| Nearly 53,000 Chinese children sick from milk (AP) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 03:43 AM CDT  AP - The number of children in China sickened by dairy products tainted with the banned industrial chemical melamine has jumped to nearly 53,000, the government said as it vowed to crack down on those responsible for one of China's worst food safety scandals in years.
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| China toxic milk sickens 53,000 as scare spreads (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 03:00 AM CDT  AFP - China's tainted milk scandal spiralled into uncharted territory Monday as authorities said nearly 53,000 children had been sickened and more countries moved to ban or recall Chinese dairy imports.
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| China goes for gold with third manned space launch (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 02:27 AM 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.
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| Nearly 13,000 in hospital in China milk scandal (Reuters) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 02:20 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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| Nearly 53,000 Chinese children sickened by milk powder: govt (AFP) Posted: 22 Sep 2008 12:45 AM CDT AFP - Nearly 53,000 children in China have been sickened by milk powder contaminated by an industrial chemical, the government said Monday, dramatically ramping up its previous figures. |
| China's Wen warns of further world economic turmoil: report (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 11:38 PM CDT  AFP - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has warned the global economic slowdown and financial turmoil may get worse, pledging more flexible policies to maintain the country's growth, state media said Monday.
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| China's dairy farmers fret as milk scandal grows (AP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 10:11 PM CDT  AP - Yang Lianying frowned at the large steel tank that he and other Chinese dairy farmers in his village filled earlier in the day with milk from their cows. Bending down, he turned a red valve at the base of the container, releasing the cool, white liquid in a gush onto the concrete floor.
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| Almost 13,000 babies in hospital over tainted formula (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 11:10 AM CDT  AFP - Almost 13,000 infants in China have been taken to hospital after falling ill from drinking tainted milk powder, the health ministry said Sunday, according to state media.
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| WHO hits out at China over formula scandal (AFP) Posted: 21 Sep 2008 05:33 AM CDT  AFP - The World Health Organisation said Sunday it is helping China solve its tainted milk formula problem, while criticising the government for initially failing to alert the international community.
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