01 Oct
Posted by Craig in Current Affairs (China, lunar mission, space habitation, Space walk)
After the success of their first space walk – China are now setting their sights on a manned trip to the moon, and a space station. Wang Zhaoyao, spokesperson for China’s manned space programme said that “We believe that as long as we can make further progress in science and technology, we can achieve the [...]
20 Sep
Posted by igor in Current Affairs, Newswire (China, dairy, milk)
The Chinese have discovered that at least 10% of the milk and powdered milk produced by the three largest dairy producers in China has been contaminated with the chemical melamine. Officials suspect that the milk was first watered down, and then the chemical added to have it appear higher in nitrogen.
With China’s quality control already [...]