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Three new polio cases surface in Pakistan
oktober 02, 2014by latadmin
Three new cases of polio have surfaced in Pakistan, taking the number of those affected by the crippling disease this year to 187….
Legacy of youth protest in China continues in Hong Kong
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
National Day in China is a jingoistic affair. Today is the 65th anniversary of when Mao Zedong officially founded the People's Republic of China on 1 October 1949....
Is there room for compromise? (+video)
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
Authorities have withdrawn police from…
Mainland Chinese Enter Hong Kong to Learn From Protesters
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
Ivan Broadhead HONG KONG— While China's government censors domestic coverage of the growing Hong Kong democracy movement, some mainland Chinese are entering Hong...
US stocks drop sharply; Airlines sink
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks sank Wednesday, and the Dow Jones industrial average fell more than 200 points, on disappointing economic news and a slide in airlines...
$100 Million Loan To Improve Urban Environment in PRC’S Huanggang (ADB – Asian Development Bank)
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
(Source: ADB – Asian Development Bank) MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $100 million loan for a project to promote...
ADB Grant to Help Maldives Tap Solar Power, Cut High Fuel Bill (ADB – Asian Development Bank)
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
(Source: ADB – Asian Development Bank) MANILA, PHILIPPINES – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing a $38 million grant and allocating another $12...
Hong Kong protests: The politest demonstration ever – but where do they go from here?
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
When and how did Hong Kong gain a reputation for good manners? When I came here a generation ago – when thousands took to the streets in sympathy with their mainland...
Hong Kong: Lord Patten tells Beijing they are reneging on two-system deal
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
The last British governor of Hong Kong, Lord Patten, has accused the government in Beijing of breaching its commitments to Hong Kongers made before the handover of the...
Reports: China body-searched 10,000 pigeons
oktober 01, 2014by latadmin
BEIJING — The 10,000 doves released in a ceremony Wednesday for China’s National Day underwent unusual scrutiny, each having its feathers and anus checked for...