China declares emergency in drought-struck regions
BEIJING - China declared an emergency Thursday in eight provinces suffering a serious drought that has left nearly 4 million people without proper drinking water and is threatening millions of acres of crops.
Nations:China People:Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao Source:(AP)
2009-02-05
Global crisis dampens China New Year celebrations
BEIJING (AFP) - Tens of millions of people across China were set to usher in the Lunar New Year Sunday with fireworks and big family reunions, but the global economic crisis put a dampener on celebrations.
Nations:China People:Wen Jiabao Activities:2009 Spring Festival 2008 China Slowdown Source:(AFP)
2009-01-25
China: Floods kill 63 this month
GUANGZHOU, China - Soldiers scrambled to shore up soggy levies with sandbags Tuesday in southern China as forecasters warned that more heavy rain in the central region could trigger flooding on the country's second-longest river.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Southern China Flood Source:(AP)
2008-06-17
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
Hundreds more diagnosed with EV71 virus
HEFEI -- The number of cases of hand-foot-mouth disease in Fuyang, a city in the eastern province of Anhui, rose to 3,736 as of early Saturday from 3,321 on Friday, local authorities was quoted by China Daily as saying.
Nations:China Activities:2008 China EV-71 Outbreak
2008-05-04
China puts nation on alert to try to stop deadly virus
China's Health Ministry issued a nationwide alert Saturday calling for heightened efforts to control a virus that has caused the deaths of 22 children in one city and shows signs of spreading.
Nations:China Activities:2008 China EV-71 Outbreak
2008-05-03
Fresh anti-Western protests rock China
Fresh anti-Western protests broke out in China Sunday with angry demonstrators targeting US broadcaster CNN and French store Carrefour in rows over perceived bias, Tibet and the Beijing Olympics.
Nations:China People:Nicolas Sarkozy Activities:2008 Anti-West in China 2008 Cafferty Racist Remark
2008-04-20
Chaotic rush to board trains in China
Hundreds of thousands of desperate travelers, some hoisting terrified children or baggage over their heads, pushed their way onto trains Thursday as service resumed after the worst winter storms in decades paralyzed China.
Nations:China Activities:2008 China Snow Storm
2008-02-01
Filmmaker exposes gay life, pollution in China
Documentary maker Ruby Yang is laying bare some of China's thorniest issues -- HIV/AIDS, tobacco and the ravages of smoking, homosexuality and the environment.
Nations:China People:Al Gore Jackie Chan Activities:China Family Planning
2008-01-10
China appeals to common sense to ensure food safety
Chinese consumers need to take more personal responsibility in protecting themselves from tainted food by reading labels and not buying obviously shoddy or expired products, an official said on Friday.
Nations:China Activities:China Product Safety Crisis
2007-12-21
U.S., China urged on energy efficiency
Los Angeles and Pittsburgh provide examples of what to do -- and not to do -- about China's severe air pollution in the face of surging energy use from rapid economic growth, U.S. and Chinese scientists say.
Nations:China U.S.
2007-09-07
China's influence spreads around world
For nearly three decades, Chinese peasants have left their villages for crowded dormitories and sweaty assembly lines, churning out goods for world markets. Now, China is turning the tables.
Nations:U.S. Brazil China Sudan Bolivia Venezuela People:Mia Farrow Hu Jintao Deng Xiaoping Activities:2007 China Toothpaste Crisis Darfur Genocide Crisis
2007-09-02
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