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December 2006 Houston News, Chinese Community News
- Snakes used to sense earthquakes in China
- Top 10 world news events in 2006
- China has 830 million phone users, 132 million online
- Confucius or Santa Claus in Chinese cultural war
- Taiwan quake disrupts Asia telecommunications
- Major quake hits off Southern Taiwan
- China discovers 1,700 year old tomb
- Christmas in China
- Yao out at least six weeks with fractured leg
- Texas Tall Tales
- Holidays traditions come closer
- Chinese PhD students says humbug to Christmas
- Chinese gang caught scalping hospital tickets
- Hong Kong: aka Treasure Island
- A new generation of Chinese leaders
- Japanese woman finds scorpion in jeans
- Communist party branch established at Wal-Mart China
- Ebay to close auction site in China
- It's becoming Year of Yao in NBA
- Houston Astros Bagwell call it quits after 16 years
- China predicts magnetic storm
- Taiwan's First Lady pleads not guilty to embezzlement, forgery charges
- In China, fiery debate over dragons
- Health and health planning seminar to be held Sunday, Dec.17th
- China moves to police online game content
- China faces hard task of providing care for the elderly
- Rich Chinese take a love boat
- China to enlarge National Museum to world largest
- Free Glock with home purchase
- KMT grabs Taipei, DPP gets Kaohsiung in Taiwan mayoral elections
- Be careful next time you shop at the Galleria in Houston
- How Yahoo missed out on China mainland
- Asia's economic future up in the air, literally
- Malaysian city warns sexy attire fines
- China's metrosexuals snap up cosmetics
- Baby prodigy learns 600 characters
- Try wearing white at this wedding
- News Corp. planning to setup MySpace to China
- Asian Games: Chinese blazes a trail on the first day of events
- Alligator soup raises eyebrows in China
November 2006 Houston News, Chinese Community News
- Chinese Community Center salutes Asian American All-Stars
- Chinese to phase out DVD players
- Stolen cars in U.S. and Mexico may be aiding terrorists
- Chinese use internet for emotional outlet
- Vietnam designer Alan Duong has young Vietnamese looking to future
- Japan-Taiwan ties continues to grow
- Chinese investment slump threatens oil prices
- Houston Astros gives Carlos Lee 6 yr, 100 million dollar deal
- Unpaid traffic tickets may face arrests
- Yao Ming now the NBA's dominant big man
- China to build the world largest telescope
- Gong Li and Zhang Ziyi both natural actresses
- Taiwan to host 2007 World Cup Baseball
- Via Colori Street Art Festival in Houston
- China slowly lifts its Wikipedia ban
- Houston iFest 2007 spotlights China
- 1.24 million Chinese to graduate without jobs
- NTDTV announces show times for Chinese New Year 2007
- 10 more new red light cameras installed in Houston
- China arrests two Taiwan businessmen spies
- Best Buy says no to pre-release campers
- China set to launch matchmaking love boat cruise
- Business aviation airport near completion in Houston
- Houston Dynamo wins MLS Cup
- Taiwan's movie producer talks up movie project
- Yao Ming opposes use of name to market feminine products
- Biggio to re-sign with the Houston Astros
- PS3 will put focus on Blu-Ray
- Chinese teens seek American host families
- Beijing sets a one dog policy to combat rabies
- Rick Perry wins, Lampson wins Delay's seat
- Microsoft unveils 3-D map
- Houston Dynamo makes it to the MLS Finals
- Taiwan President denies corruption, may cede immunity
- China's richest man faces increased scrutiny
- China's Yi Jianlian to follow Yao to US
- Houston tops list of eating out
- Japan grabs tops prize for landscape gardening
October 2006 Houston News, Chinese Community News
- Minority students from around the country to showcase research at TSU
- Annual winter clothing drive in full swing
- Chinese fail to embrace free hugs
- MetroBank NA announces record net income in the third quarter
- Internet search engines battle over China's growth
- International Day Community Festival at Southern News Group
- China looking to stop internet addiction
- Houston International Day Community Festival
- Texas community colleges surge in popularity
- Great Wall of China gets state protection
- Chinese river mysteriously turns red
- China's richest woman makes wealth from waste
