As far as Hu Jia was concerned, the door to his apartment was always open to fellow Chinese who shared his desire for greater freedom, foreign friends, or activists with issues to discuss.
The Safadi Foundation launched a project entitled "She is Going to Work" in Tripoli on Thursday with the aim of giving women a greater share in the labor market. The project consists of teaching women skills in a bid to
Palestinians in Lebanon lack the full recognition of their basic human rights, said the Palestinian Organization for Human Rights (SHAHED) in the 2007 edition of its annual report, which was released to the public at a news conference on Thursday.
The Tourism Ministry and Lebanon Daleel Association launched four cultural and tourist documentaries by Lebanese producer and director Fouad Khoury on Thursday, displaying Lebanon's nature, sports activities, cuisine and archeological sites in an effort to promote tourism in Lebanon.
A leading US expert on urban universities and their interaction with their neighborhoods highlighted the two-way rewards of having universities engage more actively with their host communities, during a lecture at the American University of Beirut on Wednesday.
Greek Orthodox Archbishop of Beirut Elias Audeh called on MPs on Thursday to fulfill their duties within Parliament's walls, "the specialized place for treating national issues." Audi expressed his sorrow at the Lebanese people's inability to hold their MPs and
Private and public school teachers, as well as Lebanese university professors and instructors, held a strike on Thursday to call for an increase of their salaries, which have remained flat since 1996. Nehme Mahfoud, who heads the Teachers Union for
The number of Taiwan's online job seekers expecting to work on the Chinese mainland reached an over two-year high: 17,259 job seekers, according to a survey by the Taiwan 104 Job Bank.The 104 Job Bank said if the direct flight
China is seriously concerned about and strongly discontented with a reported statement by the U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on the Beijing Olympics, said a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson here Thursday. The spokesperson Jia ...
I am very optimistic about the growth in China and opportunities there, Merrill Lynch need to expand our business in China," John Thain, CEO of Merrill Lynch, told Xinhua in an exclusive interview Tuesday. "I am excited about the o
In the first quarter of this year, a total of 120,000 new vehicles hit Beijing's roads. On average, the number increased daily by more than 1,300 vehicles; and it is expected that Beijing will see 3.35 million motor vehicles on
Hong Kong stocks rose 297.06 points, or 1.24 percent, to close Thursday's morning session at 24,169.49. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 75.12 points, or 0.31 percent, to open at 23,947.55 and widened its gains towards morning cl ...
CNOOC Limited recently released its annual achievements for the 12 month-period ending December 31, 2007. Last year, the company's total revenue, net profit and net production all increased steadily. The company's total revenue reached RMB ...
Recent protests in Tibet were brilliantly timed to draw the international attention given that few months are left till the commencement of Beijing Olympics on 8th August, 2008, according to an article on the website of the Russian Strategi ...
Wandering by the lake in a forest, a beautiful girl is suddenly taken away by a ferocious black hawk and is turned into a white swan. A prince, who dreamed of her horrible experience, embarked on a long, arduous journey
A news analysis exposing the Dalai Lama's vicious blemish on the Chinese armed forces was fervently echoed by audience who discredited his allegation that groups of servicemen dressed like Tibetan monks and acted as rioters on March in Lhas ...
The 11th Georgia Business Advisory Council Centre - the Beijing Georgia Business Advisory Centre Limited - was set up on the 2nd in Beijing.Georgia's Governor Sonny Perdue attended the inaugural ceremony and said that such a solid platf ...
Indonesia's rubber export to China surged 63.7 percent in two months ending February 2008 from the same period last year, taking advantage of supply disruptions from Thailand and Malaysia, local press said Thursday. Over the period, ...
An article carried Thursday by China's leading Guangming Daily said that facts show that the Dalai Lama and his backers have been ruining Tibet in the name of religion and human rights. The author, Basang Wangdui, himself a Tibetan, ...
Chinese shares ended 2.94 percent higher on Thursday, continuing Wednesday's rebound trend from recent plunges, boosted by steel and energy heavyweights. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange closed a ...
