Chinese New Year

Young Spiritual Leader Arrives in New York, Ready to Teach and Be Taught (Phayul)

16 May 2008

The 22-year-old living Buddha seemed joyfully aware to feel no jet lag whatsoever. So far. "Maybe tonight," he said in English on Thursday. "But not yet." He had just arrived at a Midtown hotel with his security detail after a 14-hour flight from New Delhi to Newark.

Superstition meets the Web, stinging Chinese authorities (International Herald Tribune)

16 May 2008

Persistent rumors and tall tales by some Chinese bloggers are proving nettlesome to the authorities as they grapple with China's most calamitous disaster in a generation.

Sector Snap: Chinese Web stocks mostly rise (INO News)

15 May 2008

(AP:NEW YORK) Shares of Chinese Internet companies mostly rose Thursday, with Sina Corp. leading the sector after the company said its first-quarter profit surged and issued second-quarter revenue guidance above analysts' expectations.