Mainlander Xu Ying crowned Miss Asia 2009
CCTV, November 2, 2009
The 24th Miss Asia International pageant held its final competition Sunday in Hong Kong, crowning Chinese mainlander Xu Ying with the Miss Asia 2009 title. Wang His-yao from Hong Kong/Macau was first runner-up, and Hsu Chia-huei from Taiwan was second runner-up. The Miss Asia International pageant started in 1985 and is organized by Hong Kong's Asia Television Limited broadcast companies. After a brief hiatus from 2000 to 2003, the competition was re-launched in 2004 to include contestants from outside Hong Kong.--posted by Lauren Jung
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More than 3.78 million Chinese inoculated with A/H1N1 flu vaccine
Xinhua, November 1, 2009
More than 3.78 million Chinese people have been inoculated with the A/H1N1 flu vaccine to date according to the Ministry of Health. The vaccination campaign has been launched nation-wide, except in the Chongqing municipality and the provinces of Anhui, Jiangxi, and Sichuan. Twenty-six million vaccines have been dispatched to local medical institutions, and the eight domestic vaccine manufacturers are expected to produce a total of 100 million doses of the A/H1N1 vaccine by next year. The campaign is targeting specific groups, including the People's Liberation Army, armed police forces, medical staff, teachers, students, people working at key public service posts, and patients with chronic or cardiovascular diseases. As of yesterday, 46,000 cases of A/H1N1 have been reported on the Chinese mainland.--posted by Lauren Jung
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iPhone gets slow start at China sales launch
Owen Fletcher, PC World, October 30, 2009
The iPhone launch was welcomed with little enthusiasm in Beijing on Friday as rain, low temperatures and high prices drove away potential buyers. Buyers filled only about two-thirds of an outdoor sales queue set up at a shopping mall in Beijing. China Unicom is selling the iPhones for about 4,999 yuan with no service contract, which is much more expensive than the cracked gray-market iPhones that is sold for around 4,000 yuan (US %587) at many local electronics markets. Apple has also removed Wi-Fi services from the iPhone for China to comply with the country’s regulatory demands, which is another boost to the buyers’ preference for gray-market versions. --posted by Ying Jia Huang
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China extends invitation to N. Korea’s Kim
United Press International, October 30, 2009
Chinese state newspaper, the China Daily, reported on Friday that President Hu Jintao has extended his invitation for North Korean leader Kim Jong Il to visit China “at his convenience.” The invitation was made after a meeting between North Korea and China marking the 60-year alliance between the two countries. North Korean officials said they may consider rejoining the six-party talks with the United States over its nuclear program after a visit in October by Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao. ---posted by Ying Jia Huang
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Uighur activist Kadeer says China transfer policy caused riots
Stuart Biggs, Bloomberg, October 30, 2009
Rebiya Kadeer, an exiled Uighur activist and the head of the Washington-based World Uighur Congress, said at a press conference in Tokyo on Friday that the recent violence in Xinjiang was caused by the forced movement of Uighur women to mainland China to work in factories and hotels. According to Kadeer, as many as 300,000 women were assigned to work in areas outside Xinjiang as part of a government program to assimilate ethnic minorities. The Chinese government has repeatedly accused Kadeer of orchestrating the clashes between the Uighurs and the Han Chinese in Urumqi, Xinjiang. Kadeer maintains that she only wants the Uighurs “to live their lives in peace.” ---posted by Ying Jia Huang
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China plans tourist destination near Macau: report
AFP via Google News, October 30, 2009
The South China Morning Post reported that China plans to turn a sparsely populated island, Hengqin, which is located near Macau, into a tourist destination. Officials told developers that they want the Hengqin population to grow from 4,000 to 200,000 by 2020, with resorts, villas, golf courses and other entertainment centers. Hengqin is aimed at drawing more tourists to the area for non-gambling activities. ---posted by Ying Jia Huang
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U.S. and China tackle clean energy challenge
MSNBC.com, October 30, 2009
President Obama is scheduled to visit China next month and one of the key topics of discussion with his Chinese counterpart will be clean energy issues. China and the United States account for a combined 40 percent of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions. Both countries are under extreme pressure to cut down their production of greenhouse gases. The meeting between the two leaders is expected to yield ideas for the United States and China to work together in the clean energy arena.---posted by Newly Paul
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China TV centre ‘safe’ after fire
Michael Bristow, BBC, October 29, 2008
The hotel tower that sits to the right of China’s national broadcaster, CCTV, would not have to be completely rebuilt after being severely damaged in a fire started by fireworks in February. Ole Scheeren, the building project’s leader, said that the building can be repaired. The 241-room hotel caught fire after an unapproved fireworks display in February to mark the end of the Chinese New Year. CCTV did not obtain the approval of the Beijing police and ignored warnings to cancel the show.---posted by Ying Jia Huang
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China to lift swine flu-inspired ban on US pork
Henry C. Jackson, Associated Press, October 29, 2009
China has agreed to remove the ban on U.S. pork imports that were imposed early this year due to the fear of swine flu. This announcement is seen as an important move forward towards cooperation on agricultural issues between the two countries. U.S. Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack hailed the move as a “breakthrough” although no date has been set for the actual lift of the ban. The removal of the ban is a major boost to the U.S. pork industry, which is suffering from a downturn after China banned it from the country in May 2009. In 2008, China was the fastest growing market for U.S. pork exports. ---posted by Ying Jia Huang
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Chinese officials try to find parents of 60 lost children
CNN International, October 29, 2009
The Chinese Ministry of Public Security has posted pictures of 60 kidnapped, stolen or sold children on the government Web site in hopes of finding the children’s parents. The children were rescued by authorities after the launch of the nationwide anti-trafficking campaign early this year. The police have tried to find their parents but could not locate them in the national DNA database. About 30,000 to 60,000 Chinese children are reported missing every year. ---posted by Ying Jia Huang
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