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VIDEO - At least six children died and more than 300,000 fell ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:50:00 GMT

(AFP) - VIDEO - At least six children died and more than 300,000 fell ill after consuming contaminated milk powder in China in September 2008. Originally filed: 170908. Duration: 01:17. Photo:S. Beattie/AFP

Young Tibetans play in a snooker shop in the centre of Lhasa, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Young Tibetans play in a snooker shop in the centre of Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA SOCIETY RELIGION)

Tibetan monks engage in a religious debate inside Jokhang temple ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Tibetan monks engage in a religious debate inside Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA SOCIETY RELIGION)

A young Tibetan plays in a snooker shop in the centre of Lhasa, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:13:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A young Tibetan plays in a snooker shop in the centre of Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA SOCIETY RELIGION)

A Tibetan monk waits for the beginning of a religious debate ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:44:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Tibetan monk waits for the beginning of a religious debate session with other monks inside Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)

A Tibetan monk walks on a roof inside the Jokhang temple in ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:41:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Tibetan monk walks on a roof inside the Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA SOCIETY RELIGION)

A Tibetan monk gestures as he engages in a religious debate ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:39:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Tibetan monk gestures as he engages in a religious debate inside Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA RELIGION SOCIETY)

A man wears a facemask on a hazy day in Beijing. The United ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:44:00 GMT

(AFP) - A man wears a facemask on a hazy day in Beijing. The United States is to announce concrete targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions as pressure mounts on polluters to find a formula for success two weeks ahead of a crucial climate summit. Photo:Frederic J. Brown/AFP

Tibetan monks engage in religious debates inside Jokhang temple ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:33:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Tibetan monks engage in religious debates inside Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA RELIGION SOCIETY)

US President Barack Obama tours the Great Wall of China in Badaling ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:25:00 GMT

(AFP) - US President Barack Obama tours the Great Wall of China in Badaling earlier this month. The president has faced heavy criticism at home for not achieving more in China, which made no visible goodwill gestures to the young leader such as freeing dissidents and did not nationally broadcast his sole public forum. Photo:Saul Loeb/AFP

Gold medallist Lu Xiaojun of China poses for photographs on ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Gold medallist Lu Xiaojun of China poses for photographs on a podium in the men's 77kg weightlifting competition at the World Weightlifting Championship in Goyang, north of Seoul, November 24, 2009. Lu set new world records for the snatch (174kg) and total weight (378kg) lifted. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA SPORT WEIGHTLIFTING)

Gold medallist Lu Xiaojun of China reacts as he lifts 204kg ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Gold medallist Lu Xiaojun of China reacts as he lifts 204kg in the men's 77kg Group A weightlifting clean & jerk competition at the World Weightlifting Championship in Goyang, north of Seoul, November 24, 2009. Lu set new world records for the snatch (174kg) and total weight (378kg) lifted. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA SPORT WEIGHTLIFTING)

Su Dajin of China competes in the men's 77kg Group A weightlifting ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:20:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Su Dajin of China competes in the men's 77kg Group A weightlifting snatch competition at the World Weightlifting Championship in Goyang, north of Seoul, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA SPORT WEIGHTLIFTING)

Lu Xiaojun of China competes in the men's 77kg Group A weightlifting ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lu Xiaojun of China competes in the men's 77kg Group A weightlifting snatch competition at the World Weightlifting Championship in Goyang, north of Seoul, November 24, 2009. Lu set new world records (174kg) for the snatch category. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA SPORT WEIGHTLIFTING)

Lu Xiaojun of China reacts as he lifts 174kg in the men's 77kg ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:06:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lu Xiaojun of China reacts as he lifts 174kg in the men's 77kg Group A weightlifting snatch competition at the World Weightlifting Championship in Goyang, north of Seoul, November 24, 2009. Lu set a new world record for the snatch category. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA SPORT WEIGHTLIFTING IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Lu Xiaojun of China reacts after lifting 174kg in the men's ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:05:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Lu Xiaojun of China reacts after lifting 174kg in the men's 77kg Group A weightlifting snatch competition at the World Weightlifting Championship in Goyang, north of Seoul, November 24, 2009. Lu set a new world record for the snatch category. REUTERS/Jo Yong-Hak (SOUTH KOREA SPORT WEIGHTLIFTING)