- Houston Skyline in a Sea of Fog
- Former Enron chief Skilling jailed for 24 years
- Annual dragon boat regatta in Clear Lake
- Soong signs up for Taipei race
- Yao calls on China to become more courteous for 2008 Olympics
- Brian Ching of the Houston Dynamo visits Chinese Community Center
- Chinese economy sees slight slowdown
- Houston real estate market continue to experience deja vu
- Brian Ching to visit Houston Chinese Community Center on Thursday
- 3 dead in Houston thunderstorms, flooding
- Beijing stamps out poor English
- Girl held for refusing to study with Asian students
- Lipsync lunacy: Chinese duo
- China blocks Jay-Z concert
- Houston hot job market
- Delivering java and jobs to stimulate Houston Port Region economy
- China posts second biggest trade surplus
- Beijing puts its game face on
- North Korea nuke test angers China, Russia
- E Coli prompts US grower to recall lettuce
- Free Hug Campaign arrives in Taiwan
- Moon Festival in China report
- Mid-Autumn shines brightest on love birds
- China picks top 30 songs for moon satellite
- Houston City Festival this weekend
- Student caught with dynamite in his luggage found guilty
- Proposed new smoking ban in Houston
- China citizens urged not to embarrass nation when abroad
- Unveiling the "Mystery" of U.S.-Listed Chinese Companies
- Calls made for more public holidays in China
- Chinese National Day celebration held at Westin Galleria in Houston
- Clemens, Pettitte, and others accused of using performance enhancing drugs
September 2006 Houston News, Chinese Community News
- 'Shaolin culture should be spread around the world'
- Brazilian passenger jet missing after mid-air collision
- Animal Olympics under way in China
- Port of Houston to receive extra 1.7 million dollar security grant
- Houston tops list of air polluted cities
- China to start earth trials of space-bred seeds
- McGrady confident he and Yao will boost the Houston Rockets
- Chinese teenager facing deportation gets green card
- Indian American develops sensor to detect E coli
- China publishes standard portrait of Confucius
- Houston to install 10 more red light cameras
- Radio ad asks Houstonians to arm themselves against Katrina evacuees
- U.N. backing of S. Korea worries Taiwan's U.S. allies
- Large terror-cotta warriors show in Rome
- Global warming is the immediate crisis
- Google continues to have work cutout in Chinese market
- NewsCorp plans China Myspace
- Toxic chemical spills in Space Station
- HP Forum in Houston: Business the main focus
- Yahoo Taiwan to buy Wretch.cc
- China reports major anti-piracy move
- Google continues to have work cutout in Chinese market
- Acupuncture pokes its way into popularity
- Health warning: Do not eat bagged spinach
- Former Texas Governor Ann Richards dies
- Airlines launch lobbying blitz for one new route into China
- Where you live can affect your lifespan
- Taiwan to continue fight to rejoin United Nations
- Kinky Friedman criticized for race comments
- Press groups criticize China curbs on foreign news
- Johnny Rockets opens Houston-area diner
- Gulf of Mexico earthquake felt in Southeast U.S.
- NASA set to launch shuttle Atlantis
- China trade surplus hits 18.8 billion dollars
- No.1 Buckeyes and No.2 Longhorns Face-Off
- Chinese furious at Taiwan star's toilet humor
- Crime experts says Houston criminals taught New Orleans criminals to be worse
- Houston FBI office stays busy after 9/11
- Japanese Princess Kiko gives birth to Boy
- 10 billion dollars to be invested in Beijing-Shanghai railway
- Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin killed
- Asians' buying power zooms
- Houston Mayor wants to send Katrina criminals back to Louisiana
- Houston Asian American Business Council plans major projects for Chinatown
- Houston gas prices still dropping
- Greek God of upset: Greece stuns U.S. basketball team
August 2006 Houston News and Chinese Community News
- Houston residents want Katrina evacuees sent back to N.O.
- Chinese atheist and American evangelist grapple with God's existence in book
- Houston ranks low in household income report
- Upcoming fall festivals and bazaars in and around Houston
- Prosecutors won't charge Karr in Ramsey slaying
- Tests show China bird flu vaccine safe for humans
- 49 die in Comair crash in Lexington, Ky.
