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China avoids direct comment on new Japan leader Aso (Reuters) Posted: 23 Sep 2008 04:02 AM CDT Reuters - China avoided commenting directly on the election of hawkish Taro Aso as Japan's new leader, with a Foreign Ministry spokeswoman saying on Tuesday only that good ties were in the interests of both countries.

Stock price falls for dairy amid China milk recall (AP) Posted: 23 Sep 2008 03:53 AM CDT AP - The stock price of a company at the center of China's tainted milk product scandal plunged Tuesday as the government pledged to crack down on an "out of control" milk-gathering system.

China urges "flexibility" on N.Korea nuclear moves (Reuters) Posted: 23 Sep 2008 03:47 AM CDT Reuters - China urged "flexibility" in the North Korean nuclear dispute Tuesday, avoiding harsh words a day after Pyongyang made fresh moves toward possibly restarting a nuclear complex at the heart of the dispute.

China vows export crackdown amid milk crisis (Reuters) Posted: 23 Sep 2008 02:49 AM CDT Reuters - China vowed to prevent toxic milk from reaching processors and export markets after an infant powder scandal that has made more than 54,000 children sick and mired the nation's trade reputation in fresh crisis.

China dairy firm knew of toxic milk for months: state media (AFP) Posted: 23 Sep 2008 02:36 AM CDT AFP - The Chinese company whose tainted baby milk triggered a food safety crisis that has seen 53,000 children fall ill failed to report complaints about the product for months, state media said Tuesday.

Canada expands monitoring of Chinese milk products (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 11:39 PM CDT Reuters - Canada has expanded how many imported products will be monitored for tainted Chinese milk ingredients, but initial testing of infant formula has discovered no problems, the government said on Monday.

Typhoon kills 3 in Philippines, heads for China (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 11:37 PM CDT Reuters - A typhoon was gathering strength in the South China Sea on Tuesday and heading toward Hong Kong after killing three people in the northern Philippines and trapping 13 people in a gold mine.

China goes for gold with third manned space launch (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 08:53 PM CDT Reuters - Astronauts readying for China's next leap into space have arrived at the launch site of the Shenzhou VII craft, official media reported, as enthusiasm grows over the Olympic host nation's next attention-grabbing feat.

China's third manned mission to include spacewalk (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 05:29 PM CDT AP - China this week launches its most ambitious space mission yet, a sign of rising confidence as Beijing cements its status as a space power and potential future competitor to the United States.

Timeline of China's tainted milk powder scandal (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 03:47 PM CDT AP - A chronology of events in the tainted baby formula scandal that has been blamed for the deaths of four infants and for sickening nearly 53,000 others in China:

Bush tells Hu of 'concern' over North Korea: White House (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 08:12 AM CDT AFP - US President George W. Bush and Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed Sunday to "work hard" to convince North Korea to follow a landmark June agreement to give up its nuclear programs, the White House said Monday.

Nearly 13,000 in hospital in China milk scandal (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 05:17 AM CDT Reuters - The number of Chinese infants sick in hospital after drinking tainted milk formula doubled to nearly 13,000 and Premier Wen Jiabao threatened harsh punishment for culprits in the latest blight on the "made-in-China" brand.

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