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SubscribeWould-Be Protesters Detained in China
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/sports/olympics/19protest.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss-
Acorn Blames Sichuan Earthquake For 25% Net Revenue Drop
http://www.chinatechnews.com/ 2008/ 08/ 20/ 7317-acorn-blames-sichuan-earthquake…Chinese TV shopping company Acorn International (ATV) says quarterly net revenues were USD47.2 million, a decrease of 25.4% compared to USD63.3 million in the second quarter of 2007, as it announced its second quarter financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2008.
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Beijing 2008 Olympics: Freedom of Speech Promised then Denied
http://www.mattwardman.com/ blog/ 2008/ 08/ 20/ beijing-2008-olympics-freedom-of…Beijing 2008 Olympics: Freedom of Speech Promised then Denied From the desk of admin ·August 20, 2008 at 11:53 am · Filed under All WW, Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Campaigns, Free Speech Campaign, International, Media, Not Cricket, Politics, Video This entry is part 10 of 10 in the series Beijing
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China: Watching women's volleyball
http://globalvoicesonline.org/ 2008/ 08/ 20/ china-watching-womens-volleyball/Thanks to Bill Bishop at the MarketWatch Olympic Blog, we are given a recount of a day at the beach watching the US, Brazil and China's women's volleyball teams in the semi-finals. Not just that, Bill points us to a link that shows what the Beach Babes cheerleaders had to wear all day.
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Citizen Journalism / Brian Conley held by Chinese Authorities
http://machination.org/ 2008/ 08/ 20/ citizen-journalism-brian-conley-held-by-ch…What is a non-citizen journalist? A correspondent from abroad? I think “citizen journalism” has become a bogus term. (The synonyms that Wikipedia currently suggests are mostly better.) To me, one can reduce it to either you’re doing journalism or you are not.
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Not a Perfect World in China
http://www.themoneytimes.com/ articles/ 20080820/ not_a_perfect_world_in_china-i…Teaser: It's only fitting that Perfect World (Nasdaq: PWRD) proves fallible as the world's greatest athletes angle for perfection in the company's home city of Beijing. read more
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New Global ETF Gives Exact Exposure To Asia
http://www.etftrends.com/ 2008/ 08/ new-global-etf-gives-exact-exposure-to-asia.…Barclays Global Investors has expanded on the Asian invasion within equity markets with a new exchange traded fund (ETF) that takes investors deeper into the continent. The iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex-Japan Index Fund is listed on Nasdaq, and it offers broad, diversified access to the equity
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Unwilling Bedfellows
http://www.radicalcontrapositions.com/ left_flank/ 2008/ 08/ 20/ unwilling-bedfe…Unwilling Bedfellows Joseph S. Nye argues that technological fixes in any one country are not enough to reduce emissions. There are two basic instruments to reduce carbon emissions and thus mitigate global warming. Technological innovation and increased energy efficiency have considerable potential.
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China leads on renewables as UK emits hot air
http://environmentdebate.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 08/ 20/ china-leads-on-renewables-…Article China is now the world’s leading producer of energy from renewable sources. Meanwhile the UK continues to talk and talk about renewables with yet another consultation released recently by government.
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Liu Xiang behaves ridiculously
http://www.theroar.com.au/ 2008/ 08/ 20/ liu-xiang-behaves-ridiculously/The Beijing Olympics was always going to be a double edged sword for the Chinese regime. While they focused on infrastructure, we have had digital enhancement of the opening ceremony, prettier little girls who can’t sing and now, Liu Xiang. Read More…
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China: Checking up on Olympics uncensorship
http://globalvoicesonline.org/ 2008/ 08/ 20/ china-checking-up-on-olympics-uncen…A post from sw at the OpenNet Initiative blog looks at results of tests carried out during the first week of the Olympics and finds that while in fact not many websites have been unblocked for the Games, those that are can now be accessed all throughout Beijing and possibly even the country.
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