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China to Major N. Korean Bank: Account Closed

US says Foreign Trade Bank of NK helped fund country's nuke program

(Newser) - North Korea may be feeling a little more squeezed today, at the hands of China: The Bank of China has closed the account of a top North Korean bank, this after the US had in March effectively blocked the Foreign Trade Bank of North Korea's access to the US...

Farmers Hired to Dispose of Sick Pigs Sold Them as Food

3 arrested in food scandal, but whereabouts of 44 tons of meat unknown

(Newser) - If you're in China and craving pork, probably best to hold off for a bit. Two farmers, along with a third suspect, were arrested for allegedly selling tainted pork in the country, and authorities are still looking for 44 tons of the stuff. The suspects got their hands on...

In First, Pentagon Blasts China for Hacks Against US

Says China modernizing military, looking to exploit US weakness

(Newser) - The Pentagon is squarely blaming China for hacking into its computer systems, marking the first time the Obama administration has made the accusation. China's spying is aimed in large part at boosting its own defense capabilities, the Pentagon says in its annual report to Congress , per Reuters . Further, China...

China Wants US Help With 19-Year-Old Poisoning Mystery

Zhu Ling's poisoning was never solved

(Newser) - An unsolved poisoning case has enthralled China, 19 years after the fact, and now more than 112,000 people have signed a petition asking the White House to investigate and deport a former suspect who is said to have moved to the US. Zhu Ling was a chemistry student at...

In China, Officials Sneak Their Booze in Water Bottles

In order to get around Xi Jinping's anti-corruption instructions

(Newser) - Disguising your vodka as "water" in an old Evian bottle? Seems like the realm of the college-aged, but apparently such deception is also all the rage among Chinese government officials looking to dodge President Xi Jinping's crackdown on graft . Instead of toeing the line on frugality, the Communist...

China to Military: Stop Driving Flashy Cars

Beijing bans Porsches, Beemers with military plates

(Newser) - China is yanking the keys from military brass who like to zip around in posh Mercedes and Porsches. Under new President Xi Jinping's crackdown on corruption , the country has banned the use of military plates on luxury cars, according to state news. The new government is concerned with its...

It's Hotter to Smuggle Milk Than Heroin in Hong Kong

Tainted formula in China has desperate parents turning to international brands

(Newser) - Baby formula is big business in China—last year's $15.4 billion in sales was four times that of the US. Bloomberg reports that the country's tainted milk scandals have left Chinese parents clamoring for foreign brands, with some unusual consequences. Demand from China has been so high...

Taiwan Confirms 1st Bird Flu Case Outside China

As WHO says H7N9 more easily transmitted from bird to human than H5N1

(Newser) - Taiwan is confirming it has the first case of H7N9 bird flu outside of mainland China, reports the AFP . The 53-year-old male victim recently returned from a trip to China via Shanghai, where H7N9 first broke out . He's been hospitalized since April 16 in critical condition. The spread comes...

'Terrorist Attack' Strikes Troubled China Region

Knife, ax fight erupts in ethnically divided Xinjiang

(Newser) - A deadly confrontation in China's ethnically divided Xinjiang region has left 21 people dead, in what government officials are calling a "terrorist attack," Reuters reports. The Xinjiang government says the violence was sparked after community workers found a number of knives in the house of local Uighurs;...

Self-Immolation Failing, Tibetans Turn to New Protest

Lhakar emphasizes all things Tibetan

(Newser) - Since 2009, 112 Tibetans have died by setting themselves on fire to protest for the independence of Tibet from China. But increasingly Tibetans, both those in exile and those in China, are turning away from grisly self-immolation and instead are protesting through "Lhakar," as assertion of Tibetan identity...

China Wants to Replace Superstition With Science

'Liberate' 100M believers from ideas on sickness and fortune

(Newser) - China is getting more religious—and the Chinese government is none too happy about it. The government is now looking to "liberate" its people from superstitious beliefs about things like health and money to bring the population more in line with the country's official atheist stance, Reuters reports....

