China on Wednesday announced standards for levels of the industrial chemical melamine permitted in milk and food products as it seeks to rein in a festering safety scare. National News |
China closed schools in Tibet’s capital for safety reasons on Tuesday, the day after a huge earthquake killed at least 10 and a teenager died in a crush of evacuating high school students. Local News > Tibet |
China’s milk crisis will likely cost billions of dollars, disrupt millions of livelihoods, and it could be a year before consumer confidence in dairy companies is restored, experts say. National News |
The president of a prestigious Chinese hospital was among nine who lost their jobs over the deaths of new-born babies that were allegedly covered up, state media reported Tuesday. National News |
Beijing’s city authorities have raised pump prices by up to 4 percent to cover the cost of cleaner fuel, a bold gesture of support for efficiency and green growth on a day when global oil markets hit an eight-month low. Business |
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
China has abruptly canceled a series of military and diplomatic contacts with the United States to protest a planned multi-billion dollar U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, American officials told The Associated Press. National News |
China's iconic White Rabbit candy is back in production after being pulled out of stores around the world last month in the wake of the country's tainted milk scandal, a state-run newspaper reported Tuesday. National News |
 | Rescuers rushed tents, food and water to villagers in Tibet on Tuesday after an earthquake and scores of aftershocks rattled the capital and surrounding areas, killing at least 10 people and collapsing hundreds of houses. Local News > Tibet |
An American woman lost an appeal Monday of her conviction in a Hong Kong court for the beating death of her husband in a sensational case widely known as the “milkshake murder” trial. Local News > Hong Kong |
China’s dairy industry suffers from chaotic production and lax oversight, the government said on Monday, announcing toughened rules after tainted milk products left thousands ill and shook confidence in “made in China.” National News |
