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People's Daily, China: Time to recognize that AIDS is a disease, not a shame

Beijing :: China | about 6 hours ago

Meng's tone turned bitter when asked about the stigma of the disease. One story he told was about a woman who goes by the pseudonym of Xiao Hong, who went to a renowned hospital in Beijing earlier this year for a kidney disorder. The unidentified hospital...

Tags: hiv, aids, Beijing

EU accusation on spy execution rejected

Beijing :: China | 1 day ago

China was strongly opposed to the accusation of the European Union and Austria over its execution of Wo Weihan, a man spying for Taiwan. "Chinese judicial organs made the verdict and this was completely a matter within the Chinese judicial sovereignty,"...

Tags: EU-China, China Keeps Picking, Chinese Foreign Ministry, Taiwan, European Union, Wo Weihan, Beijing, Austria

Economy warning from China's President Hu Jintao

Beijing :: China | 1 day ago

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By James Reynolds BBC News, Beijing China's President Hu Jintao has warned that the global financial crisis could weaken his country's competitiveness. Mr Hu gave his warning at a meeting of the Politburo and his words have been made public by the state...

Tags: economy, warning, beijing

Canceled meeting highlights China-EU discord

Prague :: Czech Republic | 1 day ago

The public cheeriness that usually accompanies summit conferences between China and the European Union is on ice this year after Beijing called off the annual meeting, exposing rifts that go well beyond the tiff over Tibet. Last week, China pulled out...

Tags: Dalai Lama Calls, Tibetan Buddhist, prime minister, Mirek Topolánek, czechs prime, China, Václav Klaus, Czech Republic, Beijing, Prague

Asia sees growing Aids threat

Beijing :: China | 1 day ago

Health authorities in China are marking World Aids Day with the UN Aids agency by pledging to fight discrimination against people living with HIV/Aids. Officials said people's fear of being stigmatised at work or in their communities is discouraging many...

Tags: aids, China, world aids, aids patients, visits aids, health minister, Beijing

Chinese skaters advance at ISU Speed Skating World Cup

Beijing :: China | 2 days ago

The China stop of the ISU Short Track Speed Skating World Cup began in Beijing on Friday. In the women's 1000 meter competition, China's Wang Meng and her teammate cruised to the quarter final with ease. But on the men's side in the same event, Li Ye...

Tags: Wang Meng, world cup, China, ISU, speed skating, Li Wang, Wang Hongyang, Beijing, isu world

Olympic sailing venue unveiled

London :: United Kingdom | 3 days ago

The 2012 sailing facilities have been unveiled, making it the first Olympic venue to be ready for the Games. The Olympic and Paralympic sailing events will be hosted at the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy in Dorset which boasts some of...

Tags: London, beijing olympic, Beijing

Dobriskey slams 'Russian seven'

Beijing :: China | 4 days ago

British 1500m star Lisa Dobriskey has backed her sport's move to give longer bans to the seven Russians caught cheating before the Beijing Games. World athletics' governing body has appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport against the bans handed...

Tags: world, record, athletics, medals, medal, sports, gold, olympics, men, Beijing

Olympics summit to learn from Beijing

Denver :: CO :: USA | 4 days ago

14 A week long debriefing over the 2008 Olympics in Beijing ended with a press conference in London, the host of the next Games, on Thursday.Hein Verbruggen, who chaired the IOC's co-ordination commission for the 2008 Olympics, identified a 'welcoming...

Tags: IOC, Bill Ritter, Denver, Beijing, London

Piling housing stockpiles hurts recovery

Beijing :: China | 4 days ago

The country's gross domestic product (GDP) slowed to 9.0 percent in the July-September period, from 10.1 percent for the first half of the year. "If the current sales lull continues, the stockpiles could climb up to 150 to 200 million square meters by...

Tags: United States, China, Beijing