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A child is carried by his grandma while queuing to take water delivered by the local government at a village in Napo County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region March 23, 2010. A severe drought across a large swathe of southwest China is now affecting more than 50 million people, and forecasters see no signs of it abating in the short term, state media said. Picture taken March 23, 2010. REUTER/Stringer (CHINA - Tags: ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINAReuters - Children born in rural China are three to six times more likely to die before they turn 5 than those in the cities, a study found, highlighting the wide gulf in healthcare provision for the rich and poor in China.


China Unicom to sell Android phones, not use Google's search engine - http://bit.ly/9es9PV Oh, brother. This just keeps getting better and better, and by 'better and better,' we mean 'uglier and uglier.' Google's abrupt decision to stop cens Link - Trackbacks
China's instructions on reporting on Google: Editor's note: Google announced this week that it would move its Chin... http://bit.ly/d1BpK9 What China's information ministry is doing to counter the Internet giant's withdrawal. Link - Trackbacks
Time.com - China's first two female reserve astronauts, selected earlier this month from a pool of fifteen women fighter pilots, were required to be wives and mothers. Why?
China and Britain emerged from closed Security Council consultations on Myanmar with opposite views on that country’s expected elections in the fall.


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Geoff Hoon faces Nato axe after losing Gordon Brown's support
Telegraph.co.uk
Geoff Hoon, the disgraced former defence secretary, has been asked to stand down from a top international post after he lost the 'support' of Gordon Brown following the lobbying scandal. By Rosa Prince, Political Correspondent Earlier this week, ...
Geoff Hoon asked to leave Nato advisory postThe Guardian
Disgraced MP Geoff Hoon sacked from Nato over 'cash for access' scandalDaily Mail
Scandal-hit MP Hoon relieved of NATO roleAFP
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The four employees of the British-Australian mining giant face five to 15 years in prison in a ruling that is being closely watched by foreign companies operating in China.

Has Google been hacked? Corporate site sends users to China http://bit.ly/9k7tUs List of executives and corporate information redirected to Google China. By Mercedes Bunz Link - Trackbacks
Post-Google, China’s Internet market could increasingly resemble a lucrative, walled-off bazaar, experts say.

China’s intransigence on the open flow of information has the potential to weaken its connection to the global economy and sully its image.