BEIJING (AFP) — China's Premier Wen Jiabao on Monday pledged 353.2 million yuan ($55.3 million) in food aid to African countries suffering their worst drought in years. … [Read more...] about China pledges $55m in food aid to Horn of Africa
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Propaganda sprinkling
After first reading this article from the Associated Press (echoed by the NPR), I thought, well, it seems to be all facts based. Over the years, I have come to realize critical thinking is required when consuming Western press. Read the left column through first before reading my comments on the right. Try to ignore my highlighting. Let me know if you think I am being too … [Read more...] about Propaganda sprinkling
Global Times: “Blood stains the Silk Road”
Global Times carried some really good coverage of the recent attacks in Kashgar, shedding light on the tension in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. Rest of this post is really just the Global Times article itself. That one idea I feel deserves still extra mentioning is the fact that people when feeling there is nothing to loose, will tend to engage in more extremist … [Read more...] about Global Times: “Blood stains the Silk Road”
China’s New Health-Care Push
The economic reform of the 1980s brought many benefits but also meant that the health care sector was changed from the previous "universal coverage" to paid only service. This means that many of the poorer people was unable to afford health care. It is one of the biggest source of grief for the society. One component of affordable health care is the price of the medicine. … [Read more...] about China’s New Health-Care Push
Biggest-ever series of cyber attacks uncovered
News of the uncovering of the "biggest-ever" series of cyber attacks by McAfee seems to be spreading through the media like wildfire. In thisWashington Post article, it is reported: A leading computer security firm has used logs produced by a single server to trace the hacking of more than 70 corporations and government organizations over many months, and experts familiar … [Read more...] about Biggest-ever series of cyber attacks uncovered