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Michael Phelps’ Olympic program :: Beijing Olympics Blog

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 10:25:00 +0000

Michael Phelps has had his Beijing Olympic program confirmed. He has entered enough events to beat Mark Spitz’s record of seven gold medals at a single Olympic games. He withdrew the 200 meter backstroke at the United States Olympic trials. He has now qualified for the 400 individual medley, 200 freestyle, 200 butterfly and the 4×200 freestyle relay. He still has two more events to compete in, the 200 individual medley and 100 butterfly. If he can qualify for these events he will be in five individual events and three relays.

China Agrees to More Talks on Tibet

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 08:10:59 +0000

Tibetan envoys left Beijing on Thursday after two days of private meetings with a pledge for more talks.

Flights Begin From China to Taiwan

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:18:42 +0000

The flights, the latest breakthrough in warming cross-strait relations, mark the first time that “ordinary” Chinese citizens will be allowed to visit Taiwan as tourists.

India, China not to be blamed for oil price hike: Deora 4 Jul 2008, 0544 hrs IST, Sanjay Dutta,TNN (The Times of India)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:35:40 +0000

MADRID: India on Thursday trashed the West's contention that demand from developing economies such as India was responsible for the spurt in international oil prices, saying India and China account for less than one-eighth of the world's consumption.

China struggling to meet energy, pollution goals (Reuters via Yahoo! India News)

Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:42:49 +0000

BEIJING (Reuters) - China said it faces a "considerably arduous task" to reach energy saving and pollution reduction goals for the five years through 2010 due to the rapid expansion of energy-intensive and high-polluting industries.

Why Western Employers Are More Attractive To Many Chinese

admin — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 17:49:17 +0000

China is a nation of entrepreneurs, and according to statistics, has 85 million businesses compared to the US’s 25 million. Considering that China has about four times the population of the US, the proportion is about right. These numbers reveal that China is in fact, not a socialist nation, but is instead one which has a very capitalist heart. Or as the Chinese government would say, has “market characteristics”.

There are many Chinese university graduates who when choosing a job, prefer to go to a western company over a Chinese company. For many, American companies are the most preferred. Why is this?

For many of them, it is because that they will get good training, learn management, and work within large organizations about how to get a job done. They get a chance to work with people from many different cultures and ...

Laos, where rubber hits the road to China

sfgate.com — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:42:33 +0000

The rice fields that blanketed this remote mountain village for generations are gone. In their place rise neat rows of young rubber trees -- their sap destined for China. As Beijing scrambles to feed its galloping economy, it has already scoured the world for mining and logging concessions. Now it is turning to crops to feed its people and industries. Chinese enterprises are snapping up vast tracts of land abroad and forging contract farming deals. (sfgate.com)

IMF cuts Chinese economic growth forecasts to about 9%

China Daily — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:15:22 +0000

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Thursday it has adjusted its forecasts for the global economic growth in 2008 downward to below 4 percent, with a growth of just above 9 percent for the Chinese economy. (China Daily)

In battle with China for allies, Taiwan resorts to riskier tactics

International Herald Tribune — Fri, 09 May 2008 06:15:22 +0000

A scandal here over a bungled Taiwan attempt to forge official ties with Papua New Guinea has thrown a spotlight on the long-running, shadowy war between China and Taiwan for allies. (International Herald Tribune)

China's submarine progress alarms India

Asia Times — Thu, 08 May 2008 16:06:52 +0000

Reports of China building a massive strategic naval base capable of housing nuclear-powered submarines on Hainan island in the South China Sea have India on red alert. The fear is not so much that China will launch any offensive against India, but that India is falling far behind in the race to dominate the region's seas. (Asia Times)