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12:51:23 10/17/12
Israeli Supreme Court Calls to Close Bodies Exhibition
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Israeli Supreme Court Calls to Close Bodies Exhibition
BODIES - The Exhibit, a controversial show that displays plastinated human remains has been in Tel Aviv since May. On September 3rd, the Israeli Supreme Court announced a decree that unless organizers close the show by September 27th, the Country's Attorney General must appear before the Court within 15 days and explain why he has not closed it. Israeli Lawyer David Schonberg was the one who applied to the court to close the exhibit. We spoke with his legal representative Roee Shahar to find out why. [Roee Shahar, Administration Law Advocate]: "The big problem with this exhibition is a problem that characterizes not only the exhibition in Israel but all over the world, this is a show based on people's bodies unclaimed after they died. This is a cynical and commercial exploitation of the people who died in China and hence the call to close the show." Shuki Gur brought the exhibition to Tel Aviv this year. [Shuki Gur, Producer, "Bodies Exhibition", Tel Aviv]: "This exhibition really gives us the ability to look into this wonderful machine called man. We can see in the exhibition how the inner fabric of the human body that you, I and our viewers can now see. How it is built from the inside. The value of the show is very, very important for education. It allows people to know the human body." [...] [Roee Shahar, Administration Law Advocate]: "This issue has been investigated by the Attorney General of the State of New York and organizers of the exhibition there failed to ... From: NTDTV Views: 75 10 ratings Time: 05:29 More in News & Politics
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08:27:49 10/17/12
Free China: The Courage to Believe (Short Trailer)
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Free China: The Courage to Believe (Short Trailer)
www.FreeChinaMovie.com THE FATES OF A WOMAN LIVING IN BEIJING AND A MAN LIVING IN NEW YORK BECOME INEXTRICABLY LINKED BECAUSE OF A COMMON CONVICTION... From the award-winning director of "Tibet Beyond Fear", Free China -- The Courage to Believe examines widespread human rights violations in China through the remarkable and uplifting stories of Jennifer Zeng, a mother and former Communist Party member and Dr. Charles Lee, a Chinese American businessman, who along with hundreds of thousands of peaceful citizens are imprisoned, tortured and subjected to slave labor for their spiritual beliefs. WINNER: - 2012 Free Speech Award Winner at American Insight's inaugural Free Speech International Film Festival in Philadelphia (May 16th, 2012) - Top Award for International Political and Cultural Documentaries ("Obamanation" Category) at the LA Awareness Film Festival in West Hollywood (May 5th, 2012) - Equal Top Award for documentaries under 60 minutes at the 45th World-Fest Houston International Film Festival (April 21st 2012.) - "Best of the Fest"at Freethought International Film Festival (Denver, August 3rd) "This Film will be a Game Changer." US Congressman Chris Smith, Chairman of the Congressional-Executive Commission on China "Free China shows the way to a more democratic and peaceful regime...where everybody wins instead of the Communist Party." Peter Navarro, Author and Director of "Death by China" Please support a Free China and 'like' us on www.FaceBook.com For more ... From: NTDTV Views: 143 12 ratings Time: 01:31 More in News & Politics
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07:19:19 10/17/12
Chinese Artist Chen Weiming Heads to Syria for Democracy
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Chinese Artist Chen Weiming Heads to Syria for Democracy
Chen Weiming recreated the iconic image of the Tank Man in the middle of Time Square this year. In 2008 , the Chinese-born sculptor erected a 20-foot Statue of Democracy in Washington DC. Now, the avid supporter of democracy has taken to Syria%mdashwhere he says democratic reform could bring about change in China. Originally born in Hangzhou, China, Chen has been living in the United States. On Sunday night, he left for the war-torn middle-eastern country, where conflict between Bashir al-Assad's dictatorial regime and the opposition has left months of bloodshed. Chen Weiming spoke with NTD exclusively before he left, expressing his hope for Syrian democracy. [Chen Weiming, Chinese Sculptor] "All dictatorship regimes in eastern Europe have collapsed, now if the Syrian regime is toppled, then the Chinese Communist Party may start to consider whether it is legitimate after all." Acknowledging that his individual action may be small, Chen says it can nonetheless have an effect. [Chen Weiming, Chinese Sculptor] "My actions are very small, but that can't stop me from taking action. If everyone remains silent thinking their voices are weak, then dictatorships will only grow stronger. By putting our small efforts together, it will certainly have an effect in toppling tyrannical rule." Fellow democracy activist Zhang Jian has applauded Chen's actions. Despite the obvious dangers of his trip, Zhang says Chen serves as an example for other Chinese. [Zhang Jian, Chinese Democracy ... From: NTDTV Views: 138 4 ratings Time: 02:32 More in News & Politics
