Report: Networks, Beijing organizers clash updated 1 day ago
Television networks that will broadcast the Beijing Olympics to billions around the world are squaring off with local organizers over stringent security that threatens coverage of the games in two months.
Xinhua: Buddhist monks arrested in Tibet updated Fri, June 6, 2008
Police in Tibet have arrested 16 Buddhist monks and are seeking three more for their alleged involvement in one bombing and two attempted bombings, authorities in Tibet told state-run media.
Shanghai film festival: Go away, Sharon Stone updated Wed, June 4, 2008
The backlash in China against Sharon Stone continued Wednesday as the Shanghai International Film Festival said the American actress was not welcome at this year's event.
China lists Olympic rules for foreigners updated Tue, June 3, 2008
Foreigners attending the Beijing Olympics better behave -- or else.
Zakaria: Quake sends political tremors through China updated Thu, May 29, 2008
CNN: In the wake of the earthquake, we are seeing a more open and comforting Prime Minister Wen Jiabo -- similar to George W Bush at Ground Zero. Does this signal a change in their political awareness?
Stone 'deeply sorry' for karma remarks regarding quake updated Thu, May 29, 2008
French fashion house Christian Dior said Thursday it has dropped Sharon Stone from its Chinese advertisements and released a statement from the actress apologizing for saying the earthquake that struck China may have been the result of bad "karma" over its treatment of Tibet.
Sharon Stone films banned in China after 'karma' comment updated Wed, May 28, 2008
Sharon Stone's "karma" comment is having an instant effect on her movie-star status in China.
Olympic ceremony ticket security gets tight updated Tue, May 27, 2008
China has ratcheted up surveillance and security in every phase of the Beijing Olympics -- even the tickets.
76-year-old breaks Everest record updated Sun, May 25, 2008
A 76-year-old Nepalese man reached the summit of Mount Everest on Sunday and became the oldest person to climb the world's highest mountain, a tourism official said.
