New year, life for Chinese adoptees: About 40 families belong to the local FCC chapter, which was formed a decade ago by some of the first Billings residents to adopt from China. Trudel Pierson-King, whose daughter Isabella Mei Lu is 10, was a chapter pioneer.
Mei Magazine is new magazines for girls who have been adopted from China.
In every issue of Mei, there will be articles on school-related issues, seasonal crafts, and health or fitness. Other features will include an advice column dedicated to personal problems and solutions and a forum in which readers will share their feelings and opinions. You'll also find a reader profile that will highlight a unique girl and her special achievements. Mei is dedicated to instilling pride in our readers by providing information on the People's Republic of China as well as featuring Asian-American woman. Above all, Mei promises to handle the issue of adoption in a caring and open manner.
Couple adopted girl from China, named her after new hometown: Kite Girl helped Eddy and Donna Whisenhunt settle on a name for their adopted daughter from China. Each had made a list of possibilities, hoping to have at least one name in common.
Online Forbidden City Badge Design Selected: The number one on-line design for the Forbidden City Badge has been selected. The design, featuring the Wumen Gate, will be used for 80th birthday celebrations of the Imperial Palace Museum this year.
Eat, Drink and Be Merry... But Pay the Price: The holiday season is a difficult time for those trying to stick to a healthier diet. Health experts have warned that the incidence of diseases related to eating and drinking too much has risen in recent years, especially during holiday seasons when people tend to eat and drink more but take less exercise.
China planning large-scale introduction of genetically-engineered rice: China is on the verge of introducing genetically-engineered rice on a large scale as it seeks ways to adequately supply the basic staple to its people.
Chinese May Have Been First to Use Diamonds: Ancient Chinese craftsmen might have learned to use diamonds to grind and polish ceremonial stone burial axes as long as 6,000 years ago, according to a report published in the February issue of the journal Archaeometry.
As Girls 'Vanish,' Chinese City Battles Tide of Abortions: The warning hanging above a main street could not have been more blunt, its big white characters set off against a bright red banner promising to "firmly crack down on the criminal activity of drowning and other ways of brutally killing female babies." [NYT, free reg. req.]
China emerges as global consumer: China has overtaken the US in the consumption of basic agricultural and industrial goods. With a booming economy and 1.3bn people, it is now the world's largest consumer of grain, meat, coal and steel.
CIA issues warning on China's military efforts: The director of the US Central Intelligence Agency has warned that China's military modernisation is tilting the balance of power in the Taiwan Strait and increasing the threat to US forces in the region.
Frictions between Japan and China surge: Hardly a month goes by without new irritants in relations between Japan and China. Recent grievances range from a soccer riot and submarine intrusion to dominion over a lighthouse and the granting of a visa to an octogenarian.
Two couples fight for girl: A Chinese couple continued their five-year battle to regain parental rights to their 6-year-old daughter, Anna Mae, on Wednesday in the Tennessee Court of Appeals in Jackson.
Firecrackers Boom in Spite of Ban: Firecracker booms rocked urban Beijing with bright flashes during this year's Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, challenging the city's 12-year-old ban on the festive but often dangerous explosives.
Chinese mine explosion kills 203: At least 203 miners have been killed after a gas blast at a coal mine in China. The accident, in China's north-eastern city of Fuxin, is the most deadly reported mining disaster since the communist party took power in 1949.
China net cafe culture crackdown: Chinese authorities closed 12,575 net cafes in the closing months of 2004, the country's government said.
Parents fight for citizenship rights for adopted Chinese daughter: Eight years ago, Qiao Qi Jiang left her village in China and embarked on a daring journey. She was only 12 at the time. But with her parents' blessings, she was smuggled into the United States so she could one day get her wish, a college education.
From China with love and youth: It was a celebration of the Chinese New Year, the year of the rooster, but there weren't any birds at the Eagan Auditorium at the University of Scranton. There was, however, a little boy in a dragon costume and a group of young girls chasing after him.
Chinese New Year a tradition for adoptive families: For one afternoon, it was a little like home. Both children and adults were dressed in traditional Chinese garb. There was a Chinese marketplace, a dragon parade, dancing and a meal. Chinese, naturally.
