Monday, September 24, 2007

Two missing Russians canoeists rescued in China

The China Post - Rescue teams on Friday found two members of a missing Russian canoeing expedition who had survived for nearly three weeks without food in remote gorges in western China. Full Story

Aussie kids may have to study Chinese

The China Post - Studying Mandarin could become compulsory in some Australian public schools next year, as China's national language begins to elbow out the older favorites of Latin, French and Japanese. Full Story

North Korea nuclear talks set for Sept. 27-30

The China Post - Talks between North Korea and regional powers on ending Pyongyang's atomic weapons programme will resume in Beijing from Sept. 27 to 30, China's Foreign Ministry said on Friday. Full Story

China orders inspections after three toddlers die

The China Post - China has ordered tougher inspections of the country's mushrooming private preschools and kindergartens after the deaths of three toddlers who were left on school buses for up to seven hours, state media said Friday. Full Story

Chinese immigrant injured fleeing French police

The China Post - A Chinese illegal immigrant woman was seriously injured on Thursday after jumping from a first floor window in eastern Paris to avoid a police check, officers said. Full Story

Semifinal set for Jankovic, Davenport

The China Post - Former world number one Lindsay Davenport won her eighth consecutive match on the comeback trail by beating Russian Elena Dementieva 7-6, 6-1 to reach the semi finals of the China Open on Friday. Full Story

United States college coach inks China exchange deal: NYT

The China Post - University of Memphis basketball coach John Calipari and Chinese Basketball Association officials have struck a deal that could boost China awareness of U.S. college teams, the New York Times reported. Full Story

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Austrian chancellor meets Dalai Lama

The China Post -- Austrian Chancellor Alfred Gusenbauer said Thursday that he had met the Dalai Lama, defying Chinese warnings against seeing the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader. "One thing needs to be clear-- Vienna and Austria are places for dialogue," the chancellor said on ORF public television, referring to the Chinese protests. Full Story

Wipha whips China; 2 mil. evacuated

The China Post - Typhoon Wipha weakened Wednesday as the storm swept through eastern China, bringing torrential rains that flooded streets and disrupted air traffic but caused little damage in China's financial center of Shanghai. Full Story

China and Russia spying at Cold War levels: United States spy chief

The China Post - Chinese and Russian spies are stalking the United States at levels close to those seen during the tense covert espionage duels of the Cold War, the top U.S. intelligence officer warned Tuesday. Full Story

China tests real-time battlefield data system

The China Post - The Chinese military has begun a two-day drill testing a system that provides commanders real-time battlefield data, signalling the continued modernization of the nation's massive armed forces. Full Story

Hu promotes close ally, bolsters position

The China Post - Chinese President Hu Jintao has promoted one of his closest aides to a key post in another sign of his growing political clout ahead of next month's landmark Communist Party congress. Full Story

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

Interpol hunts father who dumped daughter in Melbourne

The China Post - Authorities said Tuesday they hold grave fears for the mother of a 3-year-old girl who was abandoned by her father at a train station in Australia during a bizarre flight across at least three countries. Full Story

United States, China urged to stop hindering atom test ban

The China Post - The United States and China should show leadership and ratify the decade-old Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty so it can take effect, the president of a CTBT review conference said on Tuesday. Full Story

Russia, China worried by French PM's remarks on Iran threat

The China Post - Russia and China expressed alarm on Tuesday over comments by France's foreign minister raising the spectre of war with Iran, and Washington said diplomacy was key to ending a standoff with Tehran over its nuclear program. Full Story

China plans to lend Congo US$5 billion in Africa foray

The China Post - China plans to lend the Democratic Republic of Congo US$5 billion to modernize its decrepit infrastructure and rich but deteriorated mining sector in another huge Chinese investment foray in Africa. Full Story

Canada's Prime Minister Harper to meet with Dalai Lama

The China Post - Prime Minister Stephen Harper will meet with the Dalai Lama next month in a move likely to peeve Beijing which views the exiled Tibetan Buddhist leader as a separatist, the daily Globe and Mail said Tuesday. Full Story

Typhoon Wipha disrupts women's World Cup in China

The China Post - Matches at the women's World Cup have been postponed as a typhoon, bringing gale-force winds and driving rain, bears down on China. Full Story

China urged to keep politics out of sports

The China Post - China should keep politics from interfering in sports, Executive Yuan spokesman Shieh Jhy-wei said yesterday. Full Story

Biodiversity at risk in China's Yangtze river

The China Post - Rat infestations, dying fish and algae outbreaks signal a severe deterioration in the biological habitat of the Yangtze, China's longest river, state press said Tuesday. Full Story