sunday.
Quiet CDS creep highlights China risk
As credit default swaps A for many euro zone sovereigns haveA zoomed to ever new record highs this year,A ChineseA CDS too have been quietlyA creeping higher.A Five-year CDS are around 135 bps today, meaning it costs $135,000 a year to insure exposure to $10 million of Chinese risk over a five-year period.
Trapped Chinese coal miner rescued after 17 days
State television and the official Xinhua News Agency say rescuers brought 39-year-old Si Li out of the Junyuan No.
Heroic deeds of Zhang Lili and Shen Xing tainted by party's propaganda machine
Double standard in play in campaigns to win the hearts of the young by extolling the virtues of selfless acts Mainland media were awash with praise for two young heroes last week - 29 year-old teacher Zhang Lili and 31-year-old PLA soldier Shen Xing.
Android Thumbstick MK802 - Cheap Candy
Android on a stick anyone? TheA FXI Cotton Candy A garnered a lot of attention andA is slowly starting to filter its way into the wild, but the Chinese market has just released a similar Android based thumb stick.
Trapped miner found alive after 17 days
In a miraculous escape, a miner has been found alive 17 days after being trapped underground following a coal mine flood in China's Heilongjiang province, Xinhua reported.
The Psychology of Interior Design
In Hong Kong and other wealthy enclaves in China, many upperclass Chinese have no qualmsA about spending big bucks for a top-notch Feng Shui consultant to evaluate their home or officeA to ensure their space's energy alignment will boost their fortune.
Former U.S. Nuclear Commander Startles With Proposal To Cut Weapons Arsenal By 80%
The chairman ofA a House subcommittee thatA helps shapeA the nation's nuclear arsenal, Rep.
This past weekend, the University of Mary Washington celebrated its 101st annual commencement.
China's Cultural War Against Tibetans Continues
The recent closure of two private schools in China for the crime of trying to sustain Tibetan culture is a reminder that Beijing's war on Tibetans continues.
HSBC China opens new branch in Harbin
HSBC Company Limited, a wholly-foreign-owned bank solely owned by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, opened a new branch in Harbin, capital of northeast Heilongjiang province on Tuesday.
Zhao Qiaofa never imagined traditional fans would bring the winds of change to his life.
Teacher loses legs saving students from charging bus
A 29-year-old middle school teacher in northeast China's Heilongjiang province was run over and lost both of her legs after pushing two students out of the way of an oncoming bus on Tuesday.
The Ministry of Public Security has confirmed that a mainland tourist who is suspected to have stolen a rare military decoration when he traveled to Jinmen Island near Fujian province has been detained, and that the relic was recovered.