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Chinese NGOs struggle to grow
Many of the unofficial groups lack know-how for training volunteers and keeping track of how donor money is spent.
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
For Beijing's Olympic volunteers, the rules are many
It has carefully vetted and trained 1.7 million people who will do everything from answering questions to presenting medals
07/17/2008 01:00 am -
For Beijing's Olympic volunteers, the rules are many
It has carefully vetted and trained 1.7 million people who will do everything from answering questions to presenting medals
07/16/2008 01:00 am -
Chinese NGOs struggle to grow
Many of the unofficial groups lack know-how for training volunteers and keeping track of how donor money is spent.
07/16/2008 01:00 am -
Indonesia struggles to capitalize on its oil
OPEC's only Asian member, it has failed to meet its production quota and is quitting the cartel this year.
07/16/2008 01:00 am -
Unofficial schools aim to boost prospects of China's migrant children
Xingzhi School in Beijing teaches nearly 1,200 kids not allowed to attend public school say their migrant-worker parents lack residency permits.
07/11/2008 01:00 am -
Putin faces green Olympic challenge
The Sochi 2014 Winter Games are threatened by a looming international boycott, environmental concerns, and public protests against local development.
07/10/2008 01:00 am -
Europe's ardor for Olympic boycott cools
Despite earlier tensions over Tibet, French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening ceremonies in August.
07/10/2008 01:00 am -
China's sneak preview on carbon emissions cuts
While the G-8 sets vague goals on global warming, Beijing clears its polluted skies – by fiat.
07/10/2008 01:00 am -
Europe's ardor for Olympic boycott cools
Despite earlier tensions over Tibet, French President Nicolas Sarkozy will attend the opening ceremonies in August.
07/10/2008 01:00 am -
New film aims to remind South Koreans of suffering to their north
Ahead of Beijing Olympics, the international group Justice for North Korea hopes to press China to accept North Korean refugees as defectors, not migrants.
07/09/2008 01:00 am -
China trains 200,000 cheerleaders – for other Olympic teams
The Beijing Organizing Committee has enlisted cheerleaders from the New England Patriots football team to hone the Chinese elite squad's skills.
07/08/2008 01:00 am -
For extreme sports fans, Olympics adds jumping cyclists
For the first time, the Summer Games will include BMX cyclists. Beijing wants some of the edginess that snowboarding added to the Winter Games.
07/07/2008 01:00 am -
Chinese pumpkin farmer cultivates political reform
From gourds to politics: Lu Banglie uses the legal system to protect farmers' rights.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Trouble brews in two Asian democracies
Newly elected leaders in Thailand and Malaysia face mounting domestic discontent.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Christianity in a Chinese workplace? For some.
A strategic semiconductor firm gets leeway on promoting faith in its halls.
07/02/2008 01:00 am -
Cabby fights for a clean ride in smoker-friendly Japan
The number of smoke-free cabs has surged since a 2005 ruling in a case brought by Koichi Yasui.
06/28/2008 01:00 am -
How tiny Jamaica develops so many champion sprinters
The world's two fastest men will go head-to-head in Jamaica's Olympic trials this weekend.
06/27/2008 01:00 am -
North Korea blows up tower at nuclear site – but questions remain about its program
The North's actions set the stage for another round in six-party talks, scheduled to take place next week in Beijing.
06/27/2008 01:00 am -
For China's Olympic guests, a not-so-warm welcome
Beijingers say added security rules could stifle the Games.
06/25/2008 01:00 am
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