Instead of practicing with his teammates in Minnesota earlier today, Vancouver Canucks captain and leading scorer Henrik Sedin was getting a CT scan at a local hospital. Sedin blocked a shot with his right foot in the first period of Wednesday night’s 4-3 shootout win in Nashville. He left the ice briefly, but returned and finished the game. In fact, he recorded two assists late in the first period helping his team jump out to a 3-1 lead. Following the game, x-rays proved inconclusive, so...Read Full Story
Unrest ahead of Tibetan New Year
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CNN crew was traveling to Tibetan autonomous zone to probe reports of unrest
Buddhist nuns and monks have been carrying out ritual self immolation
They are protesting against what they claim is the ongoing oppression by Chinese authorities
Beijing says these are dangerous men determined to tear Tibet from China
Sichuan province, China (CNN) -- It's after 10 p.m. when we see a light in the distance. We've traveled for...Read Full Story
Wetlands in East Dongtinghu Lake national natural protection area in Yueyang, Central China’s Hunan province, is drying up and turning into grassland and marshland, photo taken on June 2, 2011. The serious drought that began last spring led to the shrinking of the wetlands, harming the animals that live there. (Photo/Xinhua)
A boat is grounded in the wetlands in East Dongtinghu Lake national natural protection area in Yueyang, Hunan province, photo taken on June 1, 2011. (Photo/Xinhua...Read Full Story
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30 January 2012
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Now that China’s week-long Spring Festival holiday has wrapped up, analysts are gleeful to discover travel– both domestic and foreign – are on the up and up.
We are seeing some travel trends emerging during this holiday with more Chinese travelers wanting slower-paced leisure holidays that they can savor rather than the...Read Full Story
I just read a news at China Daily, someone found kittens in China 100 yuan banknote . The news from Beijing News reported an internet users claim they found the figure of three kittens in the new fifth series of the banknote. They claim two kittens appear opposite each other kneeling down with another in the center gazing with its mouth open. The "worshiping cats" is said to be anti forgery technology use by People's Bank of China. I look at my 100 yuan bill just now and yes, they're 6...Read Full Story
Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) talks to Vice President Xi Jinping in 2009. The United States and China will try to set the stage for a smoother relationship during a visit by China's likely next president, but neither side is under illusions about ...
BEIJING -(Dow Jones)- China's Premier Wen Jiabao said China should start to fine tune its economic policy in the first quarter, a fresh sign that highlights the government's increasing concerns over the domestic economic slowdown. "We have to ...
In November 2002, on the last day of China’s 16th Communist Party Congress in Beijing the suspense ended; the nine chosen ones lead by Hu Jintao, freshly appointed General Secretary of the Party entered on the stage of the Great Hall of the People.
Chinese President Hu Jintao has decided to pull out of a meeting Friday in Beijing with representatives of seven bilateral friendship groups from Japan, according to sources. China told the seven groups that Hu is unhappy with Japan's plan to name uninhabited isles near the disputed Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, the sources said Friday.
BLOOMSBURG, Pa., Jan. 21, 2011 -- Chinese President Hu Jintao's visit to the United States this past week has been met by both praise and political posturing. Hu, an intellectual with a strong sense of culture, hopes he is leading what he wishes to be "a ...
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