Archive for April, 2008

Singapore tightens policy as number of HFMD cases rises

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Singapore's Health Ministry said Tuesday that it has ordered two pre-schools and five childcare centers to close as it tightens its policy on hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD). The latest figures showed that the number of HFMD cas ...

Northeastern India hit by bird flu again

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

A fresh outbreak of bird flu was reported in India's northeast state of Tripura Tuesday a week after culling operations were completed in Dhalai district in the state, according to Indo-Asian News Service Tuesday "The samples of th ...

Heatstroke kills some 125 Indians

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

All schools in the Orissa state of India have been closed for the summer vacation at least eight days in advance after some 25 people died over the last three weeks due to heatstroke, according to the NDTV's report on Tuesday. In th ...

27 students ill in suspected flu outbreaks in HK

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Hong Kong Center for Health Protection on Tuesday received six reports of influenza-like illness outbreaks involving 27 students from one secondary school, three primary schools and two kindergartens, a government press release said. ...

Music could help make up France-Chinese differences

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Michel Ayroles, a renowned French musician has said here that he hopes music could help to defuse tensions between France and China as his orchestra prepares for a week-long tour to China. "There are real difficulties in France-Chi ...

Hong Kong Ocean Park’s panda couple to embrace "Kung Fu Panda"

Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008

Hong Kong Ocean Park's young panda couple Le Le and Ying Ying will soon embrace a "Kung Fu star" panda this summer, the park announced Tuesday Le Le and Ying Ying's new friend is named Po, whose lifelong dream of being a Kung Fu mas ...

China will introduce 300 items of irrigation technology

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

In the next five years, China will introduce 300 items of advanced technology for the optimal allocation and protection of water resources, construction of water environment and ecology, and disaster prevention and mitigation. In additi ...

Dollar in upper 102 yen level in Tokyo

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008

The U.S. dollar eased into the upper 102 yen range Tuesday morning in Tokyo. At noon, the dollar traded at 102.97-103.00 yen against Monday's 5 p.m. quotes of 103.22-32 yen in New York and 103.31-34 yen in Tokyo. The euro wa ...