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41 Killed in China Bus Fire
 41 Killed in China Bus Fire 
Jul 22, 2011 8:17 AM CDT

41 Killed in China Bus Fire

Officials will need DNA tests to identify badly burned victims

(Newser) - An overloaded double-decker bus burst into flames on a highway in central China early today, killing 41 people on board. The official Xinhua News Agency says six passengers managed to escape the blaze in Henan province's Xinyang city and were all hospitalized, with one in critical condition. The sleeper...

Fake Apple Stores Sprouting in China

Blogger uncovers ultimate Apple knock-off

(Newser) - Fake Apple products are common in China but some entrepreneurs have stepped it up a notch with entire fake Apple stores. Kunming-based blogger BirdAbroad stumbled across one such store, and found that its interior—and products—resembled the real thing so closely that she had to check online to make...

China's Next Frontier: The Deep Sea

Country plans to launch a submersible that can eventually reach 7,000 meters

(Newser) - If you've got a submarine, chances are you're gonna come across a few Chinese flags. Beijing is set to launch a manned submersible on an ultra-deep dive in search of valuable minerals, unseating the US as the leader in the high-stakes world of deep sea exploration. The Jiaolong...

To End Fight, Nepal Sets Out to Measure Everest

Nepal, China squabbling over behemoth's actual height

(Newser) - Mount Everest stands at a towering 29,029 feet—officially. And that number is causing quite the diplomatic fracas. China and Nepal have been arguing over the height of the mountain, which falls on the Nepal side of the Nepal-China border, and how it's measured. China believes the rock...

Yao Ming Retires From Basketball

After two years of persistent left foot injuries, the Chinese great retires at 30

(Newser) - The NBA's version of the Ming Dynasty is done. After helping pro basketball gain a foothold in the world's most populous market, Chinese star Yao Ming has retired. Yao made it official today, telling a packed news conference in his hometown that a series of foot and leg...

Champion Gymnast Found Begging on Beijing's Streets

China furious over treatment of former sports hero

(Newser) - The fate of one former gymnastics prodigy has sparked outrage in China, following revelations that he has been reduced to begging on the streets of Beijing. Zhang Shangwu, 28, was sent to a gymnastics academy at age 5, made the national team at age 12, and in 2001 won two...

'War' Erupts Between Vatican, China Catholics

It's a battle for control over China's estimated 14M Catholics

(Newser) - With the Chinese Catholic Patriot Association continuing to appoint bishops without Rome's approval, relations between the Vatican and the Chinese Communist Party have plunged to their lowest point in years, threatening to become an all-out spiritual war, reports the Telegraph . “At the moment, it’s a war,”...

President Obama Meets With Dalai Lama at White House Over Chinese Objections
 Obama Meets With Dalai Lama
Jul 16, 2011 5:03 PM CDT

Obama Meets With Dalai Lama

... over the objections of China

(Newser) - President Obama held a White House meeting today with the Dalai Lama, hours after China called on the US to rescind the invitation. The White House said that during the 45-minute private session, Obama reiterated his support for the protection of Tibetans' human rights in China, as well as the...

Philippines: Geckos Won't Cure AIDS

Health officials suggest trying actual medicine

(Newser) - Put down that gecko: The Philippine health department is warning citizens that using geckos to treat AIDS, asthma, and tuberculosis doesn't work and endangers those who don't seek proper treatment. There's no scientific evidence to the folklore behind the practice, and it's caused an increase in...

Chinese Dissident's Sister Describes His Detention

Weiwei was kept in tiny room with two guards at all times

(Newser) - The sister of freed Chinese dissident Ai Weiwei says her brother was kept in a tiny, constantly lit room during his three months of detention with two guards present at all times, reports the Washington Post . “They stared at him without ever moving their eyes,” she said, even...

