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China's trade rises sharply in December
BEIJING -- Chinese trade rebounded sharply in December, a sign that the world’s second largest economy was broadening its recovery. Exports grew 14.1% from a year earlier, well above November’s 2.9% year-on-year growth, official data...
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Chinese news organizations rally behind censored paper
This post has been corrected. See the note at the bottom for details. GUANGZHOU, China -- In a rare show of defiance to China’s censors, news organizations around the country rallied behind colleagues at the maverick Southern Weekly who are...Tags: Journalism, Freedom of the Press, China, Xi Jinping, Hu Jintao
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China activists urge visits to confined wife of dissident
Her eyes showing anguish behind her glasses, Liu Xia whispers urgently into the ear of one of the Chinese activists who barrels past the guard at her Beijing apartment – a place that has become her prison. The brief video of their Friday...
Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, New Year's Day, Chen Guangcheng, China, Liu Xiaobo
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China newspaper dispute sparks protest, tests new leaders
BEIJING -- A spat over a censored New Year's editorial in a leading newspaper has quickly escalated into a widening challenge to the Chinese government's limits on media freedoms. Journalists at the muckraking Southern Weekly have staged a strike and...Tags: Journalism, Freedom of the Press, China, Politics, Newspaper and Magazine
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North Korea Raises Fears with Successful Rocket Launch
CNNHONG KONG -- Eight months ago, the international community stifled a snigger when North Korea's hyped rocket launch ended with a fizzle. At the time, Pyongyang surprised just about everyone by actually admitting its failure, a departure from previous...Tags: Heritage Foundation, Lee Myung-bak, China, Kim Jong Un, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Travelzoo: Travel Smart With Gabe Saglie
KTLA NewsVac-Asian China & Tibet Roundtrip airfare from LAX to Bangkok 8 nights’ accommodations in upscale hotels · 4 nights in 4-Star Traders Hotel in Beijing · 3 nights in the 4-Star Jardin Secret Hotel in Lhasa, Tibet Highlights: Visits to the Forbidden City...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Sammy Hagar, Bars and Clubs, Turtle Bay, Personal Service
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China pollution results in factory closures, flight cancellations
BEIJING -- A prolonged spell of air pollution across a large area of China has led to the cancellation of flights and sporting activities and the closure of highways, factories and construction sites. From Beijing to Guiyang, 1,400 miles to the...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, China, Air Pollution, Plant Closings, Air Transportation Delays
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NSU graduates more than 106 (full list)
Northern State University will recognize more than 106 graduates at its winter commencement on Saturday. The ceremony will begin at 10:30 a.m. in the Johnson Fine Arts Center's main theater, and Daniel Yurgaitis, Northern's 2012 Outstanding Faculty...Tags: Entertainment, Online Media Industry, Watertown, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology
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Kim Jong Un 'sexiest man,' Onion says; China's People's Daily buys it
BEIJING — Who says the Chinese Communist Party doesn’t have a sense of humor? People’s Daily, the party’s official mouthpiece, ran a large feature on its website Tuesday on North Korea’s young leader Kim Jong Un being named...
Tags: Ehud Barak, Literature, China, Kim Jong Un, Washington, DC
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Elton John dedicates Beijing concert to artist-activist Ai Weiwei
Chinese artist and outspoken political activist Ai Weiwei has a big fan in pop star Elton John. In a controversial move, John openly dedicated his two-hour Beijing concert Sunday night "to the spirit and talent of Ai Weiwei," he told the audience at...
Tags: Human Rights, Arts, Arts and Culture, China, Amnesty International
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Tibetans are content, China's Communist Party congress is told
World NowAs far the Communist Party is concerned, Tibet is the happiest place in China and dissatisfaction is stirred up by outside agitators. So pronounced Tibet’s top delegates at the 18th Communist Party congress, which is convening this week in Beijing.... -
Felix gets redemption with gold in 200
LONDON — Someone else might have celebrated the end of the frustration with a scream or a cartwheel or a collapse on the track or goofy gestures. Someone else might have felt unburdened enough to let emotions go wild. Someone else, but not...
Tags: Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Track and Field, Carmelita Jeter, Brittney Reese
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