A police dog carries a luggage for its trainer, a paramilitary ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:19:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A police dog carries a luggage for its trainer, a paramilitary policeman, who has finished his guard duties at a military base in Hefei, Anhui province November 24, 2009. REUERS/Stringer (CHINA MILITARY ANIMALS SOCIETY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

Grandmother Zheng Shuzhen holds a portrait of her deceased grand-daughter ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:16:00 GMT

(AFP) - Grandmother Zheng Shuzhen holds a portrait of her deceased grand-daughter at the Complaints Department of the Ministry of Health in Beijing in early May. Two people have been executed in China for their roles in a contaminated milk powder scandal that led to the deaths of at least six infants and sickened up to 300,000, state media has said. Photo:Frederic J. Brown/AFP

China's Defence Minister Liang Guanglie (2nd L) offers flowers ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:00:00 GMT

(Reuters) - China's Defence Minister Liang Guanglie (2nd L) offers flowers to the Daesungsan Revolution Patriot tomb in Pyongyang November 24, 2009, in this picture released by North Korea's official news agency KCNA. REUTERS/KCNA (NORTH KOREA POLITICS MILITARY) QUALITY FROM SOURCE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. NOT FOR USE BY REUTERS THIRD PARTY DISTRIBUTORS

A labourer works at the construction of Wuhan Railway Station ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A labourer works at the construction of Wuhan Railway Station in Wuhan, Hubei province, November 24, 2009. China plans to add around 20,000 km (12,000 miles) of new railway track in the west of the country by 2020, the official Xinhua agency quoted a senior official saying on Monday, without giving a price for the expansion. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA BUSINESS TRANSPORT) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

An investor takes photos in front of an electronic board with ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - An investor takes photos in front of an electronic board with stock information at a brokerage house in Shanghai November 24, 2009. China's key stock index slid 3.45 percent on Tuesday while turnover jumped to a four-month high, as the dollar-denominated B-share index plunged and technical signals pointed an overbought market. REUTERS/Stringer (CHINA BUSINESS) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

A boy who is diagnosed with a case of H1N1 flu is carried by ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:43:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A boy who is diagnosed with a case of H1N1 flu is carried by his grandmother to receive medical treatment at a hospital in Hefei, Anhui province, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/Jianan Yu (CHINA)

A Tibetan pilgrim spins prayer wheels at a small temple in Lhasa, ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:14:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Tibetan pilgrim spins prayer wheels at a small temple in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region November 24, 2009. Light Chinese security presence could be felt at the Tibetan capital of Lhasa as pilgrims practise their religious rituals and shops open for buyers. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA SOCIETY POLITICS RELIGION IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Tibetan nuns walk next to a poster outside the only shopping ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Tibetan nuns walk next to a poster outside the only shopping mall in the centre of Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region November 24, 2009. Light Chinese security presence could be felt at the Tibetan capital of Lhasa as pilgrims' practice their religious rituals and shops open for buyers. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA POLITICS SOCIETY RELIGION BUSINESS)

Relatives of miners who were killed in a gas explosion burn ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:12:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Relatives of miners who were killed in a gas explosion burn paper as sacrificial offerings at a crematory in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province November 24, 2009. Relatives of miners killed by a gas blast at a coal pit in northeast China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as the toll hit 104 and hopes faded that any more survivors would be found. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SOCIETY)

A Tibetan pilgrim walks on the square opposite to the Potala ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Tibetan pilgrim walks on the square opposite to the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, November 24, 2009. Light Chinese security presence could be felt at the Tibetan capital of Lhasa as pilgrims' practice their religious rituals and shops open for buyers. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA POLITICS SOCIETY RELIGION)

A Tibetan pilgrim spins his prayer wheel during a religious ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:11:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Tibetan pilgrim spins his prayer wheel during a religious ritual as he walks around the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region, November 24, 2009. Light Chinese security presence could be felt at the Tibetan capital of Lhasa as pilgrims' practice their religious rituals and shops open for buyers. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA POLITICS SOCIETY RELIGION)

A relative of a miner killed in a gas explosion burns paper ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:08:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A relative of a miner killed in a gas explosion burns paper as sacrificial offerings at a crematory in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province, November 24, 2009. Relatives of miners killed by a gas blast at a coal pit in northeast China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as the toll hit 104 and hopes faded that any more survivors would be found. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SOCIETY)

