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Apple Said to Be Considering New iPhone Memory Chip Suppliers, Including in China
Apple is said to be seeking new suppliers for memory chips used in its iPhones, including a potentially first Chinese supplier, after a key Japanese partner had an output disruption.
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China Says Latest COVID-19 Outbreak Caused By Imported Cases
China's recent COVID-19 outbreaks in the northeast have come from travelers entering the country or contaminated frozen food imports, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Saturday.
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China's Mysterious Surge In Cases Linked To Cold Storage, Port Workers
China detected its first local asymptomatic infections in more than a month as two port workers responsible for unloading frozen seafood tested positive, adding to alarm that contaminated imports could be transmitting the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus Found On Seafood Importer's Packages In China
Health authorities in China's eastern city of Qingdao have found coronavirus contamination on some packages stored by a seafood importer after two of its handlers tested positive for the virus but displayed no symptoms.
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China Finds Heavy Coronavirus Traces In Seafood, Meat Sections Of Beijing Food Market
China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing's wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspects the area's low temperature and high humidity may have been contributing factors, officials said on Thursday.
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Coronavirus Lingers In Rooms And Toilets But Disinfectants Kill It
New research from Singapore published Wednesday showed that patients with the novel coronavirus extensively contaminate their bedrooms and bathrooms, underscoring the need to routinely clean high-touch surfaces, basins and toilet bowls.
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In 10,000 Bottles, Artist Has A Message On Water Contamination In China
Chinese artist Brother Nut can point to some success from his Beijing exhibit that used 10,000 bottles of yellowish water to raise awareness of contaminated rural ground water, although it did not go down so well with Beijing authorities.
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An "Exhibition" Of Dirty Water In China Hopes To Shock People Into Action
At first glance, it may seem like just a black truck filled with bottles of water, but a closer look reveals a darker -- or rather murkier -- side to what's sloshing around inside.
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In China's Murky Waters, Global Sewage Firms Seek Rewards
Global sewage and water treatment firms are eyeing opportunities in an unsavoury place: a growing pile of waste in China, the world's most populous nation. The country has been for years battling contamination from fertilizer run-offs, heavy metals and untreated sewage. A survey in 2015 showed nearly two thirds of China's underground water and a th...
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Authorities Say Police Injured As Residents Protest In China
Residents in a southern Chinese town say they have spontaneously taken to the streets in their thousands to protest an incinerator project they fear will contaminate the air and drinking water.
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Residents Near China Blast Site Evacuated Over Chemical Fears: Reports
Residents around the site of giant explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin were evacuated over fears of toxic contamination, the official Xinhua news agency said today, as the death toll rose to 85.
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38 Held in China For Selling Poisonous Chicken Feet Snacks
Chinese police have arrested 38 people and busted nine factories for allegedly producing and selling contaminated chicken feet snacks, one of the country's favorite delicacies.
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Lead Contamination Scare Hits Heinz Infant Food in China
US foodmaker H J Heinz Co has recalled some infant food products in China after a local watchdog said they contained excessive levels of lead, threatening to dent the company's reputation in a country highly sensitive to food safety.
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Crude oil leak blamed for China water contamination
A crude oil leak from a pipeline owned by a unit of China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) is to blame for water contamination that has affected more than 2.4 million people in the Chinese city of Lanzhou, media reported on Saturday.
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Cashing in on health scares, China online food sales boom
Chinese consumers are responding to a powerful new marketing tactic that plays to a widespread fear of food contamination - the promise of safe groceries sold online.
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Apple Said to Be Considering New iPhone Memory Chip Suppliers, Including in China
Apple is said to be seeking new suppliers for memory chips used in its iPhones, including a potentially first Chinese supplier, after a key Japanese partner had an output disruption.
-
China Says Latest COVID-19 Outbreak Caused By Imported Cases
China's recent COVID-19 outbreaks in the northeast have come from travelers entering the country or contaminated frozen food imports, the National Health Commission (NHC) said on Saturday.
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China's Mysterious Surge In Cases Linked To Cold Storage, Port Workers
China detected its first local asymptomatic infections in more than a month as two port workers responsible for unloading frozen seafood tested positive, adding to alarm that contaminated imports could be transmitting the coronavirus.
-
Coronavirus Found On Seafood Importer's Packages In China
Health authorities in China's eastern city of Qingdao have found coronavirus contamination on some packages stored by a seafood importer after two of its handlers tested positive for the virus but displayed no symptoms.
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China Finds Heavy Coronavirus Traces In Seafood, Meat Sections Of Beijing Food Market
China has found the trading sections for meat and seafood in Beijing's wholesale food market to be severely contaminated with the new coronavirus and suspects the area's low temperature and high humidity may have been contributing factors, officials said on Thursday.
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Coronavirus Lingers In Rooms And Toilets But Disinfectants Kill It
New research from Singapore published Wednesday showed that patients with the novel coronavirus extensively contaminate their bedrooms and bathrooms, underscoring the need to routinely clean high-touch surfaces, basins and toilet bowls.
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In 10,000 Bottles, Artist Has A Message On Water Contamination In China
Chinese artist Brother Nut can point to some success from his Beijing exhibit that used 10,000 bottles of yellowish water to raise awareness of contaminated rural ground water, although it did not go down so well with Beijing authorities.
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An "Exhibition" Of Dirty Water In China Hopes To Shock People Into Action
At first glance, it may seem like just a black truck filled with bottles of water, but a closer look reveals a darker -- or rather murkier -- side to what's sloshing around inside.
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In China's Murky Waters, Global Sewage Firms Seek Rewards
Global sewage and water treatment firms are eyeing opportunities in an unsavoury place: a growing pile of waste in China, the world's most populous nation. The country has been for years battling contamination from fertilizer run-offs, heavy metals and untreated sewage. A survey in 2015 showed nearly two thirds of China's underground water and a th...
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Authorities Say Police Injured As Residents Protest In China
Residents in a southern Chinese town say they have spontaneously taken to the streets in their thousands to protest an incinerator project they fear will contaminate the air and drinking water.
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Residents Near China Blast Site Evacuated Over Chemical Fears: Reports
Residents around the site of giant explosions in the Chinese port of Tianjin were evacuated over fears of toxic contamination, the official Xinhua news agency said today, as the death toll rose to 85.
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38 Held in China For Selling Poisonous Chicken Feet Snacks
Chinese police have arrested 38 people and busted nine factories for allegedly producing and selling contaminated chicken feet snacks, one of the country's favorite delicacies.
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Lead Contamination Scare Hits Heinz Infant Food in China
US foodmaker H J Heinz Co has recalled some infant food products in China after a local watchdog said they contained excessive levels of lead, threatening to dent the company's reputation in a country highly sensitive to food safety.
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Crude oil leak blamed for China water contamination
A crude oil leak from a pipeline owned by a unit of China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) is to blame for water contamination that has affected more than 2.4 million people in the Chinese city of Lanzhou, media reported on Saturday.
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Cashing in on health scares, China online food sales boom
Chinese consumers are responding to a powerful new marketing tactic that plays to a widespread fear of food contamination - the promise of safe groceries sold online.
