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...Last November, the Songhua River (in the northeast of the country) absorbed 100 metric tons of toxic benzene after an explosion at a chemical plant. The extent of the danger was made public only after household taps for 9 million people in the city of Harbin had been shut off, and just days before the slick crossed the border into Russia. The botched response led to the dismissal of China's top environmental official and to renewed calls for transparency and stricter enforcement of environmental standards. But little has changed. Recently Pan Yue, deputy director of China's State Environmental...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When the Yellow River Runs Red | 10/24/2006 | See Source »

...only the second for Harvard in its past seven games, avenges an early-season loss to the Bears and sets the team on the right track as it prepares for the Northeast Championship tournament next weekend...

Author: By Julia R. Senior, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Staves Off Comeback Attempts | 10/20/2006 | See Source »

...risk now, says former Clinton Administration Defense Department official Graham Allison, is the emergence of a more dangerous nuclear age. Pyongyang's test, says Allison, threatens to set off a "cascade" of nations seeking the ultimate weapon. "The North Korean test blew a hole in the nonproliferation regime of Northeast Asia," says Allison. "I think this is bad news for the country, bad news for the region, bad news for the world...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: When Outlaws Get The Bomb | 10/15/2006 | See Source »

...esteemed school in the Northeast, known far more for its academic reputation than its athletic prowess, braces itself for the backlash as a number of its athletes face legal charges stemming from an off-the-field incident...

Author: By Malcom A. Glenn, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: THE MALCOM X-FACTOR: Yale Coach Misses Chance To Educate | 10/12/2006 | See Source »

...Korea and China, which culminated with violent anti-Japanese demonstrations throughout China in the spring of 2005. When Koizumi, in his last major act as Prime Minister, went to Yasukuni in August on the 61st anniversary of Japan's surrender in World War II, the three major powers of Northeast Asia were barely speaking to each other. The expected election of Abe, considered even more conservative than Koizumi, seemed only to promise more deterioration...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Boost for Diplomacy in Asia? | 10/9/2006 | See Source »

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