Friday, April 5, 2013

Deadly bird flu in China mutates may infect people

  • Beijing News.Net - Thursday 4th April, 2013

    Another person died of H7N9 bird flu in China's Shanghai cith Thursday, taking the total number of such deaths in the country to four, reports Xinhua. Three suspected H7N9 cases were also reported in the city, said the Shanghai Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission Thursday. The latest death case involved a 48-year-old man surnamed Chu, who was a native of Rugao in neighbouring ...

  • Ancient tomb with murals discovered in East China

    Beijing News.Net - Thursday 4th April, 2013

    Beijing, April 4 (Xinhua-ANI):Archaeologists in East China's Jiangxi Province on Thursday announced that they have discovered rare mural paintings with vibrant colors in a 600-year-old tomb. The tomb, dating back to the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), was unearthed at the site of a parking lot being built in Xingzi County, the Archaeology Institute of Xingzi County said. The wall paintings feature ...

  • Business leaders call for deeper China engagement

    Business News - Friday 5th April, 2013

    Australia will continue to benefit from China's economic growth but governments should strive to forge deeper and friendlier ties with the emerging super-power, business leaders argue. With WA accounting for almost a third of Chinese investment into Australia over the past five years, panellists at a University of Western Australia Business School forum suggested China's ongoing ...

  • WRAPUP 3-China culls birds as bird flu deaths mount

    The Globe and Mail - Friday 5th April, 2013

    * Shanghai culls poultry, closes bird market* HK steps up bird flu surveillance* Shares fall in Hong Kong* Work on H7N9 bird flu vaccine beginsBy Fayen Wong and Clare BaldwinSHANGHAI/HONG KONG, April 5 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities slaughtered over 20,000 birds on Friday at a poultry market in the financial hub Shanghai as the death toll from a new strain of bird flu mounted to six, ...

  • NKorea aggression could strengthen US-China bond

    Associated Press - Friday 5th April, 2013

    North Korea's military issued a statement saying its troops have been authorized to counter U.S. "aggression" with "powerful practical military counteractions," including nuclear weapons. Experts doubt Pyongyang is able to launch nuclear-tipped missiles, although the extent of its nuclear arsenal is ...

  • North Koreas aggression could strengthen US-China alliance

    Fox News - Friday 5th April, 2013

    WASHINGTON ? North Korea's latest outburst of nuclear and military threats has given the U.S. a rare opportunity to build bridges with China -- a potential silver lining to the simmering crisis that could revitalize the Obama administration's flagging policy pivot to Asia. The architect of the administration's Asia policy described a subtle change in Chinese thinking as a ...

  • US Philippine troops start war games amid China tensions

    West Australian - Friday 5th April, 2013

    MANILA (AFP) - Thousands of US and Filipino troops began annual military exercises on Friday which the Philippines said were vital to building its defence capabilities against the rising threat of China.Philippine Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario used the launch of the 12-day Balikatan manoeuvres to accuse China of destabilising Asia with aggressive and illegal actions in the South China ...

  • China on alert after new bird flu outbreak

    RTE - Friday 5th April, 2013

    Chinese authorities have begun slaughtering birds at a poultry market in Shanghai as the death toll from a new strain of bird flu mounted to six. State news agency Xinhua said the Huhuai market for live birds in Shanghai had been shut down and birds were being culled after authorities detected the H7N9 virus from samples of pigeons in the market. All of the 14 reported infections from the H7N9 ...

  • Heavy rain continues in S China

    China.org.cn - Friday 5th April, 2013

    From Friday to Saturday, east areas of northeast China will see heavy snow or sleet, the National Meteorological Center (NMC) said in an online ...

  • Brown leads trade delegation to China

    China Daily - Friday 5th April, 2013

    /enpproperty--> California Governor Jerry Brown will lead a trade and investment delegation of 75 members on a one-week visit to China beginning next Wednesday. Brown and the delegation will visit Shanghai next Friday when the California-China Trade & Investment Office will reopen after a similar one closed in 2003. The office is to be funded with $1 million in private-sector funds ...

  • H7N9 virus kills five people in China

    IOL - Friday 5th April, 2013

    Technical staff from the animal disease prevention and control centre inject a chicken with the H5N1 bird flu vaccine in Shangsi county, in Guangxi Zhuang. The new strain of bird flu known as H7N9 has only been found in China and does not appear to be capable of being passed from person to ...

