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Asia: What are the top 101 restaurants?
It was a big job, but somebody had to do it, said editors at the Daily Meal. So they set out to recognize Asia’s top 101 restaurants. The list, which took six months to compile, includes restaurants in 25 cities. China topped the charts with 28...
Tags: China, Asia, Foods and Beverages, Dining and Drinking, Tokyo (Japan)
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U.S. consulate office in China closes after white powder is found
BEIJING -- A U.S. consulate in China was forced to suspend some operations after an envelope was found containing a suspicious white power. The envelope was discovered Monday by a staffer in the office that issues visas and handles American citizen...Tags: Guangzhou (China), China, U.S. Embassy, Anthrax
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High-ranking Chinese official caught in anti-corruption net
SHANGHAI — China is investigating a senior economic policymaker for alleged "serious disciplinary violations" — the highest-ranking central government official to be targeted in the new Chinese president's anti-corruption crackdown. The...Tags: Corruption, Politics, China, National Government, Political Corruption
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Did Chinese film director Zhang Yimou illegally father 7 children?
BEIJING -- One of China’s most prominent film directors, Zhang Yimou, is under investigation for fathering seven children -- a violation of the country’s strict family-planning laws. The 61-year-old Zhang directed the opening spectacle of...
Tags: Justice System, Christian Bale, Judges, China, Crime, Law and Justice
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Unsolved mystery of woman's poisoning stokes passions in China
BEIJING — She was a promising student at Beijing's prestigious Tsinghua University, a talented musician who loved to swim and dreamed of studying German and computer science. But in her sophomore year, Zhu Ling began suffering acute stomach...Tags: China, Abdominal Pain, Crime, Law and Justice, Lab Tests, Health and Safety at School
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China, Taiwan protest fatal shooting of fisherman by Philippines
BEIJING -- Beijing and Taipei united in their condemnation of the Philippines on Friday for the shooting death of a Taiwanese fisherman in disputed waters. The killing of Hung Shih-cheng, 65, injects a volatile new element in ongoing conflicts over...
Tags: Taiwan, China, Philippines, Fishing, U.S. Embassy
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Documentary spotlights Chinese artists Wang Guangyi, Liu Gang
BEIJING -- One scene of the new documentary “Chimeras” shows the young Chinese artist Liu Gang wandering with his camera around a town in China that's been built to resemble an English village. Liu is in Thames Town, a development outside...
Tags: Movies, Entertainment, Cultural Development, China, Arts
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China closes down North Korean bank account
BEIJING -- China’s largest state-owned bank has closed the account of a North Korean bank accused of funding the North's weapons programs in an apparent sign of Beijing’s growing frustration with its ally. The Bank of China announced Tuesday...
Tags: Barack Obama, International Trade, China, Weaponry, North Korea
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L.A. opens tourism office in Shanghai
Los Angeles has doubled its presence in China. In hopes of welcoming more big-spending foreign visitors, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Monday that the city has opened a tourism office in Shanghai, the second for Los Angeles in China. To promote...
Tags: Travel, Port of Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, China, Tourism and Leisure
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Chinese hail planned return of bronze heads by French billionaire
BEIJING-- The rabbit and the rat are finally coming home. Two bronze heads that were looted from Beijing’s old Summer Palace in 1860 are to be returned to China this year by a French billionaire who acquired them from Christie’s auction...
Tags: Animals, China, Ai Weiwei, Arts, Museums
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'Iron Man 3's' efforts to appeal to Chinese audience fall flat
BEIJING -- "Iron Man 3" made its Chinese debut Wednesday -- two days ahead of the U.S. opening -- and while the film is drawing good crowds here, it's leaving many viewers unimpressed with Hollywood's latest attempt to crack China's booming cinema market....
Tags: Entertainment, Movies, The Da Vinci Code (movie), China, Iron Man 3 (movie)
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Israel's Netanyahu visits China but avoids Palestinian leader Abbas
BEIJING -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu toured Shanghai on Tuesday, paying tribute to the city’s role sheltering Jews during World War II and conveniently avoiding Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who was visiting Beijing....
Tags: Heads of State, Mahmoud Abbas, China, Shanghai (China), Israel
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