VOA - Monday 5th August, 2013
BEIJING -- Disgraced Chinese politician Bo Xilai could face trial in China in a matter of days or weeks. Although Bo?s case is one of China?s biggest political scandals in decades, very little is known about the crimes he is accused of committing. And legal analysts say it is unlikely that his trial will reveal more details. Bo Xilai vanished from the public limelight over a year ...
Chinas heat wave brings dead man back to life
Miami Herald - Monday 5th August, 2013
BEIJING -- Having the dead guy jump up for a drink probably wasn't part of the script.A staged incident aimed at claiming that city officials had beaten a sidewalk vendor to death in central China went awry when a man playing dead under a white sheet was overcome by the region's heat wave and sprang up to quaff a bottle of water, state media reported Monday.More than 10 men had ...
China promotes TCM among elderly children
China Daily - Monday 5th August, 2013
BEIJING - China's top health commission has decided to extend the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in the nation's basic health care system and provide massage and acupuncture guidance to the elderly and children. A TCM health management service will be offered to the elderly annually, as well as to parents with babies under the age of three, according to a statement from the ...
China probes IT suppliers linked to Apple for polluting rivers
Computerworld - Monday 5th August, 2013
IDG News Service - Local authorities in China are investigating two electronics suppliers linked with Apple and also reportedly HTC of dumping heavy metals in the country's rivers after watchdog groups accused them of damaging the environment. Last week, five Chinese environmental ...
BMW China recalls 140000 defective 5-series cars
The Standard - Monday 5th August, 2013
(1 hr ago) A Chinese joint venture of German car maker BMW will recall more than 140,000 cars over power steering defects, China's quality watchdog said. BMW Brilliance Automotive will next month start recalling 143,215 5-series cars made in the three years from August 2009, the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China said in a statement. BMW ...
New Zealand Dollar Down as China Bans Milk Export
FXstreet - Monday 5th August, 2013
Tradervox.com (Dublin) - The Kiwi dropped to the lowest level in almost a month against the greenback as China banned imports of milk powder from Auckland-based Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd. The other South Pacific currency, Australian dollar, dropped to its lowest level in almost three years against the greenback after an unprecedented drop in the nation's retail sales. This has boosted ...
One Low-Cost Safeguard While Living in Toxic China
The Atlantic - Monday 5th August, 2013
a powerful essay on the realities of living in a country where you are afraid to breathe the air. What he reports rings depressingly true to me. You can't say ...
Chinese daily says India will not allow Bhutan to freely relate with China
KeralaNext - Monday 5th August, 2013
International News: With a state-run daily saying India will not allow Bhutan to freely engage with it, the recent withdrawal of subsidies on cooking gas and kerosene to Bhutan by India, since revived, has raised the hackles in ...
China to float 40b yuan in electronic savings bonds
Global Times - Monday 5th August, 2013
Ministry of Finance (MOF) announced Monday that it will issue two batches of electronic savings bonds worth up to 40 billion yuan ($6.48 billion).The two batches will be the seventh and eighth issuances of such bonds this year, according to a ministry statement.The seventh batch is worth 24 billion yuan and carries a term of three years with a fixed annual interest rate of 5 percent. The eighth ...
For a change China isnt the culprit of tainted food
CNBC - Monday 5th August, 2013
News of food contamination is once again making headlines in China. But for a change, the culprit isn't Chinese. China announced on Sunday it was halting the imports of all milk powder from New Zealand and Australia, after New Zealand-based Fonterra, the world's biggest dairy exporter, said that it had found bacteria in some products exported to the mainland that could cause botulism, ...
Fonterra CEO apologises sees China dairy curbs lifted within days
The Star - Monday 5th August, 2013
WELLINGTON/BEIJING (Reuters) - Fonterra, the world's leading exporter of dairy products, apologised on Monday for a milk powder contamination scare in China that risks tainting New Zealand's reputation for food safety.The company said at the weekend it found bacteria that could cause food poisoning in some products. Contaminated whey protein concentrate had been sold to China, ...
