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The article presents breakthrough inventions of 2007. Some of the inventions spotlighted are the Venturi Eclectic wind and solar powered automobile, City Cars, methane fueled rockets, glasses for the deaf that display subtitles on the lenses, and the Head Impact Technology System helmet which uses sensors to tell whether the person who is struck needs medical attention or not.

The article discusses various inventions of 2007, including the Apple iPhone and the Venturi Eclectic wind and solar powered car.

The article focuses on the global nature of breast cancer. Breast cancer is a relatively novel disease in China and other emerging economies. However, it is now a global concern that no longer only affects white, affluent women in industrial areas of North America and Western Europe. The article discusses detection and treatment of breast cancers around the world and why the disease has spread.

The article discusses China as it prepares to host the 2008 Summer Olympics. In Beijing the economy booms and entire neighbourhoods have been razed to accommodate new construction, yet impoverished areas remain. The government's authoritarian rule has moderated but little. The Games may legitimize China as a major world power, but could also draw attention to its poor human rights record and questionable policies abroad.

Reports on efforts to track and contain severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in China. Research of virologist Dr. Yi Guan; Discovery of SARS coronavirus in animals in Guangdong; Identification of the civet as the animals with the highest infection rates; Use of civets by the people of China; Collaboration with Dr. Zhong Nanshan; Decision to cull civets in Guangdong.

This article discusses how the earthquake in Wenchuan, China, which occurred on May 12, 2008, is bringing the people of China closer together as many people in other parts of China leave their jobs and homes in order to bring relief to those directly affected by the earthquake. The author states that China's internal response and acceptance of external relief efforts have caused global perceptions of China to be more positive.

The article discusses the growth of big interior cities in China like Chengdu, which are not as high profile as the country's metropolises. Retailers are scrambling to capture a piece of the vast amount of profits to be had in the interior cities, which boast a burgeoning middle class that spends its income on luxuries.

The article explores the concept of the World Cup football tournament as an expression of global community. It is the first single event that has united the interest and affection of people from all races, regions and religions. The origins of the ball game and its adoption in several countries is discussed. The simplicity of the game meant that it could be enjoyed anywhere, and the growth of international competition led to the development of football as a mass-spectator product.

This article discusses Chinese attitudes toward the U.S. and the state of relations between the two countries. As the dominant player in that story for more than half a century, the U.S. occupies a unique place in the Chinese imagination. Chinese mix resentment and admiration, fear with respect, jealousy with the desire to emulate. With China's President Hu Jintao scheduled to make his first official visit to Washington, his nation's love-hate relationship with the U.S. is once again under the spotlight.

The article informs that Asian countries help the brutal military regime of Burma by doing business with the country. Thuang Htun, who participated in a student-led uprising against Burma's military regime and then fled to Thailand when the generals crushed the movement in 1988, has not abandoned hope that one day democracy will come to the country and it will be safe for him to return.

The article talks about unsafe Asian roads. Asia accounts for more than half of the roughly 1.2 million traffic fatalities that occur globally every year. More than 600,000 Asians are killed and another 9.4 million are severely injured in traffic accidents annually. In Thailand, road accidents are the third leading cause of death after AIDS and heart attacks.

The article discusses the building of skyscrapers in China. Zhang Yongduo, an entrepreneur, wanted to extend his chain of restaurants. He invited architect Raimund Abraham and asked him to design a building which could accommodate several restaurants, two bathhouses, an art gallery, offices and a massage salon. Abraham produced a sketch of a 12-story building. There are many more new buildings which have been designed by architects from all over the world in China.

The article reports on the eruption of the Avian flu. There are many mysteries on where and when the epidemic originated and how it spread swiftly to many countries. The economic and social fallout will be bad, starting with the deaths of millions of chickens and the resulting loss of jobs and millions of dollars in revenues. But a far more dangerous threat exists, which is the possibility that the avian-flu virus could mutate and mix with human-flu viruses.

The article discusses the flood of small Chinese investors buying into the booming Chinese stock market and the fears that it may burst like the U.S. dotcom bubble. Bank lending for stock purchases was banned in January 2007. As investor demand has grown, companies are eager to cash in by going public. Major companies like China Mobile and PetroChina are issuing additional shares in 2007. Some analysts think a market correction may not be inevitable.

The article focuses on the potential impact of increased petroleum energy use in India and China's growing economies. Currently, Americans are responsible for 20 times the CO2 omissions of the average Indian. The international Kyoto energy treaty does not require developing nations such as China and India to reduce carbon emissions, and the article suggests that the international community must confront the growing human effect on global warming.

This article depicts the efforts of scientists at the Wolong Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda in China to breed pandas so that they may be released into the wild. The notoriously sex-averse pandas are often not responsive despite various methods scientists have used to bring them together. This effort began in 1975 when the panda population was nearly extinct, motivating China to set aside 2.5 million acres of conservation to allow pandas to breed.

The article discusses Zhou Shuguang, China's Internet citizen reporter. In December 2007 he was investigating a pyramid scheme involving ants and aphrodisiacs when a policeman punched him in the throat. His blog, "Zhou Shuguang's Golden Age," drew 20,000 to read it every day and aimed to shed light on those victimized by China's economic growth.

The article reports on the changes in economic conditions that have taken place in China in 2007 and how the citizens of China and the global community at large have been affected. With prices of goods increasing in China, wages will have to increase as well, which means that products made in China will cost more money in other countries.

The article discusses the building of shopping malls in China, stating that there are many 'ghost malls,' retail spaces unable to attract shoppers. The article profiles the Golden Resources mall in Beijing, a 6 million square foot mall that is suffering from little traffic, and states that a building boom of malls has created more retail space than the market can absorb. The article discusses the reason for the boom, including a search for short-term profit and an unwillingness to plan well.

The article presents information about the 12 Girls Band, a group of young Chinese women whose enthusiastic renditions of musical chestnuts on traditional Chinese instruments have become a sensation outside their homeland. Their first overseas album, "Beautiful Energy," has sold more than 2 million CDs in Japan and hundreds of thousands more across Asia since 2003.

"Prices are more sensitive to fundamental risks because the coupon is so low", Okada said today at a media briefing held by the Dallas-based hedge fund, which manages about $23 billion. Highland is cutting back on debt it deems to be sensitive to this type of risk, Okada said. [Extracted from the article]