Topic: China
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What kind of an eater are you?
From locavores to femivores, to fast food junkies and punk domestics, here are 11 labels for every kind of person at the dinner table.
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Bestselling books the week of 5/12/13, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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China's growing military might: top 4 concerns for the Pentagon
In a report issued this week, the Department of Defense for the first time directly accused China’s military of using cyberattacks to spy on US networks. In this arena and others, “China’s military buildup shows no signs of slowing,” said David Helvey, deputy assistant secretary of Defense for East Asia, who presented the report.Here are Pentagon officials’ top four concerns as they carefully monitor the growth of China’s military.
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Fortune 500: Top 10 companies in 2013
Fortune has released its annual list of the largest corporations in the United States, and there were a few notable changes in this year’s group. Here are the Top 10.
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Top 5 bull markets since 1929
The bull market that started in 2009 is currently the fifth most spectacular rise in stock prices since at least 1929. Can you guess which bull markets have been even more impressive?
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Bangkok talks to set timetable on global-warming pact
By December 2009, binding greenhouse-gas emissions policies will be set for developing countries.
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Opinion: Second thoughts on Beijing's new Olympic-inspired architecture
The new Beijing may not be best for China.
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The Olympics' eternal flame
A Christian Science perspective on daily life.
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Reporters on the Job
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World
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Grain prices soar globally
Rice shortages are appearing across Asia. In Egypt, the Army is now baking bread to curb food riots.
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E.U. weighs Olympic boycott over Tibet
The European Union meets Friday to discuss ties to China after the unrest in Tibet.
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Bangkok talks to set timetable on global-warming pact
By December 2009, binding greenhouse-gas emissions policies will be set for developing countries.
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World
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Namibia strikes 'new gold' – tourists
Impressive growth of visitors from nontraditional places, including China, now put tourism ahead of gold mining.
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Bhutan makes it official: it's a democracy
The DPT swept 44 of 47 seats in the new National Assembly.
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Germans sour on capitalism amid corporate scandals
The massive tax-evasion probe has netted more than 300 suspects, including top executive Klaus Zumwinkel of Deutsche Post.
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Reporters on the Job
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Family planning gone awry
The drive to control human population can lead to abuses, warns a historian.
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Bhutan wary of democratic change
The isolated nation holds its first-ever national election Monday after decades of guardianship by kings who severely limited contact with the outside world.
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Taiwan president-elect's bold mandate: improve ties with China, U.S.
Ma Ying-jeou, a former mayor of Taipei and Harvard Law School graduate, may face resistance to his conciliatory approach.
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Dalai Lama must balance politics, spiritual role
The Tibetan leader in exile must balance his stature as a monk with the very temporal demands of politics.
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Opinion: U.N. Security Council must act preemptively – on climate change
This global threat requires a war-room mentality.
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The Monitor's View: The very model for a modern China
While China used bullets in Tibet, Taiwan used ballots to register dissent in an election.
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U.N. Security Council must act preemptively – on climate change
This global threat requires a war-room mentality.
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Taiwan poised to warm ties with China
Both presidential hopefuls in Saturday's election want to boost economic relations.
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World
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about Tibet's independence protests.
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