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07:14:04 10/17/12
Sinopec Drops Hostile Takeover of China Gas
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Sinopec Drops Hostile Takeover of China Gas
China's state-owned China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, or Sinopec, has failed a bid to take over a small natural gas operator. Sinopec had been trying for almost a year to purchase China Gas, a private Chinese company. It teamed up with Hong Kong-based ENN Energy Holdings last year and made a 2.15 billion US dollar offer for China Gas. It would've been the first hostile takeover of a private company by a state-owned enterprise. On Monday, Sinopec and ENN announced they would drop the bid, partly because they could not get approval from Chinese regulators. It's an embarrassing failure for the state-backed oil giant, but rather than completely losing out on its attempt to expand into the gas market, Sinopec managed to close a strategic cooperation with China Gas. The two will jointly develop China's liquefied-petroleum gas retail market. China Gas will also give the state-owned giant priority in obtaining gas for distribution. For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 10 3 ratings Time: 01:01 More in News & Politics
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07:08:17 10/17/12
Romney's Advisor Calls for US Action on China's Forced Organ Harvesting
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Romney's Advisor Calls for US Action on China's Forced Organ Harvesting
At an election campaign event last week (Oct. 11), John Bolton, the Foreign Policy Advisor to Presidential candidate Mitt Romney, spoke out against state-sanctioned organ harvesting in China. [John Bolton, Foreign Policy Advisor to Mitt Romney]: "This is the government...that we need to take on these issues. I think it's important for the United States to do that. And frankly I think it would get us more respect from the government in Beijing if we stood up for our principles instead of apologizing for them." From 1999 to 2001 Bolton served as Commissioner to the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. He also served as the US Ambassador to the UN from 2005 to 2006. Senior investigative journalist Ken Timmerman also spoke about the persecution of prisoners of conscience in China. Timmerman is the author of "Selling Out America." The book deals with the threat of high-tech goods from China being used to infiltrate US intelligence and businesses. [Ken Timmerman, Republican Candidate for US Congress]: "...Important things that America has done historically and must continue to do that we have not done in the past four years is to hold high that flag of freedom, and let people know around the world that we do stand for religious freedom. It means something to us, it's one of our core values, and we will put our reputation and our power on the line to defend it." On October 4th, 106 members of the US Congress issued a letter asking the State Department to ... From: NTDTV Views: 40 8 ratings Time: 01:39 More in News & Politics
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07:04:01 10/17/12
Xinhua Names Bo Xilai Probe as "Major" Corruption Case
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Xinhua Names Bo Xilai Probe as "Major" Corruption Case
Since 2007, the Chinese Communist Party has disciplined more than 660000 officials for corruption, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported on Monday. That's out of more than six million reported cases, and, according to a state report last week, only 24000 investigations resulted in criminal prosecutions. Xinhua went on to name the probe into disgraced Chongqing Party secretary Bo Xilai as a "major case," alongside the cases of other toppled senior officials, including former Railway Minister Liu Zhijun and former Shenzhen mayor Xu Zongheng. Liu was dismissed in February and Xu was given a suspended death sentence last year for graft. US based democracy activist Liu Yingquan says Xinhua is signalling how Chinese leaders will deal with Bo Xilai, by naming him first in the list