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Poll: Most in China expect Olympics to help image
Overwhelming numbers of Chinese say next month's Olympics will help their country's tattered image abroad, and they predict the Beijing Games will be successful, according to a poll released Tuesday.
7 pandas remain at famed breeding center in China
Only seven pandas remain at China's most famous breeding center, after a final group of 13 animals were transferred from the earthquake-damaged facility, an official said Tuesday.
China pulls troops from quake zone
China on Monday began withdrawing the first batch of 40,000 troops from three provinces hit by the massive May 12 earthquake, as authorities shift their focus away from rescue and toward reconstruction work.
Group says Chinese Internet dissident is arrested
A Chinese dissident who wrote politically sensitive articles including some criticizing the government's handling of a devastating earthquake was formally arrested Friday on charges of allegedly possessing state secrets, a human rights group said.
Good Day Baltimore: Get your spray-paint cans ready
Spray paint explodes onto the local art scene with “No Surface Left Untouched,” an exhibit centered on graffiti art - and how it communicates messages about cultures and communities. Artists featured include Arek, Con, Ride, Vose, Mybad, Stab, StabRock, Sky and Szechuan. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. Through Aug. 8. CCBC Catonsvile, Building Q, 800 South Rolling Road, Baltimore. 410-455-4246.
Hundreds of migrant workers riot in eastern China
Hundreds of migrant workers attacked a police station in eastern China after one was allegedly beaten while trying to get a residence permit, highlighting enduring tensions between temporary workers and authorities.
Beijing holds Olympic opening rehearsal
Beijing organizers have staged a full dress rehearsal of next month's Olympics opening ceremony under strict secrecy, state media reported Friday.
Philanthropist pitches plan to turn Bruce Lee home into museum
A developer who owns Bruce Lee's old home in Hong Kong lobbied the government Thursday to help turn the property into a museum honoring the late martial arts action star.  China's Hu dominates home news coverageChinese media lavished coverage Thursday on President Hu Jintao's attendance at the just-concluded G-8 summit in Japan, in what appears to be part of a drive to boost his profile before next month's Beijing Olympics.
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