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on Wed May 9 11:20 PM
Application error nixed Chinese teacher's visa
PORTSMOUTH — The U.S. Department of State has provided the School Department with an explanation into the cancellation of a visa for a teacher who would have taught Chinese to local public school students.
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on Sat Apr 21 1:59 AM
China: This nation of villagers is having an identity crisis
The village myth is increasingly misleading - and to the extent that Beijing is trying to keep it true, damaging Chinas progress.
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on Thu Apr 19 6:37 AM
on Mon Apr 16 1:36 PM
These Earthquakes are Fracking Scary
According to seismologist Bill Ellsworth, lead author of a recent USGS study, there has been a “remarkable increase” in earthquakes magnitude 3.0 or greater in the midwest and southern plains in the last few years. As it turns...
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on Sat Apr 7 1:35 PM
‘Worse Than the Cultural Revolution’: An Interview With Tian Qing by Ian Johnson | NYRblog
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Tian Qing attending the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a government advisory body, Beijing, March 2012
Tian Qing may be China’s leading cultural heritage expert. A...
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on Fri Apr 6 7:26 AM
CHINA After Bo Xilai: party discipline and the appeal of reforms
The move against Bo Xilai and his allies breaks the party's aura of unity and stability. Bo sought military support for a possible coup. Calls for unity and obedience of the People's Liberation Army to the leadership undermine Wen Jiabao's appeals...
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on Thu Apr 5 1:53 PM
Elusive Chef Resurfaces Along With His Fans (PHOTOS)
Peter Chang's Cafe 1 of 9 Peter Chang's new restaurant in the Richmond suburbs is situated in a strip mall, between a GNC and a Walmart. Peter Chang's new restaurant in the Richmond suburbs is situated in a strip mall, between a GNC and a...
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on Tue Apr 3 12:12 AM
Visa cancellation nixes Chinese in local schools
PORTSMOUTH — The U.S. Department of State has put the kibosh on a visa that would have allowed a Chinese teacher to come to Portsmouth for a three-year program at the middle and high schools.
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on Mon Mar 26 5:19 AM
BBC News - Tibet activist in India sets himself alight
A Tibetan activist sets himself alight during a protest in the Indian capital, Delhi, against an forthcoming visit by China's President Hu Jintao.
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on Tue Jan 3 11:16 PM
How Humans Cause Earthquakes | Surprising Science
Fracking is just the latest cause to make the news for its link to quakes
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