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| Northern Hard Maple vs. Bamboo - Who Is Really "Green"? (Newswise) |
| The Maple Flooring Manufacturers Association encourages bamboo industry leaders to back up their "green" claims regarding bamboo resource management and manufacturing practices and create a system regarding practices with the credibility of an independently verified, third-party certification program similar to the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for Northern hard maple. |
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| French troupe performs Antigone Viet Nam (Vietnam Net) |
| VietNamNet Bridge – On a stage littered with traditional Vietnamese paraphernalia including conical hats, bamboo objects and terra cotta pots, French and Vietnamese actors laugh and cry along with the fate of their characters. |
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| Child's play (Boston Globe) |
| Most of Eco Child's Play, a blog for environmentally conscious parents, is concerned with tips and advice about products like nontoxic pacifiers and children's clothing made from bamboo ( ecochildsplay.com ). |
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| Analysis: Chinese subs in S. China Sea (Space War) |
| by Andrei Chang Hong Kong (UPI) May 9, 2008 Over the past 20 years, China's military investment has grown faster than any other country. The bamboo curtain that formerly enveloped the country has become a copper curtain. |
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| Bamboo and the bambino (The Japan Times) |
| One day not so long ago, my husband went out into the forest to cut down some bamboo. He returned about an hour later and said in a smooth, calm voice, "Honey, could you please bring me a Band-Aid?" One day not so long ago, my husband went out into the forest to cut down some bamboo. He returned... Read the full story. |
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