Archive for the ‘china’ Category

Australians taken hostage in China

Wednesday, March 5th, 2008

Ten Australians, who were taken hostage in China, have been released. Australia s Foreign Affairs department has confirmed ten Australians were travelling on a tourist bus in China s western province of Xian when they were taken hostage by a Chinese man. Read the full story

Man \\\\\\’Had Grenades In Embassy\\\\\\’ |Sky News|World News

Monday, October 1st, 2007

A man caught with a backpack containing explosives, nails and Islamic literature has been arrested after trying to enter the US Embassy in Austria, police say.Read the full story

Man dies after internet gaming binge | Guardian Unlimited

Monday, September 17th, 2007

A Chinese man dropped dead after a three-day internet gaming session, state media reported today.Read the full story

China Regulates Buddhist Reincarnation

Wednesday, August 29th, 2007

In one of history's more absurd acts of totalitarianism, China has banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission. According to a statement issued by the State Administration for Religious Affairs, the law, which goes into effect next month and strictly stipulates the procedures by which one is ...

China claims U.S. meat imports tainted

Friday, July 13th, 2007

China claims U.S. meat imports tainted - Yahoo! News: "BEIJING - China has suspended imports from several major U.S. meat processors, the latest indication the government may be retaliating as its products are turned back from overseas because of safety concerns.Read the full story

China executes ex-food and drug chief

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

"BEIJING - China executed the former head of its food and drug watchdog on Tuesday for approving untested medicine in exchange for cash, the strongest signal yet from Beijing that it is serious about tackling its product safety crisis.Read the full story

Tainted toothpaste found in US prisons

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

ATLANTA - Thousands of tubes of contaminated Chinese-made toothpaste were shipped to state prisons and mental hospitals in Georgia, officials said Thursday, a sign that U.S. distribution of the tainted products was wider than initially thought. Officials with the state prison system and with the agencies that run mental hospitals and ...