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China?s air force celebrates 60th anniversary

Simple Thoughts | November 11th 2009

BEIJING - A ceremony to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force was held here Wednesday. Vice chairmen of the Central Military Commission (CMC) Guo Boxiong, Xu Caihou and senior officers of the Air Force attend read more

Boomertraveler

Staying at the Regent Beijing

My Itchy Travel Feet | November 10th 2009 by Boomertraveler

Alan and I don’t usually stay at luxurious high-rise hotels. Small inns or bed and breakfasts are more our style. But on a recent cruise from Vancouver to Singapore, Regent Seven Seas Mariner treated all cruise guests to a free night at the Reg read more

stirfried

Obama in China, What to Expect – Part 1

Stir Fried China | November 10th 2009

President Barack Obama will make his first trip to China as president on November 16-18, first in Shanghai and then in Beijing. He is the first president to make the trip in his first year in office, and follows on the heels of earlier meetings this read more

New York Will No Longer be Among World’s Five Largest Cities

The Daily Reckoning Australia | November 9th 2009

It was pouring rain in Manhattan when I tried to begin my long journey back to my hometown in Maryland. There was a long line for cabs, and I had to get to Penn Station to catch a train. So I took a bicycle rickshaw whose driver was eager for busines read more

a1saudi

Zero tolerance for intruders Cabinet

Saudi Arabia News and Updates | November 9th 2009

RIYADH: The Council of Ministers declared on Monday that it would not show any leniency toward those who violated the Kingdoms territorial sovereignty. We have the absolute right to take appropriate measures against intruders to protect our citizens, read more

lugus1

Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooper…

Net News Publisher | November 9th 2009 by Terry

The ministers and heads of delegations participating in the work of the Fourth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) have adopted the “Sharm El Sheikh Declaration” and the three-year “Action Plan fo read more

travelhouseuk

A word about shopping in Beijing and money saving tips for Beijin…

Travel news & Articles | November 9th 2009

We will try to convey our experience regarding Beijing so you will be able to well plan your Beijing vacations.Top places to shop in Beijing are Jiayi fashion square , Xidan Huawei ,Guanyuan market , Dongsi, Zhongliang square ,Lady’s Street , read more

CoolerChoice

Plastic bags fly high in China as eco-friendly kites (Reuters via…

Cooler Choice | November 9th 2009 by cooler choice

Plastic bags, the scourge of the environment, are flying high in Beijing, thanks to a retired engineer who is turning the waste into colorful kites. Continue reading here: Plastic bags fly high in China as eco-friendly kites (Reuters via Yahoo! News) read more

a1saudi

China to give Africa 10b in loans

Saudi Arabia News and Updates | November 8th 2009

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt – Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao pledged to give African countries $10 billion in concessional loans as a two-day Forum on China-Africa Cooperation opened in Egypt Sunday. “We will help Africa build up its financ read more

budo

Ktigers Beijing Taekwondo championship (part1)

more jeet kun do vids | November 8th 2009 by Budo

18th world taekwondo championship opening ceremony read more

simplethrills

王府井

JNC: Freeway Ends | November 8th 2009 by simplethrills

就住在王府井边,于是便成最近的消磨时光的去处。Bitch Zhang和她的表一条街外是危楼新楼拔起Who knew, 数年后,竟然能和原工作处再次对望。 read more

simplethrills

北京协和医院

JNC: Freeway Ends | November 8th 2009 by simplethrills

北京这几天老这样,整天灰蒙蒙的。在散不开的雾气里,楼下的四合院却越发神秘。走近才知道是老协和医院,还在运营。于是满脑子里想着竟是精神病人放风时从走道里俯视窗外四合院的 read more

Automobili Lamborghini strengthens its position in China by openi…

oneighturbo | November 7th 2009

Automobili Lamborghini is strengthening its position on the Chinese market by opening a new dealership in Hangzhou and a new showroom location for its Beijing dealership, which has recently been expanded and is now the largest sales outlet for the Ra read more

PPW

Russia-China tandem – the alliance and the geostrategic competi…

Power&Politics World | November 7th 2009

Discussions on energy security and geostrategic new construction resulting from this remains a topical issue on the agenda of all stakeholders. Developments in the first decade of this century have called Eurasia the focal point of future geopolitica read more

mawais107

US hits China pipes with tariffs

World latest news | November 7th 2009 by Aviz

The US Commerce Department has imposed anti-dumping tariffs of up to 99% on imports of Chinese tubular goods. The department alleged China had been selling its oil well pipes at prices that were much lower than normal. The announcement is the lat read more

terracurve

Do the Olympics hurt or help international tourism?

