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- Chinese Teenager Born with 24 Fingers and Toes
12/26/2007 Houston—Tradition and modernist sensibility merge with poetic results in Where Clouds Disperse: Ink Paintings by Suh Se-ok, opening January 27, 2008 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston. - Chinese Teenager Born with 24 Fingers and Toes
12/27/2007 BEIJING (RIA Novosti) - A Chinese teenager was born with six fingers and toes on each hand and foot, China's Xinhua news agency said on Thursday. - China Aims to Grow Its Middle Class
12/26/2007 — China hopes to grow its middle class to more than half of its population by the end of the next decade, a Communist Party planner said Wednesday. - China falls for Christmas in the shops
12/23/2007-- China's shopping malls in late December leave little doubt that the country has been smitten by Christmas, if not in quite the way devout Christians might hope. - Chinese Economy Overheated
12/18/2007 (China Daily)-- The value of the Chinese economy is overestimated by about 40%, according to a World Bank study on 146 national economies in 2005. - China can learn from West on holidays
12/17/2007 (China Daily)-- The methods used in the West to promote holidays and special events such as Christmas and Valentine's Day should be applied to traditional Chinese holidays, a survey has found. - Apple Blossoms as Windows Wilts
12/14/2007 (Telegraph.co.uk) -- According to the Chinese calendar, 2007 was the year of the pig. According to technology experts, it was the year of Apple. - Green Tea May Help Fight Parkinson's Disease
12/13/2007 BEIJING-- Chinese researchers, using an animal model, found consumption of green tea may help protect brain cells against Parkinson's disease. - China's 1st hybrid-power sedan rolls off production line
12/13/2007 CHONGQING (Xinhua) -- China's first self-produced hybrid-power sedan, the Jiexun-HEV, rolled off the production line on Thursday at a Chang'an Automobile plant in Chongqing. - Chinese Official Defends Herbal Medicine
12/11/2007 BEIJING --Chinese traditional medicines do not contain banned substances, a Beijing Olympics medical official said Tuesday. - Holiday Shopping Tours in Houston's Chinatown
12/10/2007 Houston -- The Chinese Community Center is offering Pre-Holiday Shopping Tours to Houstonians this holiday season. - Walmart Aims Higher in China
12/10/2007-- Wal-Mart will open its 100th store in China, the retailer announced yesterday. - 2,200 year old imperial tomb found in China
12/7/2007 ZHENGZHOU (Xinhua) -- Chinese archaeologists have discovered nearly 1,000 tombs, some of which date back 2,200 years, in central China's Henan Province. - Coffee Shops Boom in Hong Kong in Place of Tea
12/6/2007 Hong Kong - Coffee shops will double in number in Hong Kong over the next five years as office workers abandon green tea and jasmine tea for espressos and cappuccinos, a news report said Friday. - Antioxidants may stop fat cell formation
12/6/2007 -- New research from Taiwan suggests that antioxidants put a halt to fat cell formation, at least in a laboratory. - New website features Taiwan culture
12/4/2007 TAIPEI, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Culture.tw, a brand new website portal offering Taiwan culture, has come into being. - China's 160 Jet Order Help Airbus Pass Boeing
12/3/2007 -- Airbus said it signed contracts yesterday to sell 160 commercial passenger jets to China in a deal worth around US$14.8 billion. - Shanghai Tycoon Falls From Grace
11/30/2007 Beijing - He once was one of China's richest and most politically connected businessmen, a real estate tycoon who had started out selling noodles. - Taiwan Sees Huge Market for Solar Panels
11/29/2007-- The Taiwan government sees massive growth in its solar energy industry, forecasting the total value to hit $12.5 billion in 2015. - Chinese group to develop island as retirement haven
11/28/2007-- A group of Chinese investors will invest more than $75 million in the country for the development of an island in Palawan. - Gong Li to Star With John Cusak in Shanghai
11/27/2007 LOS ANGELES - Chinese star Gong Li and John Cusack are set to feature in a new period drama set in Shanghai during World War II, entertainment industry press reported on Tuesday. - Chinese More Likely Web Addicts Says Study
11/26/2007-- Chinese internet users are more likely to depend on their online experiences, and see the web as a key to socializing and sharing opinions, than their U.S. counterparts, according to a study. - China's Lunar Debut a Success
11/25/2007-- CHINA'S leaders celebrated the first images sent from the country's first lunar satellite today, saying the country was in the front ranks of global technological powers. - China Journalist Wins Second Golden Pen Award of Freedom
11/21/2007 MANILA, Philippines — Li Changqing, a Chinese journalist who was imprisoned for alerting the public to an outbreak of dengue fever before the authorities, has been awarded the 2008 Golden Pen of Freedom. - iPhone May Not Make it to China Says Executive
11/20/2007-Apple Inc's iPhone is unlikely to hit Chinese shelves soon because of technical and fee issues, industry executives said on Wednesday, a day after shares in the U.S. company shot up on hopes of a deal with China Mobile. - Spiderman scales part of China Mountain
11/19/2007 BEIJING (AP) - A daredevil French climber nicknamed Spiderman scaled part of a mountain in southern China using only his bare hands. - China Spying Threat to Technology
11/15/2007 WASHINGTON -- A congressional advisory panel said Thursday that Chinese spying in America represents the greatest threat to U.S. technology. - Apple iPhone Could Come to Taiwan
11/14/2007-- China Mobile is in talks with Apple on bringing the Apple iPhone in the Chinese market. - China cracks down on toy factories
11/13/2007 BEIJING (AP) - More than 700 toy factories in booming southern China have been banned from exporting what they produce as part of a crackdown on shoddy products, the government said Thursday. - Bad dumplings leave six dead in China
11/12/2007-- Six Chinese, including two children, died from food poisoning after eating dumpling soup and two more remained seriously ill, local media reported yesterday, the latest example of food safety risks facing domestic consumers. - Yao Yi Matchup Could Break Ratings Records
11/8/2007-- In China, Friday's NBA game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Houston Rockets is expected to draw massive TV ratings. - U.S. likely open to Chinese travelers
11/7/2007-- Chinese tourists are expected to gain access to the United States soon as the two countries are likely to reach an agreement to grant the US Authorized Destination Status by the end of this year. - China