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Huckabee Expresses Doubt over Afghanistan War
Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee addressed the controversial Afghanistan War during a talk organized by the Christian Science Monitor on Wednesday. Huckabee told reporters he sees “no end game” in…
China – A Gappy Health System?
China’s health system still is impregnated with many holes. There are many challenges that the Government needs to modify in order for China to provide a great health system for…
Japan Temporarily Suspends Whale Hunt Amidst Protest
Japan announced that it would temporarily suspend its annual Antarctic whaling after repeated harassment by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, according to government officials. The conservation group has been chasing…
Philippine Senator Panfilo Lacson Exposing more Cases of Corruption
Nowadays, corruption is that one irremovable wrinkle on a nation’s polo shirt – that one inevitable flaw of a nation’s government. Philippine Senator Panfilo Lacson emphasized this idea in his statement…
China’s Courtship in Africa – From a Western Perspective
Friday sees the end of a nine-day charm offensive by an official Chinese delegation headed by the country’s Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi. Among the countries who invited the delegation was…
China’s Death Sentences: Getting Even or Getting Back?
There is a thin line between justice and revenge. China’s Supreme People’s Court in Beijing scheduled the execution of three Filipinos, names unknown, who were convicted of drug trafficking for…
Blind Chinese Human Rights Activist Beaten
Last week, a video showing the surveillance of the Chinese human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng and his family, was published in western media. The video shows how the family, who…
China: Students Show High Test Scores but Low Practical Ability
Education is one of the primordial areas regarding, the expansion or limitation of a countries growth and progress. It is the key to opening the door for intellectual professionals. But…
China – Being in The Mid
China has an enormous role regarding international trade, and international investment. Everyone can picture China as the country where there is the possibility to generate an incredible amount of products…
China’s One Child Policy Challenges the Traditional Old Age
The thirty-year-old decree by the Communist Party, which introduced a ‘one child per couple’ control policy, could change aspects of the Chinese culture today in ways not predicted back in…
Li Hsnan Chiu – From the East to the West
Her name is Li Hsnan Chiu, she comes from Taiwan, from the city Taichung, that in Traditional Chinese this means Central Taiwan. I had the opportunity of meeting her in…
China Speculates Property Taxes to Dampen Speculators
Last week, the densely populated cities of Chongqing and Shanghai introduced a new tax on luxury real-estate as part of recent initiatives to curb escalating property prices. Chinese media has…
