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Time to vote for the new 7 Wonders of Nature nominees
Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:15:29 +0000 | Newsvina Asia
The New 7 Wonders of the World have been elected from a base of over 100 million votes. Now, it's time to vote for the NOMINEES for the 7 WONDERS OF NATURE. Nomination is open until December 31, 2008.
Beijing?s Olympic Quest: Turn Smoggy Sky Blue
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 10:14:45 GMT | New York Times
For the world?s Olympians, Beijing?s air is a performance issue. For the city?s estimated 12 million residents, pollution is an inescapable health and quality-of-life issue.
China lays its stake on Central Asia
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 13:48:05 +0000 | Newsvine China
Much ado about oil Just like the spice trade of yore where adventurers dared flinging themselves in the uncharted world for the sake of country and above all for the business of spice, it seems China is no different with the lure of spice replaced by the hunt for oil.
30,000 hotel rooms for the Olympics
Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:39:18 +0000 | China Economic Review Hotel News
Olympic organizers in Beijing have announced that there are 132 official reception hotels for this summer’s games. The Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games said there are 120 contracted hotels for the event providing 30,000 rooms for the duration of the games. The organizers said 38 are five-star hotels, 45 are four-star, 22 are three-star [...]
Four Wheels for the Masses: The $2,500 Car
Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:00:56 GMT | New York Times
A new car from Tata Motors of India would likely fail Western emission and safety standards, but it could be an affordable car for the developing world.
China: No Human Dignity, No Olympic
Thu, 17 Jan 2008 02:27:12 +0000 | Global Voices Online - China
Clairewy reposted in her blog an article by Teng Biao (a Chinese Lawyer) about Hu Jia's arrest, which re-instated that “without human right and dignity, there is no genuine Olympic; for the sake of China, for the sake of Olympic, we have to defend human right.” (zh)
European Parliament Calls China Not To Use Olympic Games As A Pretext to Repress Dissidents
Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:41:09 +0000 | China View
By DPA, via Earthtimes.org , 17 Jan 2008– Strasbourg, France - The European Parliament (EP) on Thursday called for the prompt release of Hu Jia and other jailed Chinese dissidents and urged China not to use the Olympic Games as a pretext for the repression of government critics. In a joint resolution approved by a clear [...]
