2009年11月25日星期三

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Yahoo! News: World - China

Experts scan disease links with Chinese "gene map" (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 02:24 PM PST

Reuters - A large analysis of the genes of 8,200 ethnic Chinese has revealed subtle genetic differences between inhabitants in northern China and southern China, and even between different Chinese dialect groups.

Drywall investigation expands into US products (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 02:21 PM PST

FILE - In this Thursday, Oct. 15, 2009 file photo, a piece of Chinese drywall leans against the wall of a home in Davie, Fla. A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous stench and corroded pipes and wiring. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)AP - A federal probe of tainted Chinese drywall has broadened because a small number of homeowners are reporting that American-made drywall is causing some of the same problems: a sickening, sulfurous stench and corroded pipes and wiring.

China: Rich nations must cap pollution emissions (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 11:57 AM PST

AP - China will seek binding pollution targets for developed countries and reject similar requirements for itself at an international climate summit next month, China's top climate envoy said Wednesday.

State-run magazine reports on black jails in China (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 11:37 AM PST

FILE - In this Nov. 11, 2009 file photo, a man walks through a former black jail where a young woman says she was raped while being illegally detained in Beijing, China. A large-scale system of secret detention centers set up in Beijing where Chinese citizens are held, forcibly restrained and sometimes beaten to prevent them from lodging formal complaints with the central government. Two articles, published Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, are prominently displayed on the opening page of Xinhua's Web site. Calling the extensive network of secret jails a 'gray industrial chain,' the articles say their existence 'damages the legitimate rights of petitioners and seriously damages the government's image.', but the Chinese government has repeatedly insisted that the unofficial jails don't exist. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Dalziel, File)AP - It read like a muckraking expose: A magazine revealed a system of secret detention centers in Beijing where Chinese citizens are forcibly held and sometimes beaten to prevent them from lodging formal complaints with the central government.

China reports eight cases of mutated swine flu (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 11:33 AM PST

A Chinese nurse prepares to inoculate a woman with the swine flu vaccine at a hospital in Hefei, in eastern China's Anhui province on November 10. China has discovered eight people with mutated versions of swine flu but drugs are still effective against the new strains, a senior health official told the official Xinhua news agency.(AFP/File)AFP - China has discovered eight people with mutated versions of swine flu but drugs are still effective against the new strains, a senior health official told the official Xinhua news agency.

Danger all in a day's work for China mine rescuers (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 09:06 AM PST

The head of the mining rescue department in Hegang, 56-year-old Zhang Fucheng, speaks to AFP in his office on November 24. Zhang has lost count of how many hellish scenes he has plunged into in 35 years as a China mine rescue worker, but he is certain of one thing -- this weekend's deadly blast was the worst.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)AFP - Zhang Fucheng has lost count of how many hellish scenes he has plunged into in 35 years as a China mine rescue worker, but he is certain of one thing -- this weekend's deadly blast was the worst.

China reports 8 cases of mutated swine flu virus (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 08:45 AM PST

AP - China has detected eight people infected with mutated forms of the swine flu virus, a health official said Wednesday, but flu drugs and vaccines still work against it.

China expert warns of pandemic flu mutation (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 08:16 AM PST

Reuters - China must be alert to any mutation or changes in the behavior of the H1N1 swine flu virus because the far deadlier H5N1 bird flu virus is endemic in the country, a leading Chinese disease expert said.

Death toll in China mining blast rises to 107 (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 07:14 AM PST

A map of China locating the city of Hegang and Heilongjiang province, where 107 miners died in a mine explosion(AFP Graphic)AP - The number of dead in China's worst mining accident in two years rose to 107 Wednesday after three more bodies were pulled out of the coal mine, state media said.