- Houston Police and FBI work together to fight gang problems
- Toyota delays new models in effort to cut number of recalls
- China jails NY Times reporter for 3 years
- Sticks of dynamite found in checked luggage at Houston airport
- Abandoned Chinese twins reunited in US
- Apple admits rules violations at Chinese iPod plant
- Texas first time homebuyer program
- Immigration officers arrest 326 in Houston crackdown
- Verizon Dreams Up DSL Surcharge After Govt. Scraps Fee
- Inside China's economic boom
- Calls to stop giving to panhandlers in Houston is heard
- iPod plant in China is no sweatshop says Apple
- After rabies death, dark day for bats in Houston
- Texas heat pushes power to new records
- Another bomb found at Taipei's Mass Rapid Transit system
- Chinese prefer LCD TV's to Plasma ones
- China's economy full steam ahead to a record new year
- MetroBank, N.A. announces new Senior Vice President
- Katrina victims blamed for Houston crime
- China bans 'Simpsons' from prime TV
- Chinese military begins typhoon relief efforts
- China airports tighten security in wake of terrorist plot
- Liquid explosives easy to make, hard to detect
- Foiled terrorist plot won't stop airlines
- Sugar Land's Mayor to seek DeLay's seat
- Health and health planning seminar to be held Sunday, August 13th
- MetroBank posts second quarter earnings up 22.5 percent
- Houston foreclosure rate highest since 1989
- A decent credit culture can nurture China's consumer society of tomorrow
- Travelers can explore Shanghai in just a few days
- Typhoon Prapiroon kills 48 in China
- Laptop owners with WiFi must read
- Katrina housing workshop coming to Houston
- Asian Americans most affluent U.S. consumer group
- Yao Ming pledges to give up eating shark's fin soup
- Getting ready for tax-free weekend
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Yao Ming's NBA dream started with a pair of basketball shoes
July 2006 Houston News and Chinese Community News
- Chinese search engine Baidu shows no fear of large American rivals
- Phishers find MySpace an easy scam target
- Critics say policy makes Houston haven for immigrants
- River Oaks Theater fight just the beginning
- Trend: China's economic boom will suffer an economic downturn in the near future
- Houston based ConocoPhillips profits up 65 percent
- FEMA warns of looming housing deadline
- Taiwan people feed ghosts to have prosperous year
- Houston trade mission to China news update
- Chinese company starts small with hydrogen-powered car
- Yao Ming named Ambassador to Special Olympics
- New Microsoft Zune MP3 player targets Apple iPod
- American Airlines seeks service to Beijing
- MetroBank, N.A. to hold health seminar
- Miss Chinatown Houston 2006 Pageant to be held this Saturday
- ASUSTeK Computer ships P3 consoles to Sony
- Sugar Land 3rd on 'Best Place to Live'
- Sparks to fly with China on high decade growth
- Houston Mayor leading delegation to China
- Ken Lay conspiracy theories abound on the net
- Chinese company claims Skype protocol cracked
- China's newest railway is a sight to be seen and a ride to be ridden
- Yao Ming hopes to take on Kobe, Lebron on home ground
- Asian Newcomers add to Houston's attractions
- Delay waiting for court ruling to decide whether to run for Congress
- Free Japanese Taiko drum concert at Houston City Hall
- Houston Joint Chinese College Alumni Scholarship Award Banquet
- China launches website to teach Chinese
- Houston has the highest gas prices in Texas
- Experts believe Lay's conviction could be erased
- Houston Enron CEO Kenneth Lay dies of heart attack
- Roger Clemens gets first win
- Huge fire destroys town homes in West Houston
- Chinese raises power prices, rewards clean plants
- Chinese Shaolin Kung Fu Troupe performance at Stafford Center
June 2006 Houston News and Chinese Community News
- China cracks down on blogs,search engines
- Anadarko selling out of Canada
- Chinese bosses fascinated by bulletproof automobiles
- Railroad killer awaits Texas execution
-
Caught on tape:
Baseball manager's tirade
- China wants to become cricket giants
- Houston based Anadarko buys two smaller oil/gas companies
- Houston Harwin Drive: A bargain shoppers paradise
- Attorney General sues Houston auto auction
- Texas Governor applauds local leaders work during flooding
- Japan warns North Korea over any missile attack
- Torrential rain floods Houston area
- Border groups defends immigration views
- Texas Longhorns Gibson opts for NBA Draft
- Oil prices climb back above 70 dollars a barrel
- Houston Mayor has big plans for crime crackdown
- Taiwan launch charter flights with China
- Apple retail store opens in Houston this weekend
- U.S. loses in World Cup opener
- ChinatownConnection.com featured in Houston Asian Business Journal
- Houston at height of power boom
- Airbus factory in China gets go-ahead from government
- Houston's wealthy fight over expensive homes
- Bausch and Lomb discovers problem with its contact solution
- Al Qaeda leader in Iraq killed in air raid
- Houston Chinese Community Center receives HP Technology grant
- Some Houston gas stations offer Ethanol-85
- Houston Midtown selected for transit-oriented project
- New at the gas pump: TV
- Houston redevelopment plan hits milestone
- Houston city council approves red-light cameras
- Chinatown adds the largest Chinese-American supermarket in Houston
- Typhoon Movie set to open nationwide tomorrow
- Illegal immigration and the cost to Texas
May 2006 Houston News and Chinese Community News
- Roger Clemens returns to the Houston Astros
- Golden Foods Supermarket opens in Houston Chinatown
- Local groups gather throughout Houston for Memorial Day
- U.S. says 'premature' to discuss Free Trade Agreement with Taiwan
- Big cities like Houston simply can't empty without problems in an evacuation
- Houston gas prices down 4.9 cents for the week
- Enron convictions solidifies corporate America's reform movement
- Jury finds Ex-Enron executives Lay and Skilling guilty
- Splash Art Gallery art exhibition opening reception in Houston
- Jury and judge deliberating case against Ken Lay
- Ex-Senator, Lloyd Bentsen dies at his Houston home
- Asian markets prop up struggling automakers GM, Ford
- Asian group meet in Houston for the National Asian Pacific American Conference
- Splash Art Gallery in Houston to host Art Show
- Night market and festival in Houston Chinatown a great success
- Jackie Chan, Jet Li to co-star in new movie
- Houston Mayor Bill White to chat about WiFi
- Mission Impossible III awaits China's approval
- What does Asian mean to you?
