Chinese ready for upheaval and sex in Year of the Rabbit (Reuters)
Reuters – The Chinese Year of the Rabbit promises to bring political upheaval from restless youth and sex scandals for the amorous, but in China the government is at least likely to bring inflation under control.
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China’s first capsule hotel to open in Shanghai (Reuters)
Reuters – China’s first capsule hotel is set to open in Shanghai, targeting budget-conscious travellers in the country’s glitzy commercial capital — with rooms divided into different zones depending on snoring.
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China says it will tighten monetary policy in 2011 (AP)
AP – China’s leadership ordered a shift from easy credit to a “prudent monetary policy” on Friday as Beijing steps up its fight against inflation and tries to guide rapid growth to a sustainable level.
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China says it will tighten monetary policy in 2011
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Former Mao translator, diplomat Huang dies at 97 (AP)
AP – Huang Hua, a former translator for Mao Zedong who oversaw China’s formation of diplomatic ties with the United States in 1979, died Wednesday at age 97.
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Armless pianist wins "China’s Got Talent" (Reuters)
Reuters – An armless pianist who plays with his toes has won the first series of China’s version of the internationally popular television talent show “China’s Got Talent.”
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Armless pianist wins "China’s Got Talent"
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Quake relief iGame aims to raise aid work awareness (Reuters)
Reuters – An earthquake measuring 8.2 on the Richter scale strikes a densely-populated island in the Atlantic, killing and injuring thousands. How would you save lives?
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Quake relief iGame aims to raise aid work awareness
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Armless pianist plays with toes to win "China’s Got Talent" (Reuters)
Reuters – An armless pianist who plays with his toes has won the first series of China’s version of the internationally popular television talent show, “China’s Got Talent.”
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Armless pianist plays with toes to win "China’s Got Talent"
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China birdmen seek the Wright stuff (Reuters)
Reuters – It may look like a lark, but growing numbers of students are flocking to the China Birdman contest, launching themselves off a 10-metre cliff to test their engineering skills and home-made flying machines.
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China birdmen seek the Wright stuff
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High-tech cow earrings mark new path for Brazil (Reuters)
Reuters – Years after India broke into the hi-tech business with information technology and China by way of manufacturing, Brazil may find its entrance in an unusual place — a cow’s ear.
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High-tech cow earrings mark new path for Brazil
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Fines of $7 in "tough" new China anti-smoking rules (Reuters)
Reuters – China’s “toughest” ever smoking ban which aims to stop people lighting up during November’s Asian Games will carry fines of $7 (£4.5), state media said on Wednesday, a limited deterrent to smokers in one of China’s richest cities.
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Fines of $7 in "tough" new China anti-smoking rules
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