Hong Kong director takes on Mulan with real actors (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 07:04 AM PST

In this undated photo released on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, by MediAdvertising (H.K.) Ltd., Chinese actress Zhao Wei's character Mulan is seen in the film 'Mulan.' More than a decade after Disney made a blockbuster animated film out of a folk tale about a young woman in ancient China who takes her father's place on the battlefield, Hong Kong director Jingle Ma is taking on the story of Hua Mulan with real actors. (AP Photo/ MediAdvertising (H.K.) Ltd.)AP - More than a decade after Disney made a blockbuster animated film out of a folk tale about a young woman in ancient China who takes her father's place on the battlefield, a Hong Kong director is taking on the story of Hua Mulan with real actors.

Wal-Mart price pressure hurts China workers: report (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 07:01 AM PST

Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc's demand for rock-bottom prices from suppliers in China means some of these companies are forcing their employees to work in sweatshop-like conditions, a new report said on Wednesday.

North Korea's Kim says China friendship "unbreakable" (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 04:45 AM PST

An undated picture released from North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency shows North Korean leader Kim Jong Il inspecting the Ryangchaek Bearing Factory in North Pyongan province. Kim told China's defence minister Wednesday that relations between the two nations were Reuters - North Korean leader Kim Jong-il on Wednesday told the visiting Chinese defense minister that his isolated country's friendship with China was "unbreakable," even as ties have been tested by the North's nuclear tests.

Beijing Autos says will reevaluate Saab bid (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 03:26 AM PST

AP - The Chinese automaker that had joined with Koenigsegg Automotive AB in bidding to buy Saab said Wednesday it regrets the Swedish luxury sports car maker's decision to drop the deal and will reconsider its own stance.

Detention of China dissident Liu Xiaobo extended (AP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 01:14 AM PST

AP - Chinese authorities have extended the detention of a jailed dissident writer for another two months, his lawyer said Wednesday.

Hold your nose: garlic is best investment in China (Reuters)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 12:59 AM PST

Reuters - The price of garlic in China has nearly quadrupled since March, propelled by its very pungency to rank ahead of gold and stocks as the country's best-performing asset this year.

Hazy conditions disrupt air travel in China (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 12:59 AM PST

Poor visibility delayed more than 180 domestic and international flights serving Beijing on Wednesday, the capital's airport said, following several days of heavy air pollution.(AFP/File/Teh Eng Koon)AFP - Poor visibility delayed about 280 domestic and international flights serving Beijing on Wednesday, the capital's airport said, following several days of heavy air pollution.

Chinese police jailed in torture case: state media (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 12:50 AM PST

This file photo shows red flags are seen flying over Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Four Chinese police officers were jailed for less than three years for torturing a high school student who later died, state media said, in a verdict that sparked anger Wednesday on the Chinese Internet.(AFP/File/Goh Chai Hin)AFP - Four Chinese police officers were jailed for less than three years for torturing a high school student who later died, state media said, in a verdict that sparked anger Wednesday on the Chinese Internet.

China mine death toll up to 107: spokesman (AFP)

Posted: 25 Nov 2009 12:49 AM PST

A relative cries after the funeral of one of the miners killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine here in Hegang in China's northeast Heilongjiang province. Rescuers have found three more bodies in the coal mine, bringing the confirmed death toll to 107.(AFP/Peter Parks)AFP - Rescuers have found three more bodies in a coal mine in northeastern China that was hit by a massive gas blast, bringing the confirmed death toll to 107, according to a mine spokesman.

Chinese banks may need to raise billions: reports (AFP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 11:42 PM PST

Chinese banks may need to raise billions of dollars in the next few years as massive lending erodes their capital and leaves them vulnerable to bad debts, a pair of research reports has warned.(AFP/File/AFP)AFP - Chinese banks may need to raise billions of dollars in the next few years as massive lending erodes their capital and leaves them vulnerable to bad debts, a pair of research reports has warned.

UNAIDS: Sex main cause for HIV spreading in China (AP)

Posted: 24 Nov 2009 10:06 PM PST

AP - The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it, a United Nations report said.

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