Toddler Who Fell 10 Stories Wakes From Coma

Niu Niu had not opened her eyes for 10 days after fall

(Newser) - A Chinese toddler who fell 10 stories and survived after being caught by a passer-by woke up from a 10-day coma and called out to her parents, state media reported today. The 2-year-old girl was left unattended and fell from her family's apartment window in eastern Zhejiang province on...

Show-Off Mistress Tips Chinese to Red Cross Graft

Charity accused of embezzling public donations

(Newser) - One young woman's online boasting will likely derail the gravy train for a lot of people involved with the Red Cross Society of China. After the 20-year-old vamp's posts on China's equivalent of Twitter showed her with luxury cars and designer goods and identified her as a...

Nepal Bans Birthday Parties for Dalai Lama

...over fears gatherings would turn anti-Chinese

(Newser) - Nepalese authorities prevented exiled Tibetans from celebrating the Dalai Lama's 76th birthday today over concerns that gatherings would turn anti-Chinese. Hundreds of riot police blocked Tibetans from entering a school on the northern edge of Katmandu where the celebrations were planned. Only students wearing school uniforms were allowed inside...

China Plans Massive Surveillance Network

Cisco, other Western companies are poised to help

(Newser) - China is preparing a surveillance network with an area bigger than New York City—and Cisco is among the Western companies set to help. China says the system of up to 500,000 cameras is aimed at preventing crime, but human rights advocates fear it could be used to stamp...

Rare Zebra-Donkey Hybrid Born in China

Half-zebra, half-donkey ... is it a 'zebrass'?

(Newser) - Whether you call it a "zonkey" or a "donkra," one thing is sure: The creature born Sunday at a zoo in Southeast China is certainly rare. So far the foal—a cross between a female zebra and a male donkey who freely occupied the same enclosure—looks...

China Scrambling to Build Its Own Drones

The rest of the world is eager to catch up to US

(Newser) - The showstopper at this year’s Zhuhai air show in China doesn’t need a pilot. Visitors were shown a video of the WJ-600 drone finding and transmitting targeting info on something that looked suspiciously like a US aircraft carrier near an island that looked suspiciously like Taiwan, the Washington ...

Burning Coal Slowed Climate Change: Study

Sulfur pollution masked effect of CO2 emissions

(Newser) - The vast amounts of coal China burned during the 2000s may have actually slowed down climate change, according to a new study. Researchers believe the sulfur pollution caused by burning coal deflected the sun's rays, causing a temporary plateau in warming, the AP reports. But while sulfur drops out...

Chinese Mock &#39;Worst Photoshop Ever&#39;
 Chinese 
 Mock 'Worst 
 Photoshop Ever' 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 3, 2011 6:28 PM CDT

Chinese Mock 'Worst Photoshop Ever'

Nation laughs at pic of levitating officials

(Newser) - A badly doctored propaganda photo has made hapless officials in China's Huili county the laughing stock of a nation of 1.3 billion people. The photo on the rural county's website appeared to show county officials levitating above the road project they were inspecting, the Guardian reports. The...

Toddler Falls 10 Stories—and Woman Catches Her

Impact breaks woman's arm

(Newser) - A two-year-old Chinese girl left unattended fell 10 stories from her family's apartment window yesterday—and survived after being caught by a woman passing by, state media reported today. The girl, named Zhang Fangyu but known by the nickname Niu Niu, was in the care of her grandmother yesterday...

China Opens Jiaozhou Bay Bridge, World's Longest Bridge Over Water at 26 Miles
 China Opens 
 World's Longest 
 Sea Bridge 
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Jul 3, 2011 11:10 AM CDT

China Opens World's Longest Sea Bridge

The Jiaozhou Bay bridge is 26 miles long

(Newser) - China has opened the world's longest cross-sea bridge. The Jiaozhou Bay bridge is 26 miles long and links China's eastern port city of Qingdao to the island of Huangdao. State-run CCTV says the 110-foot-wide bridge is the longest of its kind and cost more than $1.5 billion....

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