Archive for July, 2007

Traditional Chinese wisdom the cure of choice for millions

Sunday, July 29th, 2007

This ran in the Health section of the Irish Times. I’m still not sure where I stand on TCM, but it is an amazing procedure to visit a practitioner’s office and watch them do up the parcels of medicine at the end, taking out wonderful ingredients from a host of drawers behind them.

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Expelled Shanghai party Chen Liangyu chief faces harsh censure

Saturday, July 28th, 2007

World’s biggest army on show

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007

Shenzhen mayor calls for fewer cars

Monday, July 23rd, 2007

Blue-sky thinking from China promises cloud-free Olympics

Wednesday, July 18th, 2007

Starbucks shuts Forbidden City coffee shop

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Let a thousand rooftops bloom

Monday, July 16th, 2007

Chinese recover Ming porcelain pieces from ancient wreck

Monday, July 16th, 2007

China executes former food and drug watchdog chief

Wednesday, July 11th, 2007

Taiwan seeks Ozzy to boost its UN bid

Saturday, July 7th, 2007

Thoughts from a journalist based in Beijing, China.