Panda couture took China Fashion Week by storm with models sporting black and white neglig� and fluffy ears, but censors failed to see its funny side. They were so incensed by the pictures, considered demeaning to an animal that has become a symbol, that any more uncomplimentary images will be banned under a draft law. Even pictures of the...
Chinese men's asylum plea cites one-child rule
San Fransisco Chronicle
San Fransisco Chronicle
(05-09) 04:00 PDT Washington - -- Partners of Chinese women who were forced to have abortions are pressing the Supreme Court to make it easier to get asylum in the United States. The Bush administration is resisting the...
Chinese men seek asylum in US for violating China's family planning rules
Star Tribune
Star Tribune
WASHINGTON - Partners of Chinese women who were forced to have abortions are pressing the Supreme Court to make it easier to get asylum in the United States. The Bush administration is resisting the male partners'...
Bremby answers coal-plant critics
The Wichita Eagle
The Wichita Eagle
Kansas Health and Environment Secretary Rod Bremby is convinced that his decision to deny a coal-plant permit was "rational," "reasonable" and within his legal powers. But he's frustrated, he said, that supporters of...
China in 'all-out' quake effort
BBC News
BBC News
Chinese President Hu Jintao has called for "all-out" efforts to rescue victims of an earthquake measuring 7.8 that has hit south-western China. The quake struck 92km (57 miles) north-west of Sichuan's provincial capital,...
Calif. Gay Marriage Ruling Expected
Time Magazine
Time Magazine
(SAN FRANCISCO) Both sides in the gay marriage debate will be watching California's highest court Thursday to see if the nation's biggest state goes the way of Massachusetts and legalizes same-sex marriage. The...
7.5 earthquake jolts China
Papua New Guinea Post
Papua New Guinea Post
BEIJING: AN earthquake with a magnitude of 7.5 struck China's Sichuan province yesterday, less than 100km from the provincial capital of Chengdu. The quake was felt across much of China and as far west as Bangkok,...
Seattle area reaching out after China's quake
Seattle Post-Intelligence
Seattle Post-Intelligence
Tong Zhu's husband woke her up early Monday with an urgent message. Television news shows were reporting a massive earthquake had struck central China. "He said, 'You better call your family,' " said Zhu, a Lakewood of...
China quake jolts families in Seattle area
Seattle Post
Seattle Post
Region reaching out to help survivors Tong Zhu's husband woke her up early Monday with an urgent message. Television news shows were reporting a massive earthquake had struck central China. "He said, 'You better call...
Hawaii visitor to China and relatives are shaken but OK
Star Bulletin
Star Bulletin
By Rosemarie Bernardo Two relatives of a research fellow at the East-West Center are shaken but safe after a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck central China yesterday. Christopher McNally, a researcher who specializes in...
Chinese earthquake: Your stories
BBC News
BBC News
More than 8,500 people have been killed by a powerful earthquake in China's Sichuan province, state media say. Many more are feared killed or injured and buildings have been destroyed. People caught up in the earthquake...
Xinyuan Real Estate Reports No Earthquake Damage to Development Projects in Sichuan Province, China
PR Newswire
PR Newswire




