GDP growth declines in China's Guangdong province

Guangdong province, China's biggest manufacturing base, has reported a sharp drop in economic growth in 2008 as global financial woes hammered the region — often called the "world's factory floor."

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The Turkish PM, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, condemns the ethnic violence on the Uighurs who are ethnic Turkics in the region. A statement was expected, however the dramatic fashion and choice of words is surprising.

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When the Chinese government looks back on its handling of the unrest in Urumqi and East Turkestan this week, it will most likely tell the world that it acted in the interests of maintaining stability.

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Little boys who changed China

THERE are certain bubbles of brilliance in time and place from which emerge small groups of people destined to change the world. The thinkers of ancient Athens provide a classic example. One of the least known, however, is my adopted hometown in China.

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A team of scientists at the University of California, Irvine, who have been conducting a genetic analysis of the H5N1 bird flu virus, have found that China's southern Guangdong Province is the source of the deadly strain.

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Several restaurants have been caught selling civet cat and other wild animals banned by health authorities after the breakout of the infectious flu-like Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in late 2002, the China Daily reported.

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They are doll-like young women who drive sporty red Toyotas, stride through shopping plazas in high heels and go home to smart flats. They are also pretty women who stay at home, put the baby to bed and don delicate lingerie. This is not the modern Chinese wife.

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Santa belongs to China

SANTA Claus is at home, busily manufacturing gifts in his Guangdong workshop where I live in China.

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Red panties up

ONE of the biggest mysteries in every city I've been to in China has been that single pair of red panties hanging in the window or on the balcony. In some homes they seem to be permanent fixtures.

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"Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu called on local authorities to keep close watch over the approaching typhoon Chanchu, saying that the protection of life and property must be given top priority in disaster relief.

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