Friday, August 20, 2004

News

China implements "Green Card" system: China has officially started to implement its own "Green Card" system, which allows foreigners to apply for permanent residence in China.

India population 'to be biggest': India is set to overtake China as the world's most populous nation by 2050, while some countries will shrink by nearly 40%, according to new research.

Sun-shy female commuters fuel an Asian fad: Part hat, part mask, part visor, it's a new piece of bicycle headgear that only Darth Vader—and scads of Asian women—could love.

In Crackdown, China Shuts Buddhist Site and Seizes Catholic Priests: An American Buddhist group that spent $3 million renovating an 800-year-old temple in rural northern China said Wednesday that police officers and soldiers took back the temple last week by arresting its spiritual leader and forcibly removing 70 Chinese and a small group of Americans.


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