Strong Quake in China Kills 150+

It hits same region as devastating earthquake of 2008

(Newser) - A powerful earthquake struck the steep hills of China's southwestern Sichuan province today, leaving at least 156 people dead and more than 5,500 injured. This morning's quake triggered landslides and disrupted phone and power connections in mountainous Lushan county five years after a devastating quake wreaked widespread...

40% of Bird Flu Victims Didn't Touch Birds: Report

Finding raises fears that it's passing human-to-human

(Newser) - H7N9 is growing no less mysterious: Roughly 40% of those infected in China's bird flu outbreak have never actually come in contact with poultry, according to a leading Chinese scientist, and the World Health Organization yesterday backed up that claim. WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl acknowledged "there are people...

Bird Flu Spreads to Beijing
 Bird Flu Spreads to Beijing 
Apr 14, 2013 6:31 AM CDT

Bird Flu Spreads to Beijing

It was expected to, says WHO chief; still no human-to-human transmissions

(Newser) - Beijing has reported its first case of the H7N9 bird flu , as two new cases in a neighboring province were confirmed today, marking the official spread of the virus from the country's east. But the development was anticipated, says the head of the WHO office in Beijing. "We'...

US, China Vow Nuclear-Free North Korea

Kerry meets with Chinese leaders in Beijing

(Newser) - The US is banking on China to help rein in North Korea, and public statements today suggest the plan is on track. Leaders from both nations said they are committed to finding a peaceful way to ensure a nuclear-free Korean peninsula. "We are determined to make that goal a...

Enough Already; Let the North Fire Its Missile
Enough Already; Let the North Fire Its Missile
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Apr 12, 2013 2:41 PM CDT

Enough Already; Let the North Fire Its Missile

And then put pressure on Beijing to rein in the North: Op-ed

(Newser) - North Korea is threatening to fire off a test missile, John Kerry is in South Korea using both carrot and stick to get Pyongyang to simmer down, talk of a nuclear strike is in the air, and the international media can't get enough of the story. What next? "...

North Korea to Japan: You're First

Pyongyang warns it could nuke Tokyo over the 'slightest move'

(Newser) - After threatening the United States and South Korea with nuclear strikes, North Korea nearly forgot its other favorite target—Japan. That oversight has been corrected now, though, as the Korean Central News Agency today warned that Tokyo will be its first target if Japan keeps up its "hostile posture"...

The Grim Way That H7N9 Kills
 The Grim Way That H7N9 Kills 
Apr 12, 2013 8:53 AM CDT

The Grim Way That H7N9 Kills

Deadly bird flu causes pneumonia, sepsis, respiratory distress

(Newser) - The H7N9 bird flu—which now has infected 38 people and claimed 10 lives in China—kills in a grim fashion. A new report published yesterday on three of the victims describes a high fever, cough, severe pneumonia, septic shock, and damage to the brain, kidney, and other organs, reports...

Dinosaur Embryos Give Up Beasts' Secrets

They reveal dinos grew faster in egg than any animal known

(Newser) - A trove of 195 million-year-old fossilized dinosaur embryos—among the oldest ever found—has given scientists an "unprecedented" look at how those ancient creatures grew. The Wall Street Journal reports on the Chinese discovery, which first came to light three years ago and is believed to be the remains...

Bird Flu Sickening KFC Sales
 Bird Flu Sickening KFC Sales 
Apr 11, 2013 4:39 AM CDT

Bird Flu Sickening KFC Sales

Yum Brands cites 'significant, negative impact' in China

(Newser) - Colonel Sanders has a bird flu problem. The H7N9 virus, which has killed nine people, has had a "significant, negative impact on KFC sales" in China, Yum Brands revealed in a regulatory filing yesterday. That's no small problem for the company: China is responsible for more than half...

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