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Leaked tape sheds light on botched U.S. asylum bid in China
World NowA 25-minute tape recording posted on YouTube over the weekend sheds new light on mysterious and unprecedented incident last month at the U.S. consulate in Chengdu.... -
Intrigue enters Chinese politics
BEIJING — In China, there are no elections, no slugfest debates, no $1,000-a-plate fundraisers. But lately the country seems to be taking a page from American politics, complete with campaign-style dirty tricks and a politician who wouldn't seem out...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Politics, Chongqing (China), Transportation Accidents, Beijing (China)
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Should consumers boycott Apple?
Opinion L.A.Apple's profits may have soared last quarter, with revenue up 74% (to $46.3 billion), but I wonder how celebratory they feel in Cupertino as reports emerge about the company's business practices, specifically how it keeps production costs low so that........ -
Former police chief in Chinese boomtown disappears
World NowA crusading former police chief in the boomtown of Chongqing disappeared under unexplained circumstances. Wang Lijun may have tried to obtain political asylum at a nearby U.S. consulate.... -
Chinese vice president to visit White House on Feb. 14
Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping will travel to Washington next month for meetings with senior U.S. officials ahead of his expected ascendance to the nation's presidency, a visit that will also include stops in Iowa and California, the White House...Tags: Hu Jintao, Joe Biden, Politics, White House, Travel
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Another worker dies from explosion at Foxconn plant
L.A. Times Tech BlogThe death toll from an explosion at Foxconn Technology Group's plant in southwest China rose to three on Sunday as preliminary findings suggested that the blast was caused by combustible dust in one of the facility's polishing workshops, the company... -
Besides whiskey, Ireland exporting its pubs
The sky is performing its usual routine — an ever-changing mix of clouds and sunshine — as I catch up with a couple of friends at a pub a few miles south of Dublin.
The sun pouring through the leaded-glass windows warms our souls nearly as...Tags: Dining and Drinking, Politics, Human Rights, Alcoholic Beverages, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Father Eleutherius Winance dies at 100; a founding monk of St. Andrew's Abbey in Valyermo
Father Eleutherius Winance, a longtime Claremont Graduate University philosophy professor and the last of the founding monks of St. Andrew's Abbey in Valyermo, has died. He was 100.
Winance died Saturday at Antelope Valley Hospital in Lancaster after a...Tags: Belgium, Death, Prisons, Health, Hospitals and Clinics
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Understanding China begins with a look at Mao
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterShaoshan, China Like visitors at George Washington's estate in Mount Vernon, Va., people come to Shaoshan village deep in the heart of China to remember and teach their children about their national hero. He launched the Long March, an estimated 3,750-...Tags: Buddhism, Dalai Lama, Pearl S. Buck, History, Defense
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Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhang-ke takes new approach with '24 City.'
Special to The TimesCANNES, France -- By necessity, Jia Zhang-ke is a filmmaker who responds to current events with the instincts of a newshound. Not only is the 38-year-old director the most prominent Chinese filmmaker of his generation, he also has come to assume the...Tags: Culture, Film Festivals, Festive Events, Documentary (genre), Death
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Planning your trip to Mao's China
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterTHE BEST WAY From LAX, Air China and China Eastern have nonstop flights to Beijing. Cathay Pacific, United, All Nippon Airways, JAL, Korean, Northwest and Asiana have connecting flights (change of plane). Restricted round-trip fares begin at $750....Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Beijing (China), Los Angeles International Airport, Changsha (China), Trips and Vacations
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Traveling in China? Have a Plan B
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWe arrived at the north train station in this central Chinese city at 12:25 p.m. on a Thursday, five minutes before our scheduled departure. The ticket lines were so long they spilled out of the building. In a similar situation in Anhui province a couple...Tags: Road Transportation, Chongqing (China), Transportation, Beijing (China), Vehicles
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