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Life after the Beijing games -- 25 August 2008

2008-10-29T15:30:55Z

Beijing dazzled the world with its clockwork efficiency during the Olympics, and the Chinese capital is still revelling in the glory of hosting a "truly exceptional games" as described by Jacques Rogge, the International Olympic Committee president.

But once the circus leaves town, one question will remain: will life in China ever be the same?

Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan takes a look.

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Joyless Olympics for Sichuan survivors -- 12 August 2008

2008-10-28T21:31:14Z

Three months since a powerful earthquake hit China's Sichuan province, leaving more than 70,000 people dead and millions more homeless, the Beijing Olympics has brought little joy to survivors, especially parents who lost children in the disaster.

Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports.

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China's Olympic generation - 09 August 08

2008-10-28T21:30:30Z

Many young children in China have never known a nation without the Olympics anticipation. The impact of the games has shaped their lives so much that they are being dubbed the "Olympic generation." Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan has more.

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New Silk Road - Shanghai

2008-12-08T02:48:13Z

Shanghai is home to many of China's hundreds of millions of millionaires. Once the window to the world it is now at the forefront of the country's economic renaissance.

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The New Silk Road - China's Silicon Valley

2008-10-28T15:30:32Z

The port city of Dalian in China's northeast is rapidly developing as a centre for the IT industry. Home to a burgeoning number of call centres, the city is a symbol of a changing China.

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The New Silk Road - China's historical heartland - 04 Aug 08

2008-10-28T15:30:11Z

Long before Beijing became known as China's capital, the ancient city of Chang'an was the centre of political, cultural and religious life. While Chang'an's supremacy declined in the 10th century, its modern-day incarnation, Xian, is not only the country's historical heartland but the third most important city in China.

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Chinese cartoons strive to be leaders of animation -5 Jul 08

2008-10-27T09:31:12Z

China is on course to join Japan and the US as a leader in the art of animation.

Zhongnan Animation, is one of China's top animation studios — but fledgling at only 5 years old.

There are approximately 1,000 employees working there and trying to compete in an industry dominated by Japan and the United States.

As Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports, it is a lucrative market and China already has an audience of 265 million children as potential viewers.

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Families destroyed by China's earthqauke - 18 May 08

2008-10-23T09:30:53Z

Hundreds of children are among the victims of the devastating earthquake that China's Sichuan province.

Many were trapped when their school buildings collapsed around them.

Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports on one families grief.

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Villages abandoned after earthquake hit - 17 May 2008

2008-10-22T15:29:26Z

Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports on a devastated town on Qingcheng Mountain, that has been nearly abandoned following the earthquake.
Five days have passed since the 7.9 magnitude earthquake rocked western China, and the scale of the disaster is still unfolding.

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China rescues and cleans up - 15 May 08

2008-10-20T03:29:32Z

Chinese authorities have sent out more than 130,000 soldiers and police, to help search for survivors, after Monday's devastating quake. But as each hour passes, rescue efforts are turning into a grim search for bodies. China is now warning the death toll could top 50,000. There's also a new threat that a nearby dam could burst, engulfing the entire town. Al Jazeera's correspondent Melissa Chan reports.

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Aftershocks cause panic in China - 14 May 08

2008-10-18T09:30:27Z

China says more than 18,000 people are buried under the earthquake rubble in just one town alone.

Aftershocks are causing more panic.

And heavy rain is hampering rescue efforts and delaying plans to parachute in soldiers, they need to fly in because roads have been torn up by the quake across Sichuan province.

Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan has this exclusive report from the disaster zone.

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Aftershocks cause panic in China - 13 May 08

2008-10-17T21:29:56Z

Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports at the heart of the disaster zone in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province, China.
Monday's earthquake in southwestern China has taken a particularly deadly toll on schoolchildren, with several schools across the disaster reduced to rubble by the force of the quake.

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China moves towards smoke-free Olympics - 01 May 2008

2008-10-16T09:30:10Z

China has imposed a partial ban on smoking in public places in line with its aim to hold a smoke-free Olympic Games. Melissa Chan reports from Beijing.

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Chinese struggle amid snowstorms - 02 Jan 08

2008-10-19T09:29:36Z

Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports on the hundreds of thousands of people who have been prevented from returning home by heavy snowfalls.

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China's political economy of Yoga - 14 Jan 08

2008-10-17T15:29:25Z

Yogi Mohan the yoga master arrived in China from India only four years ago, but he has already developed a strong following of students across the country.

With more than 40 franchises owned by Yogi, and thousands of trained teachers, Yoga may well be the biggest cultural import to China since Buddhism.

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China bans free plastic bags

2008-10-17T09:31:22Z

China is banning shops and supermarkets from handing out free plastic bags, and calling for a return to the cloth bags of old.

The ban, which was posted on a government website on Tuesday, takes effect in June. It is part of the government's effort to cut waste and conserve resources.

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Beijing beyond the Olympics -5 January 2008

2008-10-17T03:30:33Z

In the wake of the Olympics, the benefits of Beijing's rapid economic development is not being felt by many of the capital's residents. Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports.

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Commercial turn for Chinese festival - 25-September-07

2008-10-24T09:29:43Z

China's mid-autumn festival is celebrated with lanterns and "mooncakes", but many fear the festival's traditions are being lost amid growing commercialisation.

Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan reports from Beijing on what is the most important festival in the Chinese calendar after the lunar New Year.

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South Korea's Christian mission - 30 Aug 07

2008-10-25T03:30:19Z

South Korea has the world's second largest number of Christian missionaries. Al Jazeera's Melissa Chan looks at what motivates them to travel to some of the world's most dangerous spots.

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Families call for Taliban to release hostages - 26-July-2007

2008-10-14T11:23:15Z

The Taliban killed one South Korean hostage after negotiations broke down. The group has said the others are safe. Melissa Chan, reporting for Al Jazeera from South Korea, spoke to some of the families of the hostages.

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