Asia News CHINA Beijing launches high-speed trains for New Year China economy train railways exodus migrants workers With an exodus of millions of people heading for their villages, China has launched a new railway era. The journey from Shanghai to Beijing will be slashed by four hours.
02/17/2007CHINA Beijing launches high-speed trains for New Year With an exodus of millions of people heading for their villages, China has launched a new railway era. The journey from Shanghai to Beijing will be slashed by four hours. Beijing (AsiaNews) – The New Year holiday, when millions of Chinese travel by rail, has provided a timely opportunity to launch high-speed trains. China’s railway stations...
02/17/2007CHINA Over 2 billion trips for Year of the Pig The government is expecting more than 2.17 billion passenger trips. Today 155 million people headed for home. The Year of the Pig is held to especially auspicious and a baby boom is expected.
02/16/2007CHINA AIDS activist Gao Yaojie still under house arrest She was to receive an award in Washington, but has been prevented by police. She is known for blowing the whistle on the blood trade and unsafe transfusions that affected Henan farmers and spread the virus throughout the province.
02/15/2007CHINA - HOLY LAND Chinese priests in Jerusalem for Bible study-visit by Michele Ferrero Supported by the Catholic Biblical Federation, 20 teachers from seminaries of the Church in China are visiting holy places and benefiting from lectures on the Bible, ecumenism and spirituality.
02/15/2007CHINA – JAPAN Tokyo and Beijing start talking again Chinese Foreign Minister starts a visit in Tokyo today, the first official visit since relations deteriorated last year. North Korea’s nuclear programme and the East China Sea are on the table. Both parties are preparing Wen Jiabao’s April visit.
02/14/2007CHINA - VATICAN The Patriotic Association’s war against the Church and a “harmonious society” by Bernardo Cervellera The government is evaluating this cumbersome organization; the Vatican and the Church in China accuse it of distorting the nature of the Church’s sacramental character. The leaders of the Patriotic Association launch a violent campaign to defend themselves, attacking Cardinal Zen of Hong Kong.
02/14/2007INDIA – CHINA – RUSSIA India, Russia and China discussing terrorism, energy and politics It is their second tripartite meeting of foreign ministers. All three want to strengthen mutual economic and political ties as well as enhance relations with other countries. Meanwhile Sino Indian trade booms.
02/13/2007CHINA Wages stolen from migrant workers amount to millions of euros Each year, millions of migrant workers are not paid by their employers who are often subcontractors of foreign multi-nationals. The government does not protect the workers and going to court is a lengthy and expensive procedure. For years, Beijing has condemned what is going on but has failed to do anything to resolve the situation.
02/12/2007CHINA Year of the Pig: State TV bans piggies out of respect for Islam The central government order aims to show respect for minorities. However the move is also intended to put a stop to disagreements with the Han and to win the favour of oil-rich Muslim countries. There is the influence of astrology too, which predicts revolts and the overthrow of governments.
02/12/2007CHINA Eight books censored, just like in times of Mao China’s cultural and political world is discussing the censorship that came about with a mere “comment” from a director. The censored authors did not receive any explanation. Analysts say this is a bid to block social debate in the lead-up to important political events.
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