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Chinese New Year FearsFebruary 19, 2010

Lunar New Year is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. And for many Chinese, it's the only chance to go back home t...
Confucius LotteryFebruary 18, 2010

A new welfare lottery in China's eastern Shandong province has been causing no little controversy. The lottery is themed around China's greatest think...
Toxic Sprite?February 17, 2010

China is no stranger to food safety scares but the latest case of dodgy products has grabbed more attention than most. That's because it involves Amer...
Mobile Booths To Ease Rail PressureFebruary 13, 2010

To help relieve the pressure on ticket booths in its main rail station in the run up to this Spring Festival, the city of Xiamen in southeastern China...
I Would Walk 500 Miles February 13, 2010

Chinese New Year, or Spring Festival as it’s known here, starts on the 14th, and is the most important holiday of the year here in China. The countr...
Martial Arts FansFebruary 13, 2010

While clubs, nun chunks, knives, swords and other assorted weapons may be more traditionally associated with the martial arts, a more delicate, but eq...
Mixed Reaction To Named TicketsFebruary 11, 2010

More than 210 million passengers are expected to crowd China's railways during the upcoming Chinese New Year. This figure is up nearly 10 percent from...
Organ Donation LicenseFebruary 10, 2010

Now staying with the issue of body and organ donations: a local official in the city of Shenzhen has suggested that driving licenses in the city be mo...
Toyota Recall ConcernsFebruary 7, 2010

Shortly after discovering a gas pedal problem which forced it to recall millions of vehicles for repairs, Japanese car giant, Toyota, is facing more t...
Taiwan Arms Sales ReactionFebruary 6, 2010

The United States has cleared a sale of advanced Patriot air defense missiles to Taiwan despite opposition from rival China. China's vice foreign mini...