Charles Whelan
latest news & developmentsChina censors the internet during Games
Foreign reporters will not have complete access to the internet during the Beijing Olympics, Games organisers said on Wednesday.
China slams ‘blasphemy against the Olympic spirit’
China said on Tuesday that protesters were out to hijack the Olympic Games as the torch relay embarked on a world tour that is certain to ignite demonstrations. Pro-Tibet…
China faces Games crisis over Darfur
China was facing a major international crisis linked to the Olympics on Thursday amid mounting pressure over its role in Darfur after United States filmmaker Steven Spielberg…
Beijing bans 1,3-million cars to cut pollution
Beijing banned more than one million cars from its roads on Friday in a test run to improve air quality for the Olympics, easing gridlock but failing to lift a curtain of smog…
North Korea embraces IT, shackles the internet
Chun In-Hyo was just eight years old when North Korea’s peerless leader Kim Jong-Il declared the 21st century the era of the information technology revolution. Now aged 12, Chun…