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Plans to build a new Disneyland resort in Shanghai have stumbled upon a grave problem, and when the park opens to the public in a few years, only those with a pulse will be welcomed.
Mickey Mouse has held a number of titles through the years, from sorcerer's apprentice to steamship captain. And now, the iconic cartoon figure can add a new trade to his resume: disturber of the dead.
Disney announced last month that it had finalized a deal with the Chinese government to build a new Disneyland resort in Shanghai, it's second in China after Hong Kong, and it's first in the mainland. But, it turns out that the site chosen for the park is also home to a graveyard – holding nearly 1,200 graves.
Beijing had its day with the Olympic Games – now it's Shanghai's turn.
The gigantic World Expo is an innovation extravaganza taking place in China's business capital, with countries and corporations from all over the world exhibiting their most cutting-edge products.
Set to run for 6 months, the Expo's budget eclipses that even of the Olympics.
Its official cost is $28 billion but some estimate the total investment may be as much as $95 billion, taking into account huge infrastructure projects including new highways and subway lines.
Beijing had its day with the Olympic Games – now it's Shanghai's turn.
The gigantic World Expo is an innovation extravaganza taking place in China's business capital, with countries and corporations from all over the world exhibiting their most cutting-edge products.
Set to run for 6 months, the Expo's budget eclipses that even of the Olympics.
Its official cost is $28 billion but some estimate the total investment may be as much as $95 billion, taking into account huge infrastructure projects including new highways and subway lines.
As Shanghai prepares for the 2010 World Expo, the city is also preparing for what's been termed "the never-ending expo"—that refers to Disneyland, which city officials see as a dream come true.
China's new Disneyland is proving not so magical for many Shanghai residents. People living in the proposed project area are in the midst of relocating in order to make room for the newest neighbor on the block, Mickey Mouse.
Shanghai released the first phase of resettlement plans earlier this month. According to Yu Yong, mayor of Chuansha township in Shanghai, the city hopes to have the area cleared and ready to welcome the world's most popular mouse by this summer.
A 50-year-old journalist has been sentenced to 16 years behind bars for taking bribes to cover up a mine disaster in the northern province of Hebei in July 2008. Li Junqi, former director Farmers' Daily Hebei bureau, is believed to be the first of 10 reporters involved in the scandal to be found guilty.
Thirty-five people died after a blast ripped through the Lijiawa mine in Yuxian county on July 14, 2008, three weeks before the start of the Beijing Olympics. Local media reports say that shortly after the blast mine bosses relocated bodies, destroyed evidence and paid the journalists the equivalent of $380,000 to cover up the disaster, keeping the tragedy from appearing in newspapers for 85 days.
A State Council investigation into the accident resulting in the prosecution of 48 local officials and the ten journalists. Li was jailed 10 years for taking bribes. Li's lawyer insists his client is innocent and has said he will appeal the verdict in the Supreme People's Court soon.