Human rights groups have called on China to apply diplomatic pressure on Myanmar to accept diplomatic aid in the aftermath of the tropical storm Nargis, which has claimed tens of thousands of lives in the country. Since the cyclone struck on May 2, foreign governments and agencies have pledged US$57 million in aid, most of […]
Category: Politics & Society
Our Shanghai office on Huaihai Zhong Lu just got back from a building-wide evacuation. Things are pretty much back to normal now. Office workers from buildings all along the street also evacuated, the streets were full of people, mainly clustered around a nearby park, where the Shanghai Music Hall is. A 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit […]
India successfully tested a nuclear-capable missile that can hit targets deep in China, AFP reported. India’s defense ministry announced the successful third test of the Agni-III missile, which has a 3,000 km range and can carry conventional or nuclear payloads of 1.5 tons. This puts major Chinese cities, like Shanghai, within the missile’s range. The […]
China didn’t cover up hand, foot and mouth disease cases, the World Health Organization’s China representative said, according to the Wall Street Journal. Hans Troedsson, the representative, said information about the outbreak was delayed because of trouble with clinical diagnosis. When enterovirus 71, which has infected nearly 16,000 people and caused almost 30 deaths, was […]
China and Japan pledged to hold annual meetings and put past suspicions behind them, as President Hu Jintao visited Japan, the Wall Street Journal reported. "Our relations are at a new starting point," Hu said during the visit, the first by a Chinese president in a decade. "Japan and China have an important responsibility to […]
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