China calls Liu Xiaobo’s peace prize a “blasphemy”
Posted on 08. Oct, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in World
The awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo is getting negative reactions from Chinese officials. On Friday, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman said that giving the award to Xiaobo was “blasphemy against the peace prize”, and added that it could also contribute to degrading the relationship between China and [...]
Plastic Surgery Becoming Popular in Emerging Economies
Posted on 10. Aug, 2010 by Raven Schneizer in Health
Cosmetic surgery is becoming the most popular in countries with emerging economies, most notably India and China, according to new reports. The statistics released on Tuesday by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery consisted of surgical and nonsurgical procedures from 25 different countries, representing 75 percent of all procedures performed in the world as [...]
Tibetan mastiff: world’s most expensive dog
Posted on 06. Aug, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in Other
One thing that has emerged from China’s relatively recent wealthy class is, of course, the desire for social status expressed via possessions; for one reason or another, alongside fancy houses, cars, watches, and other items ordinarily kept as cultural capital, we see dog ownership as one of the major status symbols in China right now. [...]
Google’s Q-n-A Page Blocked in China
Posted on 03. Aug, 2010 by Raven Schneizer in Technology
Google’s Chinese language question and answer page has been blocked in China on Tuesday, further highlighting the Communist state’s control and fear of the internet. The Chinese government has long fought to protect its people from harmful information that is shared every day on the internet. The nation uses what is commonly referred to as [...]
Lake Michigan in Potential Danger From 20,000 Barrel Oil Spill in Kalamazoo River
Posted on 31. Jul, 2010 by Linx Daniel in Headlines, Health
Everyone is more than aware of the DeepWater Horizon Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Many are aware of the 600,000+ gallons of oil spilled in China. Yet another major incident has occurred in Michigan. Monday, July 26th, a corroded pipeline belonging to Enbridge, Inc. failed, near Marshall Township, Michigan, and dumped close to 20,000 barrels [...]
China Against EU Sanctions
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Raven Schneizer in World
China has formally denounced the latest unilateral sanctions placed upon Iran by the European Union, according to Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu on Friday. “We hope the relevant parties will adhere to diplomatic means on the issue,” said Jiang, stating that Iran’s nuclear program should be resolved through dialog and negotiations, not by further sanctions. [...]
China’s Block on Google May be a Glitch
Posted on 30. Jul, 2010 by Raven Schneizer in Technology
Google had stated earlier this week that the block on all searches from their popular search engine were being blocked; however, the internet giants now believe that it may simply be a technological glitch. Google shares saw smaller losses on Thursday, up to 1 percent from 1.6 percent last week. The sell-off seemed to show [...]
Chinese Police Beat Government Official’s Wife by Mistake
Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by David Imara in World
Chinese police officers in plainclothes beat the wife of a regional official by mistake after mistaking her for the many Chinese women who petition government offices to restore wrongs, according to the China Daily. This is nothing new to the Chinese internet users, who are well aware of the “mistaken identity” misdoings of the police, [...]
China’s Military Expansion Spurs Renewed U.S. Ties
Posted on 22. Jul, 2010 by Leon Kennedy in World
In response to China’s expansion of their armed forces, it would seem that the U.S. is trying to strengthen its military ties in Asia. After a 12 year long hiatus, the U.S. is renewing its ties with Indonesia’s special forces. Defense secretary Robert Gates has met with his Indonesia counterpart as well as President Susilo [...]
U.S, Russia Join East Asia Summit
Posted on 20. Jul, 2010 by Raven Schneizer in World
The 16 East Asian countries have agreed to allow the United States and Russia to join talks between nations in the region on several issues, including security and the environment, according to Indonesia. Experts have stated that one reason why the two nations were included in these important dialogs is to “counterbalance” the superiority of [...]