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Blackstone in $600m China agricultural deal Mar 19,2010
A consortium led by Blackstone Group has agreed to invest about $600 million in a Chinese agricultural company ahead of its planned Hong Kong listing, sources with knowledge of the deal said on Wednesday. China Shouguang Agricultural Product Logistic Park, one of the country's largest agricultural market operators, will sell a roug...>>>
GM China to recall 7,942 Cadillac CTS cars Mar 19,2010
GM China Investment Co., Ltd. is to recall 7,942 imported Cadillac CTS cars in the Chinese mainland from April 28 due to possible brake fluid leakages, China's quality watchdog said Thursday. The rubber part of the brake lining could trap water with impure chemical materials, which could lead to erosion of the brake lining's connec...>>>
Scientists use carbon-dating to check wine vintages: study Mar 25,2010
A team of researchers in Australia, who think "vintage fraud" is widespread, have come up with a test that uses radioactive carbon isotopes left in the atmosphere by atomic bomb tests last century and a method used to date prehistoric objects to determine what year a wine comes from, or its vintage. (AFP/File/Martin Bernetti) Ever paid top dol...>>>
Four killed in chemical plant accident in NW China Mar 25,2010
At least four workers died and three others were injured after molten ore spewed from a furnace of a chemical plant in Gansu Province Tuesday, the local authority said Wednesday. Ore being smelted in a huge furnace of the privately-run Huize Chemical Co. Ltd. gushed out at 4:20 p.m. Tuesday as the top layer of materials collapsed, ...>>>
New inhaled insulin shows promise for diabetes Mar 25,2010
A new form of inhaled insulin appears to help people with diabetes who must use insulin, with fewer potential risks than an earlier form of inhaled insulin that is no longer on the market. The new drug, Afrezza, which is awaiting approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, works faster, keeps blood sugar levels at a closer...>>>
Big medicine soars in China Mar 25,2010
Pharmaceutical companies have reported better-than-expected profits in the past year due to China's medical system reform, but the drought in southwest China could make for a difficult year for herbal medicine companies. Hong Kong-listed Shandong Luoxin Pharmacy announced Wednesday that its turnover increased by 35.9 percent to 907...>>>
Chinese shares close higher, led by strong heavyweights Mar 31,2010
Chinese equities rose the most in more than a month Monday led by market heavyweights including China Construction Bank and China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. which reported encouraging profits. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index on the Shanghai Stock Exchange closed at 3,123.8 points, up 2.09 percent, or 64.08 points. The Shen...>>>
Meat-eating vs. driving: another climate change error? Mar 31,2010
Here we go again. On March 22, a scientist at the University of California at Davis pointed out a flaw in "Livestock's Long Shadow," a 2006 report by the United Nation Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) that attributes 18% of the world's carbon emissions to animal agriculture. It didn't take long for the bashing to begin again. "Eat Less ...>>>
Sinopec's Sichuan-Shanghai natural pipeline starts pumping gas Mar 31,2010
Asia's biggest oil refiner, China Petroleum and Chemical Corp. (Sinopec), reported Monday that it has begun pumping gas through the Sichuan-Shanghai natural gas pipeline. The project, which broke ground in August 2007, was designed to carry 12 billion cubic meters of natural gas annually to Shanghai from Puguang, the country's secon...>>>
Soybeans 'go green' with help of food dye additive Mar 31,2010
The Hunan provincial agriculture authority denied Monday that the sale of soybeans dyed green had spread to other cities in the province after local media reported that the problematic product was found in Hengyang. The report said some peddlers dyed dry soybeans to make them look like fresh green beans for greater profits, which ...>>>
Shanghai, Taipei sign cooperation memoranda ahead of Expo Apr 09,2010
Shanghai mayor Han Zheng and his Taipei counterpart Hau Lung-bin signed four memoranda of cooperation Tuesday afternoon, covering culture, tourism, environmental protection and technology. A Shanghai municipal government delegation of about 260 people, headed by Han, arrived here Tuesday morning for a four-day visit to promote the u...>>>
China vows to crack down on mine safety violations Apr 09,2010
Chinese government on Wednesday ordered local mine safety regulators to crack down on safety violations in mines and other high-risk work places to "resolutely" prevent further tragedies in the wake of "many serious accidents" and heavy life losses. The recent coal-mine accidents exposed that some local authorities had failed to cr...>>>
China to spend US$2.2b more in sewage treatment Apr 09,2010
China will spend 15 billion yuan ($2.2 billion) in the first half of this year to beef up sewage treatment facilities as the nation works to clean up its environment, an official said Wednesday. Wang Shancheng, deputy director of the resource saving and environmental protection department at the National Development and Reform Comm...>>>
Ship that leaked oil on Great Barrier Reef removed Apr 14,2010
BRISBANE, Australia – A coal carrier that ran aground and leaked about 3 tons of oil on Australia's Great Barrier Reef was refloated Monday after being stuck for more than a week. The 755-foot (230-meter) Shen Neng 1 was successfully lif...>>>
24 Japanese wartime shells, mines found in NE China city Apr 16,2010
HARBIN, April 13 (Xinhua) -- Twenty-two shells and two mines left by Japanese troops during World War II were found Sunday at a scrap heap in Qiqihar City of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, local police said Tuesday. The shells and mines, found on Sunday morning, were now stored safely in a special warehouse, said a spokesperson with th...>>>
Hydrogen still in the eco-car race Apr 21,2010
Hydrogen, one of Earth's most abundant elements, once was seen as green energy's answer to the petroleum-driven car: easy to produce, available everywhere and nonpolluting when burned. Hydrogen energy was defeated by a mountain of obstacles — the fear of explosion by the highly flammable gas, the difficulty of carrying the fuel in large, heavy t...>>>
Eight buried in east China landslide Apr 21,2010
HANGZHOU, April 20 (Xinhua) -- Eight workers are believed to be trapped after a landslide buried a factory in east China's Zhejiang Province Tuesday. All the buried were workers of Jinkai Chemical Fiber Co., Ltd., which was located at the foot of a hill in Daciyan town, Jiande city, said Yan Weihua, of the publicity department of Jiande Munici...>>>
Execs in melamine scandal beg for leniency Apr 23,2010
SHANGHAI - Two of the three executives from Shanghai Panda Dairy Co Ltd who were convicted of selling recycled melamine-tainted milk products last year made a case for leniency at their second trial on Wednesday. The two appealed their sentences after their initial trial last month. The three were sentenced in March by the Shanghai Fengxian dist...>>>
Beijing prosecutors approve arrest of 3 in Sprite mercury-poisoning case Apr 23,2010
BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Beijing prosecutors have approved the arrest of three for involvement in a mercury-poisoning case which was wrongly blamed on a can of Sprite. Xicheng District prosecutors approved the arrest of Ma Sai, 21, in mid-April on suspicion of damaging commercial reputation, said procuratorate publicity officer Wu Xinhua. ...>>>
Beijing prosecutors approve arrest of 3 in Sprite mercury-poisoning case Apr 28,2010
BEIJING, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Beijing prosecutors have approved the arrest of three for involvement in a mercury-poisoning case which was wrongly blamed on a can of Sprite. Xicheng District prosecutors approved the arrest of Ma Sai, 21, in mid-April on suspicion of damaging commercial reputation, said procuratorate publicity officer Wu Xinhua. ...>>>
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