2011年8月13日星期六

Yahoo! News: World - China

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Yahoo! News: World - China


China sends anti-terrorism unit to restive west (AP)

Posted: 13 Aug 2011 02:47 AM PDT

In this July 15, 2009 file photo, paramilitary police officers train themselves at the People's Square in Urumqi, in western China's Xinjiang province. China has sent an elite anti-terrorism unit to the restive far western region of Xinjiang in the wake of recent violence there and ahead of an international trade convention, a state newspaper reported Saturday, Aug 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)AP - China has sent its elite Snow Leopard anti-terrorism unit to its far western frontier where ethnic violence has flared, hoping to boost security before the area stages an international trade convention in weeks, a state newspaper reported Sunday.


China says order restored after thousands protest (AP)

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 11:27 PM PDT

AP - A local official says order has been restored to a southwestern Chinese town after thousands took to the streets and clashed with police to protest rough handling of citizens by authorities.

Experts to hunt down rogue genes for China's cholesterol problem (Reuters)

Posted: 12 Aug 2011 08:26 PM PDT

Reuters - Scientists in Hong Kong are embarking on a study to identify genes that are responsible for high cholesterol and heart disease in patients in southern China, which they hope will pave the way for the design of better drugs.
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