China
China death toll continues
August 12, 2010The toll of deaths in mudslides in Northwest China has reached 337 and keeps rising, as rescuers and diggers use their bare hands in a desperate search for more than 1,100 others that are still missing.
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Throwing gasoline on the fire in Asia
August 2, 2010The only good thing I can say about Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's trip to Asia last month is that it is over.
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Sanctions against China?
June 29, 2010I fail to see how trade sanctions on Chinese manufacturing will do much to help U.S. workers and jobs - but the rise of labor in China could do just that.
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World Notes: Spain, Nigeria, Israel, Venezuela, China, Cuba
June 16, 2010Spanish workers battle austerity, lead poisoning in Nigeria, Israel seeks more military aid, Venezuela cuts military spending, China hears labor demands, Cuba boosts Internet access.
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The Pentagon’s strange new Afghanistan campaign
June 14, 2010The Pentagon has "discovered" that Afghanistan is rich in untapped minerals, but some question what's behind it.
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