2009年4月22日星期三

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China

Falun Gong fights on 10 years after Chinese ban (Reuters)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 07:18 PM PDT

Taiwanese Falun Gong practitioners practice in front of Taipei 101 building, November 3, 2008. REUTERS/Pichi ChuangReuters - From New York to Taipei, Falun Gong activists handing out pamphlets with illustrations of torture are a familiar sight -- 10 years after believers stunned China's leaders with a surprise protest in Beijing.


Tourists returning to Tibet despite heavy security (AFP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 05:41 AM PDT

Chinese tourists dressed in traditional Tibetan outfits visit the Potala Palace in 2006. Visitor arrivals in Tibet rose 12 percent over the past six months, sdespite a security clampdown during the anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - Visitor arrivals in Tibet rose 12 percent over the past six months, state media said Wednesday, despite a security clampdown during the anniversary of a failed uprising against Chinese rule.


China upholds death for man who took $8.8 million (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 03:38 AM PDT

AP - A Beijing court upheld the death sentence of a former securities firm manager found guilty of embezzling 60 million yuan ($8.8 million), his defense lawyer and state media said Wednesday.

Report says China facing looming aging crisis (AP)

Posted: 22 Apr 2009 02:14 AM PDT

AP - China's rapidly aging population threatens the country's social and economic stability and could affect the prospects of other countries around the world, a U.S. study says.

China 'acting like a child' on rights: Dalai Lama (AFP)

Posted: 21 Apr 2009 10:38 PM PDT

Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, seen here in March, has accused China of AFP - The Dalai Lama accused China of "acting like a child" in cracking down on Tibetans and other minorities, saying it lacked the moral authority of a genuine superpower.


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