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Chongqing association for blind opens blog (People's Daily)The Blind Association of Dadukou District, in China's southwestern Chongqing Municipality, opened a blog recently. The barriers to information access for the the blind have been broken, as reported by the Chongqing Times. The blog (www.1 ...

Ted Koppel stars in Discovery Channel series (Sentinel & Enterprise)NEW YORK (AP) -- The image of Ted Koppel interviewing world leaders is so ingrained that it feels odd to see him wearing a hardhat for a nervous trip into a Chinese coal mine, or sitting in a Chongqing karaoke bar where teenage girls are hired to

Crowd nightmare haunts Beijing Olympics organisers (TODAYonline)Chinese fans wave flags and chant before the start of Japan vs North Korea game in the East Asian Women's Football Championships, in Chongqing, in February. Japan who played China next faced the prospect of a stadium packed with Chinese fans still angry at their neighbour's World War II aggression.

China picture special: Faces in a billion (Guardian Unlimited)From struggling peasants, yak farmers and factory workers to night-club dancers, this is how China looks as it readies itself for the Olympic Games. Jonathan Watts report

Brave kitty saves owner from snake attack (China Daily)A woman surnamed Ding, a resident of Chongqing municipality, owes her life to her cat after it protected her from a snake attack on Tuesday morning. "I saw a 1.5-m long snake at my window and fell to the ground, frozen with fear.

Pharma companies spending big on promotion in robust China market -expert (Interfax)By Karl Zhong Shanghai. July 4. INTERFAX-CHINA - China's robust pharmaceutical market has led to a boost in the promotional activities of pharmaceutical companies, an industry expert told Interfax on July 2.

RP to open five embassies in Europe this year (Philstar.com)The Philippines will open this year five embassies in Europe and three consulates in China to strengthen diplomatic relations with foreign countries and serve the consular needs of growing number of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), the Department of Foreign Affairs said.

FACTBOX - First regular Taiwan-China flights since 1949 take off (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)(Reuters) - Historic regular flights between Taiwan and China began on Friday in a show of conciliation between the long-time rivals that could draw large numbers of mainland Chinese tourists to the island Beijing views as its own.

FACTBOX-First regular Taiwan-China flights since 1949 take off (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)(For related story see TAIWAN CHINA/FLIGHTS or [ID:nPEK335955 ])

Road to Beijing paved with potholes for news media (Reuters via Yahoo! News) With the Olympics just a month away, broadcasters are just as jittery as the athletes who will gather to compete in Beijing.