From Shanghai Daily: China has ordered an immediate inspection of the wing slats on all Boeing 737 jetliners operated by domestic airlines in wake of an explosion that destroyed a China Airlines 737 in Japan last week. The China Airlines Boeing 737-800 exploded in a fireball on August 20 seconds after all 157 passengers and […]
Read MorePollution and shipping were thought to have caused China’s native white dolphin to go extinct, but researchers might have found one surviving dolphin. From the News Tribune: A white dolphin native to China’s Yangtze River that scientists declared extinct last year has possibly been spotted swimming in the wild, offering a small shred of hope […]
Read MoreEurope will decide whether or not to lift the tariff on Chinese light bulbs, deciding to meet the demand for more energy-saving bulbs at the cost of European manufacturing jobs. From the International Herald Tribune: European plans to lift tariffs on energy-saving light bulbs from China were put off for a year Wednesday as fears […]
Read MoreFrom China Daily: Four men from Central China’s Hunan Province have gone on trial at the Tianhe District Court here charged with trying to sell uranium, a radioactive element used in the production of nuclear weapons. The court heard that between April 2005 and January of this year, Zhang Sangang, Yang Guoliang, Li Zi’an, and […]
Read MoreFrom Xinhua: China and Laos on Thursday signed six deals on cooperation in various fields in a bid to further boost their traditional friendship. The six deals involve cooperation in such fields as food safety, loans and aeroplane programs. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting Laotian Prime Minister Bouasone Bouphavanh witnessed the signing ceremony following […]
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