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Three Hong Kong children jailed for armed holdup

(via www.reuters.com) 7 hours ago

Three Hong Kong children jailed for armed holdup

Three Hong Kong children have jailed for more than three years for the armed hold-up of a jewelry shop, a newspaper said on Thursday, with the court saying the stiff sentence was in the public interest.

Tags: beijing, hong kong, children, court, jailed


Beijing's red spider's web

(via www.atimes.com) 1 day ago

China's espionage program is well funded and its foot soldiers number in the thousands. More important, its targets are not well-defended government facilities and iconic structures, but poorly protected commercial...

Tags: china, beijing, government, military, commercial, technology, soldiers


Foreign athletes train in Japan for the Beijing Olympics

(via www.japanprobe.com) 1 day ago

Foreign athletes train in Japan for the Beijing Olympics

About 1,000 athletes, coaches, trainers and officials from at least 25 nations have chosen Japan instead of China as a training location prior to the 2008 Beijing Olympics...

Tags: japan, japanese, china, new, chinese, world, korea, 2008, beijing, women, food, international, south korea, men, foreign, games, shanghai, olympic, olympics, train, tibet, rich, safety, rules, crackdown, pollution


China says no Olympic terror link found in bus blasts

(via www.channelnewsasia.com) 1 day ago

China said on Tuesday that a probe into two deadly bus explosions had not turned up any evidence that they were terrorist attacks linked to next month's Beijing Olympics.

Tags: china, beijing, olympic, olympics, probe


Beijing: A popular American TV program looking for a translator

(via www.danwei.org) 1 day ago

This is a recruitment advertisement. Please contact the advertiser directly if you are interested. See all job ads or place a job ad.

Tags: chinese, beijing, tv, american, popular, english, shooting, advertisement


Super Junior has fans

(via www.popseoul.com) 9 days ago

Super Junior has fans

With that many boys in a group, you are bound to get fans. Super Junior performed in front of 12 thousand screaming (mostly) female fans at the "Super Junior 1st Premium Event in Japan" on July 8th in Tokyo.

Tags: japan, tokyo, korea, show, group, 2008, beijing, fans, asia, shanghai, artist, female, awards, tour, super junior, bangkok


Sites in the Cities

(via www.asianweek.com) 9 days ago

Sites in the Cities

The Asian Art Museum's new exhibit, Power and Glory: Court Arts of China's Ming Dynasty, is a must-see. As the museum's new director, Jay Xu, exclaimed at an event heralding the June 27 opening, ....

Tags: japanese, china, new, chinese, world, music, show, 2008, beijing, asian, star, american, life, popular, english, president, family, summer, shanghai, children, book, director, art, new york, indian, power, olympics, court, students, earthquake, tour, restaurant, poor, modern, dancing, asian american, college, museum, travel, teacher, cars, hero, golf, nyc


The Panda as Provocateur

(via time-blog.com) 9 days ago

The Panda as Provocateur

From my colleague Wu Nan, some thoughts on the release of the film "Kung Fu Panda" in China: Before the American movie "Kung Fu Panda" debuted in China, it seemed destined to set off controversy that foreign filmmakers were...

Tags: china, chinese, korea, beijing, movie, american, film, release, international, south korea, woman, foreign, performance, artist, director, culture, global, sex, artists, problem, hollywood, protest, radio, violence, politics, ban, tradition, humor, debate, banned, panda, martial arts, horror, religion


China jails 12 more Tibetans over March riots

(via www.reuters.com) 10 days ago

BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese courts jailed 12 more rioters for their roles in unrest in Tibet, state media said, weeks before the Beijing Olympics and after Beijing deported a Tibetan British woman it accused of anti-government...

Tags: china, chinese, beijing, government, media, woman, olympics, tibet, british, jailed


Moleskine City Notebook Launches Hong Kong & Beijing Versions

(via www.oneinchpunch.net) 17 days ago

Moleskine City Notebook Launches Hong Kong & Beijing Versions

Cult notebook makes Moleskine have expanded their City Notebook range with the release of the Hong Kong and the Beijing versions - the first of many Asian City Notebooks to come.

Tags: beijing, asian, hong kong, release, travel


Hansen's failure stuns Kitajima

(via search.japantimes.co.jp) 18 days ago

Double Olympic champion Kosuke Kitajima was barely able to conceal his surprise after American rival Brendan Hansen failed to book a spot in the men's 200-meter breaststroke race at next month's Beijing Games.

Tags: beijing, american, men, games, book, olympic


Zheng Jie exits Wimbledon

(via www.channelapa.com) 18 days ago

Zheng Jie exits Wimbledon

Serena Williams defeated Zheng Jie in straight sets 6-2, 7-6. It was a good run by Zheng Jie to get to the semifinals considering she got in as a wildcard and ranked #133 in the world. She is only Asian player that has made...

Tags: world, beijing, asian, olympics


It's "Official" - First Round of Olympic Shutdowns are Coming

(via www.allroadsleadtochina....) 18 days ago

Was just forwarded an article from Reuters entitled China to shut factories ahead of Olympics-sources where the lead paragraph says:nAuthorities in Tangshan, an industrial city in Hebei province north of Beijing...

Tags: china, beijing, government, free, shanghai, olympic, olympics, review, test


Maison Boulud Beijing: The Movie

(via time-blog.com) 18 days ago

As I mentioned earlier, I ate at the new Beijing outpost in the growing empire of New York-based spuer chef Daniel Boulud. The food actually exceeded my expectations, which were pretty high, classic unfussy dishes highlighting...

Tags: new, beijing, movie, food, new york, restaurant


Get Married on 8/8/08

(via www.zr5.net) 19 days ago

Get Married on 8/8/08

The number eight is auspicious in Chinese, as it is pronounced like the word "fa", which is part of the expression meaning "to get wealthy".n"Chinese people are keen to tie the knot on an auspicious date,"...

Tags: new, chinese, people, beijing, olympics, marriage, bangladesh


Why Beijing's Vehicle Restrictions are Important For You

(via www.allroadsleadtochina....) 25 days ago

Why Beijing's Vehicle Restrictions are Important For You

There has been a lot of coverage on Beijing's recent announcement to reduce the number of cars and trucks on Beijing's roads, but there are two things that I want everyone to pay attention to...

Tags: beijing, cars, restrictions


Matsumiya wins men's 10,000 meters

(via search.japantimes.co.jp) 26 days ago

Takayuki Matsumiya secured a place at the upcoming Beijing Olympics after capturing his third consecutive men's 10,000 meters crown at the athletics national championships on Thursday.

Tags: beijing, men, olympic, olympics