- First ever Starry Night Market and Festival in Houston
- Bourdais wins again in Houston Grand Prix
- Houston Mother's Day Guide
- Travel Sites Sued for Failing to Pay Hotel Taxes in Houston
- Town Hall Meeting Address Security Issues in Chinatown
- Houston Asian American Business Council to Hold Town Hall Meeting
- Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Movie Screenings
- Houston Will Host the National Convention on Asian Pacific American Development
- 2006 Houston Origami Festival to be Held at Tansu
- Imperial Tombs Found at China Olympic Site
- U.S.- China Relationship Isn't the Most Vital One According to China
- 2006 Houston Dragon Boat Festival News
- Blast at 2 Chinese Internet Cafes Kills 2
- UPDATE: 2006 Houston Dragon Boat Festival
- Houston Homeowners Could Get a Tax break
- Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Award Nominations
- 2006 Houston Dragon Boat Festival
- Houston May Dodge Major Housing Slowdown
- Taiwan Faces Illegal Immigration Problems
- Houston Asian American Business Council to Hold Town Hall Meeting
- Mine Blast in China Kills 27
- No Mystery to High Gas Prices - Simple Supply and Demand
April 2006 Houston News and Chinese Community News
- Yao Ming in Doubt for the World Basketball Championships
- Houston Texans Select Mario Williams in the NFL Draft
- U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao Visits Houston
- GPS Vendors Promote Sale in Taiwan
- 2006 Houston Asian/Pacific American Heritage Festival and Free Music Showcase
- Cast Your Vote: Houston Going on "Monopoly
- MetroCorp Bancshares, Parent of MetroBank Releases First Quarter Earnings
- U.S. Issued 304,374 Visas to Chinese Last Year
- University of Texas at Austin Says Records Breach a Real Threat
- Houston Ranked Last in Quality of Living Survey
- BP MS 150 Bike Tour to Austin Raises Millions for MS
- Houston Based MetroBank Holds its 19th Anniversary Customer Appreciation Party
- Houston Police Officers Make Big Money on DUI
- International Festival Kicks off in Downtown Houston
- China's President Sidesteps Tensions with the U.S.