Relatives of miners who were killed in a gas explosion cry at ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:02:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Relatives of miners who were killed in a gas explosion cry at a crematory in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province November 24, 2009. Relatives of miners killed by a gas blast at a coal pit in northeast China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as the toll hit 104 and hopes faded that any more survivors would be found. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SOCIETY)

A relative of a miner killed in a gas explosion cries at a crematory ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:01:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A relative of a miner killed in a gas explosion cries at a crematory in Hegang, Heilongjiang Province November 24, 2009. Relatives of miners killed by a gas blast at a coal pit in northeast China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as the toll hit 104 and hopes faded that any more survivors would be found. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA DISASTER ENVIRONMENT EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS SOCIETY)

A Chinese bank officer counts a stack of 100-yuan notes at a ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:38:00 GMT

(AFP) - A Chinese bank officer counts a stack of 100-yuan notes at a bank in Hefei, in east China's Anhui province. China has stepped up its moves to curb banks lending massive amounts of money by issuing a rare warning it will restrict lenders' access and other operations if they do not meet risk requirements. Photo:AFP/AFP

China said Google has probably breached copyright laws by scanning ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:36:00 GMT

(AFP) - China said Google has probably breached copyright laws by scanning Chinese books for its online library and supported writers to 'defend their rights', state media reported Tuesday. Photo:John Macdougall/AFP

Tibetan pilgrims sit in a teashop as they rest during a religious ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:36:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Tibetan pilgrims sit in a teashop as they rest during a religious ritual walk near the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region November 24, 2009. Light Chinese security presence could be felt at the Tibetan capital of Lhasa as pilgrims practise their religious rituals and shops open for buyers. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA POLITICS RELIGION SOCIETY)

A Tibetan pilgrim drinks tea as she rests during a religious ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:29:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A Tibetan pilgrim drinks tea as she rests during a religious ritual walk in a teashop near the Potala Palace in Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous Region November 24, 2009. Light Chinese security presence could be felt at the Tibetan capital of Lhasa as pilgrims practise their religious rituals and shops open for buyers. REUTERS/Nir Elias (CHINA POLITICS RELIGION SOCIETY)

Traditional Chinese medicine Professor Jia Yucheng holds a burning ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:57:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Traditional Chinese medicine Professor Jia Yucheng holds a burning stick he used to create a vacume on a glass cup he attached to a patient's leg at a clinic in central Beijing November 24, 2009. Jia uses the technique called 'wet-cupping' to draw 'bad' blood from behind a patinet's knees as a remedy for colds and flu. The clinic is offering their traditional treatments as an alternative to vaccinations and facial masks in an effort to combat the H1N1 virus, popularly known as swine flu. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA SOCIETY EMPLOYMENT BUSINESS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Traditional Chinese medicine Professor Jia Yucheng uses a burning ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Traditional Chinese medicine Professor Jia Yucheng uses a burning stick to create a vacuum on a glass cup he attached to a patient's leg at a clinic in central Beijing November 24, 2009. Jia uses the technique called 'wet-cupping' to draw 'bad' blood from behind a patinet's knees as a remedy for colds and flu. The clinic is offering their traditional treatments as an alternative to vaccinations and facial masks in an effort to combat the HINI virus, popularly known as swine flu. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA SOCIETY)

Traditional Chinese medicine Professor Jia Yucheng watches over ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 06:48:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Traditional Chinese medicine Professor Jia Yucheng watches over a patient after he attached a glass cup to her leg at a clinic in central Beijing November 24, 2009. Jia uses the technique called 'wet-cupping' to draw 'bad' blood from behind a patinet's knees as a remedy for colds and flu. The clinic is offering their traditional treatments as an alternative to vaccinations and facial masks in an effort to combat the H1N1 virus, popularly known as swine flu. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA SOCIETY)

Chinese paramilitary policemen attend a ceremony marking the ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:26:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Chinese paramilitary policemen attend a ceremony marking the end of their guard duties at a square in Nanchang, Jiangxi province November 24, 2009. REUERS/Stringer (CHINA MILITARY) CHINA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN CHINA

People assist a relative of a miner killed in a gas explosion ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:23:00 GMT

(Reuters) - People assist a relative of a miner killed in a gas explosion who fainted after identifying his body at a funeral home in Hegang, China's Heilongjiang province November 24, 2009. Relatives of miners killed by a gas blast at a coal pit in northeast China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as the toll hit 104 and hopes faded that any more survivors would be found. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA DISASTER SOCIETY POLITICS)

