Archive for the 'Health' Category

Inside China Today – Saturday 21st August

Posted by Daniel Teng on Saturday, August 21st, 2010
 
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Huang Huahua sued in Taiwan
Sichuan floods claim lives in Yingxiu
Corruption leads to disruption of village election
Parents of children injected with faulty vaccines continue protest
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Huang Huahua sued in Taiwan
The infamous Governor of Guangdong, Huang Huahua has arrived in Taiwan. On August 16th, Falun Gong practitioners quickly filed a lawsuit against Huang at Taiwan’s High Court. The [...]

Inside China Today – Sunday 1st August

Posted by Daniel Teng on Monday, August 2nd, 2010
 
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- Corruption: a leech on Henan’s food industry
- Police backed thugs attack local fisherman
- Blue-Ear Plague kills pigs, diseased pork sold
- Suzhou villagers continue fight against land seizures
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Corruption: a leech on Henan’s food industry
The head of major food supply company Jiyuan has been accused of trading expired wheat. Mr Zhai formerly worked at Jiyuan Food [...]

Inside China Today – Sunday 11th July

Posted by Daniel Teng on Sunday, July 11th, 2010
 
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- Spoiled rice: Greenpeace vs. Wal-Mart
- New law firm to fight injustice
- CCP Secretary selling off village properties
- ‘Global Quit the CCP’ day draws response from mainland Chinese
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Spoiled rice: Greenpeace vs. Wal-Mart
Greenpeace is suing global retail giant Wal-Mart for illegally selling transgenic rice in China. An attorney for the organization filed the complaint on the 28th of June, at [...]

Inside China Today – Sunday 4th July

Posted by Daniel Teng on Monday, July 5th, 2010
 
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- Villagers scramble for water as pollution worsens
- Nanping hit by torrential rain, authorities cover up
- Land rights protest leaves one villager crushed
- Teachers stage kneel-down protest
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Villagers scramble for water as pollution worsens
Pollution continues to plague China’s water sources. Waste from manufacturers is a major contributor to the problem. To avoid polluted water, villagers have [...]

Inside China Today – Saturday 26th June

Posted by Daniel Teng on Saturday, June 26th, 2010
 
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- Chinese wage hikes cause headaches in Hong Kong
- Greedy companies send pharmaceutical costs soaring
- Mudslides in southern China kill hundreds
- Renowned doctor pursues justice at Supreme Court along with petitioners
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Chinese wage hikes cause headaches in Hong Kong
Unease sweeps through mainland China as Hong Kong businesses along the Pearl River Delta are impacted by workers strikes over pay rise [...]