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- Slaughtered hopes
BY the time news reporters entered duck-farming village of Yiyuan in Kangqiao of Nanhui District to the east of Shanghai, no ducks could be found anywhere.
- Fear of feathers
JUST two weeks ago, Xu Jing's mother-in-law bought a live black-bone chicken from a local market, believing that soup made from an extremely fresh bird was most beneficial for women. Like Xu's family, many local residents are in the habit of buying live poultry, because they are thought of being especially nutritious. But live poultry has not been available in the city since the beginning of this month. The trouble maker is the bird flu.
- Gloomy long-range view
THE final episode of the current disaster won't be seen for at least another three or five years, Zhou Shuicheng believes.
- Fundamental reform
ANIMAL excrement was the No. 1 pollution source in the upper reaches of the Huangpu River, according to a law reform proposal drawn up by Zhou Qingjiang, a staff member of the Environmental Protection Bureau of Minhang District.
- Will tourists turn chicken?
VIENTIANE - Senior Asian tourism officials, scared a bird flu epidemic sweeping the region will hit an industry that employs millions, sought on February 3 to lure more holiday-makers by promising discounts and safety from the virus.
- Chronology of bird flu outbreak in Asia
BIRD flu has confounded scientists by striking millions of chickens in several Asian countries within a very short period of time, with the worst hit areas in Thailand, China and Viet Nam and by Tuesday at least 13 people were reported to have died.
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- Muslims defy danger inannual haj stoning ritual
JAMARAT BRIDGE, Saudi Arabia - Driven by God, but hampered by a massive mortal tide, millions of Muslims cast stones at pillars representing the Devil in the most dangerous ritual of the annual haj pilgrimage.
- Japanese contingent leaves for Iraq amid protests
CHITOSE, Japan - The first batch of troops who form part of the main contingent of Japan's contribution to peace-keeping in Iraq left for the Persian Gulf last Tuesday, in a historic move condemned by critics as a violation of the country's pacifist constitution.
- Asylum rejected
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - Lai Changxing, one of China's most wanted fugitives, lost a key round in court on Tuesday in his battle to gain political asylum in Canada.
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- The rights of beggars
Recently some cities, such as Beijing and Suzhou, were said to be about to introduce city regulations forbidding the entry of beggars into certain areas and public places, like the subway or main streets.
- Lost in translation
I'm not sure how one would calculate the number of illiterate people in the world, but since I'm in a country where I can't read, write or speak the language, I should probably be included in the figure.
- New Year's eve show: keep it or drop it?
After a family feast on Chinese New Year's Eve, my parents started looking at the clock and counting down the time to the start of the CCTV show.
- Nemesis for the BBC
Since this opinion piece will struggle to maintain even a hint of objectivity or detachment, let me confess immediately: I loathe the BBC. One of my great joys as an expatriate Briton is the absence of this media institution from my daily life.
- Love in sport - that's the way the ball bounces
Can "love" and ping pong co-exist? That's the national crisis facing China at the moment.
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- Home away from home
A LANE on Huashan Lu, close to Changshu Lu, is a typical old-style Shanghai residential area with dozens of low buildings. However, recently, a red "shed" propped up against one of the houses has made it a little more eye-catching and different - it's a boutique hotel, maybe the first of its kind in Shanghai.
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- Distorted perceptions
OUT of habit, Chinese often use the word "for eigner" when speaking of Americans. For example, one of my Chinese friends said to me once, "I didn't know foreigners liked spicy food." (He meant "Americans" when he said "foreigners").
- Book Review
"The Chinese in America: A Narrative History."
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