- Pain at the Pump: Bad News For Drivers in Houston and Elsewhere
- Chinese President Hu Jintao Meets with Bill Gates
- Chinese Actress Zhang Ziyi to Keep Making Chinese Movies
- Chinese Director Ann Lu's Movie "Erosion" Coming to DVD
- The Ensemble Theater Presents an Encore Presentation of 'The Colored Museum'
- China Hardens Censorship Rules on TV News, Dramas
- Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Houston Report
- Gas Prices in Houston Continue to Rise
- Pope Prays for Peace on this Easter Sunday
- Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Houston Face Eviction
- "Sucess in Houston Chinese Community", Interview with Real Estate Mogul Kenneth Li
- Congressman John Culberson to Hold Town Hall Meeting in Houston
- Rice University to Hold Immigration Forum
- MetroBank today held their Adopt-A-Block street cleaning session
- Yao Ming Will Have Surgery on Broken Foot
- Houston, The Seventh Meanest City
- Thousands of Protesters March Through Downtown Houston
- Houston Koreantown - A Mini Photo Tour
- Houston Organizers Plan to Hold a Coalition March, Up to 10,000 May Participate
- Houston Art Car Festival
- Online Dating Advice: Making the First Move
- Houston Japan Festival
- Houston Is Becoming a Melting Pot
- Houston Rockets Lose to Seattle Supersonics
- University of Houston Increase Tuition, Fees by 10%
- Teens Turn to Internet for Information
- Houston Rockets Lose to LA Lakers
- Houston Downtown Co-Cathedral Completes the Construction of its Dome
- Houston Rockets Nudges by Washington Wizards
March 2006 Houston News and Chinese Community News
- Bluebonnet Hot Spots Around Southeast Texas
- Houston Has a Problem With Katrina Evacuees
- Houston's Spur 527 Will Take Drivers Time to Get Use to
- Houston Rockets Blowout Seattle Supersonics
- Chinese Peking Acrobats Coming to Houston
- Paper Planes by Kevin Box Showcases Mix of Paper and Metal Sculptures
- Houston Based BMC Software to Buy Israel Firm
- ChinatownConnection.com Officially Launches their Seattle Guide
- 6th Annual Houston Dragon Boat Festival Date Determined
- University of Texas at Austin May Increase Tuition
- Houston Rockets Lose Hearbreaker to Cleveland Cavs
- Houston Zoo's Elephant Exhibit to be Expanded
- Lockheed Martin Eyes New Houston Operations
- Houston Will Get $40 million From FEMA
- Metro Light Rail Meeting on the Newly Proposed Expansion Plan
- Houston New Harris County Civil Courthouse Opens
- Houston Mayor Bill White to Testify on Safe Clear
- Houston Rockets Misery Continues
- Houston Mayor Tries Novel Approach for Houston Dropouts Problem
- Houston Rockets Lose 5th in a Row
- Houston Rodeo Closes on a High Note
- Chinese "Chopin Corner Library" Opens in Houston Chinatown
- Houston Central Library to be Closed for Renovations
- Sound of India in Houston
- Abducted Woman Alert Houston Police from Car's Trunk
- Tainted Baby Food Recalled by HEB
- Enron Whistleblower Watkins Testifies
- Sony PlayStation 3 Release Delayed
- FotoFest in Houston News
- Houston Rockets Lose 3rd in a Row
- Starbucks Gives Away Free Coffee
- LeAnn Rimes "Stellar" Performance at the Houston Rodeo
- Houston Indian-American Community to Build Community Center
- Houston Rockets Lose Again: 90-77 to New Jersey Nets
- Houston Bayou Bend Collection and Garden Spring Open House
- Dinosaurs Fly at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
- Missing Turn May Have Led to Death of 5 UT Students
- Houston Rockets Loses to San Antonio Spurs
- Many Houston Students Leave State or Country for Spring Break
- Wireless Internet Access Possible for Everyone in Houston
- Houston Coffeehouses: A Must Read for Coffee Lovers
- Houston Rockets Defeats Indiana Pacers 103-99
- Voices of Angels Performance this Saturday
- Houston Rockets Defeats Portland Trailblazers 104-82
- "Crash" Lands Best Picture, Ang Lee Best Director
- Texas Schools Taking a Hit from Katrina Aid Money
- Chinese Taipei beat by Japan in World Baseball Classic
- Houston Becomes Home to McDermott International
- Houston Rockets Defeats Denver Nuggets 89-78
- Texas Lotto Seller in Houston has his Dream Come True
- Galveston Flagship Hotel Owner Accused of Fraud
February 2006 Houston News and Chinese Community News
- The Art of Harmony Exhibition Opening Night was a Success
- Interview with Houston Asian Chamber of Commerce President
- Houston International Décor Gallery To Host Women's Event
- NTDTV Chinese New Year Global Gala Performance in Houston
- Houston All-Star Jam Session Guide
- Houston NBA All-Star Festivities Friday Report
- English Version: 2006 NTDTV Chinese New Year Global Gala Houston Debut
- Krispy Kreme Doughnuts to Exit Houston Market
- Houston Art Gallery Exhibition: "The Art of Harmony" News and Photos
- News: Southern Daily Asian New Year Festival 2/4-2/5
- News: Asian American Business Council Meeting
January 2006 Houston News and Chinese Community News
- Congratulations to this months prize winners
- Houston Art Gallery Exhibition: "The Art of Harmony" News and Photos
- Lion Dance at Texas First National Bank in Houston
- Lion Dance at MetroBank in Houston
- Houston Chinese New Year Festival News and Photos, 1/28/06
- Asian Harwin District Houston, Texas
