Buffett Buys Stake in Chinese Battery Manufacturer

The billionaire investor announced that he had agreed to buy a 9.89 percent stake in BYD, which plans to sell electric cars in the United States by 2010.

Opinion: The Swill Is Gone

The disaster unfolding now in China is eerily similar to the “swill milk” scandal that rumbled on in New York for several decades of the 19th century.

China Detains 22 in Tainted-Milk Case

Officials have detained 22 people suspected of intentionally contaminating milk, leading to the nation’s worst food safety crisis in decades.

Doubt Arises in Account of an Attack in China

Tourists’ descriptions of an Aug. 4 incident in Kashgar that left 16 officers dead are at odds with officials’ account.

Astronauts Return Safely to China

Three Chinese astronauts returned safely to earth in their space capsule after spending nearly three days in low earth orbit and completing the nation’s first spacewalk.

Chinese Astronaut Takes Nation’s First Spacewalk

Zhai Zhigang performed the nation’s first spacewalk, marking another milestone in China’s space program.

Despite Warnings, China’s Regulators Failed to Stop Milk

The scandal over tainted milk raises the question of whether the Communist Party is capable of creating a transparent, accountable regulatory structure.

Asia Food Tainting Spreads, Leading to Recall in U.S.

The Food and Drug Administration said that some products containing a creamer made in China had been recalled for fear of contamination.

China Launches Spacewalk Mission

The three-day mission by the Shenzhou VII spacecraft is expected to include the country’s first attempt at a spacewalk.

China’s Milk Scandal Now Seen as Risk in Europe

European Union regulators set new testing requirements, fearing that tainted milk powder might be circulating.

China reveals launch schedule for first space walk

China's third manned space shuttle will blast off between 9:07pm and 10:27pm tomorrow from Gansu Province as the nation awaits the country’s first space walk.

China Says Complaints About Milk Began in 2007

One of China’s biggest dairy producers received consumer complaints about its baby milk formula much earlier than previously thought, state media reported.

It Takes Just One Village to Save a Species

By helping a Chinese village out of poverty, Pan Wenshi protects the endangered langur.

China’s Top Food Quality Official Resigns

The chief of China’s food and product safety agency was forced to resign in a scandal over a tainted milk supply.

Chinese, U.S. presidents talk over phone about ties, U.S. financial turmoil

Chinese President Hu Jintao and his U.S. counterpart George W. Bush discussed bilateral relations and the financial upheavals in the United States in a phone conversation on Monday morning Beijing time.

13,000 Babies in Hospital for China Formula

The number of infants taken to hospitals after drinking tainted milk formula has climbed to nearly 13,000.

China Seeks to Calm Fears Amid Dairy Scandal

Seeking to calm public anxiety about a nationwide milk safety scandal, Chinese officials ordered the removal of all tainted supplies from stores and promised more safeguards.

China baby milk scare scandal

Sept. 20 - Chinese officials have ordered widespread checks on dairy products and a recall of tainted items after thousands of babies became ill.

With four deaths and thousands of babies suffering the ill effects of contaminated milk, the Chinese government has announced that all affected children will be given free check-ups and treatment.

It has also made calls to ensure there's sufficient screening in remote areas.

It comes as Malaysia joined Singapore in banning all Chinese milk imports.

NY Times Editorial: China’s Baby Formula Scandal

The deaths of Chinese babies killed by drinking tainted milk powder are a frightening reminder that the country still has not improved safety standards.

Fashion's New Faces

A diverse group of beauties is finally breaking through in the fashion industry. Meet Hye Park, Du Juan, and Eugenia Mandzhieva.

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Ma, MOFA regret latest rejection of UN attempt

President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) expressed regret yesterday after the UN on Wednesday rejected a proposal to include Taiwan’s request to be allowed to participate in UN agencies on the General Assembly agenda.

Schoolgirl kills classmate over boy

Xiao Ming’s mother said her daughter had been friendly with the boy since early childhood and the QQ chat records show that Xiao Ming had explained this to Xiao Juan.

All the names in this report are pseudonyms.

