This video from Digital Journal was created more than a year ago, yet the Internet censorship issues it discusses are still a problem just one day before the Beijing Olympics' opening ceremonies. But as bloggers find ways around China's censorship, and citizen journalism increases, could the 2008 Olympics spell the end of China's great firewall?

The Made in China label has taken a hit as the world has come to fear tainted pet food, lead in toys and poisonous toothpaste.  CNN International looks at the recent safety recalls of products made in China, evaluates Beijing's response and highlights China's attempt to protect its brand name. 

Despite closing down factories and drastically restricting traffic in order to reduce pollution, a thick smog still shrouds Beijing.  While China has said it will continue anti-pollution efforts after the Olympics, whether the athletes can handle the pollution-ridden air still remains to be seen.

With the Beijing 2008 Olympics approaching, this week UE looks at China and the cultural issues that have defined the country's image. One of these issues, the controversy over China’s human rights record, continues even as the opening ceremonies are just days away. New Tang Dynasty Television (NTDTV), a New York-based, non-profit television and news organization dedicated to providing an alternative voice on Chinese culture and issues, originally aired this story about the forced evictions, and in some cases incarceration, of Beijing business and home owners to make way for the 2008 Olympics.

Seattle’s Fleet Foxes describe their music as “baroque harmonic pop jams.”  “White Winter Hymnal,” a single off of their self-titled debut shows you exactly what that means.

There are many great commercials that epitomize advertising in the 1960s, but perhaps none better than the cigarette commercial.  This ad for Winston uses The Flintstones, the same characters on children's vitamins today, to promote rich tobacco flavor 20-times a pack.   

What do you get when you combine a lack of confidence, male dominance and Folger's Instant Coffee?  A happy marriage!