A relative of a miner killed in a gas explosion faints after ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A relative of a miner killed in a gas explosion faints after she identified his body at a funeral home in Hegang, China's Heilongjiang province November 24, 2009. Relatives of miners killed by a gas blast at a coal pit in northeast China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as the toll hit 104 and hopes faded that any more survivors would be found. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA POLITICS SOCIETY DISASTER)

A relative of a miner killed in a gas explosion cries at a funeral ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:15:00 GMT

(Reuters) - A relative of a miner killed in a gas explosion cries at a funeral home in Hegang, China's Heilongjiang province November 24, 2009. Relatives of miners killed by a gas blast at a coal pit in northeast China scuffled with police and demanded answers from the owners on Monday as the toll hit 104 and hopes faded that any more survivors would be found. REUTERS/Aly Song (CHINA DISASTER POLITICS SOCIETY)

Map of China locating the city of Hegang and Heilongjiang province, ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Map of China locating the city of Hegang and Heilongjiang province, where 104 miners died in a mine explosion. Photo:null/AFP

Chinese rescuers make their way into a mine near Hegang in northeast ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Chinese rescuers make their way into a mine near Hegang in northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Too many miners were below ground at thel mine where 104 workers were killed in a gas explosion, a safety official charged, as rescuers pressed on Tuesday with the hunt for four missing men. Photo:Str/AFP

Chinese rescuers bring in wooden logs to use as beams into a ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Chinese rescuers bring in wooden logs to use as beams into a mine near Hegang in northeast China's Heilongjiang province on November 22, 2009. Too many miners were below ground at the mine where 104 workers were killed in a gas explosion, a safety official charged, as rescuers pressed on Tuesday with the hunt for four missing men. Photo:Str/AFP

Nurses tend to a seriously injured miner in hospital in the ...

(AFP) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 05:04:00 GMT

(AFP) - Nurses tend to a seriously injured miner in hospital in the city of Hegang in northeast China's Heilongjiang province. Too many miners were below ground at the mine where 104 workers were killed in a gas explosion, a safety official charged, as rescuers pressed on Tuesday with the hunt for four missing men. Photo:Peter Parks/AFP

Dong Yang, Secretary General of the China Association of Automobile ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:56:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Dong Yang, Secretary General of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, speaks at the cross strait automobile conference in Taipei November 24, 2009. The conference from November 24-25 brings together automobile makers from Taiwan and China for an exchange of opinions and the showcasing of their respective research and development achievements. The conference also aims at closer cooperation between the two sides in the research and development of environmentally friendly electric vehicles. The words in the background read 'Cross strait automobiles industry cooperation'. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS POLITICS)

Representatives from Taiwan and China applaud during a group ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:55:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Representatives from Taiwan and China applaud during a group photograph at the cross strait automobile conference in Taipei November 24, 2009. The conference from November 24-25 brings together automobile makers from Taiwan and China for an exchange of opinions and the showcasing of their respective research and development achievements. The conference also aims at closer cooperation between the two sides in the research and development of environmentally friendly electric vehicles. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS POLITICS)

Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Association Chairperson ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:53:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Taiwan Transportation Vehicle Manufacturers Association Chairperson and Yulon Motor President Chen Kuo-Rong speaks during the cross strait automobile conference in Taipei November 24, 2009. The conference from November 24-25 brings together automobile makers from Taiwan and China for an exchange of opinions and the showcasing of their respective research and development achievements. The conference also aims to promote closer cooperation between the two sides in the research and development of environmentally friendly electric vehicles. The words in the background read 'Cross strait automobiles'. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN TRANSPORT BUSINESS POLITICS)

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about initiatives to promote ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 20:18:00 GMT

(Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama speaks about initiatives to promote science, technology, engineering and mathematics education while in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Larry Downing

Sub-Commander in Chief of the Beihai Fleet of China Navy, Rear ...

(Reuters) — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 17:52:00 GMT

(Reuters) - Sub-Commander in Chief of the Beihai Fleet of China Navy, Rear Admiral Wang Fushan, shakes hands with Chinese residents in Valparaiso port, about 75 miles (121km) northwest of Santiago November 23, 2009. Two Chinese vessels docked at Valparaiso on Monday as the navies from both countries sought to exchange experiences as well as strengthen cooperation between each other. REUTERS/Eliseo Fernandez (CHILE POLITICS MILITARY)