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China goes all out for National Day

Chinese leaders on Saturday descended at Tiananmen Square in Beijing and paid tribute to martyrs, as the country marked its 62nd national day, with Premier Wen Jiabao pledging to address the......

'Singur resembles Tiananmen Square protests'

'What is happening today in West Bengalresembles closely to what happened in Tiananmen Square," feels Trinamool Congress general secretary and Rajya Sabha member Dinesh Trivedi. Addressing......

Myanmar's Iron Lady

This is no spaghetti western. This is a real story from Danubyu, Myanmar.April 5, 1989, two months before the Tiananmen Square massacre in nearby China. A woman walks down the middle of the street,......

US snubbed on Tiananmen

China rejected a US appeal to account for prisoners still detained after the violent 1989 crackdown on the Tiananmen Square pro-democracy movement, and suggested Washington pay more attention to......

Hu's regime watches all

Sixteen years since the bloody crackdown on Tiananmen Square, China's grip on dissent has tightened under the leadership of President Hu Jintao, disappointing those who hoped he might represent a......

No Twitter, Flickr in China

Less than two days before the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, China's cyberpolice blocked the micro-blogging service Twitter. Internet experts note that a Chinese tweet can have......

The power of the Chinese economy

The head of the European monetary authority stepped off the plane at Beijing airport, and was transported by a high-speed train faster than France's TGV, to the centre of Beijing. There he......

Is China's economy waiting to collapse?

China's journey up the growth curve has been so fast that the ride down could be equally nerve-racking, feels Arjun Lahiri.Is China a Lehman multiplied? Hugh Hendry thinks so. Mr Hendry is a......

Google denies agreeing to China's self-censorship

Google has rubbished reports that it has approached the Chinese government with a proposal for self-censorship, saying it would never consider it.Obert Boorstin, the company's director of public......

China to frame its 1st immigration law soon

China has kick-started a key process to frame its first immigration law to better manage immigrants as the world's fastest economy seeks to attract more foreigners to boost its development. Experts......

Torch cheered through Tiananmen Square

Euphoric crowds chanting "Go Olympics, Go Beijing" cheered the Olympic flame through Tiananmen Square on Wednesday at the end of its troubled global relay.- The Olympic torch: Peace and......

China set to become sporting superpower

Perched in Tiananmen square in the centre of Beijing at the top of the steps leading to the Museum of China stands a giant rectangular digital clock.Less than a month after the conclusion of the......

IOC says China Games leave positive legacy

China basked in the glow of their 51st gold medal and got a clear thumbs-up from International Olympic Committee on the last day of the Games on Sunday. The hosts finished well clear atop the......

Kenya's Wanjiru triumphs in marathon

Kenya's Sammy Wanjiru led an African sweep of the marathon medals on the final day of the Olympics on Sunday, lifting his arms in triumph as he accelerated around the Bird's Nest stadium for the......

Phelps passes Spitz with golden eight

Is Phelps the greatest Olympian? Have your say!Michael Phelps won an Olympic record-breaking eighth gold at one Games on Sunday in Beijing to beat fellow-American swimmer Mark Spitz's seven from......

People speak for tiananmen square

QNA

Q. "World Tourism Day ! Where one can find TIANANMEN SQUARE ??
Iqbal Seth: A. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/world-tourism-day--where-one-can-find-tiananmen-square-/24097807/answers/

Q. Identify the person with brief details : Fang Lizhi ?
Joseph Chacko: A. Tiananmen Square is a large city square in the center of Beijing, China. more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/identify-the-person-with-brief-details--fang-lizhi-/22507173/answers/24097825

Q. Is the share of the economic pie is the only demand of the Maoists government should be able to fulfill it by giving more attention to develop the affected areas. But if they have hidden agenda to carve out a separate Maoistan with the help of our hostile neighbors then a political solution to this problem is impossible. Give your views on this.
Joseph Chacko: A. We are a democracy. We have elected representatives who make rules and regulations in Parliament for the economic and overall development of the...... more

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China warns blind dissident ahead of Taiwan trip

BEIJING (Reuters) - China warned blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng on Thursday to mind his language ahead of his trip next month to political... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/23/china-dissident-taiwan-idINDEE94M05T20130523

China's Ai Weiwei launches musical career with heavy metal "Dumbass" single

By Maxim Duncan BEIJING (Reuters) - Dissident Chinese artist Ai Weiwei made his first foray into the musical world on Wednesday with the release of... ...

http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/china-ai-weiwei-idINDEE94L02S20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews

Two years, too little

When Mamata Banerjee came to power in 2011, she signalled hope after 34 years of Left rule. But two years on, after a string of bad decisions and... ...

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/two-years-too-little/1117745/

Survey

"Our feeling is that Shanghai has had a good reputation as a restaurant city for some time, due both to a strong regional cuisine and the early... ...

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Defending mother India is our Supreme dharm

India must prepare for war. If we are powerful, peace will prevail. China and Pakistan have a nexus against India but they dare not attack us... ...

http://www.merinews.com/article/defending-mother-india-is-our-supreme-dharm/15885473.shtml

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