2008年9月30日星期二

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China arrests 27 in tainted milk scandal: state media (AFP)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 03:10 AM CDT

A mother and a father hold their babies as they wait for treatment at a children's hospital in Beijing on September 23. Police in northern China have arrested 27 people in their probe into tainted milk that has sickened 53,000 children and embarrassed China's reputation abroad, state media reported Tuesday.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Police in northern China have arrested 27 people in their probe into tainted milk that has sickened 53,000 children and soiled China's reputation abroad, state media reported Tuesday.


Return to breastfeeding urged amid China scandal (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 01:23 AM CDT

Reuters - China's contaminated milk products scandal, which have landed thousands of children in hospital in China this month with kidney illnesses, has reignited calls from medical experts for a return to breastfeeding.

China detains 22 suspects over tainted milk: media (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Sep 2008 01:14 AM CDT

A child undergoes a medical check for possible kidney stones at a hospital in Shanghai September 27, 2008. Up to five percent of young infants in Shanghai could have kidney stones after drinking tainted milk formula, local media reported on Friday, as publicity surrounding the scandal is muted by China's manned space mission. (Nir Elias/Reuters)Reuters - Police in the Chinese province at the center of a scandal over tainted milk powder have detained 22 people suspected of involvement in introducing the chemical melamine into the supply chain, state media said on Tuesday.


China sees big hurdles for future space goals (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 11:48 PM CDT

Chinese astronauts Liu Boming (R), Zhai Zhigang (C) and Jing Haipeng salute outside the re-entry capsule of the Shenzhou VII after it landed in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region September 28, 2008 in this photograph distributed by China's official Xinhua News Agency. (Xinhua/Li Gang/Reuters)Reuters - China aims to launch an 8-tonne lab into orbit within four years as a stepping stone to grander space feats such as a moonshot, top scientists said, celebrating their country's first space walk while warning of hurdles ahead.


Cadbury pulls melamine-laced chocolate from China (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 07:26 PM CDT

Chocolates of British chocolate maker Cadbury are displayed for sell at a supermarket in Hong Kong Monday, Sept. 29, 2008. Cadbury became the latest foreign company Monday to be hit by China's tainted milk scandal, ordering a recall of its Chinese-made products after saying tests 'cast doubt' on their safety. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)AP - British candy maker Cadbury announced a recall Monday of chocolate made in its Beijing factory after it was found to contain melamine, the industrial chemical that has sickened tens of thousands of Chinese children.


China marks Olympics, spacewalk for National Day (AP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 01:00 PM CDT

Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao delivers a speech during a banquet marking the 59th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Monday, Sept. 29, 2008 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China celebrates its National Day on October 1. (AP Photo/Guang Niu, Pool)AP - China kicked off its National Day celebrations Monday by highlighting its hosting of the Beijing Olympics and the country's first spacewalk, two hard-won successes in a tumultuous year marked by natural disasters, ethnic unrest and another food safety scandal.


China milk victim lawyers say pressed to quit (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 12:06 PM CDT

A child undergoes a medical check for possible kidney stones at a hospital in Shanghai September 27, 2008. (Nir Elias/Reuters)Reuters - Chinese lawyers seeking redress for infant victims of toxic milk say they are facing growing official pressure to abandon the efforts, blaming growing government sensitivity over the health scandal.


Cadbury finds melamine in recalled food: spokesman (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 10:47 AM CDT

A shopper holds up a bag of Cadbury chocolates in a Hong Kong supermarket. Sweet maker Cadbury found traces of industrial chemical melamine in Chinese-made products recalled in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - Sweet maker Cadbury found traces of industrial chemical melamine in Chinese-made products recalled in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia, a spokesman for the company said Monday.


North Korea likely fired at Chinese trawler: report (Reuters)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 04:26 AM CDT

Reuters - North Korea's coast guard is suspected of firing at a Chinese trawler for illegally fishing in its waters, seriously injuring one Chinese sailor, South Korea's Yonhap news agency said on Monday, quoting military officials.

Cadbury recalls China-made chocolates in Asia (AFP)

Posted: 29 Sep 2008 04:19 AM CDT

A shopper holds up a bag of Cadbury chocolates in a Hong Kong supermarket. Sweet maker Cadbury found traces of industrial chemical melamine in Chinese-made products recalled in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AFP - Sweet maker Cadbury said Monday it had recalled its China-made chocolates from Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia after tests "cast doubt" on their safety.


China's spacewalk astronauts return as heroes (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Sep 2008 12:44 PM CDT

A technician checks the re-entry capsule of Shenzhou VII after it landed in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region September 28, 2008 in this photograph distributed by China's official Xinhua News Agency. (Xinhua/Wang Jianmin/Reuters)Reuters - Three Chinese astronauts landed safely back on earth on Sunday after a 68-hour voyage and space walk that showcased the country's technological mastery and were hailed as a major victory by its leaders.


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