This Sunday's edition of FOX Magazine:
The touching story of a 13-time Grammy Award-winning musician who changed his life by adopting children from another country. For more information, visit: www.shaohannahshope.org
The show airs at 11pm ET/10pm CT and 8pm PT.
Buddhists from Chinese mainland and Taiwan donate for tsunami victims: Buddhists from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan donated a total of $1.2 million US dollars in a prayer service in Lingguang Temple in Beijing to the tsunami-hit countries in Southeast Asia.
Tsunami Donation Drive in Full Gear in China: The Chinese Ministry of Civil Affairs encouraged Chinese citizens and non-governmental organizations to donate to the tsunami-hit Asian countries Saturday. So far, the Red Cross Society of China has transferred US$660,000 to the disaster-stricken regions, and another US$24.2 million will come soon.
China Increases Tsunami Aid to US$63 Million: Premier Wen Jiabao announced Friday that China will offer an additional US$60.5 million of humanitarian aid to the earthquake and tsunami-hit countries.
Ferocious tsunami starts donation drives across China: Bombarded with devastating TV pictures on tsunami-ravaged South and Southeast Asian countries and a rising death toll, Zhou Jin, 78, an average Chinese in Beijing, rushed to a local donation center Saturday and left 1,800 yuan (about 217 US dollars). "I am too old to have much expenditure. Here is the cash I have with me. Take it and make use of it for the needy there," Zhou told civil affair officer Zhang Ye.
Fisher-Price makes an Asian Doll named Sonya Lee.
This sweet little girl loves to take care of others, especially animals! Big or small, boy or girl, she cares for them all the same. She's Sonya Lee and she's everything your little one wants in a friend—a smiling face, perfectly huggable size and ready to go anywhere your little one wants to go (especially in her take-along bag)! She even comes with her own collectible card to keep, share or display.
Sonya Lee also has her own book, Sonya Lee Visits the Doctor.
China's 'Haves' Stir the 'Have Nots' to Violence: What started as a mildly annoying encounter on Oct. 18 between a porter and a man who claimed to be a senior official in Wanzhou, in central China, turned into a full-scale riot, fed by resentment among poorer residents. [NYT: free reg. req.]
US company boss arrested in China: The chairman of Apex Digital, a major US importer of TVs and DVD players, has been arrested in China.
Tomb of Genghis Khan to Be Renovated: A large-scale renovation of the mausoleum of Genghis Khan is underway in Inner Mongolia.
3,000-year-old Woodcarving Discovered: The Chengdu Archeological Team discovered a 3,000-year-old painted woodcarving of a head during the second phase of excavation at the Jinsha site's ritual area. It is the oldest and most intact sculpture over its type ever discovered in southwest China's Sichuan Province.
Russia and China plan war games: Russia and China—former Cold War foes—will hold an unprecedented military exercise in the second half of 2005.
China's Jiang Zemin to Resign: China's former President Jiang Zemin will step down from his last remaining government post in March. Jiang, who holds the largely symbolic title of chairman of the Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China, has asked for permission to resign at the next meeting of the nation's legislature. [NYT, free reg. req.]
Down and Almost Out in Mongolia: The death knell for Mongolia's garment industry will ring on Jan. 1, when a decades-old global quota system is to end, freeing American and European fashion companies and retailers, in the long run, to buy as many clothes as they want from the lowest-cost producers, notably China, India and Pakistan. [NYT, free reg. req.]
Exhibiton of ancient Chinese civilization held in Shanghai: A gilded bronze horse excavated from the Maoling Tomb of West Han Dynasty is displayed at the Shanghai Museum. [Link includes other great pictures!]
An architectural symphony: Shanghai's music lovers have something to crow about as the Year of the Rooster approaches—for the first time ever the city has a world-class concert hall in a US$120 million entertainment complex.
Avery's first family Christmas: Linda and Jeff Maeder and their daughters, Avery (on Linda's lap) and Elise, celebrated their first Christmas together. Avery became the youngest member of the Maeder family earlier this year when she was adopted from China.
