2008年9月27日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Tainted milk crisis hits more global companies (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 04:11 AM CDT

A Philippine police officer carries packs of White Rabbit candies as it was ordered withdrawn aside from other Chinese-made dairy products from the shelves of a grocery in Manila, Philippines in this Thursday Sept. 25, 2008 file photo. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)AP - Snackers, beware: Your favorite chocolate or creamy treats might contain milk contaminated with melamine.

China's first space walk ends: state TV (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 04:08 AM CDT

The Shenzhou VII spacecraft lifts off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on September 25. China's first ever space walk ended successfully when astronaut Zhai Zhigang returned to the Shenzhou VII spacecraft after about 15 minutes, state TV said.(AFP/File)AFP - China's first ever space walk ended successfully Saturday when astronaut Zhai Zhigang returned to the Shenzhou VII spacecraft after about 15 minutes, state TV said.

Chinese astronaut makes nation's first spacewalk (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 04:08 AM CDT

In this video grab taken on Friday, Sept. 26, 2008 by China's Xinhua News Agency, Chinese taikonaut Zhai Zhigang, who is is expected to carry out the spacewalk on Saturday, prepares a bite on his food in the orbit module of the Shenzhou 7 spacecraft. The spacecraft, which blasted off at 9:10 p.m. Thursday at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China's Gansu Province, has functioned well as planned, Xinhua said. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zha Chunming)AP - A Chinese astronaut has emerged from the Shenzhou 7 spaceship to perform his nation's first-ever spacewalk.

China astronaut begins nation's first space walk: state TV (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:58 AM CDT

The Shenzhou VII spacecraft lifts off from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre in northwest China on September 25. A Chinese astronaut has begun a space walk, state media said, as China became the third nation to achieve the feat after the United States and the former Soviet Union.(AFP/File)AFP - A Chinese astronaut began a space walk Saturday, state television said, as China became only the third nation to perform the feat after the United States and the former Soviet Union.

China tries to reassure public over milk scare (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:54 AM CDT

A graphic on melamine, the chemical blamed for the China milk crisis that has sickened nearly 53,000 children in the country.(AFP/Graphic)AFP - China on Saturday scrambled to reassure the public over a toxic milk scandal, announcing that nearly 50 Chinese brands which had been tested contained no melamine.

China waits with bated breath for first space walk (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:09 AM CDT

Chinese astronauts Jing Haipeng (L) Zhai Zhigang (C) and Liu Boming wave at a press event at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Centre on September 24, 2008. China's three astronauts spent their first day in orbit Friday preparing for a much-anticipated walk outside their craft, as Japan voiced hopes its giant neighbour had peaceful aims in space.(AFP/HO/File)AFP - China's three astronauts prepared Saturday for the nation's first ever space walk as the country waited with bated breath to see if the manoeuvre, deemed highly risky, would be successful.

Chinese orphans sickened by tainted milk (AP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 03:05 AM CDT

A customer drinks soy milk at the Yonghe King restaurant in Beijing Saturday Sept. 27, 2008. Soy milk is being promoted by producers as a safe alternative to milk after tainted milk products sickened thousands of children and left four dead in China. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)AP - Almost a dozen Chinese orphans have been sickened after drinking milk contaminated with an industrial chemical, a welfare group said Saturday.

Tibet police chief, deputy governor sacked: agency (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 02:51 AM CDT

Reuters - Two senior officials in restive Tibet have been dismissed, six months after violent riots swept the Himalayan region, the semi-official China News Service reported on Saturday.

Jailed Chinese dissident's health said to be poor (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 02:17 AM CDT

Reuters - The health of a jailed Buddhist Chinese dissident outspoken on Tibet and other sensitive topics is poor and he is not being allowed to communicate freely with his family, according to a source who met him recently.

