China's Children Population

International gymnastics officials close investigation into the ages of the Chinese gymnasts at the Beijing Olympics, saying documentation confirms they were old enough to compete. But the 2000 squad remains under scrutiny. (Oct. 1)

Chandni Chowk To China chronicles the lunatic adventures of a hapless simpleton cook from Delhi.?

"China and the United States" James Fallows, National Correspondent, The Atlantic Monthly Host Harry Kreisler welcomes James Fallows of the Atlantic Monthly for a conversation on U.S-China relations. They discuss the rise of China as a manufacturing superpower, the costs and benefits of economic interdependence between the two countries, and the implications of the relationship for global economic stability. Fallows also talks about the lack of media coverage of the international context of the U.S. financial crisis and speculates on how China will impact the agenda of the next President of the United States. Recorded September 25, 2008 http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/iis/Kreisler.html http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/

Top Story: China\'s cabinet lays groundwork for \'clean-up,\' recovery of dairy industry Local authorities confirm 30 deaths in Tibet quake measuring 6.6 on the Richter scale The Accompanying satellite ,BX- 1 ng Shenzhou-7 spaceship on Sunday President Hu has written to the Tibet Nationalities Institute to celebrate its 50th founding anniversary Chinese Travel during national holiday week recorded to be up 22.1 percent on the same period last year Four on trial for smuggling 100,000 kg of silver from Hong Kong into Chinese mainland to evade about 8 million dollars in taxes Chalco forecasts over 50% slump in Q3 profit Chinese telecom companies ordered to share, co-build infrastructure China Netcom removed from Hang Seng Index constituent after merger Four Chinese steel mills set to cut production on slump demands Chinese shares fall 5.23% after weeklong holiday

Milk is found to be contaminated from an array of new companies in China, tests show. The widening food scandal now includes tainted cheesecake from China that is being recalled in Japan. (Oct. 1)

The European Union has banned imports of baby food containing Chinese milk. Meanwhile, a toxic chemical that's been found in China's dairy supplies are also turning up in candy and other Chinese goods. (Sept. 25)

Top Story: 6.8-magnitude earthquake hits Xinjiang President Hu hails institute for churning out Tibetan cadres, specialists China central gov\'t to subsidize dairy farmers after tainted milk scandal Six more detained amid tainted milk scandal Township officials killed in NE China traffic collision Missing foreign sailors in East China Sea feared dead Impact of global financial turmoil on China seen as limited China to launch securities margin trading soon Ping An to make impairment provisions on Fortis investment China cuts Q4 jet fuel price by nearly 6.9% China handles more trademark infringement cases

An evening rocket launch in China put a crew of three men into space, including one that will make the country's first spacewalk. The mission will last three to four days. China first put a person into space in 2003. (Sept. 25)

Astronauts go back to the Moon--and maybe even Mars and beyond.