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07.22.08 |
Asia News |
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Three
Buses Explode in Yunnan |
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Three
explosions in the Kunming, capital of the south-western Chinese
province of Yunnan, have left at least three people dead and 14
injured, according to reports. Nothing is known yet about the
motives, nor has anyone claimed responsibility for the attacks, but
they are a source of concern for authorities in Beijing in terms of
security measures taken across the country less than three weeks
from the start of the Olympics. |
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07.22.08 |
China Post |
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China,
Russia Finally Resolve Border Issue |
China
and Russia signed an agreement Monday that ended a decades-long
territorial dispute
and finally determined their borders, in the latest sign of warming
ties between the former Cold War foes. The protocol, signed by the
two countries' foreign ministers in Beijing, added to an existing
agreement on their 4,300-kilometer (2,700-mile) boundary, meaning
all of the frontier is now set. |
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07.18.08 |
Asia News |
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Petitioner Dies Falling From a Beijing Bridge |
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A woman
fell to her death from a bridge in Beijing as repression against
petitioners and protesters increases ahead of next month’s Olympics.
The Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy (ICHRD)
reported that a 54-year-old woman from (Jiangxi) was detained on
Monday for presenting a petition in Beijing. |
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07.18.08 |
Channel Asia News |
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Thousands Evacuated as Storm Approaches |
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China
evacuated 360,000 people and called 61,000 fishing boats back to
shore as it braced for Tropical Storm Kalmaegi, which killed at
least six people in Taiwan, state media reported Friday. The eastern
provinces of Fujian and Zhejiang were expected to be hit late
Friday, the official Xinhua news agency said, quoting provincial
flood control authorities. |
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07.15.08 |
Epoch Times |
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Another
Olympic Human Rights Defender Arrested |
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Sources
have confirmed that another Heilongjiang Province-based human rights
defender, Yuan Xianchen has been arrested on charges of "inciting
subversion of state power" more than a month ago. Lawyers have
criticized the authorities for not showing any legal document to his
family. |
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