TerraCurve.com | November 6th 2009 by Joe

With the Olympic games being one of the most sort after international events the world has ever experienced, many would argue that the games, combined with their publicity, fervor and global appeal, would truly help their host city’s economic s read more

nilchopra

Winter Holidays in Beijing

ShareOrDie | November 6th 2009 by Masala Dude

China – a country with huge population, has long been involved in the regulation of weather, when the artificially accelerated or caused by rain clouds. But last weekend, scientists several “missed” by mistake staging in Beijing sn read more

Fashionman

Eastern Fashions

Fashionman's Blog | November 6th 2009 by Graham

Fashion Week Season Goes East The range of women’s dresses on show in Beijing this week sets pulses racing for their sheer boldness.The vintage designs seen on the London and Paris catwalks might not be evident, though I could see some of Alexa read more

OnCourtAdvantage

LEARN from these Images #7

OnCourt Advantage | November 5th 2009 by OnCourtAdvantage

photo credit: y.caradec This is the 7th part of our visual learning series. The photographs chosen at OnCourt Advantage are carefully selected to ensure they have great value for you to learn from and improve your game. See the photo director read more

Anakinfg

Ferrari 599 China Edition Auctioned in Beijing

Luxuo, Luxury Lifestyle Blog | November 5th 2009 by Anakinfg

A one-off Ferrari on which we reported last month has been auctioned off for $1.77 million, including taxes. The Ferrari 599 China was snapped up by an anonymous, silent auction participant based in Shanghai. The one-off Fiorano was hand painted by C read more

ArabNews

The regime which fought US-backed Saddam …., unaided by anyone,…

Arab News | November 5th 2009

Via the Race for Iran, In the AsiaTimes, here “While the tone of the Barack Obama administration is different from that of its predecessor, and some of its foreign policies diverge from those of George W Bush, both administrations subscribe read more

Tracing the artefacts looted from the Summer Palace

Elginism | November 5th 2009

China is sending teams of experts to catalogue the Chinese artefacts in museums abroad. This raises the question though of why the Museums do not already have such records of their own – or if they do have them, why they are unwilling to share read more

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Desirable, beautiful Crystal Rock Snuff Bottle by Ye Fengqi

Collectibles and Antiques: A Pleasure for People with a Sens… | November 5th 2009 by Friedrich Zettl

Crystal Rock Snuff Bottle, inside Painting, Ye Fengqi. Desirable, beautiful crystal rock snuff bottle by Ye Fengqi, a son of master Ye Zhongsan and brother of the also famous Ye Xiaofeng. The snuff bottle comes with a Cer read more

Consta

How The Stock Market Goes Up While US Economy Goes Down

Offshore Investing made easy | November 5th 2009 by Constantine

The common wisdom was that the stock market mirrored the economy. If the economy is on an upswing the stock market went up. But looking at US data, a strange thing is happening. The buoyant S&P 500 has risen 53 percent since the March bottom whil read more

rallybuzz

Audi “factory” driver Mattias Ekstrom wins “Race of Champio…

RallyBuzz | November 5th 2009 by Rally News

Ingolstadt/Peking -- Audi "factory" driver Mattias Ekstrom again proved his exceptional talent: In Beijing the Swede won the "Race of Champions" for the third time after 2006 and 2007. In the competition of the world's best race and rally drivers t read more

cloudtweaks

IBM Advances Cloud Computing in Education; Unveils IBM Cloud Acad…

CloudTweaks.com - Cloud Computing Tips and Tweaks | November 5th 2009

DENVER, Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — IBM (NYSE: IBM) today launched the IBM Cloud Academy, a global forum for educators, researchers and information technology (IT) personnel from the education industry to pursue cloud computing initiatives, read more

simplethrills

Grand Hyatt Beijing

JNC: Freeway Ends | November 5th 2009 by simplethrills

东长安街1号 read more

ruedasyt

ViajeroDelMundo podcast numero 42

A donde ir de Vacaciones | November 5th 2009 by Javier

Saludos Tic tac, Tic tac. El tiempo pasa y ya estamos en el capitulo numero 42. Hoy intercambiamos informaci read more

Zsooolt

Beijing

Impressions of China | November 5th 2009 by Zsolt

Beijing, originally uploaded by zsoolt.The Summer Palace in Beijing. read more

Philavert

The Beijing Kung Fu Show

Beijing Visitor | November 4th 2009

Discount Kung Fu Show Tickets - Red TheaterAt Diana’s Ticket Agency – The cheapest tickets in BeijingPhone number: (+86) 13671369234E-mail: bookingticket@hotmail.comThe Beijing Kung Fu Show The Legend of Kung Fu The Legend of Kung Fu follows the read more