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Micky Mouse May Not Be Shanghaied
Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:25:00 +0000 | Newsvine Shanghai
The central government (Beijing) may not support Walt Disney Co. plans to put one of its parks in Shanghai after all. Shanghai's Communist Party boss was implicated in a big corruption investigation in Sept. Now, Beijing doesn't seem to ...
Beijing Olympics English Map Launched
Fri, 19 Jan 2007 10:01:40 +0000 | chinasnippets.com
You can find now an English Zoomable map of Beijing on the website of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. It’s pretty nice and detailed with main roads, the Olympic locations and other landmarks. You have the option to download a screenshot of the map (a your zoom level) and I liked the option to draw lines [...]
IHG signs 125th hotel in China
Mon, 05 Feb 2007 05:36:18 +0000 | China Economic Review Hotel News
IHG Asia Pacific will be opening the Crowne Plaza Sun Palace Beijing in early 2008. This takes its portfolio of hotels in China to 125 hotels ? 65 in operation and an additional 60 in the development pipeline. Crowne Plaza Sun Palace Beijing is being developed by Yunnan Metropolitan Construction and will be managed by IHG. [...]
Beijing melts in record warm spell (AFP)
Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:18:01 GMT | Yahoo! News
AFP - Beijing is experiencing its warmest February on record, leading to a skating ban on the Chinese capital's normally frozen lakes and an early blossoming of trees, state press has reported.
Guggenheim mulls museum project in Beijing (Reuters)
Fri, 09 Feb 2007 05:58:28 GMT | Yahoo! News
Reuters - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is considering developing a museum project in Beijing, its director said on Friday during a visit to China.
Guggenheim mulls museum project in Beijing
| Findory News China
Reuters: BEIJING, Feb 9 - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation is considering developing a museum project in Beijing, its director said on Friday during a visit to China.
Hong Kong Pro-democracy Candidate Challenges Communist China Ruler
Mon, 12 Feb 2007 18:13:56 +0000 | China View
GEOFFREY YORK, Globe and Mail, Canada, Feb. 01, 2007- BEIJING ? After a decade of sham elections, Hong Kong will see the first genuine campaign this spring for its top political job, with a pro-democracy challenger squaring off against a pro-Beijing incumbent. The election is still tightly controlled by Beijing, so the outcome is preordained. But for [...]
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