New Bird Flu Crosses Strait to Taiwan
STR/AFP/Getty Images(TAIPEI, Taiwan) — A Taiwanese man has contracted a deadly strain of bird flu once confined to mainland China, health officials said Wednesday.
The man, 53, is thought to have imported the H7N9 virus to his native Taiwan after trav…
Major Earthquake Hits China’s Sichuan Province
iStockphoto(SICHUAN, China) — A major earthquake hit China’s Sichuan province early Saturday morning, killing over 150 people and injuring thousands more.
The earthquake struck just after 8 a.m. in the hills of Sichuan province, in China’s…
Death of Lu Lingzi in Boston Marathon Bombing Shattered Parents Dreams
Courtesy Darson Li(BOSTON) — Boston University graduate student Lu Lingzi, the third victim to die in the Boston Marathon bombings, was the embodiment of her parents’ highest hopes, a daughter born under China’s one-child policy.The ambitious 23-year-…
CDC Working to Develop Vaccine Virus Against H7N9 Avian Flu
James Gathany, Centers for Disease Control(NEW YORK) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is working to develop and evaluate a vaccine virus against the H7N9 avian influenza, as the number of human infections and related deaths rises in Ch…
Kerry on NKorea: US Would Not Rule Out Talks, but only if Denuclearization Steps Taken
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Tokyo Sunday for the last leg of his Asia trip, reiterating the Obama Administration’s pledge to seek a “peaceful resolution” on the Korean peninsula, amid increasing unease a…
Bird Flu Widens Geographic Reach in China
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — Officials in Beijing confirmed Saturday that a 7-year-old girl is infected with H7N9 avian influenza, widening the geographic spread of the virus that has already killed 11 people.The girl, whose parents sell live pou…
Experts Wary of Recent Bird Flu Outbreak in China
iStockphoto(BEIJING) — The bird flu outbreak that has claimed six lives in China has experts on notice, but they say that while the public should be aware of the developments with the virus, there’s no reason to worry at this stage.
“To da…
Officials: 6,000 Dead Pigs in River Not Affecting Shanghai’s Water
ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images(BEIJING) — Shanghai authorities are trying to assure people of China’s largest city that their drinking water is safe despite finding nearly 6,000 dead pigs in the river that provides water to the city’s …
China’s Economy Has Underwhelming Start, Slowest Since 2009
Getty/George Doyle/Thinkstock(BEIJING, China) — The growth of China’s economy may be showing signs of slowing down, as the nation’s industrial output started the year weaker than it has any year since 2009 and lending and retail growth slo…
China TV Kills Live Execution Plans at Last Minute
ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images(BEIJING) — China’s state-run broadcaster, CCTV, made a grisly announcement this week. It planned to live broadcast the execution of a Burmese drug lord and three of his henchmen for massacring 13 Chinese cre…
Year of the Snake Begins in China
George Doyle/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — Goodbye dragon, hello snake. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, Monday marks the Year of the Snake.In China, it’s believed the universe is made up of five elements: earth, water, fire, wood and metal.A Sn…
Boyfriend Rentals Boom During Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day
Zoonar/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — Chinese Lunar New Year and Valentine’s Day are only days apart this year, giving a boost to a new and booming business in China — boyfriend rentals.Taobao, China’s popular shopping website, says that online searches for t…
Did China Aim Radar at Japanese Ship?
George Doyle/Thinkstock(TOKYO) — Tokyo has lodged a formal protest against Beijing after a Chinese warship aimed a radar used to direct missiles at a Japanese naval ship, reports The New York Times.On Tuesday, Itsunori Onodera, Japan’s defense ministe…
Did Chinese Hackers Attack “The New York Times” Repeatedly?
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — China is denying accusations by The New York Times that hackers in the country repeatedly infiltrated the newspaper’s computer systems over the past four months.The Times reported on Wednesday that Chinese hackers st…
China’s Filthy Air Prompts Mask Rush, Sale of Fresh Air in Cans
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — For the fourth time this year, a murky haze has descended over north China, leaving residents of Beijing choking on toxic smog. China’s air hasn’t been this bad since 1954, according to the state-run People’s Da…
US Software Developer Caught Outsourcing His Job to China
Ciaran Griffin/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A software developer was busted for outsourcing his job to a programmer in China while he surfed the Web at work.The case was described by Andrew Valentine, a principal with Verizon Enterprise Solutions, who publi…
Toxic Pollution Engulfs China; State TV Warns Residents to Stay Inside
Getty/George Doyle/Thinkstock(BEIJING, China) — China is grappling with a wave of toxic pollution that has engulfed the country.
In Beijing, the US Embassy monitoring index recorded a level of 755 or “beyond index.” According to the World …
Apple CEO Expects China to Overtake US as Company’s Top Market
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(BEIJING) — Apple’s CEO says he expects China to trump the U.S. and become the company’s number-one market in the future.”China is currently our second largest market. I believe it will become our first. I belie…
Nestle Purina, Del Monte Pull Chinese Dog Treats
File photo. iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Both Del Monte and Nestle Purina announced this week that they are voluntarily pulling popular chicken jerky dog treats made in China off the market after the New York State Department of Agriculture fou…
Journalists Fighting for Press Freedom Reach Deal with Chinese Officials?
George Doyle/Thinkstock(BEIJING) — A rare, public outcry in China by journalists demanding increased press freedom has taken a turn.Staffers at the Southern Weekly clashed with Communist Party officials after an editorial calling for reform was censor…