Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! Singapore Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. http://sg.news.yahoo.com/china.html en-en Fri, 16 May 2008 13:04:00 +0800 5 http://sg.news.yahoo.com/china.html http://sg.yimg.com/i/sg/mastheads/ma_nws_1.gif 30 140 http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080516/tap-china-quake-aid-donations-oly-2008-c-8d4ea94.html /afp/20080516/r_t_afp_ap_cn/tap-china-quake-aid-donations-oly-2008-c-8d4ea94_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 13:04:00 +0800 Sporting idol Yao Ming has said that his sorrow over the earthquake in his native China is too deep for words as he and other elite athletes and sports teams swing behind relief efforts. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080516/tts-china-quake-a73cdd6.html /afp/20080516/r_t_afp_ts_cn/tts-china-quake-a73cdd6 Fri, 16 May 2008 12:04:00 +0800 China on Friday allowed the first foreign rescue teams to join the desperate search for earthquake survivors, but time was running out with an estimated 50,000 people already dead. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080516/tap-us-iran-china-nuclear-politics-8d4ea94.html /afp/20080516/r_t_afp_ap_cn/tap-us-iran-china-nuclear-politics-8d4ea94_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 10:00:00 +0800 The United States has warned Beijing over reported use of Chinese weapons by insurgents in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the Asian giant's continued sale of arms to Iran, Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte said. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080515/tap-china-quake-wen-8d4ea94.html /afp/20080515/r_t_afp_ap_cn/tap-china-quake-wen-8d4ea94_1 Fri, 16 May 2008 05:55:00 +0800 The earthquake which struck China earlier this week was the "most destructive" in the country since 1949, Premier Wen Jiabao was quoted as saying early Friday by state media. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080515/tap-china-tibet-rights-dalai-oly-2008-di-8d4ea94.html /afp/20080515/r_t_afp_ap_cn/tap-china-tibet-rights-dalai-oly-2008-di-8d4ea94_3 Fri, 16 May 2008 01:08:00 +0800 The Dalai Lama accused China of "suppression" on Thursday as he demanded autonomy for Tibet at the start of a five-country Western tour three months before the Beijing Olympics. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080515/tap-china-quake-dam-safety-8d4ea94.html /afp/20080515/r_t_afp_ap_cn/tap-china-quake-dam-safety-8d4ea94_1 Thu, 15 May 2008 13:28:00 +0800 China faces safety problems at dams and reservoirs in areas affected by this week's earthquake, the nation's Water Resources Minister said Thursday, according to state press. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080514/tap-drcongo-china-trade-mining-construct-8d4ea94.html /afp/20080514/r_t_afp_ap_cn/tap-drcongo-china-trade-mining-construct-8d4ea94_1 Thu, 15 May 2008 04:17:00 +0800 The Democratic Republic of Congo's government gave its cautious approval on Tuesday to a controversial set of construction and mining deals with China, but appealed for possible "adjustments" later. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080514/tap-china-quake-children-8d4ea94.html /afp/20080514/r_t_afp_ap_cn/tap-china-quake-children-8d4ea94_2 Wed, 14 May 2008 23:03:00 +0800 As more children were pulled Wednesday from the rubble of their schools, questions emerged over whether corruption and shoddy construction were to blame for taking such a heavy toll of young lives. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080514/tts-china-quake-toll-a73cdd6.html /afp/20080514/r_t_afp_ts_cn/tts-china-quake-toll-a73cdd6 Wed, 14 May 2008 18:49:00 +0800 The national death toll from the earthquake that struck southwest China has risen to 14,866, the official Xinhua news agency reported Wednesday.. AFP http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080514/tap-nkorea-nuclear-weapons-us-skorea-chi-8d4ea94.html /afp/20080514/r_t_afp_ap_cn/tap-nkorea-nuclear-weapons-us-skorea-chi-8d4ea94_1 Wed, 14 May 2008 15:43:00 +0800 North Korea is expected to submit a long-awaited declaration on its nuclear programme within a few days and six-party disarmament talks may resume early next month, South Korea's foreign ministry said Wednesday. AFP