Thursday, May 12, 2005

News

In China's richest village, peasants are all shareholders now—by order of the party : Model community with spectacular industrial growth owes as much to feudalism as to communism.

Bad Lifestyles Sicken Guangzhou's Elderly: A survey in Guangzhou suggests that more than 90 percent of older people in the city are not healthy. Poor diet, smoking, drinking alcohol and eating spicy food have been blamed for the situation.

Shanghai Ferris Wheel To Top London Eye: China's wealthiest and most architecturally advanced city is planning to build the world's tallest Ferris wheel. The Shanghai Star Ferris, due to start spinning by 2008 when the Chinese capital, Beijing, hosts the Olympic Games, will stand at 200 to 230 meters (656 to 755 feet), stripping the world's tallest title from the 135-meter London Eye.


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