China Says More Milk Products Show Signs of Being Tainted

Chinese authorities arrested a dozen people, fired a senior government official and acknowledged that a wider range of milk products were contaminated.

10 Petitioners Still Detained After Arrest in Beijing

The detainees, including a 79-year-old woman, and another with a four-month-old in tow, have been held in Beijing since Sept. 10.

Worried Parents in China Wait for Answers on Tainted Formula

China’s health minister reported Wednesday that more than 1,300 infants had been hospitalized after being fed contaminated baby formula.

Baby Formula Sickened Many More, China Says

The new scandal is especially charged politically because government officials pledged to reform food safety regulation after a spate of problems last year.

As Economy Slows, China Eases Monetary Policy

China abruptly reversed course on monetary policy, cutting interest rates and easing lending restrictions.

Chinese Baby Formula Scandal Widens as 2nd Death Is Announced

China’s Ministry of Health announced that two babies have died and 1,253 others have been sickened by contaminated milk powder in a widening food safety scandal.

2 Lose Posts in China Over Deaths Near Mine

The officials’ firing is the latest sign that Beijing authorities are holding party members accountable for their handling of environmental and work safety disasters.

China Detains 19 as Toxic Formula Sickens Hundreds of Infants

The formula is implicated in the death of one infant, and at least 432 others have been afflicted with kidney problems.

China’s Media Moguls Tutored by Masters of Hollywood

Some of Hollywood’s more impressive agents, executives and power brokers have been providing China’s next wave of film and television moguls with a private tutorial in the tao of show business.

China milk scandal threatens babies

Sep 12 - China is suffering from a 'fake milk powder' scare causing babies under 11 months to develop kidney stones.

The health scare broke out after doctors in the northwestern Gansu province said the Sanlu-brand formula could be responsible for the development of kidney stones in babies.

Dozens of cases have emerged in other provinces, and one baby died from the stones. The incident has brought back memories of a similar scare four years ago where more than a dozen babies were killed as a result of drinking contaminated formula.

Death Toll Rises From Mud Flow in Chinese Village

The Chinese government sent 1,550 rescuers to search for people who may have survived a cascade of iron-ore waste that deluged a village in central China on Monday.

Would-Be Protesters Find the Olympics Failed to Expand Free Speech in Beijing

People who were kept from protesting are skeptical that there has been any real increase in freedom of speech, despite the hopes of the International Olympic Committee.

China Tells Businesses to Unionize

Already facing rising labor costs, corporations doing business in China are now under a Sept. 30 deadline to let their workers unionize.

Real Estate Woes Spread to China

Real estate brokers say prices in China are down from peaks reached earlier this year, while the number of transactions has plunged.

T. Norbu, Dalai Lama’s Brother, Dies at 86

Thubten J. Norbu was the eldest brother of the Dalai Lama and was also regarded as a reincarnated saint.

Curbs Imposed on Muslims in Western China During Ramadan

Local governments in a Muslim desert region in western China have imposed strict limits on religious practices during the traditional Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.

China Calls for Peaceful Resolution of Nuclear Standoff

President Hu Jintao of China urged a negotiated resolution to Iran’s nuclear issue during a meeting with the country’s president.

China Admits Building Flaws in Quake

Chinese officials said Thursday that a rush to build schools might have led to shoddy construction that resulted in student deaths in the May earthquake.

Main Bank of China Is in Need of Capital

China’s central bank is in a bind, after snapping up roughly $1 trillion worth of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed debt issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac over the last seven years.

Coke Bids for Chinese Juice Giant

The Coca-Cola Company said it had made a bid to acquire one of China’s largest juice makers for about $2.5 billion.

Uighurs on Both Sides of Conflict in China

The slaying of two police officers suggests that some of the violence in Xinjiang could be aimed at Uighurs seen by other Uighurs as collaborators with the ethnic Han Chinese.

Toll in China Quake Is Worse Than Feared

A 6.1-magnitude earthquake that struck Sichuan Province Saturday destroyed more than 100,000 homes and caused at least 28 deaths, China’s state-run media reported.