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China Signs Historic Trade Pact With Taiwan Easing Half Century of Tensions
A historic trade deal between China and Taiwan will ease 60 years of hostility and push their economies closer than ever, the latest...
Lightning Strikes Simultaneously on Tallest Chicago Towers: Caught on Film
Several photographers captured the same moment in a Chicago thunderstorm when simultaneous strikes hit not only the Willis and Trump towers but also the...
China Wind Companies Poised for Green Boost of Historic Proportion
China's ambitious stimulus package to increase wind power capacity could attract up to $150 billion in investment, and raise its wind power capacity to...
China Launches Effort to Provide Universal Health Care
China unveiled a sweeping health care plan that will extend basic health care to 90 percent of its population by 2011, with a...
Cities Turn Off the Lights Tomorrow for Earth Hour
Creating a day...
China to Subsidize Purchases of Clean-energy Cars for Cities
China's central government will subsidize purchases of clean-energy vehicles for public fleets in 13 cities to help the automobile industry develop green technology. The...
Nine Reasons to Love the United Nations
The Nations of the world can gather this week with pride on the occasion of the 63rd session of the General Assembly of the...
Olympians Donate Sportswear to Inspire Refugees
A new UN campaign is giving Olympians a chance to be winners in the eyes of refugees. The “Giving is Winning” program, which seeks...
Afghan Girl Sets Sights on Olympics
Afghan athletes trained hard despite a lack of sports facilities in the country and proper coaches in preparation for the 2008 Olympics. In country...
Chinese Medicine Allowed for Athletes at Olympics
Athletes will be able to use traditional Chinese medicines at next year's Olympics without risking positive dope tests if they take basic precautions, a...
Cheetahs to Enter Olympics?
If Oscar Pistorius gets his way there will be a pair of ‘cheetahs’ entering competition in the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. Opposition to...
Coca-Cola Company Pledges to Replace the Water It Uses in Its Beverages and Their Production
The Coca-Cola Company pledged to replace the water it uses in its global beverage operations, and that of its franchise bottlers, as part of...
China’s Drive to Cleaner, Smaller Cars
China's growing middle class now demands cleaner air... while Beijing's bureaucrats are working furiously to balance growth with pollution.
In March, China cracked down on...
China, Japan Try to Mend Ties
The BBC reports that "China and Japan are making another attempt to patch up their tattered relations today." Former Japanese prime minister Ryutaro Hashimoto...
Healing the Globe: 11 Bright Spots
A quick rundown of 11 bright spots that are healing the globe, from Cairo to California, from Bolivia to British Columbia, From Moroco to...
Clinton’s Chinese Diplomacy Helps to Free Wei Jingsheng
In November 16, 1997, China freed its most prominant dissident, Wei Jingsheng, who had been imprisoned for most of the last 18 years for...