H5N1 (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Via Xinhua, a report datelined Cancún: China well prepared for cluster flu outbreak: health minister. Excerpt:China is well prepared to contain a cluster outbreak of A/H1N1 influenza, Chinese Health Minister Chen Zhu said Friday. Chen was here for the first...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Chinese authorities have punished six government officials after three baby girls whose parents were still alive were sent to an orphanage in southern China that subsequently put them up for adoption overseas, state media and an official said.
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Chinese authorities have punished six government officials after three baby girls whose parents were still alive were sent to an orphanage in southern China that subsequently put them up for adoption overseas, state media and an official said.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Beijing - Torrential rains and flooding forced more than 150,000 people from their homes, cut power and destroyed crops across southern China, state media reported Saturday. More than 47,000 people were evacuated in the Guanxi region after three days...
Reuters (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
BEIJING (Reuters) - Torrential rain battering southern China has forced more than 150,000 people from their homes, toppled hundreds of houses and punched a dangerous hole in the spillway of a dam, Xinhua news agency reported on Saturday.
Reuters (Free subscription) | yesterday
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's massive economic stimulus plan has launched some projects that are wasteful, possibly making it hard for investors involved to repay bank loans, China's central bank chief said Saturday.
ravipatel1212@gmail. | yesterday
US to China: Green Dam Won't Pass Muster With WTO Jinhui helped to develop the Green Dam Youth Escort software, which the government said was needed to filter out pornographic content but is apparently also designed to consolidate existing blocks on politically sensitive websites. The government has ordered computer manufacturers to pre-install Green Dam on all new computers from July 1. Read More
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
BEIJING -- Chinese authorities have punished six government officials after three baby girls whose parents were still alive were sent to an orphanage in southern China that subsequently put them up for adoption overseas, state media and an official said.
France 24 (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
More than 50,000 people have been evacuated in southern China after heavy rains over the past week flooded the banks of the Rong river, inundating farmlands and homes, the state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday
Canada's Teck Resources <TCKb.TO> said on Friday it will sell a 17.2 percent equity stake to state-owned China Investment Corp in a deal that will help Teck pay down debt while expanding China's portfolio of commodity investments.
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Today we take a look at the situation faced by the Uyghur people, a Muslim minority in the Xinjiang region of China, where their culture is being obliterated by the central Chinese government, first because they were deemed separatists and now, after the September 11 attacks to the USA, also as terrorists.
Credit Writedowns (Free subscription) | yesterday
In the lead-up to next week’s G8 summit, the Chinese have been making yet more noises about setting up a new monetary system without the dollar as its anchor and leading reserve currency. The Chinese, who have maintained a export orientation which has made them the largest holder of U.S. government bonds, are concerned that [...]
Fijilive (Free subscription) | yesterday
Fiji women’s volleyball team lost in the third round of the World Cup qualifiers with three straight sets in favour of China in Chengdu last night.The side went down fighting in the first set 25-10 before completely losing the rhythm in the second 25-12. The forth ranked Chinese side dominated the third set 25-13 sealing a strong win against the Ana Seniloli skippered team. Team Coach Varanisese...
Russia News Net (Free subscription) | yesterday
MOSCOW, July 3 (Xinhua) -- Russia's State Duma, the lower house of parliament, approved on Friday a Russia-China intergovernmental agreement on oil cooperation, the Itar-Tass news agency reported. Th...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | yesterday
China has been outspoken in its concern over possible carbon tariffs being imposed on exports, stating that the move would represent a breach of guidelines put in place by the World Trade Organization.Yao Jian, spokesman of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOC), told Xinhua that the proposals “would seriously hurt the interests of developing countries and trigger disputes in international...
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ravipatel1212@gmail. | yesterday
US to China: Green Dam Won't Pass Muster With WTO Jinhui helped to develop the Green Dam Youth Escort software, which the government said was needed to filter out pornographic content but is apparently also designed to consolidate existing blocks on politically sensitive websites. The government has ordered computer manufacturers to pre-install Green Dam on all new computers from July 1. Read More
konaxis.net | 06/30/2009
The United States filed an unfair trade case against China before the World Trade Organization. The unfair trade in question is China’s restriction on exports of key raw materials needed for the production of steel, aluminum and other products. U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said at a news conference that the U.S. is "deeply troubled at what appears to be a conscious policy to create unfair advantages...
konaxis.net | 06/29/2009
The World Bank, in its China Quarterly Update, raised its forecast for China's 2009 gross domestic product (GDP) growth from 6.5 to 7.2 per cent , saying there was an apparent success of the government's stimulus package as shown by the improved business outlook from March, when the 6.5 per cent growth forecast was made. However, the bank does not see yet a sustainable recovery, despite the state's...
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