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Thursday, March 18, 2010
China: the coming costs of a superbubble
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China may seem to have defied the recession and the laws of economics. It hasn’t. When China’s bubble bursts, the global impact will be severe, spiking US interest rates.
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Thursday, March 18, 2010
Shanghai’s Super Girl (1 of 2)
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Yang Lei is the Shanghai Super Girl, China’s version of American Idol and the most viewed television show in the history of the world.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
A Host of Mummies, a Forest of Secrets
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In the middle of a terrifying desert north of Tibet, Chinese archaeologists have excavated an extraordinary cemetery. Its inhabitants died almost 4,000 years ago, yet their bodies have been well preserved by the dry air.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Texas Conservatives Win Curriculum Change
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After three days of turbulent meetings, the Texas Board of Education on Friday approved a social studies curriculum that will put a conservative stamp on history and economics textbooks, stressing the superiority of American capitalism, questioning the Founding Fathers’ commitment to a purely secular government and presenting Republican political philosophies in a more positive light.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Chinese human rights lawyer still missing
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Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of Chinese human rights lawyer Gao Zhisheng who was taken away by police a year ago.
China’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi denied a suggestion that Mr Gao had been tortured, saying that his rights had been protected.
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Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Thailand: Bangkok blood curse
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In a fit of class rage, Thais paint government offices in their own blood.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Google appears to drop censorship in China
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Internet giant denies change, but famous ‘Tank Man’ picture now accessible.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Young Chinese girl freaking the hell out of people walking into a building
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She just stands silently. But they act like they’ve seen a ghost.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Toyota Calls Hoax On Runaway Prius In San Diego
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Toyota’s sudden acceleration problems seemed to get immeasurably worse last week when San Diego resident James Sikes’ Prius appeared to accelerate uncontrollably, requiring assistance from a California Highway Patrol officer’s car to come to a stop. The media frenzy that ensued spread the story to every corner of the Internet, TV and print worlds. But now it looks like the whole thing may have been a hoax.
Or a scam.
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Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Korean War Veteran Builds Schools for his Former Enemies in China and North Korea
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Kim Chin-kyung (now known as James Kim) was just 15 when he went to war in 1950, serving for the South Korean army. He was ready to fight to defend his country from the Chinese and North Korean forces—but on the battlefield in Seoul, their armies were too powerful for his unit to overcome. Many of the 800 soldiers in Kim’s unit were killed by enemy fire. When a bullet hit Kim, he was sure he would be killed.
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