Tibetan woman takes Games torch to soaring heights
indiatimes.com     May 9, 2008            

The ambitious project to take the torch to the Himalayan peak was cast as the highlight of the relay ahead of the Games. ... EVEREST BASE CAMP (CHINA): A Tibetan woman took the Olympic torch the last steps to the top of Everest on Thursday, realising “a dream of all... [read full story]                

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McCain meets Dalai Lama, presses China on rights

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ASPEN, Colo. (Reuters) - U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain urged China on Friday to address human rights concerns and free Tibetan prisoners after he met with the Dalai Lama in Colorado. "I urge the Chinese...                

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Policing the Security Concerns in China

tnr.com     yesterday          

Four days after a pair of bus bombs killed two people in Kunming, a city of three million in southwestern China, buses are running again, though with fewer passengers and with Public Security Bureau officers firmly on board....                

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Beijing‘s ‘Bjork Policy’ Takes Aim at Musicians

epochtimes.com     yesterday          

By Ian Ritz Epoch Times Staff Jul 25, 2008 Bjork's call for Tibetan freedom at a Shanghai concert in March unnerved communist officials. (Hannah Johnston/ Getty Images) The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is tightening its grip...                

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International flavour at flora fest

thestar.com.my     5 mins ago          

JOHOR BARU: For the first time, the Malaysia Flora Fest saw two foreign teams taking part. The teams were from the Suzhou Tourism Bureau of China and the Macau Government Tourist Office. Beautifully decorated floats filed past,...                

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