Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu
LONDON - Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu - most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms - have failed to contain the disease.
Nations:China Ukraine Argentina Singapore Egypt Malaysia Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-11-19
Sydney first major city to mark Earth Hour 2009
SYDNEY - The floodlit cream shells of the famed Opera House dimmed Saturday as Sydney became the world's first major city to plunge itself into darkness for the second worldwide Earth Hour, a global campaign to highlight the threat of climate change.
Nations:New Zealand Denmark Thailand China Hong Kong South Africa People:Ban Ki-moon Abhisit Vejjajiva Dalai Lama Cate Blanchett Source:(AP)
2009-03-28
China's jobless migrants go home early for holiday
GUANGZHOU, China - Some hefted their luggage on bamboo shoulder poles. Others carried their things in plastic buckets. All were migrant workers hurrying to get home Thursday before China's Lunar New Year festival -- a holiday that triggers one of the world's biggest annual migrations of humans.
Nations:China Russia Source:(AP)
2009-01-09
China blocks access to New York Times Web site
BEIJING - China has blocked access to the New York Times Web site, the newspaper said Saturday, days after the central government defended its right to censor online content it deems illegal.
Nations:China People:Dalai Lama Activities:China Control of Internet Source:(AP)
2008-12-20
China, Taiwan resume direct flights
TAOYUAN, Taiwan (AFP) - China and Taiwan resumed regular direct flights Friday for the first time in six decades, ushering in what Beijing called a "new start" in the cross-strait relations.
Nations:China People:Ma Ying-jeou Chen Shui-bian Source:(AFP)
2008-07-04
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
Thousands evacuated as rains lash China quake region
BEIJING (AFP) - Tens of thousands of victims of China's earthquake were evacuated Monday as torrential rain lashed the region, triggering flood warnings on major rivers including the Yangtze and the Pearl.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Southern China Flood 2008 China Earthquake Source:(AFP)
2008-06-16
Southern China flooding kills 57, more rain ahead
GUANGZHOU, China - Massive flooding across a broad stretch of southern China killed almost 60 people and forced 1.3 million others from their homes, state media reported Monday.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Southern China Flood Source:(AP)
2008-06-16
Stuntman in John Woo film killed on Beijing set
BEIJING (AFP) - A stuntman was killed when fire broke out during the filming of a crash scene for acclaimed director John Woo's latest movie, state media reported Tuesday.
People:John Travolta Nicolas Cage Takeshi Kaneshiro John Woo Tom Cruise Source:(AFP)
2008-06-10
Terrorists targeted China Olympics
Chinese police killed alleged terrorists plotting to attack the Beijing Olympics, while a flight crew managed to prevent an apparent attempt to crash a Chinese jetliner in a separate case just last week, officials said Sunday.
Nations:China Activities:2008 Beijing Olympics China Xinjiang Unrest
2008-03-09
China says power being restored for millions
Power supplies knocked out by fierce winter weather were being restored for millions of Chinese at the start of the Lunar New Year holiday on Wednesday, state media said, but residents in one city were skeptical.
Nations:China People:Wen Jiabao Hu Jintao Activities:2008 China Snow Storm
2008-02-06
China battles "coldest winter in 100 years"
Millions remained stranded in China on Monday ahead of the biggest holiday of the year as parts of the country suffered their coldest winter in a century.
Nations:Singapore China People:Hu Jintao Activities:2008 China Snow Storm
2008-02-05
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