<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><xml><meta><title>China celebrates it status as number one in the world ! : XML WIDGET</title><link>http://www.plime.com/humor/</link><description>You can use this XML spec to create a desktop widget or other application (i.e. Flash visualization). Please share it with us in our forum and we'll link it here!</description><language>en-us</language></meta><items><link><id>55618</id><url>http://www.plime.com/entertainment/l/55618/1/</url><title><![CDATA[China celebrates it status as number one in the world !]]></title><description><![CDATA[&quot;The sky over China is now a rainbow of shades reflecting all the colours of our new prosperity&quot;]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>56</score><crdate>3/25/2008 7:41:10 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-03-25T07:41:10+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>71093</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/71093/1/</url><title><![CDATA[China Becomes A Physics Powerhouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judged by the astonishing increase in journal papers written by scientists in China, there can be little doubt that China is finding its place as one of the world's scientific power houses.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>20</score><crdate>8/4/2008 4:59:36 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-08-04T04:59:36+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>11817</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/11817/1/</url><title><![CDATA[China Dismissed U.S. Accusations]]></title><description><![CDATA[China denied the criticism of the United States that accused it of military build-up. The US thinks China is not ready to maintain world peace and stability. A defense white paper showed that China spends less per capita on military forces than the U.S. itself. How ironic.]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>1</score><crdate>2/28/2007 3:57:09 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-02-28T03:57:09+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>52140</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/52140/1/</url><title><![CDATA[China Using Fish to Eat Pollution, Then Selling Fish]]></title><description><![CDATA[China looks to be solving an environmental disaster by moving the toxins up the food chain into its residents. Let's hope that they won't be exporting the carp that will be gobbling up Lake Chao's pollution problem.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>167</score><crdate>2/26/2008 3:31:39 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-02-26T15:31:39+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>62018</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/62018/1/</url><title><![CDATA[China seeks U.S. satellite data on quake: ]]></title><description><![CDATA[China on Thursday asked the United States for satellite images of quake-stricken Sichuan province to help locate victims and identify seriously damaged roads and infrastructure.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>135</score><crdate>5/16/2008 1:45:54 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-16T01:45:54+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>62023</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/62023/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Conmen Taking Advantage of China Earthquake]]></title><description><![CDATA[People across China have opened their wallets to give earthquake aid -- and fraudsters have swung into action to capitalise on the burst of generosity.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>176</score><crdate>5/16/2008 2:15:03 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-16T02:15:03+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>35515</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/35515/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Great Robots of China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just got this huge set of photographs via e-mail, most of which were taken at robot expos in China over the last few years.]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>41</score><crdate>9/13/2007 8:53:38 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-09-13T08:53:38+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>66329</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/66329/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Too much garbage - China to restrict visitors to Mt. Everest]]></title><description><![CDATA[China is moving to clean up its northern side of the mountain and protect its fragile Himalayan environment, announcing a trash collection campaign that could limit the number of climbers and other visitors in 2009.]]></description><comments>4</comments><score>254</score><crdate>6/23/2008 7:02:15 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-06-23T19:02:15+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>64358</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/64358/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Magnitude 5.3 aftershock hits quake-battered China]]></title><description><![CDATA[MIANYANG, China - A 5.3 magnitude aftershock struck China's quake-battered Sichuan province Thursday amid concerns over rising water levels in a lake formed by landslides from the massive May 12 temblor.<br/>The U.S. Geological Survey reported the aftershock struck at 12:41 p.m. (12:41 a.m. EDT) just south of the town of Qingchuan at the relatively shallow depth of 6 miles.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>137</score><crdate>6/5/2008 3:25:09 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-06-05T03:25:09+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>67480</id><url>http://www.plime.com/arts/l/67480/1/</url><title><![CDATA[China sacks officials over faked big cat snaps]]></title><description><![CDATA[South China tiger makes surprise appearance<br/><br/>and the original - <div style='display:block;width:300px;overflow:hidden;'><a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://network.nature.com/blogs/user/andrewsun/2007/11/17/this-is-our-tiger-identical-tiger-found-on-a-commercial-festival-print" rel="nofollow">http://network.nature.com/blogs/user/andrewsun/2007/11/17/this-is-our-tiger-identical-tiger-found-on-a-commercial-festival-print</a></div>]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>117</score><crdate>7/2/2008 8:17:58 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-07-02T08:17:58+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>59549</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/59549/1/</url><title><![CDATA[China reports it's tied US for most Internet users]]></title><description><![CDATA[China has tied the United States as the online population leader with its government reporting that the number of Internet users there has soared to 221 million.]