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Sanlu name sold for 7.3 million yuan

Beijing Times: An auction of the assets of the failed dairy brand Sanlu was held yesterday in Shijiazhuan, Hebei province.

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Man sues hospital after a dropped needle pricks his foot

The Beijing News: A man recently sued Beijing’s Ditan Hospital after he was pricked by an HIV-contaminated needle.

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Fires, explosions and the death of an adult video actress

The Beijing News: A building which is going to be used a shopping mall in Chaoyang District called Lecheng International (乐城国际) caught fire yesterday afternoon.

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Melamine in New Zealand milk products

Melamine in the milk: Et tu New Zealand?

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May the Milk Wars commence!

Ads and PR for beleaguered milk companies Yili, Bright and Mengniu.

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Sanlu ad spoofs

This series of spoof Sanlu ads has already been scrubbed from Chinese video sharing sites but is still on Youtube. The country bumpkin voice-over parodies the original ads, saying that Sanlu powder guarantees kidney stones etc.

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Cows for rent, wet nurses for 18,000 yuan a month

Wet nurses are making a comeback in the wake of the melamine milk scandal, and some are asking for 20,000 yuan a month for the use of their breasts.

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Time to buy shares in soy milk companies

Starbucks is serving only soy milk: could this be the start of a revival in the popularity of the traditional Chinese drink?

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Sanlu milk powder covers the Sahara

Sanlu’s September 2008 TV commercial for Western media, with the copy “For the past 15 years we have enough sale volume covered the entire sahara desert”. The ‘volume’ refers to milk powder.

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Provincial government admits wrongdoing in milk scandal

Dongguan Times (东莞时报): A news conference in which the Hebei vice governor told the media that melamine was tested in 2005.

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