Word: 60th
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...media group, it had received a smaller share of the revenues, according to current and former staffers. "The parent company milks it for a huge chunk of their revenue," says a former staffer. "She's been cash-strapped trying to do new projects." (See pictures from the 60th anniversary of the People's Republic...
...inviting residents to inform on their neighbors' visa status. "I am working as a house cleaner because I'm now illegal," Valdez tells TIME. "My husband was caught in 2007 and he was deported. My son Jerry loves Israel. We're hoping to stay." (See pictures of Israel's 60th anniversary...
...eight days of festivities marking the 60th anniversary of China's communist revolution on Oct. 1 include tanks, soldiers on parade, fireworks and a display of 40 million potted plants. But some things aren't happening: pigeons have been grounded in the capital out of fear they'd endanger jet flyovers, one city has banned divorces, and China Mobile customers aren't keeping their ring-back tones--the government-run carrier has switched them to a patriotic song...
...China marks the 60th anniversary of the founding of the PRC and the 30th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping's reform and opening policies, there are countless examples of how the country has changed over the decades. In the sphere of foreign media coverage, perhaps the most obvious came last week, when 300 news executives arrived in Beijing for the country's first World Media Summit, held Oct. 8 through Oct. 10. President Hu Jintao addressed the gathering, saying China would "safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of foreign news organizations and reporters and facilitate foreign media coverage of China...
...have expressed such a reactionary sentiment at such a heady time. His was a movement driven by the cause of the exploited worker and peasant. Yet the scene appears in The Founding of a Republic, a slickly produced (though ponderously paced) state-backed film to commemorate this year's 60th anniversary of the People's Republic of China. (See pictures of China's 60th birthday bash...