Chinese chemical plant blast kills 16, forces mass evacuation

An explosion Tuesday morning at a chemical plant in south China has killed sixteen and forced 11, 500 people to evacuate, Xinhua reports. No word yet on whether the accident contaminated local water sources."The death toll from an explosion at a chemical plant in south China...

South China Judge In Detention Died NOT Murdered

"An official investigation into the death of a 38-year-old former judge who was being held in detention shows he died from "adult sudden death syndrome." Investigators say Li Chaoyang was an uncooperative prisoner while being held in detention in Xing'an county in southwest...

Snakes in China 'predict quakes'

"Scientists in China say they have developed a new way of predicting earthquakes - by observing erratic behaviour in snakes. Experts at the earthquake bureau in Nanning, in southern Guangxi province, monitor local snake farms via 24-hour internet video links."

China touts initial success with first AIDS vaccine - Forbes.com

"BEIJING (AFX) - China said initial test results of its first AIDS vaccine showed it could protect people against the HIV virus. None of the participants in the clinical trial's first phase showed severe adverse reactions after 180 days and some showed immunity to the HIV-1...