2008年9月13日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Number of sick babies jumps in China milk scandal (AFP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 03:44 AM CDT

A child drinks milk in Beijing. The number of babies and infants reported sick after being fed contaminated milk powder in China jumped Saturday as the government vowed severe punishment for those responsible(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - The number of babies and infants reported sick after being fed contaminated milk powder in China jumped Saturday as the government vowed severe punishment for those responsible.


Chinese dairy knew of milk contamination (AP)

Posted: 13 Sep 2008 03:00 AM CDT

In this photo released by China's Xihua News Agency, two babies with kidney stones receive medical treatment under the care of their fathers at a military hospital in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. So far this year, Gansu Provincial Health Department has seen 59 kidney stone cases in infants, and at least one baby died as a result of kidney stones. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhu Guoliang)AP - A dairy that sold milk powder linked to kidney stones in infants and one death knew in August it was tainted with a banned chemical, weeks before it ordered a recall, the Health Ministry said Saturday.


China landslide death toll raised to 178: state media (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 09:16 AM CDT

A destroyed vehicle lies half-buried in mud at Taoshi township, a small mining town in Shanxi province. The death toll from a landslide that engulfed a northern Chinese town rose to 178 with the discovery of 27 more bodies.(AFP)AFP - The death toll from a landslide that engulfed a northern Chinese town rose to 178 on Friday with the discovery of 27 more bodies, state-run Xinhua news agency said.


China milk farmers blamed in baby formula scare (AFP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 06:14 AM CDT

A baby drinks milk is it is carried by its mother as passengers wait for a train at the railway station in China's southern city of Guangzhou, February 2008. The Chinese firm whose baby formula is blamed for killing one infant and sickening dozens has accused dairy suppliers of adding a chemical to their milk to up protein content, state media has said.(AFP/File/Liu Jin)AFP - The Chinese firm whose baby formula is blamed for killing one infant and sickening dozens has accused dairy suppliers of adding a chemical to their milk to up protein content, state media said Friday.


China industrial output growth lowest in 18 months (AP)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 05:56 AM CDT

AP - China's industrial output growth rate fell to its lowest level in 18 months in August, adding to signs its rapid economic expansion faces a sharp downturn, according to data reported Friday.

China says West is inciting unrest in Xinjiang (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Sep 2008 04:59 AM CDT

Soldiers walk in front of the Idkhar Mosque in Kashgar, Xinjiang province June 18, 2008. (Reinhard Krause/Reuters)Reuters - The governor of west China's tense Xinjiang region has lashed out at Western countries for instigating unrest in the area, but said their schemes would never succeed as only very few people supported separatism.


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