of major corruption scandals. [Liu Yingquang, Chinese Democracy Activist] "This means Bo Xilai's case is the most serious of all the corruption cases, and indicates his punishment will surpass that handed out to others. From this perspective, it's likely he could be given the death sentence...but given that Bo may still have supporters inside the Party, he could get a death sentence with a 2 year reprieve." Legal expert and former lecturer at Beijing's Chinese People's Public Security University, Zhao Yuanming, says the report is the latest attempt by Chinese authorities to show its will to weed out corruption. But the reliance on internal disciplinary actions and the low number of prosecutions ... From: NTDTV Views: 1 2 ratings Time: 02:31 More in News & Politics
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06:57:09 10/17/12
China Defense Spending Quadruples in Last Decade: US Study
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China Defense Spending Quadruples in Last Decade: US Study
The Chinese regime has quadrupled its defense spending over the past decade, according to a US study released on Monday. Washington-based think-tank, Center for Strategic and International Studies, examined Asia's five largest defense spenders%mdashnamely China, Japan, India, South Korea and Taiwan. It found that the total yearly defense spending by the countries doubled to $224 billion over the last decade. The Chinese regime had the fastest growth in spending, expanding its share in the region from 20% in 2000 to over 40% in 2011. According to the study, the China spent nearly $90 billion on defense last year, though the true figure may be much higher. The study excluded spending in R%D, and also only cited official figures, which are widely believed to be unreported. The study says the real figure could be up to 60% higher, putting Chinese military spending at closer to $140 billion. Reasons for China's increase in defense spending include growing economic power, regional land and resource disputes and, for the other nations in the study, trying to keep up with Chinese spending. For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 35 7 ratings Time: 01:09 More in News & Politics
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06:52:25 10/17/12
Chinese Warships Close to Japanese Island -- Purpose Unclear
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Chinese Warships Close to Japanese Island -- Purpose Unclear
Japanese authorities went on alert after seven Chinese warships were seen close to a Japanese island Today. A Defence Ministry official from Tokyo said the Chinese naval ships, including two destroyers, were seen about 30 miles south-south-east of Japanese owned Yonaguni island. The presence of these warships is adding fuel to the dispute between the two countries over the ownership of islands in the East China Sea. The warships are believed to be returning from the Pacific Ocean after military training. The past week has seen both countries conducting various naval activities in what's seen as saber rattling exercises. For more news and videos visit ☛ english.ntdtv.com Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 51 8 ratings Time: 00:37 More in News & Politics
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02:56:05 10/17/12
Elton John AIDS Benefit Raises $2 Million
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Elton John AIDS Benefit Raises $2 Million
Sir Elton John on Monday celebrated the 20th anniversary of his AIDS foundation. The annual event, entitled "An Enduring Vision", was attended by many celebrities, and raised $2 million. John's partner, David Furnish, spoke about the stigma associated with HIV/AIDS. [David Furnish, Elton John's Partner]: "We've made tremendous advances medically. The antiretroviral medicines that are available today reduce the risk of transmission by 96 percent, a lot of those medications are one pill a day - we've gone leaps and bounds in that direction. Unfortunately because this is largely a sexual transmitted disease there is still so much stigma associated with it and people are afraid to test, they are afraid to announce their status. What we really need are more role models, people who can come forward and say 'listen, I'm HIV positive, I'm living a happy healthy life, living my life responsibly sexually' - we need more people to stand up and be counted in that regard." Many of Elton John's famous friends came to support the event, including Brooke Shields, Courtney Love, and actor Alan Cumming.Singer Stevie Nicks provided the night's entertainment. Former N'Sync member Lance Bass explains why the benefit party is so legendary: [Lance Bass, Singer]: "There are a lot of events that you get invited to and it feels like work, with this it doesn't feel like work. You've having the best night of your life, you're seeing some amazing people perform, you have amazing industry people ... From: NTDTV Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 01:34 More in Entertainment
