Chinese youth accused of not being fighting fit
BEIJING (Reuters) - China must urgently address the physical fitness of the nation's youth or run the risk of raising a generation incapable of fighting the Japanese in a future war, the head of the country's top sports university said Thursday.
Nations:China People:Liu Xiang Source:(Reuters)
2010-03-04
GE plans new American export: outdoor smoking ban
BOSTON (Reuters) - General Electric Co is known for exporting American products like washing machines and jet engines, and the biggest U.S. conglomerate is getting ready to ship out another American trend - the outdoor smoking ban.
Nations:India U.S. France China People:Barack Obama Source:(Reuters)
2010-03-04
Quake rocks China-Russia-North Korea border region
BEIJING - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck Thursday morning in the region where China, Russia and North Korea meet, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
Nations:China Russia North Korea Source:(AP)
2010-02-17
US demands Toyota turn over recall documents
WASHINGTON - The government ordered Toyota to turn over documents related to its massive recalls Tuesday, pressing to see how long the automaker knew of safety defects before taking action. Toyota, concerned about unsold cars, said it would temporarily idle some production in three states.
Source:(AP)
2010-02-16
Japan still number two economy ahead of China
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan narrowly retained its title as the world's number two economy in 2009 ahead of China, extending a recovery from a brutal recession with a robust fourth-quarter performance, data showed Monday.
Nations:Japan China Source:(AFP)
2010-02-15
Berlin film festival turns 60 without Polanski
BERLIN (Reuters) - The Berlin film festival turns 60 this year, and a host of Hollywood stars will walk the red carpet over the next 10 days to mark the anniversary.
People:Martin Scorsese Renee Zellweger Michael Winterbottom Jessica Alba Kate Hudson Roman Polanski
2010-02-11
Chinese period drama opens 60th Berlin film festival
BERLIN (AFP) - The 60th Berlin Film Festival kicks off Thursday with the world premiere of "Apart Together", a lush period drama from China and one of 20 pictures vying for the coveted Golden Bear top prize.
Nations:Argentina Switzerland People:Martin Scorsese Renee Zellweger Michael Winterbottom Roman Polanski Tony Blair Zhang Yimou
2010-02-11
Snow shuts down federal government, life goes on
WASHINGTON - If snow keeps 230,000 government employees home for the better part of a week, will anyone notice? With at least another foot of snow headed for Washington, Philadelphia and New York, we're about to find out. The federal government in the nation's capital has largely been shut down since Friday afternoon, when a storm began dumping up to 3 feet of snow in some parts of the region. Offices were remaining closed at least through Wednesday.
Nations:U.S. People:Natalie Cole Mitch McConnell Harry Reid Smokey Robinson Bob Dylan Barack Obama Source:(AP)
2010-02-09
Toyota to announce action soon for Prius hybrids
TOKYO - Toyota said Sunday that it will soon announce plans to deal with braking problems in its prized Prius hybrid amid reports it has decided to issue a recall for the latest model in Japan, a possible new embarrassment for the world's biggest automaker.
Nations:Japan Source:(AP)
2010-02-07
Thousands of dinosaur footprints uncovered in China
BEIJING (AFP) - Archaeologists in China have uncovered more than 3,000 dinosaur footprints, state media reported, in an area said to be the world's largest grouping of fossilised bones belonging to the ancient animals.
Nations:China Source:(AFP)
2010-02-07
Toyota to recall Prius hybrid in US, Japan
TOKYO - Toyota will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan, a report said Friday, while the beleaguered auto giant launched an investigation into possible problems with the brakes in its luxury Lexus hybrid.
Source:(AP)
2010-02-04
Toyota woes mount as gov't examines Prius brakes
WASHINGTON - Toyota faced mounting pressure Thursday as the government opened a probe of brake problems with the Prius, a crown jewel of its lineup. The beleaguered automaker said it was "too soon" to decide whether to add the hybrid to the millions of cars it has recalled.
Nations:U.S. People:Christopher Dodd Source:(AP)
2010-02-04
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