Beijing sets up protest zones for Games
Beijing will permit public protests inside three designated city parks during the Olympics, but demonstrators will need police permits and must abide by Chinese laws that make it tough to picket over politically charged issues.
U.S. and North Korea take another step toward improved ties
In a break with U.S. policy, Condoleezza Rice joined what were termed informal talks with North Korea on the sidelines of a Southeast Asian security forum and said afterward that it had been a good meeting.
Optimism high in China, survey shows
The Chinese ranked first in positive views of their national economy and of the direction in which their country is heading among 24 countries surveyed recently.