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01:24:43 10/17/12
Blind Bolivian Child Jazz Prodigy Jose Andre Montano Baina
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Blind Bolivian Child Jazz Prodigy Jose Andre Montano Baina
Blind jazz prodigy Jose Andre Montano Baina takes Bolivia's music scene by storm. Full story: He is just seven-years-old... and blind. Meet Jose Andre Montano Baina, a Bolivian child jazz prodigy. This pint-sized musician picked up the drums at four years old - and was so good that he quickly moved on to the piano to form his own trio at the age of five. But away from his instruments, Jose is just like any other seven-year-old boy. [Jose Andre Montano Baina, 7-year-old Jazz Prodigy]: "I do homework, I play music and they accompany me on the keyboard, I do math, English, and gym class - everything." Jose was born and raised here in the colonial town of Totora, Bolivia - not exactly the epicenter of jazz. Jose's father Roberto says Jose didn't inherit the Jazz gene from him. [Jose Roberto Montano, Father of Jass Prodigy]: "I didn't know jazz before, he got me into it. It's as if he was born with a jazz chip inside him, I don't know how to explain how it came about, it's like the jazz was already inside him." Young Jose has already taken the Bolivian music scene by storm with more international exposure soon to follow. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 95 7 ratings Time: 01:25 More in Music
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01:17:29 10/17/12
96-Year-Old Indian Villager Could be World's Oldest Dad
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96-Year-Old Indian Villager Could be World's Oldest Dad
96-year-old Ramajit Raghav improves his record of being oldest person to father a child after his wife gives birth to a baby boy in Sonipat district of India's northern Haryana state on October fifth. Full story: In a small town on the outskirts of the Indian Capital, Ramajit Raghav became the proud father of his second son, and possibly the oldest man in the world to father a child. At the age of 96, he says he is hoping to go down in history. At 50 years old, Raghav's wife gave birth to their baby boy in India's northern Haryana state on October 5th. The couple initially became famous in 2010 when, at 94, Raghav fathered his first born son. Raghav credited his celibate life for his current vitality, saying he did not take any aphrodisiacs. He says he remained a bachelor and was celibate until he met his wife about 10 years ago. He termed the birth of his second son a miracle and an act of God. When asked if he conceived his son through sex, he said: [Ramajit Raghav, 96-Year-Old Father]: "Yes. I just prayed to God to complete my family, either a boy or girl. My elder son's name is Vikramajeet and the new born's name is Ranjeet." The newly born baby is said to be in good health with no obvious signs that his parent's age was unusual. From: NTDTV Views: 381 16 ratings Time: 01:22 More in News & Politics
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01:07:47 10/17/12
China News - October 16, 2012: Chinese Warships, Bo Xilai's "Major" Corruption Probe
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China News - October 16, 2012: Chinese Warships, Bo Xilai's "Major" Corruption Probe
In today's NTD China News, Japan is monitoring Chinese warships that have approached a Japanese island. A US study finds that China has quadrupled its defense spending over the last decade, to at least $90 billion in 2011. Chinese state-run Xinhua News Agency has named Bo Xilai's corruption probe as a "major" case, further signaling he may be severely punished in his impending criminal trial. Advisor to Republican Presidential Candidate Mitt Romney has spoken against state-sanctioned organ harvesting in China. Chinese state-owned oil giant Sinopec drops its bid to purchase natural gas company China Gas. The Luxury industry takes a hit as Chinese consumers reign in their shopping for high-end goods. Chinese artist Chen Weiming has travelled to Syria, saying supporting democratic change there may bring about changes in China. Two Olympic diving medalists make a splash with fans in Shanghai. From: NTDTV Views: 109 3 ratings Time: 15:28 More in Shows
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01:06:17 10/17/12
Can Chocolate Voting Predict Election Results?
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Can Chocolate Voting Predict Election Results?
