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Hong Kong stocks open down 7.69%
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 13:15:52 +0800
Hong Kong stocks on Friday tracked overnight tumbles on Wall Street to open at 14,717.52, down 1,225.72 points, or 7.69 percent. The Dow Jones industrial average shed 678.91 points, or 7.33 percent, after an afternoon sell-off to close below the 9,000 mark for the first time in five years. &$&$Source:Xinhua&$&$ ...
Thai former PM says coup is way out for political turmoil
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:53:06 +0800
Thailand's former deputy prime minister Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, who resigned from the cabinet for ordering police attacks on People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) demonstrations on Tuesday, said during an interview by local media that a military-led coup d'etat is the only way to resolve the political deadlock. In an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post published on Friday, Chavalit said the answer lies with army chief Gen. Anupong Paojinda, who has repeatedly ruled out a coup. ...
China sets new standards for dairy industry
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:27:50 +0800
China's State Council issued a series of quality control regulations for dairy products on Thursday. The move was prompted by the country's contaminated milk scandal. The regulations tighten control of how milk-yielding animals are bred, how raw milk is purchased and the production and sales of dairy food. There will also be more severe punishment for people who violate safety standards and quality control departments that fail to fulfill duties. Relevant officials will a ...
HP Care Pack causes doubts among users
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 11:20:52 +0800
HP Care Pack, a service pack HP is proud of, has caused widspread doubts among internet users as a group of HP laptop users complained against HP's "snowy screen". "HP's service is simply money swindle. I spent 100 yuan for HP Care Pack when I bought the computer. But the service staff did nothing but talking when something went wrong with the computer. They even said this is my problem," one user wrote online. "The quality of HP computer is too bad. Its after sales service is choatic. Th ...
Chinese shares open 3.8% lower amid global nosedive
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 10:02:02 +0800
Chinese share prices tumbled 3.8 percent at opening on Friday to break the 2000-point mark amid global market slump. The Shanghai Composite Index opened at 1985.96 points, down 78.62 points or 3.8 percent from the previous closing. The smaller Shenzhen Component Index opened 6482.19 points, down 276.03 points or 4 percent from Thursday's closing 6758.22 points. On Thursday, Chinese shares closed 0.84 percent lower, falling for the fourth consecutive day since Monday when the Chin ...
Family to sue railway for death
Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:47:19 +0800
The family of a migrant worker who died after being tied down by train crew for 10 hours plans to sue railway authorities for between 400,000 ($ 59,000) and 500,000 yuan. Cao Dahe, a migrant worker from Guizhou province, died on a train from Guangzhou to Zunyi on Sept 25, after he was tied down for nearly 10 hours following allegations he had gone insane. Cao's family received 120,000 yuan, including 20,000 yuan in train insurance, from the train company on Sept 30, but his elder brother s ...

 

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Asianinfo.org: China - Information on various aspects of the country and its culture, with links organised by category and to news stories.

China - Provides more than five link pages on education and research, history and culture, economy and politics, nature and mankind, tours and entertainment. From Texas University.

China Center - At Minnesota University. Includes bulletin board, annotated links, travel advice and information on academic exchanges.

China Development Gateway - Information about the country from the Chinese government and the World Bank, focusing on the economy and administration.

China Index - Provides information and links on news, travel, business, culture, government and medicine.
Meta Description: [ Provides information and links for daily news, arts, economic, business, culture, recipe, history, medicine, politics, religions, travel , agriculture, import and export. Picture and maps ]

China Internet Information Center - Authorized portal site established by the Chinese government.

China on Internet - Information on the country's culture, plus directories of companies and their products.

China-Kontor - Portal site with news, information, shopping stores, forum, mailing list and links.
Meta Description: [ Information about China, over 6.000 Chinese Links, China Shopping Stores, News about China, Free Greeting Cards, Weather in China, Mailing List etc ]

China-on-site - Covering culture, food, literature, art, music, gardens and travel.
Meta Description: [ A new and updated daily English site concerning about Chinese culture,China food,literature,art,music,garden,travel in and so on. ]

ChinaOutdoors - Information on travel in general and outdoor activities in particular. Includes discussion boards and screensavers.
Meta Description: [ your ultimate backpacking and adventure guide in China ]

Chinasite - Link collection organised by topic, some with annotations. Categories in Chinese and English.
Meta Description: [ The Complete Reference to China and Chinese Related Web Sites ]

Chinaviva - General information on the country and its culture. English and Spanish.

404 Chinese Business World - Information on the country in general, business and travel, with details of each province.

Chinese Culture - About.com guide to travel, arts, history, games, food and traditions. Includes chat, forum, news and weekly articles.
Meta Description: [ To learn everything about Chinese culture, history, arts, traditions, and more. ]

500 CIA - The World Factbook: China - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.

Eastday - Shanghai-based portal with news and entertainment and travel information.

Internet Guide for China Studies - Annotated list of academic sites dealing with the Greater China area.
Meta Description: [ This award winning guide is part of the official Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library and offers an annotated list of Internet sites dealing with Greater China (i.e. PR China, Tibet, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore). Topics include News Media, Politics, Business and Economy, Society, Philosophy ... ]

Mere China - Recipes, texts of literary classics, travel information and a forum.
Meta Description: [ MereChina.Com provides information and facilitates exchanges on China, featuring travel and tours, traditional Chinese medicine, Chinese recipes, Chinese classics and arts, books and movies, news and opinion, galleries of photographys, and forums. ]

Muzi Net - Bilingual portal with directory, forums and entertainment information.
Meta Description: [ Best of China, Latest News, City Guide of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing and more, Chinese People and Friends Directory - Bluepage, Celebrity Directory - Chinastar, Personalized Gateway, Free Personal Ads, Chat Rooms, Discussion Forum ]

US Department of State - China - Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, Country Study, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports.
Meta Description: [ China ]

US Library of Congress - Country Study: China - July 1987 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.
Meta Description: [ China : Country Studies - Federal Research Division, Library of Congress ]

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: China - Annotated directory of selected online resources.
Meta Description: [ Selected Internet Resources: China. Portals to the World contain selective links providing authoritative, in-depth information about the nations and other areas of the world. They are arranged by country or area with the links for each sorted into a wide range of broad categories. The links we... ]

Yutopian - Portal site with information on Chinese culture, directory and shopping centre.
Meta Description: [ A Chinese Culture Page that features books, cooking (history and recipies), entertainment, games (weiqi, go game, baduk, chinese chess, xiangqi, mahjong, shogi), health (remedies and weightloss), history, genealogy (surnames and last names), literature, music (dances and plays), news, religion (C... ]