Supported by a planeload of businessmen, Gordon Brown set out on his second visit to China last night, full of good intentions to strengthen political, economic and cultural ties with Beijing. They are the kind of intentions that have permeated British ministerial thinking since Margaret Thatcher first registered in the 80s that, post-Mao, the world’s […]
Is there global water supply shortage?
Water is certainly in short supply across the world from the driest continent of Australia to the richest underground fresh water supply of USA. BBC news depicts a very gloomy picture on world water crises or the near future. Some very critical locations are: – Melbourne area due to the backfire to reverse the […]
Is there Global Water Supply shortage?
Is there Global Water Supply shortage? Water is certainly in short supply across the world from the driest continent of Australia to the richest underground fresh water supply of USA. BBC news depicts a very gloomy picture on world water crises or the near future. Some very critical locations are: – Melbourne area […]
Crew find 8 baby mice aboard airplane
BEIJING – Eight baby mice were found aboard a United Airlines flight from Washington but tests showed they were free of dangerous viruses, the Chinese government said Thursday. The crew found the mice in a pillowcase that was located in a bin for unused pillows, Robin Urbanski, a spokeswoman for Chicago-based United, said Wednesday. No […]
Great Wall of China: One of the 7 ‘New” Wonders of the World
Thousands of tourists at the Great Wall of China on July 7, 2007 were unaware that the structure they were marveling at was just selected as one of 7 ‘new’ world wonders during a celebrity-studded ceremony held at Lisbon’s Stadium of Light in Portugal. According to an Agence France-Presse (AFP) report from Lisbon, "the televised […]
China threatens Taiwan.
Taiwan President Chen Shui-bian said on Tuesday China now had 1,328 ballistic missiles aimed at the self-ruled island, up by more than a third from a previous estimate, further threatening stability in the Taiwan Strait. In his final New Year’s Day address before stepping down in May, Chen said the number of short-range ballistic […]
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