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More global recalls from China tainted milk crisis (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 04:42 AM CDT AP - Food recalls expanded in Europe and Asia Thursday as an industrial chemical linked to the deaths of four babies turned up in candies and other Chinese-made exports that were quickly pulled from store shelves.

Mandelson, China's Chen call for closer trade ties (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 04:23 AM CDT AP - European Union trade commissioner Peter Mandelson and China's commerce minister called Thursday for closer trade ties between their giant economies but announced no breakthroughs in talks on import controls and other disputes.

China scrambles to salvage reputation amid milk scandal (AFP) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 04:21 AM CDT AFP - China was scrambling Thursday to salvage its reputation after tainted milk sickened 53,000 babies and killed four, as UN agencies deplored attempts by implicated dairy firms to deceive the public.

China says it defends Tibetan culture (Reuters) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 04:11 AM CDT Reuters - China, not the Dalai Lama, is the real guardian of Tibet's culture, the government said on Thursday, rejecting criticism that its rule in the restive mountain region amounts to cultural annihilation.

China counts down to its riskiest space mission yet (AFP) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 04:04 AM CDT AFP - China counted down Thursday to its third manned space mission which for the first time will include a space walk -- a feat as risky as it is prestigious for the rising Asian power.

China primed for next leap into space (Reuters) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:41 AM CDT Reuters - China readied for its next leap into space on Thursday, with the Shenzhou VII craft primed to blast off with three astronauts and plans for a first space walk that will underscore the country's technological ambitions.

China slams Dalai Lama in government report (AP) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:38 AM CDT AP - China issued a government report Thursday praising its rule over Tibet and accusing the Dalai Lama of wanting to restore a backward feudal system in the Himalayan region.

China milk scandal deplorable, says WHO (Reuters) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 03:21 AM CDT Reuters - The World Health Organization and UNICEF said on Thursday China's contaminated milk powder scandal was "deplorable" as more countries in Asia and Europe banned imports of Chinese milk products.

Now two gorillas suspected of milk-powder poisoning (Reuters) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 02:50 AM CDT Reuters - Two gorillas are suspected of becoming the latest victims of China's tainted milk-powder health scandal, showing the early signs of kidney stones, local media reported on Thursday.

Melamine use "rampant" in China feed business (Reuters) Posted: 25 Sep 2008 12:01 AM CDT Reuters - Use of the industrial chemical melamine, which has made thousands of Chinese infants sick through tainted baby formula, is rampant among farmers and feed-ingredient manufacturers, a Chinese feedmill owner said.

The reach of China's tainted milk scandal (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2008 10:22 PM CDT AP - Spreading impact of China's tainted-milk scandal:

Amid milk scare, China's elite get special food (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2008 09:52 PM CDT AP - While China grapples with its latest tainted food crisis, the political elite are served the choicest, safest delicacies. They get hormone-free beef from the grasslands of Inner Mongolia, organic tea from the foothills of Tibet and rice watered by melted mountain snow.

Chinese imports banned amid tainted milk scandal (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2008 02:14 PM CDT AP - More than a dozen countries — from Indonesia to Colombia — have banned or recalled Chinese dairy products amid fears over a widening tainted milk scandal that has killed four Chinese babies and sickened thousands of others.

China, Venezuela step up energy cooperation (AFP) Posted: 24 Sep 2008 12:27 PM CDT AFP - China and Venezuela signed several energy agreements in Beijing on Wednesday that will allow the South American country to export half a million barrels of oil a day to the Asian giant from 2009.

Chavez hails oil cooperation with China, blasts US (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2008 11:35 AM CDT AP - China and Venezuela hailed rising oil exports and growing energy cooperation during a visit to Beijing by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez that lent him a new platform from which to criticize Washington.

African states ban Chinese milk in health alert (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2008 08:36 AM CDT Reuters - Bans on imports of Chinese milk products by African states fearing contamination have highlighted the growing presence of Chinese goods in Africa's markets and raised worries over depending on them too heavily.

Thousands stranded as storms hit China quake area (Reuters) Posted: 24 Sep 2008 07:59 AM CDT Reuters - Continuous rain near the epicenter of China's May 12 earthquake has killed at least eight people and left 38 missing, with thousands stranded by mountain torrents, cave-ins and mudslides, state media said on Wednesday.

Supermarket withdraws Chinese sweets over milk fears (AFP) Posted: 24 Sep 2008 07:46 AM CDT AFP - Britain's biggest retailer Tesco said Wednesday it had taken certain Chinese sweets off its shelves due to fears over the contaminated milk product scandal.

CPSC: China milk crisis sign more checks needed (AP) Posted: 24 Sep 2008 05:05 AM CDT AP - The recent troubles with contaminated milk in China highlight the need for better enforcement of product safety standards at all stages of manufacturing, U.S. and European consumer safety officials said Wednesday.

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