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>79</score><crdate>4/24/2008 4:00:20 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-04-24T16:00:20+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>65825</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/65825/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Baby Love born to quake victim in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[URUMQI, China - The rosy-cheeked infant swaddled in a  blanket snuggled tenderly next to her mother in their hospital bed, hours after her birth Wednesday.<br/><br/>A little over a month ago, Zhang Xiaoyan lay in the rubble of her earthquake-shattered apartment building. Trapped for more than 50 hours, she prayed for the life of her unborn child.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>21</score><crdate>6/18/2008 4:46:45 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-06-18T16:46:45+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>52759</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/52759/1/</url><title><![CDATA[China May End One-Child Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[China may consider changing its one-child policy because it has helped slow population growth over the last three decades, a Chinese official said Sunday.]]></description><comments>3</comments><score>272</score><crdate>3/2/2008 7:48:12 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-03-02T19:48:12+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>13972</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/13972/1/</url><title><![CDATA[China's Google, Baidu.com, to Conquer Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number one search engine in China, Baidu.com, has started its own Japanese search engine, which is the company's first regular service it provides outside of China.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>3</score><crdate>3/23/2007 5:01:09 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-03-23T17:01:09+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>18289</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/18289/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Wild orchids in China face extinction ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over-harvesting fuelled by surging market prices is threatening to wipe out several species of wild orchids in eastern China, some of which command as much as $175,000 (87,400 pounds) a pot.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>53</score><crdate>4/28/2007 9:36:52 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-04-28T09:36:52+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>30516</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/30516/1/</url><title><![CDATA[China law officials punished for fake Finnish trip]]></title><description><![CDATA[China has punished a group of law enforcement officials who faked a letter of invitation from Finland's justice department because they wanted to get a free tour of Europe.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>66</score><crdate>8/7/2007 6:53:09 AM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-08-07T06:53:09+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>60296</id><url>http://www.plime.com/politics/l/60296/1/</url><title><![CDATA[McCain vs McCain - His Schizophrenic Foreign Policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[With all the attention on the dueling democrats, the media is ignoring John McCain. Few are paying attention to what he is saying, or subjecting it to any serious scrutiny.<br/><br/>He recently called to expel Russia from the <a class="plime" href="/redir.p?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G8" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">G8</a>. He suggested expanding it to include Brazil &amp; India, but not China. <br/><br/>Insulting Russia &amp; China may not be the smartest political move.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>253</score><crdate>5/1/2008 12:28:50 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-01T12:28:50+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>25935</id><url>http://www.plime.com/plime-com/l/25935/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Avoiding 'Made In China' labels not an easy task ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is so true, the last time I saw something that didn't have made in china on, was.. um I can't remember. lol]]></description><comments>2</comments><score>75</score><crdate>7/2/2007 4:18:08 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2007-07-02T16:18:08+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>55684</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/55684/1/</url><title><![CDATA['Rare' tiger snapped in China is circus escapee]]></title><description><![CDATA[A tiger snapped in central China initially thought to be a very rare species has been identified as a more common Siberian one which escaped from a circus.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>71</score><crdate>3/25/2008 6:14:35 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-03-25T18:14:35+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>60732</id><url>http://www.plime.com/world/l/60732/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Volunteer Guards Bridge to Stop Suicides in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since Chen Si began patrolling the Nanjing Bridge in China for suicide attempts four years ago, he has saved 144 lives.]]></description><comments>0</comments><score>93</score><crdate>5/5/2008 10:56:17 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-05-05T22:56:17+01:00</atomdate></link><link><id>80668</id><url>http://www.plime.com/science/l/80668/1/</url><title><![CDATA[Climbers explore the murky abyss of 3,100ft deep underground shaft in China]]></title><description><![CDATA[This rocky chasm in China is one of the world's deepest underground shafts. It stretches down for an astonishing 3,100ft, or 1,026 metres.]]></description><comments>1</comments><score>180</score><crdate>10/30/2008 9:39:22 PM</crdate><rssdate></rssdate><atomdate>2008-10-30T21:39:22+01:00</atomdate></link></items></xml>