Tag: China

LONDON (Reuters) – China bowed out of the 2012 Olympics on Sunday with a swipe at the critics who had accused teenage swimming sensation Ye Shiwen of doping after her times rivalled the top U.S. men.

(AP) China: Politician’s wife admitted murdering BritBy SCOTT McDONALDAssociated PressBEIJINGThe wife of a disgraced top Chinese politician was a depressed woman on medication but a willful murderer who poisoned a British businessman while in fear for her son’s life, official

BEIJING (Reuters) – Chinese data dealt policymakers fresh blows on Friday as trade and new bank lending suggested pro-growth policies have been slow to gain traction and more urgent action may be needed to stabilize the economy.

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com China blames loss of Olympics gold on colonialism Countries panic-buying food as world food prices surge 5th anniversary of first bailout Egypt-Israel agreement remains intact, amid military buildup in Sinai Pakistan’s Imran Khan threatened

REUTERS- The woman at the centre of China’s most politically explosive trial in three decades did not contest charges of murder on Thursday in a hearing that lasted just seven hours and could determine the fate of former Politburo member

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Kidnapped Iranian ‘tourists’ in Syria may be Revolutionary Guards Relationship between Islamist radicals in Caucasus and Central Asia Wisconsin’s ‘domestic terrorism’ in Sikh temple raises concerns for Sikhs, Muslims and Hindus China makes armed

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Syrian regime pleads with Russia for economic aid Russia sending three naval vessels and 360 marines to Syria U.S. and China issue belligerent statements on South China Sea Seven Minutes of Terror on Sunday

(AP) LONDONFive things to know about Saturday, Day 8 of the London Olympics: _ Double-amputee Oscar Pistorius advances in his Olympic debut in the 400. _ Usain Bolt, Yohan Blake, Tyson Gay and Justin Gatlin advance to 100 meters semifinals. _

By PAUL SCHEMMAssociated PressBEIRUTIn a brazen daylight kidnapping, gunmen snatched a bus filled with 48 Iranian pilgrims from a Damascus suburb Saturday as they headed to visit a shrine holy to Shiites, reported Iranian state television. The abduction was the

The UN, which had been considering a resolution that demanded Syrian President Bashar Assad resign, was watered down after Arab countries found that they couldn’t muster more than 100 votes in support of their resolution, which would indicate the resolution

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. Slovenia may become sixth euro country needing a bailout Iraq to purchase air defense systems from Russia U.N. General Assembly passes purely symbolic resolution condemning Syria Russia still considering naval bases in Vietnam, Cuba,

By WILL GRAVESAP Sports WriterLONDONChinese trampolinist Dong Dong captured the men’s Olympic title Friday, posting a score of 62.990 to easily give him a gold medal to go with the bronze he won in Beijing four years ago. Dmitry Ushakov

(AP) Decline of entrepreneurship blamed for Japan woesBy YURI KAGEYAMAAP Business WriterTOKYOWorn out and resigned to its dwindling status, Japan Inc. is said to be quietly shuffling off the world stage. But don’t tell that to Kenji Hasegawa, who is

A report issued by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is urging a broadened U.S. military presence in the Pacific. Citing the unknown threat that could come from China’s burgeoning military, as well as the known threat of China’s already viable “anti-access, area

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Kofi Annan resigns in failure as Syria envoy Investors and banksters disappointed again, this time by ECB The ‘mini flash crash’ software bug will be expensive China restricts Ramadan fasting for Uighurs in Xinjiang

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Israeli Arabs and ultra-Orthodox Jews react in fury to new draft law Computerized trading results in ‘Mini Flash Crash’ on Wall Street Investors shed a tear as Fed fails to announce new quantitative easing

XINJIANG, China, Aug. 2 (UPI) — The Chinese Communist party has stepped up efforts to prevent Muslims in Xinjiang from fasting and visiting mosques during Ramadan. A statement from officials in the Zonglang Township in Xinjiang’s Kashgar district said “the

By PETER JAMES SPIELMANNAssociated PressUNITED NATIONSArab countries have dropped a demand that Syrian President Bashar Assad resign in the latest draft of a symbolic U.N. General Assembly resolution that faces a Friday vote. The weakening of the resolution, which is

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Japan expresses concern over China’s military buildup China tests new long-range missile in Tibet, near India border Syria’s chemical weapons threat raises Israelis’ fears of war Droughts in Russia, Australia and U.S. push food

China’s official press agency, the Xinhua news agency, ripped Mitt Romney for saying that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel. Xinhua said: U.S. presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s statement that Jerusalem is the capital of Israel is likely to worsen the