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16 articles, sorted by name / date

Pandering to commercialism »

Adelaide Zoo's panda exhibit was opened in late 2009 at a cost of A$8 million

The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, which owns Edinburgh Zoo, have finalised a deal with the Chinese Wildlife Conservation Association to bring two giant pandas - Tian Tian and Yangguang - to the capital. The bears’ arrival will mark the fi...

Wed 09 Feb 2011 | Read more »

Scotland and China's relationship strengthened  »

New bonds are being tied between China and Scotland as officials met in Edinburgh to discuss a new green energy deal earlier this month. The visit to the Scottish capital marked the beginning of Vice Premier Li Keqiang’s four-day trip to the UK,...

Wed 26 Jan 2011 by Amanda Svensson Falk | Read more »

Scottish Universities cash in on China »

Education secretary Mike Russell has encouraged Scottish universities to cash in on the Chinese student market, as UCAS has reported record numbers of Asian students applying for study in the UK. Mr Russell MSP flew to Beijing last month to cement rel...

Wed 10 Nov 2010 by Jessica Abrahams | Read more »

Obama learns the three T's the hard way »

Prof. Zhiqun Zhu

Relations between China and the United States deteriorated following the recent US sale of $6.4 billion worth of weapons to Taiwan. China cut off military exchanges with the US and threatened, for the first time, to sanction American companies involve...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Zhiqun Zhu | Read more »

Napier in Hong Kong biofuel centre partnership »

Hong Kong biofuel centre partnership

A new partnership between Edinburgh Napier University and City University Hong Kong (CityU) will see the opening of the first Biofuel Research Centre in the Chinese city. The centre in Hong Kong will be a mirror of the existing facility at Edinburgh N...

Wed 17 Feb 2010 by Adam Bell | Read more »

Google's good deed »

Peter Frankental

News that Google will stop censoring search results on its Google.cn service in China was warmly welcomed by Amnesty and other campaigners for human rights and corporate responsibility. We have long called for the likes of Google, Microsoft and Yahoo...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Peter Frankental | Read more »

University-supported firm signs major Chinese deal »

A biotech company launched through the University of Edinburgh in 2007 has signed a multi-million partnership agreement with China’s biggest cosmetic and pharmaceutical company, Sinopharm. Burdica Biomed, which produces a personal lubricant that...

Wed 03 Feb 2010 by Ashley Buchan | Read more »

Enter the dragon »

China

“One or twice a year we are invited to attend an important climate change event such as this one,” Mohammed Naseed, president of the Maldives, told a United Nations climate change summit in New York last week. “Deep down, we know you ...

Wed 07 Oct 2009 by Marthe Lamp Sandvik | Read more »

4G on the horizon »

Phone

UK and Chinese universities have united to produce the next generation in mobile technology. A science bridges award linking UK universities and Chinese universities and institutions, led by Heriot-Watt, is to work on new developments in high-speed, s...

Mon 23 Feb 2009 by Cameron Robinson | Read more »

More than just a game »

China

Countless tourists came to Beijing from all over the world last year to witness an event that the Chinese hoped would be a coming of age ceremony for the country. A chance to show how far China had come in recent years socially, economically and politi...

Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Paul Traynor | Read more »

Chinese recession would hit UK universities »

China

The current financial climate in China could have a major impact on higher education across the UK, according to City University London’s vice-chancellor, Malcolm Gillies. Professor Gillies made his comments at a Higher Education Policy Institut...

Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Constantine Innemée | Read more »

'Chad': A lone dissenting voice amid conformity »

China 2

It’s impossible to see the truth from just one angle. Anyone who has ever written a university essay knows that to properly understand something, every perspective has to be considered, analysed and critiqued. Unfortunately, in a country like Ch...

Wed 11 Feb 2009 by Alex Taggart | Read more »

The Great Firewall breaks Google's will »

The Great Firewall 2

As the stand-off between Google and China draws on, it’s becoming difficult to see how Google can protect both its business interests and its good name. Google first announced it would be "reviewing the feasibility" of its business operations in...

Tue 03 Feb 2009 by Alex Taggart | Read more »

Newcastle expels 50 bogus students »

Newcastle University logo

Newcastle University has expelled 50 overseas students after discovering they had used fake qualifications to apply. The students—49 from China and one from Taiwan—enrolled in September and most were studying business courses. A spokesper...

Sun 23 Nov 2008 by Amy Grant | Read more »

Tibet: A Cultural Tragedy »

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It was 1986 and I was in China. It hadn’t been easy getting into the country. A foreigner could only enter China as part of an organized group, supervised by a Chinese guide. But through the travellers’ grape vine I discovered I could obt...

Wed 26 Mar 2008 by Niema Ash | Read more »

Empty Promises on Media Openness »

Paul Traynor

In six and a half months, amid the dusty heat of a Northern Chinese summer, the world’s top athletes and sports enthusiasts, as well as thousands of foreign journalists will descend upon Beijing for what will be a true test of a rising nation: th...

Thu 14 Feb 2008 by Paul Traynor | Read more »

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