2008年12月31日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

China dairy boss delayed reporting quality issues (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 03:14 AM CST

In this Sept. 18, 2008 file photo, a child cries as he waits for ultrasound exam to look for problems related to consuming tainted milk formula at a hospital in Shi Jiazhuang, north China's Hebei province. The companies whose tainted milk products sickened nearly 300,000 children and were blamed in the deaths of six will likely pay 1.1 billion yuan ($160 million) in compensation to victims' families, a state-run newspaper said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan, File)AP - A former dairy boss who could face the death penalty in China's tainted milk scandal testified Wednesday that she began investigating product quality issues in May but did not notify authorities until August, a state news agency said.

Former dairy boss tried over China tainted milk scandal (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:29 AM CST

Nurses at a hospital tend to a newborn baby in Beijing on December 1. The former boss at the dairy firm at the centre of China's tainted milk scandal stood trial here Wednesday over a trail of death and sickness that pushed Chinese products off store shelves around the world.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - The former boss of the dairy firm at the heart of China's tainted milk scandal stood trial here Wednesday over a trail of death and sickness that pushed Chinese products off shelves worldwide.

China's Hu calls for military exchanges with Taiwan (AFP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:27 AM CST

File photo of Chinese President Hu Jintao, who called Wednesday for military exchanges with Taiwan, in another sign of rapidly improving ties between the former arch enemies.(AFP/File/Mark Ralston)AFP - Chinese President Hu Jintao called Wednesday for military exchanges with Taiwan, in another sign of rapidly improving ties between the former arch enemies.

China urges Taiwan's DPP to ditch independence bid (Reuters)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 01:25 AM CST

China's President Hu Jintao (C), Jia Qinglin (L), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, attend a ceremony commemorating the 30th anniversary of the announcement of 'Message to Compatriots in Taiwan', at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 31, 2008. Hu said on Wednesday he understood Taiwan's desire to take part in 'international activities' but stressed he would not tolerate any move that suggested sovereign independence from the mainland. (Jason Lee/Reuters)Reuters - Chinese President Hu Jintao for the first time appealed directly to Taiwan's opposition party to give up its stance for independence and offered an olive branch to Taiwanese seeking representation in international bodies.

China's Hu urges closer ties with rival Taiwan (AP)

Posted: 31 Dec 2008 12:10 AM CST

AP - Chinese President Hu Jintao said Wednesday that often-hostile relations with Taiwan have improved greatly over the past three decades and that Beijing remains committed to its long-term goal of peaceful reunification with the island.

China dairy boss on trial amid new melamine scare (Reuters)

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 11:34 PM CST

Taiwan Department of Health officials pack a milk powder sample to test for melamine contamination in Taipei September 22, 2008. (Nicky Loh/Reuters)Reuters - The chairwoman of the Chinese company at the heart of a tainted milk scandal that has killed at least six children and made thousands ill went on trial in China Wednesday, facing a maximum penalty of death

China's Hu calls for faster rebuilding in Sichuan (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 06:09 PM CST

A man collects bricks at the ruins of houses which were destroyed by the earthquake in Qingchuan, Sichuan province December 16, 2008. (Christina Hu/Reuters)AP - China's president called for faster reconstruction during a visit to the devastated Sichuan province where many victims of May's massive earthquake are facing a cold winter.

Chronology of US-China relations (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 11:34 AM CST

AP - Milestones in normalization of relations between the United States and China:

US, China mark 30th anniversary of diplomatic ties (AP)

Posted: 30 Dec 2008 11:34 AM CST

In this Feb 21, 1972 file photo, U.S. President Richard M. Nixon, left, shakes hands with Chinese communist party leader Chairman Mao Zedong during Nixon's groundbreaking trip to China, in Beijing. Forged in absolute secrecy at the height of the Cold War 30 years ago, the diplomatic ties established between the United States and China were meant to balance out the Soviet threat. (AP Photo/File)AP - Forged in absolute secrecy at the height of the Cold War, the diplomatic ties established between the United States and China 30 years ago this Thursday had a clear goal: to counter the Soviet threat.

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