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New Year in NYC Chinatown: Culture, shopping, food
NEW YORK - The Year of the Ox begins Jan. 26 and stores all over Chinatown are selling bright red decorations to mark the new year. But while it's easy to pick up cheap souvenirs at shops around the neighborhood, it's also worth spending a day seeking out the unfamiliar. You can sample new dishes, listen to a two-stringed fiddle called an erhu, or even visit a Buddhist temple.
Nations:U.S.
2009-01-08
Chinese eatery in Baghdad defies violence
BAGHDAD (AFP) - Despite a bomb blast that rattled windows and sent a panicked co-worker scurrying back to China, Baghdad's sole Chinese restaurant has defied the odds to keep its doors open.
Nations:Iraq People:Bruce Lee Jackie Chan Activities:Second Gulf War Source:(AFP)
2008-06-15
10-year-old scholar takes Calif. college by storm
With the end of another school year approaching, college sophomore Moshe Kai Cavalin is cramming for final exams in classes such as advanced mathematics, foreign languages and music.
Nations:U.S. People:Albert Einstein Jackie Chan
2008-05-14
Runners carry Olympic torch in Australia unimpeded
Runners bearing the Olympic torch completed a 10-mile relay through the Australian capital Thursday, cheered by thousands waving Chinese flags and unimpeded by pockets of pro-Tibet protests that led to several arrests, AP reported.
Nations:Australia People:Ian Thorpe Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics Torch
2008-04-23
China condemns Paris honor to Dalai Lama
China condemned on Tuesday Paris's decision to make the Dalai Lama an honorary citizen, warning that the gesture had damaged ties with France just as both nations were seeking to ease bad blood over protests.
People:Dalai Lama Nicolas Sarkozy Hu Jintao Activities:2008 Oversea Chinese Movement 2008 Beijing Olympics Torch China-France
2008-04-22
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