Tuesday, July 19, 2005

News

Wild panda causes panic in southwest China: A wild panda who ventured into a southwest Chinese city caused panic among residents who thought she was a thief before she was finally captured by firemen after a lengthy chase.

Chinese most prone to colorectal cancer in Asia: A study spanning 14 cities across Asia has found the highest incidence of colorectal cancer among ethnic Chinese, a trend which researchers in Hong Kong on Monday blamed on a more westernized diet.

More than 660,000 evacuated in China as typhoon bears down: More than 660,000 people have been evacuated in the eastern Chinese coastal provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian as Typhoon Haitang bore down on the region after pounding Taiwan with heavy winds and rain.

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