Large US Bank Collapse Ahead: Ex-IMF Economist

By Reuters
Aug. 19, 2008
The worst of the global financial crisis is yet to come and a large U.S. bank
will fail in the next few months as the world’s biggest economy hits further
troubles, former IMF chief economist Kenneth Rogoff said on Tuesday.
“The U.S. is not out of the woods. I think the financial crisis is at [...]

Read Full Post »

Eight Thousand Falun Gong Practitioners Detained During Beijing Olympics

Los Angeles Times
World Briefing
August 24, 2008
CHINA
Falun Gong reports torture
Two members of banned Chinese spiritual sect Falun Gong were tortured and died in police custody in Shandong province in July, the group said.
Zhong Zhenfu, 58, died of injuries sustained in police custody after being held along with others from Pingdu, in Shandong, since May, the group [...]

Read Full Post »

Kungfu Panda_Movies_A Mindset of Non-Attachment

1 of 2
http://www.youmaker.com/
2 of 2
http://www.youmaker.com/

Read Full Post »

Too Old and Frail to Re-educate? Not in China

Ng Han Guan/Associated Press
Wang Xiuying and Wu Dianyuan have been ordered to undergo “re-education” for seeking a protest permit in Beijing
Too Old and Frail to Re-educate? Not in China
By ANDREW JACOBS for The New York Times
Published: August 20, 2008
BEIJING — In the annals of people who have struggled against Communist Party rule, Wu Dianyuan and [...]

Read Full Post »

Southern Californians Urged to Join Largest Earthquake Drill in U.S. History

Southern Californians Urged to Join Largest Earthquake Drill in U.S. History
U.S. Geological Survey / USGS Newsroom
Released: 7/30/2008
The magnitude 5.4 earthquake that rocked southern California on July 29, 2008, is about 5,000 times smaller than the magnitude 7.8 earthquake depicted in the “ShakeOut Earthquake Scenario.” This new report is a portrayal of what could happen in [...]

Read Full Post »

Second China Quake In Same Area Kills 3 And Injures Hundreds

Second China quake in same area kills 3 and injures hundreds
Reuters
August 21, 2008
BEIJING (Reuters) – A second earthquake in two days in the same county of southwest China killed at least three people, injured more than 100 and prompted the evacuation of over 120,000, state media reported on Friday.
The two quakes jolted western Yunnan province, [...]

Read Full Post »

Kui Huang’s Stories of CCP’s Crime Againt Basic Human Rights

On July 18th, 2008, Falun Gong practitioners from all over the world and people from all walks of life gathered together in front of the White House to appeal the persecution of Falun Gong. The persecution of Falun Gong, by the hands of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) has lasted for a total of 9 [...]

Read Full Post »

Ex-Detainee Describes Forced Labor in Chinese Prisons

Read Full Post »

China Goes Milli Vanilli as Japan Tries Old Ways

China Goes Milli Vanilli as Japan Tries Old Ways
Commentary by William Pesek
Aug. 15 (Bloomberg) — It was China’s Milli Vanilli moment.
Beijing officials got caught in a lip-synching act of Olympian proportions. Communist Party officials put a cuter girl before the cameras at the opening ceremony instead of the real singer, whose imperfect teeth reportedly didn’t [...]

Read Full Post »

Former Chairman Hua Guo-Feng Requests To Quit The Communist Party

Former Chairman Hua Guo-Feng Requests To Quit The Communist Party
by Denis Wu for Sound Of Hope Radio Network
August 15th, 2008
On August 14, as a former general secretary of the Communist Party, Hua Guo-Feng, asked to withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party, causing a stir in the political arena. Subsequently, he was prohibited from travelling overseas.
In [...]

Read Full Post »