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China's political scandal embroils Britain
Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:29 AM EDT
LONDON—China’s biggest political scandal in decades has embroiled not just the U.S. but increasingly the U.K. The series of publicly known events culminating in the removal of rising political star Bo Xilai from power appeared to have been triggered by an attempt by …
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Not Chinese enough in China? Chinese-Americans caught between 2 worlds
Fri Mar 23, 2012 5:35 AM EDT
BEIJING – Asian-Americans continue to be the fastest growing ethnic population in the U.S., according to U.S. Census Bureau statistics released on Wednesday. The data, which come weeks ahead of Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month in May, also demonstrates how integral a …
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Smackdown alert: USA v China
Sun Mar 4, 2012 1:20 PM EST
It’s no secret that China has an intellectual property rights problem, but recently it seems it's taken copycatting to new heights. Over the weekend, a blogsite brought to our attention the rather impressive phenomenon of ripping off movie posters. But one American’s …
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Bathed in smog: Beijing's pollution could cut 5 years off lifespan, expert says
Fri Feb 24, 2012 6:01 AM EST
BEIJING — Earlier this month, a U.S. study on the economic impact of China’s air pollution was released with little fanfare.
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Birth rights battle: China vs. Hong Kong
Mon Feb 13, 2012 9:36 AM EST
HONG KONG & SHENZHEN, China – Anchor babies. Birth tourism.
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Chinese shrug at offensive Super Bowl ad
Mon Feb 6, 2012 7:21 AM EST
BEIJING—It was a good and a bad weekend for Chinese in America. And one that so far seems to have gone pretty much unnoticed amongst Chinese in China. On Saturday night, the New York Knicks’ third-string point guard, Jeremy Lin, dribbled and soared into the hea …
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North Korean accordion students take on A-ha
Sun Feb 5, 2012 5:47 AM EST
BEIJING—Here's a little diversion for anyone needing a little break from sports this weekend (Superbowl, anyone? Jeremy Lin, anyone?).
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China tightens its grip on Tibetans
Fri Feb 3, 2012 5:40 AM EST
BEIJING — Just short of four years ago, NBC News tried to cover an outbreak of violence in a Tibetan community in remote western Sichuan Province. The drive from the capital Chengdu took thirteen hours, but my colleague and I were turned away just a few dozen miles a …
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The Chinese want jobs, too!
Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:40 PM EST
BEIJING—Last week, the New York Times published a report about working conditions at factories producing Apple products in China. Under the spotlight was Foxconn Technology, a key manufacturer for Apple and “China’s largest exporter and one of the nation& …
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Chinese applications to U.S. schools skyrocket
Wed Jan 11, 2012 8:55 AM EST
BEIJING – Wenzy Duan dreams about becoming a delegate to the United Nations. “I know this [ambition] is pretty high,” said the 17-year old Beijing native. “But I think I can give it a shot.” To prepare, Duan wants to study internati …
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As North Korea mourns, its neighbor shrugs
Wed Dec 28, 2011 3:35 AM EST
SEOUL, South Korea — As one journalist put it, it said how much we all knew about North Korea that for the better part of Wednesday morning, most of the world remained in the dark about just when — if at all — the state funeral for the country's late lead …
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A contagion of conflict in China?
Thu Dec 22, 2011 9:14 AM EST
By Adrienne Mong and Bo Gu HAIMEN, Guangdong Province—It wouldn’t have been fair or accurate to call it a China Spring, but for a moment it was worth wondering: Was this the beginning of a Guangdong Spring? Since September, residents in a fishing village called Wukan …
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Remembering North Korea's 'Dear Leader'
Mon Dec 19, 2011 2:40 AM EST
BEIJING — The news that North Korea’s “Dear Leader” Kim Jong Il had died made its way to the Chinese capital mid-Monday morning. Very soon, police tape surrounded the North Korean embassy, where its national flag was lowered to half-staff. State-run …
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China begins to admit 'fog' is really smog
Tue Dec 6, 2011 6:25 AM EST
BEIJING—While China’s chief climate negotiator is getting rock star treatment at the Durban climate summit this week, his peers back in the capital are suffering a third straight day of foul air. As a leading Canadian newspaper put it, China provided “the few g …
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A smog by any other name...
