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East Asia
64 Chinese Kids Suffer From Lead Poisoning
Four sick children are seen in Tieshiling Village of Renhua County in Shaoguan, south China’s Guangdong Province, Feb. 28, 2012. Sixty-four children have been confirmed to be suffering from lead poisoning in south China’s Guangdong province, local authorities said Friday. Of the 103 residents of Dongtang township of Renhua county…
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Politics
China’s nuclear weapon R&D founder remembered
China has held a series of activities to commemorate the first anniversary of the death of Zhu Guangya (1924-2011), a leading scientist in the country’s research and development of nuclear weaponry. The institutions that have organized commemorative activities include the General Armament Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA),…
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East Asia
“I’m the most Beauty”
A photographer takes photo of a farm cattle in Shuangtuan Village of Rizhao, east China’s Shandong Province, Feb. 23, 2012. A cattle contest was held here on Thursday to celebrate the Dragon Head-raising Day, the second day of the second lunar month, in hopes of a smooth and fruitful year.…
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East Asia
China on 23 February 2012 China on 23 February 2012 <China Daily>: Xi looks to the future at journey‘s end
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Real-name registry for HIV test in China ‘Controversy’
A health worker draws blood for a HIV test at a department of the disease prevention and containment center in Changning District, Shanghai, east China, Feb. 21, 2012. Controversy has escalated in China since the country’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region drafted legislation that demand personal information for HIV testing and…
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Society
Bear bile maker, under fire, opens farm to reporters
A Chinese pharmaceutical company Wednesday morning allowed more than 100 reporters to visit a farm where it breeds bears for their bile, amid protests from the public and animal welfare activists. At the bear farm of Guizhentang Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., based in the eastern province of Fujian, a Xinhua reporter…
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East Asia
China on 22 February 2012 China on 22 February 2012 <CNTV>: China’s Sichuan Province suffers serious drought
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East Asia
Beijing Holds 7th Int’l Strawberry Symposium
A tourist tries to take photos at a strawberry greenhouse during the 7th International Strawberry Symposium (VII ISS) held in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 18, 2012. The VII ISS was held on Saturday in Changping District of Beijing, a wellknown strawberry growing area and production base in China, and…
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East Asia
3000-yr-old Chinese Vinegar Manufacturer
A staff member works at Donghu Vinegar Garden of Shanxi Mature Vinegar Group Co., LTD in Taiyuan, capital of north China’s Shanxi Province, Feb. 15, 2012. With over 3,000 years of history, Shanxi Mature Vinegar, one of the four famous vinegar in China, is made from sorghum, barley and other…
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East Asia
China on 17 February 2012 China on 17 February 2012 <China Daily> : “TCM expert defends bile harvesting” news@theasian.asia
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