Chinese news update 20080702
Wednesday, July 2, 2008 – 12:55 amZheng Jie becomes first Chinese grand slam semi-finalist
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
Zheng, 24, beat Czech 18th seed Nicole Vaidisova 6-2, 5-7, 6-1 on Tuesday to become the first Chinese player to reach the last four of a Grand Slam. …
Chinese top tax evaders, says URA
New Vision - Kampala,Uganda
By Ibrahim Kasita EIGHTY percent of under-declared imports belong to Chinese, James Kisale, the Uganda Revenue Authority’s (URA) acting assistant …
Chinese engineer kidnapped in Afghanistan: governor
AFP -
GHAZNI, Afghanistan (AFP) — Unknown gunmen kidnapped a Chinese road engineer in southern Afghanistan, an official said Tuesday. The Chinese national and his …
Olympics triggering tragic Chinese crackdown: Congressman
AFP -
During their visit the two congressmen handed over to the Chinese government a list of 734 "political prisoners" and urged their release. …
Sector Snap: Chinese solar energy companies fall
CNNMoney.com - USA
NEW YORK (Associated Press) - Shares solar cell maker Trina Solar Ltd. fell Tuesday, joining a decline among most other Chinese solar energy companies. …
Chinese Authorities Block Dissidents From Meeting American Lawmakers
炼急老焊(康巩魄) - South Korea
Authorities in Beijing blocked several Chinese dissident lawyers from meeting a pair of visiting US congressmen. As Stephanie Ho reports, the congressmen …
Chinese Authorities Block Dissidents From Meeting American Lawmakers
Voice of America - USA
By Stephanie Ho Authorities in Beijing blocked several Chinese dissident lawyers from meeting a pair of visiting US congressmen. As Stephanie Ho reports, …
Namibia: Major Chinese Building Firms ‘Not AA Compliant’
AllAfrica.com - Washington,USA
FEW, if any, Chinese state-owned construction companies - despite some having been in business in Namibia for 18 years, and having landed over N$1 billion …
Chinese Quake Survivors Turning to Lawyers, Rule of Law
Wall Street Journal Blogs - New York,NY,USA
According to a story in today’s WSJ, Chinese lawyers are using TV and the Web to teach ordinary Chinese people — such as quake survivors — how to invoke …
Chinese Lawyers Arrested Before Meeting with Congressmen
Washington Post - United States
By Jill Drew and Edward Cody BEIJING, July 1 — A group of Chinese human rights lawyers were detained and later put under house arrest by government …