Chinese astronauts get ready for space walk "marvel" (Reuters)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 12:30 AM CDT

Chinese astronauts Liu Boming (R), Zhai Zhigang (C) and Jing Haipeng wave to well-wishers before the launch of the Shenzhou-7 manned spacecraft at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, Gansu province, September 25, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)Reuters - Chinese astronauts made final preparations on Saturday for the nation's first space walk, confident of pulling off a technological feat that Beijing wants the world to marvel about.

Tibet deputy chairman and police chief sacked: govt official (AFP)

Posted: 27 Sep 2008 12:06 AM CDT

Chinese riot police in front of the Potala palace in Lhasa. The deputy chairman of Tibet and the police chief of the Himalayan region have been sacked, an official at the regional government said Saturday, over six months after riots hit the capital Lhasa(AFP/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - The deputy chairman of Tibet and the police chief of the Himalayan region have been sacked, an official at the regional government said Saturday, over six months after riots hit the capital Lhasa.

Chinese farmer on trial for fake tiger photo: state media (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 11:47 PM CDT

South China tigers. A farmer accused of faking a photo of an endangered South China tiger went on trial Saturday in north China(AFP/Ho)AFP - A farmer accused of faking a photo of an endangered South China tiger went on trial Saturday in north China, state media reported.

Popular Chinese candy linked to tainted milk (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 07:14 PM CDT

White Rabbit candy is seen for sale in a supermarket in Fuyang in central China's Anhui province, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008. They were Premier Zhou Enlai's favorite late-night snack. He loved the White Rabbit milk candies so much he gave a bag to President Richard Nixon during his historic 1972 visit to China. But the iconic brand, beloved by generations of Chinese, took a hit after it was linked to the tainted dairy scandal. (AP Photo)AP - They were Premier Zhou Enlai's favorite late-night snack. He loved White Rabbit candy so much he gave a bag to President Nixon during his historic visit to China. But the iconic brand, beloved by generations of Chinese, took a hit after it was linked to the tainted milk scandal.

FDA warns about instant coffee made in China (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 11:52 AM CDT

Reuters - U.S. regulators warned the public on Friday not to consume seven Mr. Brown instant coffee and milk tea products that were made in China because of concerns they may be contaminated with melamine.

Japan orders testing of China dairy products: report (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 11:48 AM CDT

A woman looks at milk products as she shops at a store which have been cleared by employees of products containing Chinese milk in Manila on September 26, 2008. The Japanese government late Friday ordered firms that import dairy products from China to test them for melamine, a toxic chemical at the centre of a growing milk scandal.(AFP/File/Jes Aznar)AFP - The Japanese government late Friday ordered firms that import dairy products from China to test them for melamine, a toxic chemical at the centre of a growing milk scandal.

China toxic milk victims seen to rise by 10,000 (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 10:00 AM CDT

A baby looks at a tube of his urine sample while waiting for a kidney stone test in a hospital in Taipei September 24, 2008. The hospital started providing free tests on Wednesday for the public who are worried that they or their children might have been affected by the contaminated milk scandal. (Nicky Loh/Reuters)Reuters - * Chinese provinces report additional 10,000 cases

UN urges action to reassure consumers amid China milk scare (AFP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 08:37 AM CDT

Milk bottles -- with special labels to show they are free of melamine -- for sale at a supermarket in Beijing on September 25. The United Nations has urged concerted action to remove melamine from the food chain and restore public confidence in dairy products as China's toxic milk scandal deepened.(AFP/File/Str)AFP - The United Nations on Friday urged concerted action to remove melamine from the food chain and restore public confidence in dairy products as China's toxic milk scandal deepened.

FAO urges removing melamine from food chain (Reuters)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 05:22 AM CDT

Reuters - Products containing melamine should be removed from trade to ensure safe infant feeding, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said on Friday, responding to a scandal over Chinese milk products.

Report: Olympic activist detained by China police (AP)

Posted: 26 Sep 2008 05:15 AM CDT

AP - A Chinese activist who applied to protest in special zones set up for demonstrations during the Beijing Olympics has become the latest applicant to be detained by police, a rights group said Friday.

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