Tibet monks storm shrine visit in daring protest over Chinese lies
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Tibetan monks raging against Chinas criticism of the Dalai Lama and state
limits on their religious freedom defied government officials yesterday to
storm a carefully orchestrated visit by foreign reporters to the capital of
the restive Himalayan region.
The astonishing outburst by 30 to 40 monks, weeping and shouting as they stood
in front of Chinese authorities and branded them [...]
Tibet hundreds of protesters give themselves up to authorities
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More than 600 people involved in violent protests in Tibet have surrendered to
the authorities, China said yesterday as Potala Palace, the seat of the
Dalai Lama, reopened for the first time since riots swept Lhasa, the
capital, 12 days ago.
State media said that 280 people had surrendered in Lhasa and 381 in a county
of southwestern Sichuan province, [...]
Britain to test all Olympians before Games
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Every British Olympian competing in Beijing this summer will be drugs tested
at least once before the Games under a tough anti-doping regime announced
yesterday that is expected to yield a rise in whistle-blowing by athletes.
Testers at UK Sport, the public funding agency for elite competition, will
carry out more than 1,500 tests before July 27, when the [...]
Mass arrests in Tibet Bush urges China to talk
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Chinese authorities have launched mass arrests of Tibetans in Lhasa for interrogation about the fiercest anti-Chinese uprising for decades, a Beijing-based source told Reuters on Wednesday. U.S. President George W. Bush urged Chinese President Hu Jintao by phone to open dialogue with the exiled Dalai Lama. Hu said China would not talk to the man [...]
China scholars vow patriotism drive for Tibet
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Chinese scholars vowed on Wednesday to press ahead with “patriotic education” in Tibet’s monasteries, accusing monks there of being duped by the Dalai Lama into supporting separatism.
The education campaigns, which have increased under Tibet’s current Communist Party secretary Zhang Qingli, are seen by some as breeding resentment of Beijing within the region’s Buddhist monasteries, but [...]
China scholars vow patriotism drive for Tibet
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Chinese scholars vowed on Wednesday to press ahead with “patriotic education” in Tibet’s monasteries, accusing monks there of being duped by the Dalai Lama into supporting separatism. The education campaigns, which have increased under Tibet’s current Communist Party secretary Zhang Qingli, are seen by some as breeding resentment of Beijing within the region’s Buddhist monasteries, [...]
Conversation about education in Gaston County: Economic development perspective
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The Gazette sat down with Donny Hicks, executive director of the Gaston County Economic Development Commission, to find out more about how education plays a role in work world.
think it plays a huge role in economic development. If you look at recent site selection in corporate real estate executives, in a poll they’ll identify the [...]
American jails hold quarter of worlds inmates
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A REPORT showing that one in 100 Americans adults is in jail - five times the
rate in Britain - has prompted a fierce debate between those who believe the
record prison population has led to declining crime rates and those who say
the systems %26pound;25 billion annual budget could be better spent.
The Pew Centre on the States, [...]
Foreign MBA can give you the edge
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THORSTEN SEEGER cannot remember what colour his team eventually chose as the background to its presentation. But he does recall that it took several hours for the six aspiring business leaders to agree on it.Just a week into his MBA course at the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, Seeger was confronted with [...]
Lantos Holocaust Survivor and U.S. Congressman Dies (Update3)
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Feb. 11 (Bloomberg) — Tom Lantos, the only Holocaust
survivor to serve in the U.S. Congress and a passionate advocate
for human rights during 27 years in office, has died. He was 80.
Lantos [...]