US Presidential Election results won't fail to satisfy as a French confectioner offers chocolate lovers a unique way of choosing their new President -- through chocolate voting. Full story: What does chocolate and politics have in common? A lot - says French luxury sweets maker "Paris Chocolat", who believes that they can predict the outcome of the upcoming US presidential election. For the occasion the company created a special election box filled with chocolate incarnations of President Obama and candidate Mitt Romney. Every time somebody buys a box, they can vote for their candidate online. Owner Eric Monterrat has done a similar promotion for the French elections earlier this year and says the results were astonishing. [Eric Monterrat, Owner of Paris Chocolat]: "This straw poll is credible because when we (made the chocolates) for the French election, (our results) were very close to the real vote. Today, we are directly in correlation with what is happening." So we went online to check the chocolate voting results so far... and it was in great favor of President Obama. Out on the streets the opinions were more mixed. The two candidates are currently neck and neck in opinion polls with only three weeks remaining until one of them will savor the sweet taste of victory. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 2 1 ratings Time: 01:22 More in News & Politics
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00:58:19 10/17/12
Kunsthal Museum Sees Largest Art Theft in Years
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Kunsthal Museum Sees Largest Art Theft in Years
Paintings by Picasso, Monet, Mattisse and other famous modern artists stolen from Rotterdam's Kunsthal Museum in one of the art world's most dramatic thefts in recent years. Full story: Dutch police reported a daring art theft from Rotterdam's Kunsthal museum on Tuesday evening. The thieves made off with paintings by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Claude Monet, Paul Gauguin, Lucian Freud, and Meyer de Haan. [Roland Ekkers, Spokeman, Rotterdam Police Department]: "Somewhere after three o'clock on Tuesday morning we got a report of the break-in in the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam. After the police arrived, we found out that seven paintings were stolen." Neither the police nor the Kunsthal Museum were immediately able to put a value on the stolen paintings, but they are rumored to be in the millions. When asked how the thieves were able to steal the paintings, the Police Department Spokesman said he didn't know. [Roland Ekkers, Spokeman, Rotterdam Police Department]: "The alarm system in the Kunsthal was supposed to be state of the art so we have got no reason to believe that it is not. But somehow the people responsible for this found a way in and a way out and they found time to take seven paintings. So that's something that is part of our investigation right now." The Kunsthal Museum does not have its own art collection. Instead it exhibits different types of art, including photos, sculptures, design, and fashion. It had only just opened a new modern art exhibit a few days ... From: NTDTV Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 01:29 More in News & Politics
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00:41:03 10/17/12
Rolling Stones Star Auctions off His Past
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Rolling Stones Star Auctions off His Past
Jo Wood, the ex-wife of Rolling Stones member Ron Wood, prepares an auction of items collected during their marriage. Full story: Ronnie Wood, guitarist for the Rolling Stones, will have some of his former items sold at an auction by his ex-wife, Jo Wood. Though resistant to the idea at first, he is now accepting of the idea, according to Jo. [Jo Wood]: "It's all fine now. We're all fine now. He's a bit of a hoarder, so when he saw everything there, he was like...but, no, we're all fine. We sorted it all out." Soon after the auction was announced in September, Ron Wood released a statement stating that some items were not his ex-wife's to sell, making it clear he was not part of the process. Among the items are Rolling Stones memorabilia from his near-four decade time as a member of the band. That includes a Fender Stratocaster guitar, which is expected to fetch over 50 thousand dollars. Ron and Jo Wood separated in 2008 with their divorce finalized in 2011 after 24 years of marriage. The auction will be held on October 27 at Julen's Auction in Beverly Hills. The total haul is expected to be between 300 and 500 thousand dollars; Jo Wood has said a portion of the sales will go to music charity MusiCares. For more news and videos visit ☛ ntdtv.org Follow us on Twitter ☛ http Add us on Facebook ☛ on.fb.me From: NTDTV Views: 6 2 ratings Time: 01:12 More in People & Blogs
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00:25:05 10/17/12
China Uncensored - Naked Officials
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China Uncensored - Naked Officials
Say what you will about Romney and Obama, at least they aren't moving their families out of the country like it were going down in flames. A Naked Official is a term used by Chinese netizens to describe officials in China who move their families and large sums of their fortunes to foreign countries. Kind of makes you wonder how confident they are about the job they're doing, huh? On this episode of China Uncensored, Chris Chappell takes a look at just how many of China's elite are naked. If only that were a question being asked of US Congress, there might be a lot more people would be watching the news. Twitter: twitter.com Facebook: www.facebook.com From: NTDTV Views: 101 10 ratings Time: 01:35 More in News & Politics
10/17/12