For the most part, the Changchun Friends website is not very active and has been superseded by the Tencent "Wechat" app by the local expat community. This website is maintained sporadically, people may still join and membership is still open, but if you are a spammer, stay away. The archived information here is still useful, but some may be out of date. There are plans to make it more useful for static information in the future. If anyone needs information about Changchun or China, you may post a message and it probably will get a response but not immediately.
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After hearing Richard Romans Radical, almost unbelievable views on climate change, i have to say that studies like this found on the BBC are in fact, only reinforcing the issue that we; as human beings, are not really changing anything!! Really???
Global temperatures could be less sensitive to changing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) levels than…
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Ningshan County, nestled deep in the Qinling Mountains of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, has extended its compulsory education program to 15 years, offering local students free schooling from kindergarten to high school.
http://www.china.org.cn/china/2011-11/24/content_23991988.htm
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A list of terrorists and their organizations will be published and their assets in the country will be frozen, according to a draft decision made by the State Council, paving the way for further crackdowns on terrorism.
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Crazy father throws away the daughter in his arms to catch a ball. Wife beside him furious, glares at him coldly!
Added by Richard ridealgh on September 30, 2011 at 8:56 — 3 Comments
"There is no love sincerer than the love of food," George Bernard Shaw said. Judging by the number of amazing dishes out there, he was right.
But which are the tastiest? The CNNGo has scoured the planet for what they think are 50 of the most delicious foods ever created.
http://www.china.org.cn/top10/2011-07/25/content_23064166.htmAdded by Richard ridealgh on September 1, 2011 at 13:29 — 12 Comments
People in the United States basically invented the Internet. So U.S. connections must be the fastest....
http://articles.cnn.com/2010-03-31/tech/broadband.south.korea_1_broadband-plan-south-korea-broadband-internet?_s=PM:TECHAdded by Richard ridealgh on August 8, 2011 at 17:11 — 3 Comments
Chinese authorities have evacuated more than 200,000 people from its east coast as the region braces itself for its most powerful typhoon in years.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-14420501
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Dowry, the payment by the bride's family to the bridegroom's family, has been a social practice in India for a long time. The groom often demands a dowry consisting of a large sum of money, farm animals, furniture, and electronics, which results in the fact that many women in India have difficulties to get married.
http://www.china.org.cn/world/2011-08/04/content_23138862.htmAdded by Richard ridealgh on August 4, 2011 at 11:30 — 4 Comments
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