2010年8月14日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China expanding testing after latest milk scandal (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 06:23 AM PDT

AP - China will test a wider range of dairy products and even breast milk as authorities investigate claims that a brand of infant formula caused apparent breast growth in a small number of babies, an official newspaper reported Saturday.

New landslides in China leave 38 missing: report (AFP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 04:57 AM PDT

Rescuers and residents search the rubble after the massive landslide in Zhouqu, northwest China's Gansu province, on August 12. Heavy rains triggered landslides Saturday that left at least 38 missing in southwest China, state media said, adding misery to a nation already battling with huge floods and a massive mudslide that has claimed over 1,200 lives.(AFP/File)AFP - Heavy rains triggered landslides Saturday that left at least 38 missing in southwest China, state media said, adding misery to a nation already battling with huge floods and a massive mudslide that has claimed over 1,200 lives.


China declares day of mourning after landslide (AP)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 03:13 AM PDT

An elderly man grieves at the site of a mud slide that swept away part of the town of Zhouqu in northwest China's Gansu province on Thursday Aug. 12, 2010. Overnight thunderstorms brought new misery to a remote area of northwestern China on Thursday as the death toll from weekend flooding and massive landslides rose. The rains triggered new mudslides, leaving five more missing, and another swollen river threatened to overflow.(AP Photo) ** CHINA OUT **AP - China declared a national day of mourning for victims of a massive landslide in the remote northwest, as authorities on Saturday stressed the importance of hygiene and safety for the thousands now living in temporary shelters.


China widens milk powder checks, tests breast milk (Reuters)

Posted: 14 Aug 2010 02:00 AM PDT

Reuters - China is expanding an investigation into reports of hormone-tainted milk powder by testing a range of infant milk powders and breast milk, state media said on Saturday, the latest food scare to hit the country.

China's AgBank sets record as world's largest IPO: report (AFP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 08:15 PM PDT

Agricultural Bank of China has claimed the title of the world's largest initial public offering after fully exercising the over-allotment option of its Shanghai share offering, according to Dow Jones Newswires.(AFP/File/Mike Clarke)AFP - Agricultural Bank of China has claimed the title of the world's largest initial public offering after fully exercising the over-allotment option of its Shanghai share offering, Dow Jones Newswires said.


S. China demolition sparks clashes: report (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Aug 2010 07:29 PM PDT

Reuters - Hundreds of residents in southern China clashed with police when authorities in Guangzhou started demolishing a slum area ahead of the Asian Games in November, a newspaper reported on Saturday.
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