Bush defends decision to attend Olympics opening
TOYAKO, Japan - President Bush spoke out Sunday on the Beijing Olympics and North Korea's abduction of Japanese citizens, two sensitive issues in Asia, before turning attention to global talks on the Earth's rising temperature and oil prices.
Nations:North Korea Russia Germany Canada People:Yasuo Fukuda Barack Obama John McCain Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics China-U.S.
2008-07-06
China, Taiwan resume direct flights
TAOYUAN, Taiwan (AFP) - China and Taiwan resumed regular direct flights Friday for the first time in six decades, ushering in what Beijing called a "new start" in the cross-strait relations.
Nations:China People:Ma Ying-jeou Chen Shui-bian Source:(AFP)
2008-07-04
Taiwan, China set to launch historic weekend flights
TAIPEI (Reuters) - Taiwan and China, political rivals for six decades, will launch direct weekend charter flights on Friday, potentially letting millions of tourists visit the island in a historic move heralding a further warming of relations.
Nations:Taiwan China People:Ma Ying-jeou Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-03
General Motors holds off Toyota as June sales fall
DETROIT - General Motors Corp. soundly beat Toyota Motor Corp. in June to retain its traditional U.S. sales lead, but GM sales still dropped 18.2 percent during a dismal month for large automakers.
Activities:2008 U.S. Automakers Downturn Source:(AP)
2008-07-01
Man fatally stabs 5 police in Shanghai
BEIJING - A man armed with a knife stormed a police station in Shanghai on Tuesday, stabbing officers inside and killing at least five, authorities said.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2008-07-01
China, Dalai Lama's envoys resume talks
BEIJING (Reuters) - China resumed fence-mending talks with envoys of Tibet's exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Tuesday in a move that could burnish its international image weeks before the Chinese capital hosts the Olympics.
Nations:China People:Nicolas Sarkozy Hu Jintao Dalai Lama Activities:2008 Dalai Lama Talk Source:(Reuters)
2008-07-01
Beijing boasts stunning new buildings
BEIJING - This ancient capital city, long known for the architectural splendor of its centuries-old palaces and temples, is getting a new look that could have been plucked from science fiction.
Nations:China Source:(AP)
2008-06-30
China announces Olympics stability drive after riot
BEIJING - China has launched a nationwide campaign to defuse protest ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games, state media reported on Monday, days after a riot in the country's southwest highlighted volatile social strains.
People:Hu Jintao Activities:Weng'an County Incident 2008 Beijing Olympics Source:(Reuters)
2008-06-29
Zimbabwe's Mugabe sworn in after discredited vote
HARARE, Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe's longtime ruler Robert Mugabe was sworn in as president for a sixth term Sunday after a widely discredited runoff in which he was the only candidate. His main rival dismissed the inauguration as "an exercise in self-delusion."
Nations:Egypt China Swaziland South Africa Russia Zimbabwe People:Morgan Tsvangirai Robert Mugabe Yang Jiechi Condoleezza Rice Activities:2008 Zimbabwe Election Source:(AP)
2008-06-29
Riots in southwest China over girl's death: report
BEIJING (AFP) - Rioters in southwestern China torched government buildings and cars after anger over a probe into a schoolgirl's death exploded into violent protests, locals and state press said Sunday.
Activities:Weng'an County Incident Source:(AFP)
2008-06-29
Wild China: Tibet
BBC Documentary -- China is a vast country with an astonishingly diverse landscape. Through unprecedented access, this six-part series reveals the little-known natural treasures and secret wildlife havens of China's wildest regions.
Nations:China Source:(BBC)
2008-06-29
Wild China: Shangri-La
BBC Documentary -- China is a vast country with an astonishingly diverse landscape. Through unprecedented access, this six-part series reveals the little-known natural treasures and secret wildlife havens of China's wildest regions.
Nations:China Source:(BBC)
2008-06-29
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