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China throws out Gmail spying claims Comments Off

Posted on June 02, 2011
China has rejected allegations that it had a heavy involvement in a recent cyber-spying campaign that targeted the G-mail accounts of senior US officials and military personnel in addition to journalists. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman insisted that it was "unacceptable" to place the blame on China, although it must be ... Read More >>

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Northern India Hit Hard By Winter Comments Off

Posted on January 05, 2010
Dozen of people have died due to freezing winter conditions including snowstorms and icy temperatures are being experienced in parts of China, India, and South Korea. In northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, which borders with Nepal, it’s been revealed by local authorities that as many as 40 people have perished ... Read More >>

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Family of Akmal Shaikh return home Comments Off

Posted on December 31, 2009
Shocked relatives of a Briton executed in China are set to return to the UK as relations between the two countries turns sour. The death sentence of Akmal Shaikh was upheld on Tuesday despite pleas for clemency from human rights groups, his family and the UK Government. Shaikh’s supporters say he suffered ... Read More >>

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China Can Handle 2 theme parks Comments Off

Posted on December 17, 2009
A top executive said that China is a large enough country to have two Disneyland resorts. The comments were made by Walt Disney Co. Asia Parks President Bill Ernest, amid concerns the new Disneyland Shanghai park could siphon out visitors from the company’s already active Hong Kong amusement destination. Ernest commented that ... Read More >>

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Category Days Out, Experience Days, Shows, Events & Gigs, Theme Parks & Attractions, travel

Daily Cyber Attacks From Russia and China Comments Off

Posted on December 07, 2009
It’s been reported that the UK receives on average 300 cyber attacks per year, mostly coming from Russia and China.  A hacker fighting team based at the GCHQ listening station in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire is being asked to deal with the situation. The anti-hacking team is counteracting computer-based espionage coming from old cold ... Read More >>

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Relocationg Villagers For Disney Park Will Cost Nearly $1Billion Comments Off

Posted on November 13, 2009
Chinese state media revealed today that the proposed Shanghai Disney Park will require an investment of six billion yuan (880 million dollars) in order to finance the relocation of local residents to make way for the first phase of the project. Citing a government representative, The National Business Daily reported that ... Read More >>

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Category Experience Days, Holiday Parks, Theme Parks & Attractions, travel

China Okays Disney Theme Park Comments Off

Posted on November 04, 2009
After 10 years of negotiations surrounding the likelihood of a Disney theme park in China, The Magic Kingdom has finally been given the permission to set up shop in the country. In Beijing earlier today, Communist Party officials finally ended years of speculation by approving Disney’s long-awaited first amusement park to ... Read More >>

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Category Days Out, Experience Days, Theme Parks & Attractions

Hans Christian Andersen theme park scheduled for Shanghai Comments Off

Posted on October 21, 2009
China appears to have developed an interest for the fairy tale world of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen. A theme park dedicated to the writer’s work is scheduled to open in Shanghai to coincide with the World Expo in May 2010, it was announced Friday. Yang Wenyan, the project's media partner and ... Read More >>

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Category Experience Days, Shows, Events & Gigs, Theme Parks & Attractions, travel

Dwarf ‘theme park’ commune in China Comments Off

Posted on October 01, 2009
A community of small people has created its own village to protect themselves against discrimination from regular sized people. Every person living in a hill top village near the west-southern Chinese city of Kunming must be no more than 4ft 3in tall and run their own fire brigade and police force ... Read More >>

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Category Theme Parks & Attractions, travel

No foreign tourists allowed in Tibet Comments Off

Posted on September 23, 2009
In order to ensure higher security measures ahead of China’s celebrations to mark the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese government has temporarily banned holders of foreign passports from visiting Tibet. This measure was effective as of Sepember 22, and is believed to go on until ... Read More >>

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Category Days Out, Experience Days, transport, travel

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