Macau marks fifth anniversary of return to China
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Hundreds of people in Macau, including city leaders and Chinese dignitaries, attended a flag-raising ceremony on Monday to mark the fifth anniversary of the city&#39;s return to China after 450 years of Portuguese rule.
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With helicopters pumping out streams of red smoke and boats carrying giant red Chinese characters, and with demonstrators calling once again for the elusive goal of full democracy, Hong Kong marked today the 10th anniversary of its return by Britain to Chinese rule.
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Macau&#39;s leader Edmund Ho has won the approval of the Chinese enclave&#39;s elite to rule for a second five-year term. Mr Ho won 296 out of 300 possible votes from the Beijing-approved committee of politicians and businessmen.
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Ghana celebrates 50 years of independence, a move that sparked similar struggles across Africa.
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MACAU, China -- Glittery Las Vegas-style gambling has arrived in seedy Macau, promising new charms for China's inveterate players, and this former Portuguese colony may never be the same.
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and Macau Chief Executive Edmund Ho visit the Ruins of St. Paul, a landmark monument to Christianity in the East, in Macau December 19, 2004.
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Festivities are beginning in Ukraine to mark the 60th anniversary of Ukraine s liberation from the Nazi invaders.
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Chinese President Hu Jintao arrives in Hong Kong to mark the 10th anniversary of its handover from Britain.
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China is ready to resume negotiations after nearly five years with Taiwan if the island nation accepts the &quot;one China&quot; principle, the state media reported Monday.
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Macau's Edmund Ho wins approval from the Chinese enclave's elite to rule for a second term.
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China is preparing to mark Sunday the centenary of the birth of Deng Xiaoping, the father of the country's modernization drive, with a flurry of nationalistic and party celebrations.
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HONG KONG (AP &#151; Chinese President Hu Jintao avoided the thorny issue of democracy in Hong Kong as he arrived Friday for weekend commemorations of the 10th anniversary of the former British colony's handover to China.
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London Mayor Ken Livingstone has launched a string of celebrations coinciding with Lunar New Year, his latest effort to build stronger economic and cultural links with China.
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NEWSWEEK's Hong Kong bureau chief reflects on a city that's integral to China's future, much as it was when he first lived there 24 years ago.
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While celebrating unprecedented success at the Athens Olympics, China has its sights firmly set on the Beijing Games in four years when they hope to present the country&#39;s new face to the world.
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An American casino company spearheading new growth in Macau&#39;s 150-year-old gambling industry plans to open the biggest gaming hall the southern Chinese enclave has ever seen.
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China's president will swear in Hong Kong's chief executive, as the territory marks 10 years since its handover.