Beijing  - North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il arrived Tuesday in China for talks at which Chinese leaders were expected to press North Korea to resume dialogue on ending its nuclear weapons programme.

North Korea's ministers of agriculture, foreign trade, culture and metallurgy are accompanying Kim on his five-day visit, Chinese state media said.

The foreign ministry said that Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao would discuss a range of bilateral and regional issues with Kim, whose trip is timed to mark the 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two nations.

Breast cancer is the most common tumor in women and was diagnosed in more than 184,000 U. S. patients in 2008, according to estimates from the National Cancer Institute.

Recent study revealed that daily intake of mushroom can help in fighting cancer. Intake of green tea along with mushroom can increase the protection against breast cancer.

Research team at the University of Western Australia in Perth analyzed data collected from 2,000 Chinese women. Approximately half of the study subjects had suffered breast cancer.

Washington  - The world's wealthiest nations should pay for China to cut its pollution coming from exports, Chinese officials said Monday amid sensitive talks with the United States on how to reach a new deal to combat global warming.

China - the world's largest polluter together with the United States - has a plan in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming even as its economy grows rapidly, said Li Gao, director of China's department of climate change.

Washington - The world's wealthiest nations should be responsible for China's pollution coming from exports, Chinese officials said Monday amid talks with the United States on how to combat global warming.

China - the world's largest polluter together with the United States - has a plan in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions blamed for global warming even as its economy grows rapidly, said Li Gao, director of China's department of climate change.

Johannesburg  - The billion-dollar China-Africa Development Fund opened its first Africa office in Johannesburg on Monday.

Chinese President Hu Jintao announced the creation of the 5-billion-dollar fund in 2006 to support Chinese investment in Africa, which supplies China with oil and other commodities.

South Africa's leading candidate for president in April elections, Jacob Zuma, attended the opening, together with Chen Yuan, the chairman of the Chinese Development Bank, and other Chinese officials.

Taipei  - Nearly 2,000 Chinese tourists arrived in Taiwan on a cruise ship Monday, the first such arrival by sea in over half a century.

The Keelung Harbour in north Taiwan spread the red carpet and performed a dragon dance to welcome the 1,600 mainland tourists who arrived from Shanghai aboard the Legend of the Seas, owned by the Royal Caribbean International shipping line.

The tourists were all employees of Amway China. Amway plans to send 12,000 Chinese employees to Taiwan in nine groups on the ship.