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In the deadliest attack since September of 2007, seven international peacekeepers were unmercilessly gunned down in Darfur on Wednesday by over 200 as-of-yet unidentified militia men. Twenty two men were also injured in the attacks. Meanwhile in Beijing yesterday, Sudan’s ruling party, the National Congress Party, was welcomed warmly for talks by the CCP. According to [...]

Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Talking about prison is a sober ESL Conversation topic that will pique your students interest. It will also allow you to find out more about prisons in China.
Warmup: Pass out an article to your students about going to prison in America. An article that you might consider using can be found at http://www.thesource.me.uk/your_life/law_and_rights/prison.htm . [...]

I always used to carry a Lonely Planet Guidebook with me wherever I traveled. Then one tragic day, while I was journeying in western India, I discovered that I had left my precious guidebook in the hotel where I had last stayed. I desperately called the hotel and begged them to send me the book. [...]

If human rights activists worldwide were not already angry at U.S. President George W. Bush, they are now. Last week the White House announced that Mr. Bush would be attending the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing in August. While the decision was not entirely a surprise to anyone, it is still likely to ignite a firestorm of [...]

The Weekly China Roundup from Sino News on TeachAbroadChina.com

China’s Death Penalty is a Family Affair – If you are sentenced to death in China, your family is expected to pay for the bullet that will enter your head. This week in Sino News, I write about the death penalty in China, which is strongly supported by most Chinese people. In China, [...]

“We know that reunification with China is inevitable,” a Taiwanese friend told me recently. “The economy in Taiwan is not so good and many of our jobs are being transferred to China,” he explained. “Taiwan will have to cooperate with the mainland in order to maintain a healthy economy.” My friend told me these things with [...]

*** A Special Update from Robert Vance about Visas for ESL Teachers in China on TeachAbroadChina.com. Please click here for MORE information and discussion about work visas in China.
My passport was finally returned to me this week by my school. I was very happy and relieved to open the passport and find a residence permit affixed to [...]

After you have signed your first contract to teach ESL in China, you have to start thinking about what you are going to bring with you to China. Packing for your trip to China may seem overwhelming especially when you know that you will be living in China for at least a year. So what [...]

“He was already dead by the time that I arrived,” a Chinese friend explained to me. “I rode my bicycle as fast as I could to the countryside to see the execution but in the end, I only heard the gun shot.” My friend was recounting to me the story from her hometown of a young man who had [...]