Ready to get your tickets for the Beijing Olympics? You better bring some serious cash if you’re not a national of China. Most of the events are pricy and finding those tickets may not be an easy task.
75 percent of the tickets being sold only to Chinese nationals. The rest could have been bought online [...]
As the Dalai Lama’s envoy meets with Chinese officials what is the feeling in China? In the West we hear the side of the Dalai Lama and often not the China’s version. The Chinese version is generally the opposite of what is being said in the West.
Both governments are hoping for positive results with the [...]
This summer should be a marketer’s dream. The Olympics have always been a business mecca. But will Beijing 2008 prove to be a marketing nightmare?
The images that lead up to the Olympics generally bring a spirit of excitement to those watching. The torch being held high as it journeys to light the flame. This year [...]
19 children have died from an intestinal virus called “enterovirus 71″ in Fuyang, China. The victims have been between the ages of two and six. The virus is sometimes called “hand-foot-mouth disease.”
The children have came to the hospital with fevers and blisters, ulcer in the mouth or rashes on the hands and feet. As of [...]
Film star Jackie Chan thinks that instead of talking about politics people should be focusing on peace. The star believes that the Olympic games represent “unity, love and peace” instead of a platform for politics when asked at a premiere promotion.
The Beijing Olympics have become a breeding ground for protests in recent months as China’s [...]
There is much talk about how the world’s nations should boycott the Olympics. Let’s put a different spin on it. Without the Olympics the people of China would not be getting human rights coverage.
The riots in Tibet are an example of how Chinese politics work but without the spotlight on Beijing would the world be [...]
As the Olympics approach Beijing is trying to clear their refugee rosters by sending people back into nations that may very well persecute them.
According to the UN 15 refugees have been returned to their countries of origin from China in a security sweep. The latest case is a 17-year-old from Pakistan. The UN High Commissioner [...]
The BBC is now appearing on Chinese computers. Chinese authorities often block news sites but the BBC has worked a deal with China to allow citizens of Beijing read international news.
A huge firewall still remains in effect though for Chinese language services on the website and any links in Chinese.
Beijing has never admitted to actually [...]
A sign calling for a free Tibet was draped over the Great Wall of China, prompting authorities to arrest the protestors. - File photo
A hunger strike is starting today in Toronto outside the Chinese consulate. Members of the Tibetan community in the Canadian city plan to have a daily hunger strike from 10 a.m. [...]
The last reporters in Tibet have been forced to leave the powder keg country by the Chinese. With the dismissal of the last remaining journalists the only news leaving the region will be that is provided by the Chinese government.
The Tibetans use of the Internet is now heavily restricted and the radio reports in the [...]
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