At least 11 tigers have died of hunger and malnutrition in a Chinese zoo so far this year, the Year of the Tiger in the lunar calendar, local media reported on Thursday. [...] The tigers, all from the Shenyang Iceberg Animal Zoo in Liaoning, northeast China, were confined in very small and wet cages.
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About time someone grew a pair!! Portland, Oregon Mayor Sam Adams proclaimed Wednesday, March 10, “Tibet Awareness Day.” Soon officials with the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco met with Adams and Commissioner Randy Leonard asking "that the city rescind the proclamation, order a new proclamation in support of China, and deny Tibetans a planned celebration at City Hall on Wednesday.
read more »Ying Chao was relieved in more ways than one when volunteer firefighters came to her rescue at a Blenheim public toilet last night. The Chinese tourist called emergency services from inside the electronic public toilet in the Countdown carpark after she was unable to open the door to get out.
read more »Itanagar, Feb. 8: The All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union today made a public spectacle of aggression against China’s claim over the state, burning Chinese goods in a bonfire and banning the popular cuisine from menu cards.
read more »BEIJING (Reuters) - Senior Chinese military officers have proposed that their country boost defense spending, adjust PLA deployments, and possibly sell some U.S. bonds to punish Washington for its latest round of arms sales to Taiwan.
read more »Sotheby’s is suing two mainland Chinese buyers for HK$2.1m ($270,000) in Hong Kong after they allegedly failed to pay for five Chinese paintings and an antique incense burner that they won at auctions last October.
read more »A CONTROVERSIAL film about Uighur leader Rebiya Kadeer may have been pulled by the ABC to promote managing director Mark Scott's vision of a "soft diplomacy" role for the public broadcaster.
read more »The Swiss government rebuffed Chinese protests Wednesday and agreed to give sanctuary to two brothers of the Muslim Uighur minority who had been cleared for release from Guantánamo, but feared persecution if they went home.
read more »No Christmas in the Middle Kingdom this year. MyLaowai has an article about Santa getting caught and going on trial in Chinaland. Ho!³
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