  • Exclusive Chinas String of Pearls is closer than you think

    India Today - Friday 5th April, 2013

    For the first time, the Indian Navy has strong indications that a fleet of Chinese nuclear submarines is making frequent forays into the Indian Ocean.22 such Chinese operations have been recorded, one as recently as February, 2013. One submarine was spotted near the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.Headlines Today has exclusive access to a report from the Indian Navy to the Defence Ministry that says ...

  • WHO stumbles with outdated public updates while farmer becomes sixth fatality in China

    The Standard - Friday 5th April, 2013

    (1 hr 1 min ago) The World Health Organisation has fallen behind in its online reporting of casualties from the killer of H7N9 bird flu virus, largely concentrated in eastern China. Even as China reported the sixth death today, the WHO?s ?Global Alert Response? website announced that only three had died in an ?update? dated Thursday, April 4. Even last night as ...

  • ?Tomb Sweeping? Festival in China

    New York Times - Friday 5th April, 2013

    Large crowds gathered for the annual "tomb sweeping" festival known as Qingming in Jinjiang, China, on Thursday. Banned by the Communist Party in 1949 for its feudal links, Qingming has had a resurgence in recent ...

  • Sixth person dies of bird flu in China

    The Courier Mail - Friday 5th April, 2013

    A SIXTH person has died of H7N9 bird flu in China, state media say, after authorities culled poultry at a Shanghai market where the virus was detected. The 64-year-old farmer died in Huzhou, in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang, local officials said on Friday, according to the official Xinhua news agency. He is thought to be among 14 human cases of H7N9 that were previously confirmed, and ...

  • China worlds number one tourism source market UN

    New Kerala - Friday 5th April, 2013

    New York, Apr 4 : Thanks to rapid urbanization and rising disposable incomes in their country, Chinese tourists spent USD 102 billion during their travels in 2012, more than any other nationality, making the Asian nation the world's number one tourism source market, the United Nations said Thursday. According to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), the volume of international trips by ...

  • China Brunei confer on ties vowing to step up cooperation

    Global Times - Friday 5th April, 2013

    Chinese President Xi Jinping met Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah here on Friday to confer on bilateral ties and cooperation in many fields.Xi said Hassanal was the first foreign leader he received after he was elected the Chinese president which highlighted the great importance China has attached to its relations with Brunei as well as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).Xi ...

  • Chinas bird flu death toll rises to 6

    CNN Asia - Friday 5th April, 2013

    Fourteen cases of H7N9 have been reported in eastern China so far The strain of bird flu hadn't been reported in humans before those cases No cases of human-to-human transmission virus have been confirmed But a person who had contact with a deceased patient in Shanghai shows flu ...

  • Mass poultry slaughter in China amid bird flu fears

    Fox News - Friday 5th April, 2013

    A vender stands near chicken cages at a chicken whole sale market in Shanghai, China. China's financial capital, Shanghai, on Tuesday activated an emergency response plan following the recent deaths of two men from a lesser-known strain of bird ...

  • Bird flu China starts slaughter

    iafrica.com - Friday 5th April, 2013

    Authorities in Shanghai began the mass slaughter of poultry at a market after the H7N9 bird flu virus, which has killed five people in China, was detected there, state media reported on Friday. The new strain of the bird flu virus was detected in samples of pigeon, sparking the closure of the market, Xinhua news agency reported. The cull started as experts were attempting to determine how the ...

  • Chinas Guo completes epic solo sail

    West Australian - Friday 5th April, 2013

    BEIJING (AFP) - Chinese yachtsman Guo Chuan became the first sailor from China to complete a non-stop solo circumnavigation of the globe.The former scientist returned to the northeastern port city of Qingdao, his home town, after a gruelling five-and-a-half month voyage and immediately paid tribute to his late father."He passed away in 2011 when I was training in Europe. It's been a ...

  • Desperate farmers dump pigs in rivers in China

    Star-Telegram - Friday 5th April, 2013

    McClatchy Newspapers DONGHUI VILLAGE, China -- The pig farmer was not in a good mood. Standing in front of barns that hold more than 500 pigs, the man with muck-splattered boots said he's been losing money as the price of pork falls and the cost of feed and other supplies ...

  • Source: http://www.beijingnews.net/index.php/sid/213628626/scat/55582c89cb296d4c

    world financial center shabazz muhammad angela corey zimmerman charged bonobos charles manson al sharpton

    No comments:

    Post a Comment

    Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.