3 hrs ago | The Moscow Times
11 hrs ago | Bloomberg.com - Asia
Central China Real Estate Planning $244 Million Hong Kong IPO, People Say
Central China Real Estate Ltd. , part owned by Singapore's CapitaLand Ltd. , may raise as much as HK$1.9 billion in a Hong Kong initial public offering, said two people familiar with the sale.
19 hrs ago | Macon Area Online
Mon May 19, 2008 3:10 AM EDT -Gong Zhen, a student who survived when the earthquake destroyed Beichuan high school, cries as she attends a ceremony with around 500 students before resuming classes at a factory ...
Yesterday | MSNBC
Yesterday | New Delhi News.Net
Trade through Nathu La begins amid fresh border row
“The Sikkim government has already proposed to the government of India a review of the list of items and have suggested at least 100 items for export”
New Delhi News.Net Monday 19th May, 2008 Bilateral trade between India and China opened Monday through the fabled Silk Road amid a fresh border row, with Beijing claiming a strip of land in Sikkim. via New Delhi News.Net
Yesterday | PR-inside.com
Taiwan's incoming president seeks to quiet tensions with China
Taiwan swears in a new president Tuesday who promises a clean break with his predecessor's confrontational stance toward China. via PR-inside.com
Yesterday | People's Daily
Forbidden City opens disabled tourist paths
“This is an excellent example of how Beijing and China intends to advance accessibility for all people in the years to come”
Disabled tourists now have better access to Beijing's famous Forbidden City following extensive renovations. via People's Daily
Sunday | Guardian Unlimited
Search for China earthquake survivors bleak - AP
There were a few tales of rescues even six days after the magnitude 7.9 quake in central China. via Guardian Unlimited
Sunday | New America Media
Chinese Tourists Set to Arrive in U.S. This June
Sing Tao Daily , Posted: May 18, 2008 HONG KONG-The China Tourism Bureau and the U.S. Department of Commerce announced Thursday that as of June 17, Chinese citizens will be allowed to sightsee in the United ... via New America Media
Saturday May 17 | National Post
“The ducks, unfortunately, made people realize that there are these tailings ponds and we need to do something about these tailings ponds, or we need to slow down the growth of these tailings ponds”
One of the world's largest man-made structures is not a tourist attraction, such as the Great Wall of China or the Hoover Dam, and few in Canada-- where it's located -- know it exists. via National Post







