Monday, August 09, 2004

News

Chinese riot after Japan victory: Chinese football fans have rioted in Beijing after Japan won Asia's prized football championship in a tense final. Fans burned Japanese flags, shouted obscenities and sang patriotic songs outside the stadium (See also the Real Audio video clip here.)

Secret Recipes of Shaolin: The newly-rebuilt Shaolin Medical Industry, affiliated to the famous Shaolin Temple in Songshan Mountain of central China's Henan Province, has revealed some of its secret medical recipes to the world through its official website (www.shaolin.org.cn).

Human Activity Threatens Mount Qomolangma: A senior scientist warned Sunday that human carelessness is putting the delicate ecological balance of Mount Qomolangma in peril. China Association for Scientific Expedition President Gao Dengyi revealed an alarming 615 tons of waste were dumped by visitors to the peak between 1921 and 1999.


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