Taiwan’s tourist figures up due to influx of Chinese visitors (EARTHtimes.org)
Taipei – Taiwan’s overseas visitors’ figures surged 13.8 per cent in the first five months this year to 1.79 million, spurred by the influx of Chinese tourists, the Tourism Bureau said Saturday. About 950,000 visitors – over half of the total – were …
Detroit Electric To Make Cars In China (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)
Chinese automaker Dongfeng Motor Corp. and a Dutch-based company plan to cooperate in developing and making electric cars, the companies said Friday, as China pushes to expand use of alternative energy vehicles.
Beijing Olympics generated China a profit of 146 million dollars (New Kerala)
Beijing, June 20 : The Chinese Government has declared that the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games generated a profit of more than one billion yuan (146 million dollars).
Anti-terrorism exercises ahead of China’s anniversary (Sunday Observer)
Chinese police will hold a “Great Wall” anti-terrorism exercise this week as the nation prepares to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, state press said Monday.
‘Buy Chinese’ follows path other nations take (Chicago Sun-Times)
BEIJING — A new Chinese government edict requiring that economic stimulus money be spent only on Chinese goods takes the world a step further toward a dangerous international trade war, foreign businessmen and some economic analysts here warn. “It is a new sign of global protectionism,” worries Xu Xiaonian, who teaches at Shanghai’s China-Europe International Business School. “This will …
Tsunami recovery comes alive at MacLaren (Barrie Examiner)
After the loss and devastation Indonesian families suffered during the tsunami in 2004, you would expect sadness and despair from its survivors. But photos taken by the children in the disaster-stricken country paint a very different picture of life after the tragedy.[...]
Malaysia and Indonesia to meet over maids abuse (Gulf Times)
Malaysia and Indonesia are to meet to discuss the rising number of maid abuse cases, as Jakarta contemplates temporarily cutting off its supply of domestic workers, a news report said yesterday.
Tibetan Monks Tell Tale of Escape From China (International Herald Tribune)
After staging a public protest last year in China, three Buddhist monks escaped to India, leaving everything behind.
