Mary Kay Magistad

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Mary Kay Magistad


Biden in China to Defend US Economics

Xi Jinping (Photo: Wiki commons)

Vice President Joe Biden is in China to meet with officials including Xi Jinping.

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Nepalese Immigrants Look for a Home

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Thousands of Nepalese live in refugee camps in Nepal because they insist they are Bhutanese, but the Bhutanese government disagrees.

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Talks With North Korea Show Promise

Mount Kumgang, North Korea (Photo: Lisa Mullins)

New talks with North Korea look promising in part because of the food emergency there.

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Chinese Online Anger Over Train Tragedy

Train accident in China killed more than 30 people and injured several more.

Saturday night’s train crash has unleashed an almost unprecedented online response of public outrage in China.

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China’s View of the US Debt Crisis

Chinese Flag (Photo: Peter Fuchs/Flickr)

China is the largest holder of US debt and watching events in Washington closely.

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Why China is Watching US Debt Negotiations Closely

The US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has told the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong that she is confident Congress will "do the right thing and secure a deal" on America's debt ceiling.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she is “confident” a deal will get done.

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Rupert Murdoch’s Wife’s Reputation Improves in China

Wendi Deng with Rupert Murdoch (Photo: David Shankbone)

Wendi Deng stepped in to save her husband from a protester who threw a foam pie at him.

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Murdoch’s Spotted History With China

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China is a country that Rupert Murdoch has tried to charm and flatter for 20 years.

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China’s Pollution-Fighting Farm

Dianchi farmers clean up the farm (Photo: Mary Kay Magistad)

An innovative project uses a hydroponic vegetable farm to clean up China’s Dianchi Lake.

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Bhutan’s Hydropower Challenge

Bhutan Temple (Photo: Mary Kay Magistad)

Bhutan is looking into hydropower to give its economy a boost.

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Jiang Zemin Dead or Alive?

Jiang Zemin

Rumors started swirling when the 84-year-old Jiang did not show up for the Communist Party’s 90th anniversary gala on July 1st.

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Former Chinese President Rumored to Have Died

Jiang Zemin (Photo: Petty Officer 2nd Class Tina M. Ackerman, U.S. Navy)

There is no official confirmation from Beijing on Jiang Zemin’s condition.

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The Era of Communism in China

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The Communist Party turns 90 Friday, and the Communists have ruled China for 62 years.

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China Tough on Human Rights Lawyers

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Amnesty International has demanded that China stop what it calls the uncompromising repression of human rights lawyers.

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The Tight Ties Between Sudan’s President and China

Omar al-Bashir listens to a speech during the opening of the 20th session of The New Partnership for Africa's Development in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan. 31, 2009. (photo: Creative Commons)

China has been an important backer of the Sudanese leader. But that support has been controversial.

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