Mon Dec 5, 2011 4:22 AM EST
By Adrienne Mong and Bo Gu BEIJING — If there were one place that is living proof that global carbon dioxide emissions in 2010 jumped the largest amount on record, it’s got to be the Middle Kingdom. Emissions leapt 5.9 per cent last year, according to the Global Carbo …
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Counting China's wild pandas
Mon Nov 21, 2011 9:05 AM EST
YINGJING, SICHUAN—The panda was always one of my favorite animals. Until I found myself slipping and sliding down a steep muddy mountain slope in southwestern Sichuan, looking for panda poop. To be precise, someone else was searching. My colleagues and I were just at …
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About that van crash in China...
Thu Nov 17, 2011 2:30 AM EST
BEIJING – When news emerged that a vehicle carrying 64 people but designed for only nine had collided with a truck on Wednesday morning in the northwestern province of Gansu, it was hard not to wonder, "How in the world did they fit all those passengers into a tiny vehicle? …
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Ai Weiwei tackles tax bill, with Chinese help
Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:48 AM EST
BEIJING – As the deadline approaches for paying a whopping tax bill of $2.4 million, Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has collected nearly half that amount from supporters across China. “I’m very surprised,” said the 54-year old Ai in his studio …
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Beijing residents call foul over the air
Wed Nov 9, 2011 4:46 AM EST
BEIJING—For the past month, while I was pinballing from North Africa to Europe, something from afar became abundantly clear—unlike the sky that has blanketed the Chinese capital this autumn. Disgruntlement amongst Beijing residents with the quality of air appears to …
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Chinese senior citizens do Lady Gaga
Tue Nov 8, 2011 11:10 AM EST
EN ROUTE BACK TO BEIJING -- We like to lament the state of Chinese television. It's pretty awful. But then there's Hunan TV. With its hit reality TV shows, it's possibly the nation's most popular broadcaster and reaches millions of viewers. And just based on this one …
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In China: Man bags and make-up for men
Mon Oct 31, 2011 12:10 PM EDT
BEIJING – Xin Xin is a 24-year-old west Beijing native who runs her own media consultancy. In 2006, she bought a limited edition Mini Cooper GP. Only three of them exist in China. Two years later, with her parents’ help, she forked over $200,000 in cash f …
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China moves from tea to 'black gold'
Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:42 AM EDT
PU'ER, YUNNAN PROVINCE – The name of this area is synonymous with the delicate leaf prized by tea aficionados in China and beyond. For at least 2,000 years, families have cultivated Pu'er tea in the rolling hills of Yunnan, bordering Myanmar. The te …
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China carefully marks 1911 revolution
Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:34 AM EDT
BEIJING—For a significant centennial, it’s not getting the fanfare we’ve grown used to witnessing in China. Monday marks the 100th anniversary of the Xinhai Revolution, which began on October 10, 1911. The armed uprising ended not just the Qing dynasty (1 …
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For Chinese winner's wife, Nobel is no prize
Fri Oct 7, 2011 6:41 AM EDT
BEIJING—A year ago today, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Liu Xiaobo, a writer and activist imprisoned in a northeastern Chinese prison. Today he remains in jail for the crime of “inciting subversion of state power,” serving out an 11-year sentence. His wi …
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Kabul rocks... with music
Mon Oct 3, 2011 6:21 AM EDT
By Adrienne Mong, NBC News Correspondent KABUL — For once, it’s not a deadly explosion that’s rocking the Afghan capital. Just a deafening one. Electric guitars. Drums. Bass guitars. And a whole lot of moshing. “I want to welcome …
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