Tainted Drugs Linked to Maker of Abortion Pill

janvier 31, 2008

The New York Times reports on tainted cancer medicine produced in China for export. According to the article, the same company is the sole producer for the U.S. of the abortion drug mifepristone, or RU-486: Read more

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janvier 31, 2008

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janvier 31, 2008

Playing in China: Shanghai’s Scandal

janvier 31, 2008

The Wall Street Journal reports on a Party-produced documentary about the men behind the Shanghai pension fund scandal: Read more

Shanghai Mayor Retains Position

janvier 31, 2008

From AP via Examiner.com: Shanghai's mayor won a second five-year term Wednesday, cementing his political survival after a wide-ranging corruption scandal brought down the city's Communist Party boss. Han Zheng, 57, was reappointed at the annual meeting of the municipal legislature, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Xinhua gave no details. Han's new ...

25 Killed in Bus Crash As Ice And Snow Batter China

janvier 31, 2008

From International Herald Tribune: Some of the worst winter weather to hit southern China in decades took 25 more lives Tuesday when a bus plunged off an icy road, adding to the chaos the snowstorms have caused during the nation's peak travel season. Numerous cities suffered blackouts as heavy snowfalls caused power ...

Some Myths About the Rise of China and India

janvier 31, 2008

From Boston Review, via A Glimpse of the World blog: After more than a century of relative stagnation, the economies of India and China have been growing at remarkably high rates over the past 25 years. In 1820 the two countries contributed nearly half of the world’s income; by 1950, with ...

China Steps Up Internet Video Control

janvier 31, 2008

The AP, via the Washington Post, reports that new rules limiting Internet video sites are set to go into effect tomorrow: Read more

China targets huge regional airport expansion

janvier 31, 2008

China plans to spend US$62.5 billion on building 97 new regional airports by 2020, the Financial Times reported. In approving the plan, the government stipulated that 45 of the new airports must be completed by the end of 2010. The massive investment is part of efforts to meet soaring domestic passenger and cargo traffic, which are projected to see annual growth of 11.4% and 15% respectively between now and 2020. The growth in passenger demand would see the number of airports serving more than 30 million people a year rise from three to 13. According to the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China (CAAC), the goal is to have 82% of the 1.3 billion population living within 100 kilometers or 90 minutes' drive from an airport. The current figure is 61%. However, experts warn that congestion problems will remain as long as there are shortages in skilled airport personnel. There are also concerns that building small airports will just create more inefficiency.

US Navy vessel welcomed in Hong Kong

janvier 31, 2008

The USS Blue Ridge, the flagship of the US Seventh Fleet, arrived in Hong Kong on Monday in what is seen as evidence that Washington and Beijing have patched up military ties after a US aircraft carrier was turned away from the territory in November. The Blue Ridge received approval for the visit from China's Foreign Ministry, the Financial Times reported. Relations between the two nations became strained when Beijing issued a last-minute rejection of an application by the USS Kitty Hawk and its support vessels to spend Thanksgiving in Hong Kong. The decision was later reversed on humanitarian grounds but by then the ships were already on their way to Japan. Despite this sign of a rapprochement, Admiral Timothy Keating, head of US forces in the Asia Pacific, said on Monday it was "troubling" that China's military assets exceeded the level Beijing defines as necessary for self-defense.

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