Food crunch opens doors to bioengineered crops
KUNMING, China - Zeng Yawen's outdoor laboratory in the terraced hills of southern China is a trove of genetic potential -- rice that thrives in unusually cool temperatures, high altitudes or in dry soil; rice rich in calcium, vitamins or iron.
Nations:China Philippines India Argentina Brazil Switzerland People:Wen Jiabao Activities:Global Food Crisis
2008-11-30
World markets slump as Nikkei hits 26-year low
LONDON - European stock markets fell heavily Monday after the Nikkei index in Japan closed at its lowest in 26 years as the financial crisis raised recession fears and drove up the yen, piling the pressure on the country's exporters.
Nations:South Korea Ukraine Philippines Hungary Activities:Global Financial Crisis Hong Kong Markets Japanese Markets Chinese Markets Source:(AP)
2008-10-27
China threatens to "out" tainted milk offenders
China has stepped up scrutiny of milk production, tightened dairy controls and threatened to "out" offenders amid a widening health scandal, state media said Friday.
Nations:Philippines Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(Reuters)
2008-10-12
China: 'Out of control' dairy system led to abuse
BEIJING - China's agriculture minister acknowledged Tuesday that the country's milk-gathering system was "out of control" and led to abuses that put contaminated dairy products in stores across Asia, sickening nearly 53,000 babies and killing four.
Nations:Hong Kong Philippines Japan Malaysia Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-09-23
13,000 children hospitalised in China milk scare
BEIJING (AFP) - China said nearly 13,000 children were in hospital Sunday after drinking toxic milk powder in a dramatic escalation of Beijing's latest safety scandal.
Nations:Tanzania Philippines New Zealand Malaysia People:Wen Jiabao Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AFP)
2008-09-21
China milk scandal claims victim outside mainland
BEIJING - A Hong Kong toddler has developed a kidney stone after drinking Chinese milk -- the first reported victim outside the mainland affected by a widening scandal over a toxic chemical found in baby formula and other Chinese dairy products.
Nations:Hong Kong New Zealand Philippines Japan China Malaysia People:Wen Jiabao Activities:2008 China Milk Scandal Source:(AP)
2008-09-21
Experts study whether oxygen tank exploded on jet
MANILA, Philippines - Australian investigators are focusing on the possibility that an oxygen cylinder could have exploded mid-flight on a Qantas jumbo jet that made an emergency landing in the Philippines with a giant hole in its fuselage, officials said Sunday.
Nations:Philippines Australia Source:(AP)
2008-07-27
Only bodies under toppled ferry in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines - Divers wriggled into a capsized ferry Tuesday and found only bodies -- including that of a crewman still clutching a radio -- three days after some 850 people went down with the vessel during a powerful typhoon, officials said.
Nations:Philippines Source:(AP)
2008-06-24
Philippines rescuers may bore hole in ferry
MANILA, Philippines - Roiling seas stalled efforts to get inside a ferry capsized by a deadly typhoon in the Philippines and officials considered boring a hole into the vessel's hull to look for survivors among hundreds of missing passengers and crew, an official said Monday.
Nations:Philippines Source:(AP)
2008-06-23
700 missing after Philippines typhoon sinks ferry
MANILA, Philippines - Hundreds of passengers were feared trapped and may have died after their ferry capsized in the Philippines during Typhoon Fengshen, said two survivors who struggled to shore Sunday.
Nations:Philippines Source:(AP)
2008-06-22
Typhoon Fengshen kills 17 in Philippines
MANILA, Philippines - Navy and coast guard ships battled huge waves and strong winds Sunday to reach a stranded ferry carrying more than 740 people after Typhoon Fengshen battered the country killing 17.
Nations:Philippines Source:(AP)
2008-06-22
Philippine president said target of plot
Authorities have uncovered alleged plots by al-Qaida-linked militants to assassinate the Philippine president and bomb foreign embassies, officials said Thursday.
Nations:Philippines
2008-02-14
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