China
Climate change summit in Copenhagen: after us, the deluge
We all know about it. Between 7 and 18 December, Copenhagen hosts the UN climate change conference. There's been lots of talk about how 'useful' it will be. US president Obama (after he picks ups his Peace Nobel in Oslo on 10 December) and his Chinese counterpart Wen Jiabao will be representing in Denmark, courtesy of the world's two biggest polluters. That should be enough to breathe some kind of half-sigh of relief. Like the German director Roland Emmerich's sciene fiction film 2012, which forecasts the umpteenth end of the world, the date is of some interest. That after all is when the nifty Kyoto protocol expires
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- Copenhagen climate: what the EU is being asked to commit billions for
- Moby: free Europe concerts for climate change
- Björn Lomborg: Europe's sceptical environmentalist
- December Copenhagen climate conference: who bets on an agreement being reached?
What's going on with China as guest of honour at the Frankfurt book fair?
At the opening ceremony on 13 October, in the presence of Chinese vice president Xi Jinping, German chancellor Angela Merkel said there would be 'no taboos'. The Italian, Swiss, Spanish and German press react
china, tibet, frankfurter buchmesse, xi jinping, censorship, dissident, culture calendar
I quit Facebook - even Bill Gates did
More than 250 million people have registered themselves on Facebook. This spectacular number will soon be surpassed; the social network is growing at a rate of 5 million users a week. Nonetheless, the giant is not unstoppable. Its critics are also multiplying, and some are choosing to log off the network for the final time
china, internet, blogs, erasmus, network, facebook, communication
Notes: mid-twenties crisis of a journalist going round the world
The day that I turned 25, I decided to just leave everything - work, my family, the flat I rented with some friends. I bought a round the world ticket and embarked on a year-long journey. Summary of a blog recognised by as 'the best non-English language blog' at the 'Lonely Planet travel bloggers’ awards
china, travel writing, blogs, journalism, citizen journalism, japan, thailand
China reacts to the Guantanamo proposal
On 11 February the Lithuanian government announced that they were ready to take up to 10 Guantanamo prisoners. US president Barack Obama has said the Cuba-based prison will be closed within a year
china, independence, guantánamo, barack obama, terrorism, prison, lithuania
Pat Cox: 'Europe managed the economic crisis impressively'
The former president of the European council talks economic crisis, China and the Irish electorate’s rejection of the Lisbon treaty, three topics currently spicing up the European political scene
china, josé manuel barroso, ireland, pat cox, economy, economical crisis, power
EU bans Chinese milk and serves toxic coffee
After banning milk and dairy-products in September, the EU decided to extend restrictions on food imports from the Middle Kingdom on 3 December. High levels of the toxic chemical melamine were also found in Chinese eggs and soya products
Ice-cream: born in China
A fascinating look at how ice-cream has travelled from the Far East to Europe, and from the highest peaks to our deep freezers
china, food, marco polo, ice-cream, sweet, desert, etymology
Olympics in a 'sportsmanlike' China
The Olympic games in Beijing kick off on the eighth day of the eight month of 2008. They are the symbol of a China which is moving, although it doesn’t know exactly where to. A glance at sporting traditions and human rights as the sports world descends on the far east
Europe, a chessboard of Chinatowns
Westwards from China and seven hours behind, Europe becomes 27 squares where its Chinese socialise freely from Paris to Prato, consolidate a lingua franca and nurture a ‘cultural conversion’. The sound on a normally silent immigrant community is turning up
Napoleon's Chinese whispers
How western Europeans use the word 'China' to express being stressed, arrogant or insignificant
China opens up after Sichuan earthquake
62, 664 have died and five million are homeless since the 7.9 magnitude quake on 12 May. The EU has pledged two million euros in aid
china, sichuan, natural disaster, erdbeben, humanitäre hilfe, world affairs
Bike traffic: return of the scorchers
Environmentally conscious cyclists regularly battle errant cars in European cities
china, berlin, budapest, environment, activists, activism, green cities
Olympic games: Europe up in arms over Tibet
A huge victory for some, enormous disappointment for others. For the first ever time, the Olympic torch has been extinguished under mass pressure, as Europe makes itself heard
Brussels: parliament rift over Tibet
To boycott or not to boycott the Peking Olympic Games, Europe's MEPs ask, a mozzarella crisis and Sarkozy honeymooning at 10 Downing Street - it's your latest from Brussels
china, palestine occupied territory, gordon brown, italy, brussels, european union, news
Eyewitness: Tibet out of control
As the tension between the Tibetan monks versus Chinese control escalates, we hear a 25-year-old Swiss tourist's version of events after a week in the capital, Lhasa
china, multiculturalism, violence, lhasa, men and women, dalai lama, tourism
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