US offering to help China in fight against viral infection
 The United States is offering to help China in its fight against a viral infection that has killed 34 children, including two reported Friday, and sickened thousands of others. Nations:[China] Activities:[2008 China EV-71 Outbreak][China-U.S.] 2008-05-10 Child virus fears spread to China's capital
Fears of a virus that has killed at least 26 children in China gripped parents in Beijing on Tuesday amid a spreading outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease. Nations:[China] Activities:[2008 China EV-71 Outbreak] 2008-05-06 Passenger train collision kills 70 in eastern China
A high-speed passenger train jumped its tracks and slammed into another train in eastern China on Monday, killing at least 70 people and injuring more than 400. Authorities were quoted as saying human error was to blame. Nations:[China] 2008-04-28 'Baby Mama' delivers $18.3 million at weekend box office
"Baby Mama," Tina Fey and Amy Poehler's comedy about surrogate motherhood, delivered the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office with $18.3 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. People:[Amy Poehler][Tina Fey][Jackie Chan][Jet Li] 2008-04-27 'Forbidden Kingdom' fights to top of box office with $20.9M
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A martial arts dream team -- Jackie Chan and Jet Li -- won the weekend as their movie matchup "The Forbidden Kingdom" debuted at No. 1 with $20.9 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. People:[Jason Segel][Al Pacino][Jackie Chan][Jet Li] 2008-04-20 Jackie Chan, Jet Li set for box office supremacy
 Action heroes Jackie Chan and Jet Li will grab the keys to the "Kingdom" at the North American box office this weekend. People:[Judd Apatow][Al Pacino][Jackie Chan][Jet Li] 2008-04-18 Radical Tibetan disrupted Olympic in India
Hundreds of Tibetan demonstrators were arrested in India and neighbouring Nepal Thursday as thousands of police and soldiers defended the Beijing Olympic torch on a suffocating run through New Delhi. Nations:[India] People:[Mahatma Gandhi] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics Torch][2008 Tibet Riot][2008 Beijing Olympics] 2008-04-17 Chan and Li team up in "Forbidden Kingdom"
 In a rare moment of candor in Hollywood, Jackie Chan admitted he was unimpressed with the script of his new movie, "The Forbidden Kingdom" but the chance to work with fellow martial arts star Jet Li for the first time lured him to the project. People:[Jackie Chan][Jet Li] 2008-04-16 U.S. would only boycott Beijing over athlete safety
The United States would only consider boycotting the Beijing Olympics if China was unable to guarantee athlete safety, United States Olympic Committee (USOC) chief Jim Scherr said on Tuesday. People:[Shawn Johnson] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics][China-U.S.][2008 Beijing Olympics Torch] 2008-04-16 'The Warlords' dominates Hong Kong film awards
 Historical epic "The Warlords" dominated the Hong Kong Film Awards on Sunday scooping eight gongs including best film and best actor in martial arts star Jet Li. People:[Siqin Gaowa][Johnnie To][Peter Chan][Ang Lee][Chow Yun-fat][Andy Lau] Activities:[2008 HK Film Awards] 2008-04-13 China editorials blast Dalai Lama, Pelosi
Chinese media denounced the Dalai Lama and his supporters as anti-human rights, and slammed top U.S. politician Nancy Pelosi as "the least popular person in China" for her stance on Tibet, in editorials on Sunday. People:[Dalai Lama][Nancy Pelosi] Activities:[2008 Beijing Olympics Torch][2008 Tibet Riot][2008 Beijing Olympics] 2008-04-13 Hadley: 'Cop-out' to skip Olympics start
It would be a "cop-out" for countries to skip the opening ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics as a way of protesting China's "crackdown" in Tibet, President Bush's national security adviser said Sunday. People:[Gordon Brown][Angela Merkel][Hu Jintao] Activities:[2008 Tibet Riot][2008 Beijing Olympics][China-U.S.] 2008-04-13
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