Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
SINGAPORE: The Singapore National Olympic Council has appointed Low Teo Ping as the Chef de Mission of the Singapore contingent to the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou next year.
Danwei (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
Hu Shuli has resigned as editor-in-chief of the business magazine Caijing (财经). Rumors surfaced on the Internet this afternoon, and the Wall Street Journal has confirmed the news with various sources. The magazine, which is known for its hard-hitting investigative reporting, recently had a number of senior editors walk out over a reported dispute with the magazine's owners. Deng Zhixin...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
HONG KONG (Reuters) - In a laboratory in China's southern city of Guangzhou, scientists are trying to enhance the rare sweet wormwood shrub, from which artemisinin -- the best drug to fight malaria -- is derived.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
GUANGZHOU, China -- President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel - the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir.
Danwei (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Xiaoxiang Morning Post November 2, 2009 November 3, 2009 A giant statue of a young Mao Zedong emerged from scaffolding in Changsha this week. Standing on Juzi Island in the middle of Xiang River, the statue and its flowing hair was revealed to the world for the first time through an image splashed on the cover of yesterday's Xiaoxiang Morning Herald (far left). In today's issue, the paper followed...
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009
GUANGZHOU, China -- A friend sent me a YouTube link to a video called "Insane Cycling - New York City." I clicked on it, hoping to glean a few tips for my own cycling on the anarchic streets of China.
Japan Times (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009
Born in Guangzhou in 1978 and now based in Beijing, Cao Fei is one of China's most prominent young artists, known for photographs and videos that combine elements of fantasy and documentary to reflect on cultural shifts since the country's economic opening at the start of the 1980s. Since 2007, Cao has taken her work online to the virtual community SecondLife (SL), where users can design their own...
Danwei (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
You've taken a trip to Hong Kong and are returning with a stack of reading material that you can't normally find on the mainland. To your dismay, the customs agent seizes your books, but won't tell you why. What do you do? Sue! Southern Weekly reported last week on a professor who is suing a customs office in Guangzhou over the confiscation of seven books he brought back from Hong Kong. Most of the...
Philippines Property (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
DSR Asset Management has reported a “significant” increase in enquiries for their developments on the Philippine island of Boracay after it was announced that the island is to get a new international airport. Boracay, which was voted the Best Leisure Destination at the world Travel Fair in 2007, is the third most popular destination in the Philippines with over 380,000 visitors in the first...
Positive News Media (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
GUANGZHOU CITY, Guangdong, Oct. 19 (PNA) -— Top officials of Guangdong, China’s commercial powerhouse situated in the Pearl River Delta and the southern region’s main port of entry, with a population nearing that of the whole Philippines, are to sign a sister-province agreement with Cebu province on Friday afternoon, it was confirmed today.
Hindu (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
CHENNAI: With just one major competition to go before the Indian contingent is picked for the Asian championship in Guangzhou (China) next month, there is high expectation that the aspirants would come up with a grand show in the SS Music-49th ...
Thomas Crampton (Free subscription) | 10/17/2009
I have finally started tackling the life and adventures of my great-great-grandfather, Sir William Tyrone Power, KCB. William is of particular interest to me due to his wide travels in the 19th century, including China, Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Africa, Crimea and Canada. My focus will be his take on China, Hong Kong, Guangzhou. I have [...]
New York Times (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
Buyers swarming through a trade show in Guangzhou underscored how China’s combination of low wages and cheap currency is producing a resurgence of exports.
Jazz Dancers NBA (Free subscription) | 10/13/2009
World’s tallest building and tower photo here, this is world famous building. And it is so beautiful tower in the world. A building is careful to be an arrangement that is designed for residential, manufacturing, or business purposes. World’s Tallest Buildings list : Building, city Year Stories Height Rank m ft 1. Burj Dubai, Dubai , The United Arab Emirates 2009 162 818 2,684 2. Taipei...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
As landfills run out of space and NIMBY protests occur across China, so too has the number of trash incineration plants. With one such plant planned for a densely-populated residential area in Guangzhou, locals have plenty of heated words for authorities.
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trymi | 11/19/2008
Lately, Ford presented the global unveiling of its all-new Fiesta four-door sedan at the Guangzhou Auto Show, keeping its courageous promise as made by the Verve Concept notchback last year. The lively all-new Fiesta sedan highlights Ford’s distinctive kinetic design features, presented for the first time to China initially on the exhilarating Fiesta five-door hatchback at Auto China in Beijing in
trymi | 11/19/2008
It was already late when Audi released the details of a modified version of its A4L sedan designed and produced solely for the Chinese outlet. Lately, Volvo has unveiled its latest long-wheelbase Volvo S80 saloon, which like the Audi will be displayed this week at the Guangzhou Motor Show in South China.
pascalre | 09/18/2008
Camille Pin, the French tennis player and former girl friend of Arnaud Clement defeats today A.Kudryavtseva 2-6 6-0 6-2 at the tennis tournament in Guangzhou. Her next opponent is the young Dutch player Arantxa Rus, who defeats Gisela Dulko 6-4 6-4.
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