Inside China » Asia http://insidechina.onehotspots.com Newspaper Tue, 21 May 2013 11:20:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 US scientist’s family walks out of Singapore inquest http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/us-scientists-family-walks-out-of-singapore-inquest/104621/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-scientists-family-walks-out-of-singapore-inquest http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/us-scientists-family-walks-out-of-singapore-inquest/104621/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 10:55:02 +0000 Alex Harrison http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/us-scientists-family-walks-out-of-singapore-inquest/104621/ The family of a US scientist found hanged last year in Singapore walked out of a coroner’s inquiry into his death Tuesday, saying they had “lost faith” in the proceedings. The move came after their star witness, a US pathologist who never examined the body, came under intense questioning for saying Shane Todd may have [...]

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]]> http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/us-scientists-family-walks-out-of-singapore-inquest/104621/feed/ 0 Family of US scientist walks out of coroner’s inquiry http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/family-of-us-scientist-walks-out-of-coroners-inquiry/104598/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=family-of-us-scientist-walks-out-of-coroners-inquiry http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/family-of-us-scientist-walks-out-of-coroners-inquiry/104598/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 08:30:08 +0000 Alex Harrison http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/family-of-us-scientist-walks-out-of-coroners-inquiry/104598/ The family of a US scientist found hanged in Singapore last year walked out of a coroner’s inquiry into their son’s death Tuesday, saying they had “lost faith” in the proceedings. “The prosecution brings forth witnesses at the last minute and we have no chance to question it. Basically we actually have lost faith in [...]

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]]> http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/family-of-us-scientist-walks-out-of-coroners-inquiry/104598/feed/ 0 No new bird flu cases in China for a week http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/no-new-bird-flu-cases-in-china-for-a-week/104589/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-new-bird-flu-cases-in-china-for-a-week http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/no-new-bird-flu-cases-in-china-for-a-week/104589/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 07:25:04 +0000 Alex Harrison http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/no-new-bird-flu-cases-in-china-for-a-week/104589/ No new human cases of the H7N9 virus have been recorded in China for a week, national health authorities said, for the first time since the outbreak began in March. One previously infected patient died in the week beginning May 13, the National Health and Family Planning Commission said in a statement late Monday, taking [...]

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]]> http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/no-new-bird-flu-cases-in-china-for-a-week/104589/feed/ 0 North Korea releases Chinese sailors: Xinhua http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/north-korea-releases-chinese-sailors-xinhua/104557/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=north-korea-releases-chinese-sailors-xinhua http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/north-korea-releases-chinese-sailors-xinhua/104557/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 04:40:05 +0000 Alex Harrison http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/north-korea-releases-chinese-sailors-xinhua/104557/ North Korea released 16 Chinese fishermen and their boat Tuesday, Chinese state media said, after reports that armed assailants had taken the sailors hostage fuelled strains between the neighbours. “All the fishermen with the boat are safe on their way back,” China’s Xinhua news agency said, citing a Chinese embassy official in Pyongyang it said [...]

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]]> http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/north-korea-releases-chinese-sailors-xinhua/104557/feed/ 0 Hong Kong launches plan to tackle waste crisis http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/hong-kong-launches-plan-to-tackle-waste-crisis/104517/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=hong-kong-launches-plan-to-tackle-waste-crisis http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/hong-kong-launches-plan-to-tackle-waste-crisis/104517/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 23:05:03 +0000 Alex Harrison http://insidechina.onehotspots.com/hong-kong-launches-plan-to-tackle-waste-crisis/104517/ Hong Kong on Monday launched a ten-year plan to reduce waste by 40 percent per person as part of efforts to catch up with other leading Asian cities and avert a looming environmental crisis. With a population of more than 7 million, the city currently sends 1.27 kg (2.8 pounds) per person per day to [...]

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