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China mobilises to fight new bird flu; Japan and HK on guard

April 6, 2013 16:37
China said it was mobilizing resources nationwide to combat a new strain of deadly bird flu that has killed three people, as Japan and Hong Kong stepped up vigilance against the virus and Vietnam banned imports of Chinese poultry. The new H7N9 bird flu strain does not appear to be transmitted from human to human but authorities in Hong Kong raised a preliminary alert and said they were taking precautions at the airport. In Japan, airports have put up posters at entry points warning all airline passengers from China to seek medical attention if they suspect they have bird flu.

China home prices pick up in March: survey

April 1, 2013 00:45
Chinese home prices picked up in March as buyers rushed to beat new government policies aimed at cracking down on speculation, an independent survey showed Monday. The cost of a new home in 100 major cities was up 3.9 percent year-on-year to an average 9,998 yuan ($1,587) per square metre, the China Index Academy said, the fourth consecutive monthly rise. In February, home prices rose 2.48 percent. On a monthly basis, prices rose 1.06 percent in March from February, continuing a run of increases for the 10th month, the organisation said in a statement.

Two Tibetans set selves alight in China: reports

March 25, 2013 07:31
Two Tibetans including a mother of four have set themselves on fire in China in two days, rights groups and media reports said Monday, the latest in a series of such protests against Beijing's rule. A 33-year-old Tibetan named Kal Kyi burned herself to death in protest against Chinese authorities in southwestern China's Sichuan province on Sunday, Radio Free Asia reported, adding she had four children. The immolation occurred in Aba, a Tibetan-populated county where there have been a number of similar protests since 2009, according to India-based Tibetan website phayul.com

S. Korea rows back on China link to cyber attack

March 22, 2013 05:16
South Korea said Friday that an IP address identified as a source of a major cyber attack this week was not based in China as originally believed. On Thursday, the regulatory Korea Communications Commission said it had traced the attack on South Korean banks and broadcasters to a Chinese IP address, firming suspicions that North Korea may have been responsible. But further analysis by investigators from the Korea Internet and Security Agency (KISA) showed that it came from a computer in one of the targeted banks, and "coincidentally matched" a public address in China.

NK-China trade

March 22, 2013 04:01
SHENYANG, China, March 22 (Yonhap) -- China's import of North Korean fishery products resumed after a week-long suspension, presumably linked with Pyongyang's warlike rhetoric towards the outside world, a media report said Friday. China News Service, a semi-official media outlet, said that after Pyongyang escalated tensions by threatening to attack the United States, inbound shipments of North Korean shellfish to Hunchun, a city near the North's eastern border, and other border areas were almost suspended.

S Korean activist-China-release

March 21, 2013 04:15
SEOUL, March 21 (Yonhap) -- China has released one of two South Korean activists who were detained early this month after helping North Korean defectors hide there, a Seoul government source said Thursday. The two female activists were apprehended on March 9 in Yanji of China's eastern Jilin province for allegedly helping North Koreans flee their totalitarian homeland. "One of the two South Korean nationals was released yesterday," the source said on the condition of anonymity.

Volkswagen to recall almost 385,000 China vehicles

March 20, 2013 01:45
German auto giant Volkswagen will recall 384,181 vehicles in China over gearbox defects, it said Wednesday after state television criticised it over the issue. In a company statement Volkswagen said an electronic malfunction could cause cars to lose power while being driven. "In isolated cases, an electronic malfunction in the control unit or a lack of oil pressure inside the gearbox mechatronics may result in a power interruption," the statement said. Steering and braking would not be impacted, it added.

NK-China actions

March 19, 2013 23:30
BEIJING, China, March 20 (Yonhap) -- China has launched unusually stringent investigations against North Korean restaurants in China, sources said Wednesday, adding it may be linked with the country's punitive actions against the North's internationally condemned nuclear test last month. The sources well-versed in North Korean affairs said China's police, customs authorities and food safety officials recently began scrutinizing North Korean restaurants in Beijing and those in the Liaoning, Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces, bordering North Korea.

Taiwan to aim 50 medium-range missiles at China: report

March 18, 2013 01:15
Taiwan is set to produce 50 medium-range missiles next year that will target military bases in southeast China, a media report said on Monday. The article came after former defence minister Michael Tsai revealed in a recently published book that the island successfully created medium-range guided missiles that could be used against rival China back in 2008.

China performed 330 mn abortions since 1971: data

March 16, 2013 03:00
Nearly 330 million abortions have been performed in China in the 40 years since it first implemented measures to limit population growth in the world's most populous nation, official data showed. China has announced structural changes to its family planning system which oversees the controversial one-child policy during the ongoing annual meeting of the national legislature in Beijing.
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