2 dead in China after bird flu spreads

Posted in China, World by Senior Editor

SHANGHAI, CHINA: Chinese officials downplayed reports of two men dying due to bird flu when approached by Daily News Asia correspondent Hon-Jao Xai. Xai tells Daily News U.K that officials denied that two men died from the lesser known H7N9 strain of bird flu, but another woman in a nearby providence is sick with the same virus.

Health officials in China told Daily News that no human to human cross-infection has been detected as of yet.

Two men die of bird flu in China (bbc.co.uk)
New bird flu strain kills 2 in Shanghai; no vaccine (wantchinatimes.com)
China downplays new bird flu fears (cbsnews.com)
2 in China first known deaths from H7N9 bird flu (cnsnews.com)
2 in China first known deaths from H7N9 bird flu (sacbee.com)
Previously unknown strain of bird flu kills 2 in China (theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com)

29Mar2013

Are North Korea & the U.S headed to War? Likely

Posted in U.S News by Senior Editor

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA: North Korean state media reported today that the country’s estranged leader has apparently ordered the military’s rockets & missiles ready for U.S attack. According to The New York Times, Kim Jong Un made the order today — sparking worry across most of China & some of Russia.

“The United States is fully capable of defending itself and our allies,” said Lt. Col. Catherine Wilkinson, a Pentagon spokeswoman in Washington.”North Korea’s bellicose rhetoric and threats follow a pattern designed to raise tensions and intimidate others.”

The New York Times also notes that North Korean soldiers per an anonymous military source have been spotted moving towards a western border closer to China, where their first missile launched in December.

The amp-up comes just one day after the United States carried out out of the ordinary bomb practices across South Korea — some of which appear to have upset the likes of Un.

North Korea readies rockets after U.S. show of force (conservativeread.com)
Hagel Says North Korea Has ‘Ratcheted Up the Danger’ (bloomberg.com)
U.S. responds to North Korea rhetoric with stealth bombers (wjla.com)
Why Is North Korea Pointing Its Missiles at American Bases? (blogs.smithsonianmag.com)
North Korea orders rocket prep after U.S. B-2 drill (newsok.com)
Analysis: NKorea threat may be more bark than bite (staradvertiser.com)

2Mar2013

China to execute gang

Posted in China, World by Senior Editor

CHIANG RAI, CHINA: According to CNN, four men convicted in murdering 13 Chinese sailors off the Mekung River in 2011 were executed today in China. Among those executed were: sang Kham from Thailand, Yi Lai, referred to as “stateless,” and Zha Xika, a Laotian.

The four men were executed by lethal injection. Due to the graphic nature of their televised execution, DN U.K is prohibited from showing the video here.