 Chemical pollution suspected to cause skin rash |
| Chinese health and environment authorities are investigating whether chemical pollution has caused 1,300 farmers in the central Hubei Province to suffer skin rash.Farmers in some areas of Jianli County in southern Hubei had developed red, itchy...... (10/15/2008 8:23:17 PM) |
| Canton Fair feels pinch of global crisis |
| The global financial crisis seems to have lowered the expectations of China's exporters as the country's leading trade fair, commonly known as the Canton Fair, opened Wedneaday."The financial turbulence may have a relatively big impact on China's...... (10/15/2008 8:03:28 PM) |
| Mainland-Taiwan co-op 'needed to fight global crisis' |
| More cooperation is needed between the mainland and Taiwan in order to cope with the global financial crisis, a mainland official said Wednesday.
Yang Yi, spokesman for the Taiwan Affairs Office, said the office will do all it can to encourage and...... (10/15/2008 8:03:22 PM) |
| Candy set for global comeback after milk scandal |
| White Rabbit Creamy Candy should be back on sale around the world by the end of the year, despite its global recall last month due to the tainted milk scandal, its manufacturer said Wednesday.Customers stand next to packets of White Rabbit candy on...... (10/15/2008 8:03:12 PM) |
| Quake-hit Xinjiang county returns to normal |
| A primary school teacher gives a class to her students in a makeshiftclassroom in Ulugqat county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, October 13, 2008. Life and work are returning to normal in the quake-hit areasafter a 6.8...... (10/15/2008 7:48:23 PM) |
| Consumer caution dents market |
| Customers look at bicycles at a shop in Huaibei, Anhui province. While the global financial crisis is not directly affecting China's financial sector, it has dampened the confidence of consumers who are trying to figure out what impact it will have...... (10/15/2008 7:29:10 PM) |
| China political advisors meet to discuss rural reform |
| Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), addresses the opening session of the 3rd meeting of the standing committee of CPPCC's 11th national committee in Beijing, capital...... (10/15/2008 7:28:17 PM) |
| China, Switzerland to boost parliamentary exchanges |
| Wu Bangguo(R), chairman of Chinaese National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, shakes hands with Andre Bugnon, president of the National Council of the Federal Assembly of Switzerland, during their meeting in Beijing, capital of China, on...... (10/15/2008 7:18:49 PM) |
