 Beijing China Olympic Photos Sport | China, this is the world | WE should all wish the People's Republic of China success as host of the 2008 Olympics, for which it has made heroic efforts to prepare itself. | Expenditure on Olympics-related construction in Beij... (photo: AP / Paul Sakuma ) The Australian | |
 China Drug Games Olympic Photos | Drug cheats and other swines | By Jesse Fink | And so it begins. I'm not sure what's more riveting - the Olympic Games itself or the procession of drug busts that go with it. On Thursday, a second Chinese athlete was banned for l... (photo: AP Photo/Kin Cheung) Asia Times | |
China attacks Dalai Lama but offers more talks | BEIJING (Reuters) - China launched another attack on Tibet's Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, on Thursday but also offered to continue talks provided he showed "positive behaviour" as the country re... (photo: WN / Yeshe Choesang) The Star Attacks Beijing China Photos Slideshow Talks |
Zheng, Dementieva out to stop the Williams sisters Written By:AFP , Posted: Thu, Jul 03, 2008 | Caption: Zheng Jie | Chinese history-maker Zheng Jie and brittle blonde Elena Dementieva will attempt to derail the Williams sisters&... (photo: ((AP Photo / Adam Davy,pool)) Kenya Broadcasting Corp Photos Sport Star Tennis Wimbledon |
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Tourism endorsed 10 projects worth P5.7b in first 3 months | The Tourism Department has endorsed 10 projects in hotels, resorts, a theme park and medical tourism with combined investments of P5.7 billion. | These projects, approv... (photo: wn/ Silvino Lopez Jr.) Manila Standard Today Investment Medical Philippines Photos Tourism |
China, Taiwan airlines to see lift from new flights By Joseph Chaney TAIPEI, June 29 (Reuters) - Direct weekend flights between China and Taiwan starting this week are likely to give a boost to carriers on both sides of th... (photo: creative commons / Terence Ong) The Guardian Airlines Aviation China Photos Taiwan |
Adidas Using Olympics in Race Against Nike BEIJING -- When it comes to China, is bigger better? Sportswear giant AG thinks so. | At midnight Friday, the German-based company will open here its biggest store anywhe... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan) Wall Street Journal Business China Market Olympics Photos |
One wrong move: Jackie Chan's latest role threatens to overshadow his film career | Widely portrayed as kung fu's loveable goofy hero, Jackie Chan's wide-ranging business empire attests to a very different persona; a driven, ambitious man whose financi... (photo: New Line Cinema) The Independent Actor China Film Photos Star |
Lozada affirms testimony at Senate NBN-ZTE probe | Rodolfo Noel Lozada Jr., key witness in the Senate investigation into alleged anomalies in the canceled $329-million national broadband network (NBN) contract between t... (photo: AP / Bullit Marquez) The Philippine Star Anomalies Lozada Philippines Photos Slideshow Testimony |
Jet Li wins Best Actor for ‘The Warlords’ We’ve all known Jet Li to be the high-flying, ass-kicking, adrenaline-pumping martial arts hero in such blockbuster films as "Fearless", "Unleashed", "The One" and "Rom... (photo: AP / Chiang Ying-yin) Manila Bulletin Actor China Film Hollywood Photos |
Iran willing to talk | By Kaveh L Afrasiabi | This week, Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki is in New York to attend a meeting of the United Nations' Economic and Social Council, as ... (photo: UN / Mark Garten) Asia Times Diplomacy Iran Nuclear Photos UN |
A day in the bosom of the Dear Leader | By Sunny Lee | KAESONG, North Korea - "So you think you could get by with it?" asked a North Korean customs official, who was glancing at the monitor as my backpack was... (photo: AP/Igor Kochetkov, File) Asia Times Asia Defence N Korea Photos Politics |
HK clamps down on bird flu | Hong Kong - The familiar clucking of chickens returned to Hong Kong's markets on Wednesday after a three-week ban, but bird flu fears may soon consign the local prefere... (photo: GFDL / ) Independent online Bird Disease Health Photos Society |
Taiwan: Weekend charter flights with China not a step toward political integration TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) - Upcoming weekend charter flights between Taiwan and China are not a step toward political integration between the two longtime rivals and only invol... (photo: WN / deniseyong) AOL Airlines China Flights Photos Taiwan |
HSBC relocating North America staff to a 'green' building in a prairie village | : HSBC, the giant bank based in London, has moved its North American headquarters to a sprawling facility that it bills as being carbon neutral in this hamlet about 30 ... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan) International Herald Tribune Bank Cafeteria Hsbc London Photos |
Gold firms near 2-month high on record oil SINGAPORE - Gold extended gains todayy as inflation fears stoked by record high oil prices boosted the metal's safe-haven appeal in times of uncertainty. | Gold has bounc... (photo: WN / deniseyong) Business Day Company Gold Money Photos Singapore |