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Thursday, May 7, 1998
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China reeling under Hollywood films on Tibet
Another film about Tibet, has earned the ire of Chinese officials who call it an attempt to "deceive" world audiences on the situation in the Himalayan land. The new film, Windhorse, is the third Hollywood production about Tibet to hit movie screens and the officials are of the opinion that these films will not help Americans to develop a "fair understanding" of Tibet and has therefore demanded its withdrawal.
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Clone a panda to save a panda
China scientists have launched ambitious research aimed at cloning the giant Panda as a means of saving extremely endangered species. Six full-time scientists and four post-doctoral students are working on the project, which is led by Chen Dayuan. The group had successfully bred Panda body cells as part of foundation-building preliminary research.
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Play it safe
Ever wonder why some schools and colleges are better than others? What is it, after all, that makes the big difference? There are a number of things -- quality of life in school, existing teaching standards and, believe it or not, even things like location of the institution and the kind of people who send their children to study there.
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Children's day: candles and cake
Who doesn't like to celebrate their birthday? It is one day of the year when you are pampered, not scolded and allowed to give homework a miss (sometimes!). All your relatives -- grandpa, grandmother, aunts, uncles, cousins gather to wish the birthday girl / boy a happy birthday and -- of course to present gifts.But there are many different ways to celebrate this special day.
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