China'spremierpromisedIOCPrezRoggethatChina'sBeijingGameswouldbeGreenGames.
Thispressreleasewasissued:
"TheBeijingOrganizingCommitteefor2008OlympicGames(BOCOG)haspassedtheoverallexaminationofitsenvironmentalmanagementsystem(EMS),andbeenaccreditedwithare-certifiedISO14001byChina'sEnvironmentalCertificationCenter.
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GeneralMotorsCorplaunchedanewluxuryCadillacinChinalastweek.
ThecarmakerrolledoutfourmodelsoftheCadillacSevilleLuxurySedan(SLS)inShanghai.
Thepricetagsrangefrom500,000yuan($63.5K)to750,000($95.3K).
AmImissingsomethingorisGMwayoffthemarkhere?
Isn'tChinabecomingmore'Green'?Aren'titscitizensfeelingthesamecrunchthatallofusare?
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ExportersintheUSarehappy.TheChineseyuanhasclimbedtoanewhighup3%sinceBeijingcutdirectlinkstotheU.S.currencyabout16monthsago.
StillUSandothertradersarepushingforafasterrisesayingtheweakyuaniscontributingtoChina'stradesurplus.
Wrong.
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SomedudeinSwitzerlandhasdecideditistimetoupdatethe7wondersoftheworld.
Thelastlistwasmade2200yearsagobytheGreekphilosopher,Philon...whohardlyhadseentheworld.
Now,withtheworldatmostpeople'sfingertips,theworldcanvoteonthenewsevenwonders.
ChinacanboastthattheGreatWallisamong21finalists-chosenfromamong19millionvoters.
IndiacanboastthattheTajMahalisonthelist.
Therearerulestobeinclude...[
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WellsomuchfortheimageoflittleAsianguy.
Weknowwellabout7'5"YaoMing.ButwhodoesYaolookupto?Imeanreallylookupto.
BaoXishunisthereigningworld'stallestmanat236cm(7'8.95").
BaoiscurrentlyonatourofBraziltotakepartinthe2007GuinnessDaycelebrations.
Thehotelwhereheisstayingsuppliedhimwithatoubleking-sizebedANDasinglebedforhisfeet.Continuereading...
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WellsomuchfortheimageoflittleAsianguy.
Weknowwellabout7'5"YaoMing.ButwhodoesYaolookupto?Imeanreallylookupto.
BaoXishunisthereigningworld'stallestmanat236cm(7'8.95").
BaoiscurrentlyonatourofBraziltotakepartinthe2007GuinnessDaycelebrations.
Thehotelwhereheisstayingsuppliedhimwithatoubleking-sizebedANDasinglebedforhisfeet.
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WarnerBrothershasdecidedtowithdrawfromthecinemabusinessinmainlandChinabecauseregulatoryrestrictionswillnotletthecompanyhavecontrolofitsdomesticjointventures.
NewlawsissuedbytheChinesegovernmentlastyearrequirethatinvestorsinChinahavea51%ownership.
Thisisdifferentfromthe2003regulationthatallowedoverseasinvestmentofupto75%.
WarnerBrosinChina(WBIC)boxrevenue(120millionyuan)wasjust6%oftheto...[
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Chineseliketousefamouspeopleandplacestonametheirproducts.
TheGreatWallVases,orForbiddenCityEyeglasses.Somecompanieswentevenasfarastonamethemselvesafterparticularystrongtyphoons.
ButthisguyinsouthernChinawantstonamesanitarynapkinsafterYaoMing.
And,sinceheishopingthatwillfly,hehasawholelineofproducts-diapers,sportswear(makessense),beerandmetalware.
Yao'sbusinessandconsultancygroupres...[
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Photographyisbigbusiness.Andnothingismorefuntoshootandlookatformanythanphotosofahotcelebrity.
ZhangZiyiisChina'shottestcelebrightnow.AndHollywoodisdroolingoverheraswell.
IstumbleduponawebsitethatcallsthesesixphotosZhangZiyi'shottest.Continuereading...[
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MargaretChanbecamethefirstChinesenationaltobeelectedasaheardofaspecializedU.N.bodywhenshewonthepositionofchiefoftheWorldHealthOrganization.
Ofcourse,theChinesegovernment,MacaoandHongKongaredelightedtohaveoneoftheirowninsuchahighprofileposition.
Thepositionisafive-yearoneandChan,59,takesoverfromActingdirectorNordstromofSwedenwhosteppedinafterSouthKoreanDr.Leediedsuddenly.
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