China
Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony
BEIJING (AFP) — The 29th Olympic Games, costing an estimated 40 billion dollars and shrouded by political controversies, burst into life Friday with a spectacular opening ceremony.
President Hu Jintao was due to officially declare the Games open at the “Bird’s Nest” stadium at 11:04 pm local time (1504GMT) in front of 90,000 spectators and a [...]
Photo Of The Day: 07/21/08
Paramilitary policemen march in front of the National Stadium, also known as the Bird’s Nest, at the Olympic Green in Beijing, July 20, 2008. Having deployed surface-to-air missiles, readied a 100,000-strong anti-terrorism force and instituted a series of security checkpoints, Beijing is adding Chinese residents as another layer in its shield to protect Olympics venues [...]
Photo Of The Day - 07/01/08
A woman with a child on her bicycle navigates through snarled traffic in Beijing’s central business district, Tuesday, July 1, 2008. Last year China’s capital city registered 1,370 new drivers per day, according to the Beijing Traffic Management Bureau.
(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Mag Closed Over Sexy Quake Shoot
Chinese Magazine Shut Down After This ‘Sexy’ Quake Spread:
A Chinese magazine has been closed for showing pictures of scantily clad women posing in the remains of buildings destroyed in that 7.8 magnitude Earthquake.
Chinese officials shutdown the magazine which hit the stands Monday.
The press and publication department of the southwestern city of Chongqing, where the magazine [...]
Photo Of The Day - 05/20/08
Chinese Earthquake Captured In Dramatic Set Of Wedding Photos:
May 12 - A couple just took some lovely outdoor wedding shots outside of a beautiful 100-year-old church in Pongzho, Sichuan province in China.
Both shocking and beautiful at the same time. What a disaster.
Amazing Video Of China Quake
This Was Shot Immediately After The Massive Quake Hit China:
Chaos is the word. You can donate to the cause over at CNN.com.
Surveillance Footage Of China Quake
The Official Death Toll Has Now Skyrocketed Past 12,000:
There are also more than 18,000 people now listed as missing.
Massive Earthquake Rocks China
7.8 Mag Quake Rocks China - More Than 8,500 Reported Dead:
A massive earthquake struck central China on Monday, killing more than 8,500 people, trapping nearly 900 students under the rubble of their school and spilling ammonia from a chemical plant, state media reported.
The 7.8-magnitude earthquake was among the worst to strike China in decades, devastating [...]
CNN/Cafferty Protest In LA
More Than 8,000 Chinese Protesters Take Aim At Cafferty:
CNN appears to be standing behind Jack Cafferty and his ‘goons and thugs‘ line for the time being. But if the Chinese government continues to put pressure on the network, trust me, they will eventually cave. Can Jack Cafferty outlast this whole mess?
China/CNN Battle Heats Up
China Demands CNN Offer Sincere Apology After These Comments:
BEIJING (Reuters) - China lodged a formal complaint against U.S. television network CNN and said it should make a sincere apology for what it called a vicious attack by one of its commentators who labeled Chinese as “goons” and its products “junk”.
CNN responded to China’s initial criticism [...]