How Cleaning China?s Dirty Air Can Slow Climate Change
Business Week - Monday 5th August, 2013
Air pollution in China is becoming a serious political concern for the country's leaders. It is by far the biggest environmental issue in China, attracting considerably more public anger than does climate change. That should come as no surprise, since air pollution has killed millions there. As a result, China is embarking on a debate about controlling pollution, comparable to what the U.S. ...
Fonterra did not learn lessons of China melamine scandal
The Standard - Monday 5th August, 2013
(1 hr 27 mins ago) New Zealand has long marketed itself as ';100 percent pure,?? but experts say that image is under threat amid fears of botulism contamination in its baby formula and other milk products. The crisis gripping dairy giant Fonterra, which makes Anlene and Anmum, has implications for the economy and damages New Zealand's brand in China, said communications ...
New Zealand?s ?100 Percent Pure?? claim rings hollow in China NZ papers question delayed response
The Standard - Monday 5th August, 2013
(1 hr 38 mins ago) China took a dig at New Zealand's self-professed product quality standards today, in a commentary in state media. Referring to Fonterra's milk formula scandal in the wake of the deadly bacterial contamination, Xinhua asked in an opinion today: "Where's the quality control?" Fonterra is known among consumers for its Anlene and Anmum milk powder ...
China formula milk from New Zealand and Australia in bacteria fears - video
The Guardian - Monday 5th August, 2013
Shoppers in Shanghai give their response after milk company Fonterra removed some of its milk from shelves in China after it found botulism-causing bacteria in some of its products. The supplier apologised on Monday for the scare, which threatens New Zealand's annual dairy trade. It comes years after hundreds of babies were poisoned by Chinese formula ...
China says in no hurry to sign South China Sea accord
Reuters - Monday 5th August, 2013
BEIJING (Reuters) - China is in no rush to sign a proposed agreement on maritime rules with Southeast Asia governing behavior in the disputed South China Sea, and countries should not have unrealistic expectations, the Chinese foreign minister said on ...
Hey China dont play chicken with U.S.
The Business Review - Monday 5th August, 2013
World Trade Organization case against China over duties imposed on American goods, this time on chicken products. A WTO panel found that China violated trade rules when it imposed anti-dumping duties and countervailing duties on chicken imports from the ...
China Service Sector Shows Expansion
International Herald Tribune - Monday 5th August, 2013
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China?s Land Prices Hit New Peak as Bubble Swells
The Epoch Times - Monday 5th August, 2013
News Analysis Cash-starved local governments, cash-rich state-owned enterprises, and banks' too loose credit policies are fueling speculative land buying in China despite what everyone knows: This bubble is going to burst. This situation is made more dangerous by the economy's overall performance. The market expects that China's GDP growth rate will drop by 2 to 3 percentage ...
Did China Just Fire The First Salvo Towards A New Gold Standard
Prison Planet - Monday 5th August, 2013
August 5, 2013 In a somewhat shockingly blunt comment from the mouthpiece of Chinese officialdom, Yao Yudong of the PBoC?s monetary policy committee has called for a new Bretton Woods system to strengthen the management of global ...
WTO Sides With U.S. In Poultry Dispute With China
NPR - Monday 5th August, 2013
The World Trade Organization has ruled in favor of the U.S. in a long-standing trade dispute over allegations China unfairly imposed anti-dumping tariffs that restricted American poultry exports. China could appeal the WTO ...
Myanmar womens basketball team to train in China
Global Times - Monday 5th August, 2013
Myanmar women's basketball team will have a one-month training program in China in their build-up for the 27th Southeast Asian Games, local media reported Monday.A 13-member Myanmar team will leave for China on Tuesday, said the Daily Eleven.Since June 2012, the team has been under training by a Thai coach.Myanmar men's basketball team plans to go Malaysia for training this ...
Source: http://www.beijingnews.net/index.php/sid/216246904/scat/55582c89cb296d4c
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