EYE ON CHINA

Google Now Censoring In China
Search Engine Watch - USA
... the US government in part to defend its users, now comes news that Google will cave into the Chinese government's demands for its new Google China web site. ...

China turns screws on media as Google self-censors
Reuters - USA
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's propaganda mandarins closed an outspoken supplement of a respected newspaper, as Web search leader Google announced restrictions on ...

HeavyHanded says: Let me get this straight. Google will help the Chinese government censor news and searches via the net, but will not help its' own U.S. government fight terrorism by fighting requests from our government on accessing searches by those who may be plotting to harm us. Go figure.

China reports 70,000 new HIV infections in in 2005
National Post - Canada
BEIJING -- China said Wednesday another 70,000 people contracted HIV last year, bringing the country's total to 650,000, as international health organizations ...

China's banking on the slow boat to change
Financial Times - London,England,UK
China's banks have dealt with the problem of non-performing loans but changing the culture of the state-owned lenders' workforces will take many years ...

China has world's 4th-largest economy
Toronto Star - Canada
SHANGHAI -- China's economy expanded by a stunning 9.9 per cent in 2005, according to data released Wednesday that suggests it may now rank fourth-biggest in ...

Chemical plant risks threaten China's rivers
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
AT LEAST 100 chemical plants alongside China's main rivers pose an unacceptable threat to drinking water, the country's environment chief has revealed. ...

HeavyHanded wonders:Where is the left wing eco-wackos on this issue? Why are they silent? Why are they not over there protesting, and doing their usual rabble rousing? Oh yea. I forgot. They would be imprisoned or shot. Silly me. But if you really believed in your cause...............

FOCUS China looking solid bet as Japan equity markets stumble
Forbes - USA
LONDON (AFX) - Investors looking for returns from Asian portfolios this year would do well to look towards a newly stable China as growth in the Japanese ...

China starts drafting energy law, appoints NDRC chief as task ...
Forbes - USA
SHANGHAI (AFX) - China has started drafting an energy law as part of efforts to meet the country's energy demand in line with its rapid economic growth, the ...

No divide between US and China on Iran: Zoellick
Reuters - USA
CHENGDU, China (Reuters) - A senior US official gave a positive assessment of China's role in the standoff over Iran's nuclear program on Wednesday, saying ...