Heavy demand for Olympic tickets caused website problems and hours-long waits at Bank of China (BOC) branches as the third round of domestic ticket sales began on Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported. As the 1.38 million tickets became available for purchase at 9am, both BOC workers and online buyers reported error messages and delays […]
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The World Health Organization said that an infectious virus responsible for the deaths of 24 children in China is unlikely to threaten the Beijing Olympics, although it is too early to say whether the infection has peaked, AP reported. The enterovirus 71, or EV-71, causes severe hand, foot and mouth disease and mostly affects children. […]
Representatives from the Chinese government and envoys of the Dalai Lama have agreed to a second round of talks, AP reported, citing state media. This follows the first meeting between the groups on Sunday in the southern city of Shenzhen, and is an apparent sign of forward movement in easing tensions raised by violent riots […]
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Darfur anyone?
Other causes have been sidelined by Tibet’s dominance of the news cycle
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Newsflash: Chinese prefer their word for it, March 25: A survey, initiated by the China Youth Daily in association with the website sina.com.cn, found that over 80% of Chinese people are opposed to translating China’s capital city as “Peking,” favoring instead “Beijing.” Fair enough, I suppose, though this would seem a non-issue. Aside from names […]