The accident Monday evening in Jiangsu Province has revived public indignation over school bus safety and, more broadly, complaints about inadequate government spending on education. It was nearly one month ago that a coal truck in the northwestern province of Gansu slammed into an overloaded minivan that was being used as a school bus,...
BEIJING, Dec. 13 (UPI) — The death toll in a school bus accident in China’s Jiangsu province rose to 15 Tuesday, when three hospitalized children died of their injuries, officials said. At least eight children remained hospitalized from Monday’s accident, in which the driver of a school bus carrying 29 students flipped into a...
HARBIN, China , Dec. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — China Botanic Pharmaceutical Inc. (NYSE AMEX: CBP) (“China Botanic” or the “Company”), a developer, manufacturer and distributor of botanical products, bio-pharmaceuticals and traditional Chinese medicines (“TCM”) in China , today announced that the Company has successfully developed a new Siberian Ginseng (Acanthopanax) Polysaccharide Extract Powder (“Extract...
South Korean protesters pay silent tribute with a portrait of Coast Guard officer Lee Cheong-ho who was killed by a Chinese fisherman when a boat was stopped for suspected illegal fishing in South Korean waters, near Chinese Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 13, 2011. (Credit: AP) This story was filed by CBS News’...
December 13, 2011, 7:58 AM EST By Bloomberg News (Closes prices throughout.) Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) — The value of shares traded on Shanghai’s stock market slumped to the lowest in three years on Dec. 9, representing a bullish signal for China Merchants Securities Co. and Central China Securities Co. Shares worth 38.9 billion yuan...
BEIJING — Fifteen children were killed when a school bus crashed in China’s eastern province of Jiangsu, state media said on Tuesday, the latest in a string of accidents fanning public fury across the country. Seattle schools may ease ban on junk foods Ho, ho, ho! Senators exchange Secret Santa gifts Long-term jobless face deep...
Tue Dec 13, 2011 7:48am EST (Adds information on Chinese ship in East China Sea) By Chris Buckley BEIJING Dec 13 (Reuters) – China will consider turning to the Seychelles as a resupply port for navy ships taking part in anti-piracy operations off Africa, official media said, rejecting suggestions this would amount to a...
BEIJING — China and Japan said on Tuesday Canada’s decision to quit the Kyoto treaty on greenhouse gas emissions was “regrettable” and called on it to continue abiding by its commitments on climate change. On Monday, Canada became the first country to announce it would withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol. Canada, a major energy producer,...
