China is attempting to control air pollution for the 2008 Olympic games for both the safety of the athletes and for the tourists that the games attract. From Reuters: BEIJING – Beijing will shut down smoke-belching factories and ban thousands of cars from city streets to improve air quality during next year’s Olympic Games, a […]
Read MoreFrom AlJazeera.net: Xiang Xiang, the world’s first lab-bred panda, lasted less than a year living the wild life. The news deals a blow to China’s efforts to save the endangered species. The five-year-old male was found dead on snow-covered ground on February 19, apparently after falling to his death, reports in Chinese state media said. […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Public Security in China has identified internet use as a major factor in the increasing number of crimes that children in China commit. From the Middle East Times: BEIJING — The number of children arrested in China has increased by a third in the past three years, state media said Thursday, with […]
Read MoreThe Pentagon’s recent report on China’s military buildup included a description of China’s developing electronic warfare capabilities. China is developing both “first strike” electronic warfare methods and protections for its own internet systems. From the Office of the Secretary of Defense: The PLA is investing in electronic countermeasures, defenses against electronic attack (e.g., electronic and […]
Read MoreFrom the Los Angeles Times: For two years, Sun Baoli has been trying to clean up the dirty honey business here. The 52-year-old entrepreneur paid the local government about $5,000 to rent part of a nature preserve teeming with nectar-filled Acacia trees. He’s been recruiting beekeepers to harvest on the grounds, and all he asks […]
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