http://www.yourstreet.com/news/china YourStreet collects the latest local news and information from around the web. Find out what's going on in your town. en-us China is doing what it can these days to enhance its image in the world, and is relying on a large media offensive to do so. But Beijing still does what it can to limit what’s available on the Internet in China. Here, an Internet cafe in Shanxi Province. BY... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756051/the-great-chinese-media-offensive Sun, 22 Nov 2009 08:35:08 -0800 Israel brushes off Obama criticism over Jerusalem. US urges release of citizen held in China for two years. Russia moves one step closer to death penalty abolition. Protesters take over UC Berkeley building. What if KU stuns Texas? Oprah Winfrey to End Her Program in... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756175/news-kibbles- Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:40:08 -0800 joi/flickr In an environmentally friendly move, Dell is replacing the paper, plastic, and foam packaging material for two of its computers with inserts made of bamboo. Beginning this week , the Dell Inspiron Mini 10 and Mini 10v netbooks will ship with molded... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756181/dell-goes-green-with-bamboo-packaging-for-netbooks Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:03:08 -0800 World economies grow, but surprisingly, China's economy poised to kick everyone's ass. FAA says our state-of-the-art air traffic control system is running smoothly (after a large blip earlier this morning). South African runner whose gender was questioned will keep... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6756186/news-bits Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:45:08 -0800 The Jerusalem Post Six major world powers will meet in Brussels to discuss what measures could be applied against Teheran for its refusal to halt its nuclear enrichment program, an EU official said Thursday. Friday’s meeting will include the UN Security... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6753800/major-powers-to-discuss-iran-sanctions-friday Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:47:08 -0800 Pattycakes Unterman's Friday foray takes her to longtime Outer Sunset staple Old Mandarin Islamic, where she eases the lasting hangover from her China trip: "...when I walked into Old Mandarin Islamic, I felt the reassuring vibes of mainland China ...... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752621/week-in-reviews-pattycakes-unterman-s-friday-foray-takes-her- Fri, 06 Nov 2009 09:15:08 -0800 credit: Gothamist reader Wayne Gothamist was struck by this photograph of a rat stuck while trying to emerge from under a sidewalk. And Gothamist readers let their imaginations go wild, offering various scenarios for the rat . Phillyist watched MLB.com call it too... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751600/elsewhere-in-the-ist-a-verse Sun, 25 Oct 2009 15:00:08 -0700 credit: Gothamist reader Wayne Gothamist was struck by this photograph of a rat stuck while trying to emerge from under a sidewalk. And Gothamist readers let their imaginations go wild, offering various scenarios for the rat . Phillyist watched MLB.com call it too... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6751883/weekly-around-the-ists Sun, 25 Oct 2009 14:00:08 -0700 (everyone else is doing it!) Days on the Cotton Candy #4 © Maleonn VISUAL ART Marjorie is duly impressed by China's clear economic and artistic superiority, currently on display in the Portland Art Museum 's China Design Now . In conjunction with the exhibit,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6752002/this-week-s-mercury-arts-section Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:37:08 -0700 A rebounding global economy spurred on mainly by China and other developing nations is expected to boost world oil demand by slightly under 1 percent next year, OPEC said Tuesday while cautioning that the pace of recovery... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6749973/opec-sees-2010-oil-demand-up-almost-1-percent Tue, 13 Oct 2009 04:24:08 -0700 In this photo taken Aug. 28, lab workers deal with chicken eggs that are being used to develop H1N1 flu vaccine at Shanghai Institute of Biological Products, in Shanghai, China. (AP) NEW BRUNSWICK -- Rutgers University health officials said they... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6747571/rutgers-hasn-t-received-swine-flu-vaccine-shipments Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:47:08 -0700 Patrick McGovern had just emerged from the ancient burial chamber in one of the most extensively excavated archaeological sites in China when a local scientist presented him with what he calls "the real treasure." http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745420/penn-archaeologist-recreates-ancient-brews Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:08 -0700 Patrick McGovern had just emerged from the ancient burial chamber in one of the most extensively excavated archaeological sites in China when a local scientist presented him with what he calls "the real treasure." http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745454/penn-archaeologist-recreates-ancient-brews Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:01:08 -0700 More than a dozen professors from China University of Petroleum in Beijing were in Oklahoma over the weekend to learn about natural gas production. They were guests of the Harding Shelton Group, a team of experts in extracting gas from shale formations. The company,... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6745827/chinese-officials-8217-visit-to-oklahoma-puts-focus-on-energy Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:32:08 -0700 The Harvard-Yenching Library—the largest university library for East Asian research in the Western World—signed an agreement on Friday with the National Library of China to digitize Harvard’s entire 51,500-volume Chinese rare book collection over the next six... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742927/hcl,-china-form-pact Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:03:08 -0700 Times: While the rest of the world recoiled in horror at recent events in Guinea, where at least 150 pro-democracy supporters were killed and dozens of women publicly raped by government soldiers, China has sensed an opportunity to steal another march on Western... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6742041/prairiepundit-china-opts-for-evil-in-guinea Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:55:08 -0700 TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Border Patrol agents said today that several groups of illegal immigrants from China have been arrested in southern Arizona in recent days. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743888/illegal-immigrants-from-china-nabbed-at-arizona-border Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:24:08 -0700 TUCSON, Ariz. — U.S. Border Patrol agents said today that several groups of illegal immigrants from China have been arrested in southern Arizona in recent days. http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6743940/illegal-immigrants-from-china-nabbed-at-arizona-border Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:24:08 -0700 TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Border Patrol agents said Monday that several groups of illegal immigrants from China have been arrested in southern Arizona in recent days. The arrests included two Chinese found among a large group of migrants who... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744690/chinese-migrants-nabbed-at-arizona-border Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:19:08 -0700 Associated Press - October 12, 2009 5:05 PM ET TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - U.S. Border Patrol agents said Monday that several groups of illegal immigrants from China have been arrested in southern... http://www.yourstreet.com/news/6744500/chinese-migrants-nabbed-at-arizona-border Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:05:08 -0700