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By Derick Jacobs On Saturday, January 12th, 2013
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Jackie Chan bashes America in interview

In a new and almost-instantaneously controversial T.V interview in his home country of China — legendary movie-actor Jackie Chan apparently felt the need to bash America; so much that the Washington Post couldn’t More...

By Derick Jacobs On Thursday, January 10th, 2013
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Google’s Schmidt ends mysterious N. Korea visit

Just two days after  embarking on a controversial trip to N. Korea, Google’s Eric Schmidt alongside former New Mex. Gov. Bill Richardson has ended his trip — in hopes that his efforts urge the isolated More...

By Derick Jacobs On Monday, January 7th, 2013
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Google begins North Korea trip

Despite a warning from the U.S state department, a controversial trip between Google’s Eric Schmidt and former  New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson went well underway this afternoon in Beijing China. The two, More...

By Derick Jacobs On Monday, September 17th, 2012
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Home Depot closing 7 big box stores in.. China

BEIJING, CHINA: U.S home-and-decorative retailer Home Depot announced over the weekend that the chain plans to close 7 of its Big-Box stores in China after it was discovered that Chinese residents just aren’t More...

By Derick Jacobs On Sunday, September 16th, 2012
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Anti-Japan protests erupt in China

BEIJING, CHINA:  As  anti-Japan protests in China grew to a new high this morning, local authorities really weren’t doing much.    Foreign officials [Japanese] told the media that Japanese residents in More...

By Derick Jacobs On Sunday, August 12th, 2012
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London Olympics: Usain Bolt wins third gold medal

Usain freaking bolt and go ahead and walk his little Jamaican self right on down to the bank and while he’s at it, he can go ahead and trademark that now famous statement ‘One, Two Tree!’ which More...

By Derick Jacobs On Thursday, August 9th, 2012
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Sensational Chinese murder trial adjourns

HEIFEI, CHINA: This morning brought the wife of deposed Chinese politician [Gu Xilai] to court to face even more charges in the poisoning death of a British businessman, that she did not object nor deny that she More...

By Derick Jacobs On Wednesday, August 8th, 2012
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GB medal haul is nations biggest haul in more than a century

LONDON, ENGLAND:   Four years ago, Britain took home some 49 medals at the Beijing games and that alone was a huge year for the nation celebrating a massive Olympic achievement — but surely this year  More...