Baby cereal latest problem in China milk scandal
BEIJING - The list of products caught in China's tainted milk scandal grew Friday to include baby cereal in Hong Kong and snack foods in Japan, while Taiwan reported three children and a mother with kidney stones in the island's first cases possibly linked to the crisis.
Nations:Hong Kong China Japan Taiwan Activities:2008 China Milk Powder Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-09-26
China milk scandal claims victim outside mainland
BEIJING - A Hong Kong toddler has developed a kidney stone after drinking Chinese milk -- the first reported victim outside the mainland affected by a widening scandal over a toxic chemical found in baby formula and other Chinese dairy products.
Nations:Hong Kong New Zealand Philippines Japan China Malaysia People:Wen Jiabao Activities:2008 China Milk Powder Crisis Source:(AP)
2008-09-21
NBA's spectacular China games just the tip-off
After three spectacular sold-out games, the NBA on Sunday judged its latest venture into China as a major success, and more US teams now look certain to make the trip in the near future.
Nations:China People:Yao Ming Allen Iverson Tracy McGrady Dwyane Wade LeBron James Kobe Bryant Activities:2007 NBA
2007-10-22
Workers of the world unite for May Day rallies
Workers, students and leftists took to the streets for May Day rallies that stuck to tradition but also showed how the world is changing.
Nations:Cuba Turkey Russia Italy China Bangladesh People:Angela Merkel Fidel Castro Hugo Chavez
2007-05-01
N.Korea gets more time to meet nuclear commitments
The United States is willing to give North Korea a few more days to meet its commitments after Pyongyang appeared to miss a deadline on Saturday to shut down a nuclear reactor, a senior U.S. official said.
Nations:North Korea U.S. China Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis
2007-04-14
Envoys discuss N. Korea nuke dismantling
Envoys worked Sunday to negotiate a schedule for dismantling North Korea's nuclear programs, amid efforts to resolve the thorny issue of U.S. financial sanctions that have frozen some $25 million in North Korean funds.
Nations:China North Korea People:Christopher Hill Tang Jiaxuan Activities:Korea Nuclear Crisis
2007-03-18
Casino kings betting on a Macau boom
Chinese businessman Cao Yanglin let his lunch of slow-cooked beef rib with truffle puree and lemon cream sauce go cold as he talked about his gambling spree the night before at the baccarat tables in Macau -- the world's new epicenter for gambling.
Nations:Hong Kong China Singapore U.S. Portugal Italy People:Sheldon Adelson Steve Wynn Stanley Ho Frank Sinatra Richard Branson
2007-03-03
China's Sinosat confirms failure of Sinosat-2 in orbit
A Chinese communications and broadcast satellite has failed less than a month into orbit due to the inability to deploy its solar panels and communications antennae, Sino Satellite Communications Co. Ltd. said on Tuesday, on the company Web site.
Nations:China
2006-11-28
Vegas tycoon Wynn opens huge casino resort in Macau
Cut-throat competition to control what is tipped to become the world's largest casino market heated up when US tycoon Steve Wynn opened his latest mega-resort in southern China's Macau.
Nations:U.S. People:Steve Wynn Stanley Ho
2006-09-05
Macau to overtake Las Vegas by 2007
Booming Macau will leap-frog the world famous Las Vegas Strip as the world's strongest casino market this year, analysts said, predicting its gaming halls will generate 8 billion dollars by 2007.
Nations:U.S. China
2006-08-04
Airport, bridge deals help HK, China cement ties
HONG KONG - Hong Kong has advanced a long-debated proposal to build a $6 billion bridge to Macau and the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai and plans to set up a venture to manage Zhuhai's airport, accelerating efforts to tap southern China's economic potential.
Nations:China Hong Kong
2006-08-03
Evacuations, transport havoc as typhoon hits China
Typhoon Prapiroon has slammed into southern China forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people as the region braced for carnage.
Nations:Mongolia China Philippines Hong Kong Activities:2006 Typhoon Prapiroon 2006 Tropical Storm Bilis
2006-08-03
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