2009年1月10日星期六

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Chinese officials gambled away millions in public funds: reports (AFP)

Posted: 10 Jan 2009 01:13 AM CST

The Cotai strip in Macau. Dozens of Chinese officials from the southern province of Guangdong have gambled away more than 20 million yuan (2.9 million dollars) of public funds in Hong Kong and Macau since 2003(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Dozens of Chinese officials from the southern province of Guangdong have gambled away more than 20 million yuan (2.9 million dollars) of public funds in Hong Kong and Macau since 2003, state media reported Saturday.


China shuts 41 sites in porn crackdown: state media (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2009 11:04 AM CST

Chinese youths play online games at a cybercafe in Beijing. China has shut down 41 websites as authorities continue a crackdown on online porn that has seen Internet giants like Google and MSN ordered to cut links with such material.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - China has shut down 41 websites as authorities continue a crackdown on online porn that has seen Internet giants like Google and MSN ordered to cut links with such material, state-run media said Friday.


China bans diet drug, says it can harm heart (AP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2009 05:28 AM CST

AP - China's top food and drug regulator has ordered a halt to the sale and production of the weight-loss drug fenfluramine hydrochloride, citing its harmful side effects.

Cracking down on internet lewdness (McClatchy Newspapers)

Posted: 09 Jan 2009 05:16 AM CST

McClatchy Newspapers - The campaign against “vulgar” internet content is in full swing in China, and the timing couldn’t have come at a more interesting moment.

China has arrested 60 over tainted milk scandal: police (AFP)

Posted: 09 Jan 2009 04:48 AM CST

Chinese parents hold their babies as they wait for treatment at a children's hospital in Beijing. China says it has arrested a total of 60 people in the tainted milk scandal that led to the deaths of at least six children and sickened nearly 300,000 others.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - China said on Friday it had arrested a total of 60 people in the tainted milk scandal that led to the deaths of at least six children and sickened nearly 300,000 others.


China officials apologize for attack on journalists (Reuters)

Posted: 09 Jan 2009 04:17 AM CST

Reuters - Chinese officials have apologized to a Belgian journalist who was beaten while trying to report on AIDS in central Henan province and offered some compensation for damaged and stolen possessions, his television station said.
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