China urges recall of tainted milk products from New Zealand
China's top quality watchdog says Chinese importers purchasing dairy products from New Zealand company Fonterra should immediately initiate recalls of potentially contaminated products.
Fonterra said Friday that some whey protein produced in May 2012 was found with clostridium botulinum, which can cause botulism.
China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine has demanded the New Zealand side to act immediately to prevent the tainted products from harming the health of Chinese consumers.
The administration has told quality agencies nationwide to strengthen inspection over milk products from New Zealand.
South China Sea disputes could be solved with three ways together
Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has proposed three ways to solve the South China Sea disputes, and saying these three ways could be processing simultaneously.
Meeting with Surukiat Sathirathai, Chairman of Asia Peace Reconciliation Council and former Thai Deputy Prime Minister in Bankok, Wang Yi proposed three ways to solve the disputes.
They include reaching agreement through consultation and negotiation between direct parties concerned, continuing to implement the Declaration of the Conduct of the South China Sea and searching for ways of common exploitation.
Wang Yi stressed that China persistently advocates solving disputes through negotiations on the basis of respecting historical facts and international law. These two are equally important and neither should be neglected.
China, U.S. hold dialogue on human rights
China and the United States have held a dialogue on human rights issue in Kunming, capital city of southwest China's Yunnan Province.
The Chinese side said that the dialogue on human rights is meaningful for building a new type of relationship between major powers, calling on the two sides to effectively deal with differences and conduct pragmatic cooperation.
U.S. issues global travel alert over possible terror attacks
The United States issued a global travel alert over possible terrorist attacks, one day after it announced the closure of some diplomatic missions in the Middle East region over this weekend.
The State Department alerts U.S. citizens to the continued potential for terrorist attacks, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa, and possibly occurring in or emanating from the Arabian Peninsula.
It warns of possible terrorist attacks on public transportation systems and other tourist infrastructure, adding that the United States is working closely with other nations on the threat.
Warnings for tropic storm Jebi continue
China has continued to issue a yellow wave warning and a blue storm surge warning, as the strong tropic storm Jebi is expected to land again today.
The tropic storm is expected to land along the coast near the China-Vietnam border before it gradually becomes weak, according to the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center.
From Saturday noon to night, Jebi is still expected to create sea waves three meters to 3.5 meters high in the northwest part of the South China Sea and in the Beibu Gulf.
The center urged local authorities to strengthen protection for local fishermen and fishery facilities and patrol levees for potential risks.
4 missing after bridge collapse in Tibet
Four people went missing after part of a bridge deck in Tibet collapsed on Friday night.
Local authorities say the accident occurred on the Tongmai suspension bridge on the Sichuan-Tibet highway in Bomi county, disrupting traffic on the major road in the southwestern autonomous region.
A truck with two local villagers aboard fell into the river and went missing. Meanwhile, another two hikers were also missing.
It would take at least one month before the traffic could be resumed.
China's non-manufacturing PMI rises to 54.1 pct in July
The purchasing managers index (PMI) for China's non-manufacturing sector stood at 54.1 percent in July, up from 53.9 percent for June.
A PMI reading above 50 percent indicates expansion, while a reading below 50 percent indicates contraction., according to the National Bureau of Statistics and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing (CFLP).
The improving non-manufacturing figure is in line with China's manufacturing PMI, which also rose in July .
An official with the CFLP says the slight increase indicated a good start for China's economy in the second half of the year.
China's central bank vows stable policies
China's central bank has vowed to maintain stable and consistent monetary policies with "in-advance tuning and fine-tuning properly and on a timely basis."
The central bank says in a report it will balance strategies to stabilize growth, restructure industries, boost reforms and guard against risks to build a stable financial environment and monetary conditions.
It will draw on a portfolio of monetary policy vehicles to add credit and social financing in a stable and proper way. |