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The Last Post of 2008

As the world counts down to the last few seconds of 2008, it is not suprising that many have hoped for the better in the coming year.

Yet this hope seems far for the people of Israel and Palestine as a war currently ravages their lands.

2008 has been an eventful year indeed. With little doubt, making it to the top of the news have been the financial crisis.

The financial storm which swept across across the globe has definitely disrupted the lives of billions of people. The poor foundation and management of financial institutions and the failure of regulators has saw an unprecedented fall out of top economies. The full effects of the financial tsunami is believed to have not shown its ugly face, and is expected to manifest itself in 2009.

Thailand’s political situation has its share of the news headlines. The world witnessed the drama which unfolded in Bangkok, and has saw the short-lived terms of their prime ministers. How long will the current one last?

Beijing basked in full glory of the world for their stunning show for the 2008 Olympics. Yet not before having gones through the pains of the Sichuan Earthquake and its tainted milk scandal which has left the world mortified.

Last but not least, the United States has witnessed change. Relatively new in politics as compared to other candidates, Barack Obama has overcome all odds to achieve the huge believe and support from the people of America.

As a new dawn embraces America, hopes are high for president-elect Obama to resolve the mess which has crippled the global economy.

WIll 2009 be a better year for everyone?

I do sincerely wish so.

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China Food Scare: Tainted Milk & More

While US mulls over its financial crisis, China is struggling to salvage their reputation as the their recent food scandal shocks the international community.

As you may have know by now, powdered milk were found laced with melamine, a type of industrial compound which is particularly harmful to infants and small children. Till now, four infants have died among some 53,000 ill.

This is not the first time that products from China were found to be unsafe. However, this time, the situation is particularly serious due to widespread contamination and health threat. This is because milk powder is a primary ingredient for many products. As such, many by-products made partly from milk-related ingredients sourced from China have been contaminated in the process. In addition, powdered milk has grown to become a necessity for non-breastfeeding mothers.

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Beijing Olympics Comes to a Close

After almost 2 weeks of sporting excitement and record breaking moments, the 2008 Olympic Games has come to a close.

Quite an impressive Games I must say.

At the time of publication, China leads with a total of 51 Gold medals, obviously surpassing United States’ tally of 36, although in terms of total medal count, US is the first on the scoreboard with 110.

It seems like China’s initiative to boost their Olympics ranking has been fruitful given the sweeping performance of the Chinese athletics. Their total gold medal count has widely surpassed expectations.

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Two Days To 2008 Beijing Olympics

From social unrest in Tibet to the disastrous earthquake in Sichuan, China has weathered through several obstacles to the final countdown of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Throughout the past few months, China has gained substantial international media coverage. Along with such publicity came heavy criticisms of the Beijing Government, ranging from issues of Tibet suppression, human rights violation, Darfur genocide, air pollution, and strict media censorship, especially with regards to the internet.

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