Layman - Instablogs
Oct 22 2008
large signs posted by the front door list edicts that are more Communist Party decrees than Koranic doctrines.The imam’s sermon at Friday Prayer must run no longer than a half-hour, the rules say. Prayer in public areas outside the mosque is...
Oct 18 2008
Hundreds of workers rallied at a government office in south China on Friday to demand unpaid wages from a shuttered toy maker as the global economic crisis worsened the outlook for an industry already hurt by falling exports.
Oct 6 2008
Three boats with fierce dragon heads at the helm cut through the water. Drummers kept time as 20 paddlers in each craft vigorously moved their boats toward the finish line.
Jul 29 2008
In mid-July, sources in mainland China reported that approximately 20 days ago, a man suddenly died from an unidentified disease in Wanjiakou Village, Xiaoguan Town, Wendeng City, Shandong Province. His entire body turned dark purple, and he bled from...
Apr 23 2008
Yahoo’s first-quarter earnings were good enough to trump Wall Street estimates. Now the question is whether they’re good enough to get Steve Ballmer & Co. to bump the price they’re willing to pay for Yahoo.
Apr 22 2008
While the Olympic Games will open in less than four months in Beijing, authorities continue to demolish homes on the pretext of preparing for the games.
Apr 12 2008
Yahoo Inc.’s directors meet Friday to discuss alternatives to a Microsoft Corp. takeover, with many insiders still seeing a Microsoft deal — without the participation of News Corp. — as the most likely outcome.
Mar 29 2008
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will not attend the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, but her spokesman was quick to explain that the decision was not connected with China’s crackdown on dissidents in Tibet.