Posts Tagged ‘China’
China invites Kim Jong Il to visit
Posted by: RAFAEL on: October 30, 2009
China has invited reclusive North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to visit at his convenience, state media in both countries reported.
The invitation was extended as an official from North Korea’s Workers’ Party visited China and attended a Wednesday meeting, in which the countries pledged to strengthen ties, according to China Daily.
The two nations are celebrating [...]
It’s tricky for wikis and online encyclopedias in China
Posted by: RAFAEL on: October 17, 2009
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BEIJING, China — When Jimmy Wales visited the headquarters of Hudong.com last month, he had one question for its founder: is it possible for Wikipedia to be the number one online encyclopedia in China?
Don’t call me Jimmy: Pan Haidong, head of Hudong.com, the largest Chinese encyclopedia website.
“Absolutely not,” was the response of Pan [...]
China Sentences 6 to Death for Protests
Posted by: RAFAEL on: October 12, 2009
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A court in China’s far western Xinjiang region sentenced six men to death Monday over riots between Muslim Uighurs and members of the Han Chinese majority that killed nearly 200 people in July.
The sentences – the first for any of the scores of suspects arrested in the rioting – appeared aimed at placating Han Chinese [...]
China marks 60 years with spectacle of power………..
Posted by: RAFAEL on: October 1, 2009
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BEIJING – China celebrated its wealth and rising might with a show of goose-stepping troops, gaudy floats and nuclear-capable missiles in Beijing on Thursday, 60 years after Mao Zedong proclaimed its embrace of communism.
Tiananmen Square in central Beijing became a high-tech stage to celebrate the birth of the People’s Republic of China on October 1, [...]
Olympics Games 2008 China Beijing closing ceremony Highlights
Posted by: RAFAEL on: August 24, 2008
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Congratulation to China! very great Olympic. miss you Beijing 2008
Most Golds Olympics:
Atlanta 1996
USA 1st (44 golds) , China 4th (16 golds)
Sydney 2000
USA 1st (37 golds) , China 3rd (28 golds)
Athens 2004
USA 1st (36 golds) , China 2nd (32 golds)
Beijing 2008
USA 2nd (36 golds) , CHINA 1st (51 GOLDS)!!
Beijing Welcomes You, 2008 Olympic Game ( Jackie Chan )
Posted by: RAFAEL on: August 22, 2008
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Beijing welcomes you
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