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China’s Vaccine Scandal Threatens Public Faith in Immunizations (Published 2016)
The news that millions of faulty vaccines were given to children has reignited a widespread, often visceral distrust of China’s medical system.
China aims to become football superpower 'by 2050'
China unveils a strategy to become a "world football superpower" by 2050, with plans to get 50 million children and adults playing the game by 2020.
Panama Papers
The Panama Papers are 2.6TB of data or 11.5 million leaked documents that detail financial and attorney–client information for more than 214,488 offshore entities leaked beginning on 3 April 2016. The documents, some dating back to the 1970s, were created by, and taken from, former Panamanian law firm and corporate service provider Mossack Fonseca.
China Shandong illegal vaccine scandal sparks anger
Chinese citizens react with alarm at news of a massive illegal vaccine operation uncovered in Shandong province, said to involve hundreds of people.
Thousand Talents Plan
The Thousand Talents Plan or Thousand Talents Program (TTP), or Overseas High-Level Talent Recruitment Programs was established in 2008 by the central government of China to recognize and recruit leading international experts in scientific research, innovation, and entrepreneurship. Both the United States and Canada have warned that China intends to use scientists who are involved with this plan to gain access to new technology for economic and military advantage.
Why China Is Banning Islamic Veils
This week, regional authorities outlawed Islamic veils from all public spaces in the regional capital of China’s Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region (XUAR). The Urumqi ban, which went into effect on
Gupta family
The Gupta family is a wealthy Indian-born family with business interests in South Africa, whose most notable members are brothers Ajay, Atul, and Rajesh "Tony" Gupta—as well as Atul's nephews Varun,[3] and US-based Ashish and Amol.[4] The family owns a business empire spanning computer equipment, media, and mining.[5]
Northern Theater Command
The Northern Theater Command is one of the five theater commands of the People's Liberation Army. It was founded on February 1, 2016; its predecessor is the Shenyang Military Region. Its headquarters is in the Heping District of Shenyang, Liaoning Province. The Northern Theater Command shares borders with North Korea, Russia and Mongolia.
World Internet Conference
The World Internet Conference, also known as the Wuzhen Summit, is an annual international event, first held in 2014, organized by government agencies in China to discuss global Internet issues and policies.
Why China Wants to Build Environmentally Friendly 'Sponge Cities'
China’s central government has an ambitious green infrastructure plan. But will the results live up to the rhetoric?
Chinese takeovers in Europe are at an all-time high—even if ChemChina’s Syngenta bid fails
Chinese companies have spent $32 billion acquiring European businesses, outstripping the previous record of $27 billion in 2008.
Rare early photographs show life in Beijing during the Qing dynasty
Over two decades, photographer Thomas Child captured some of the earliest views of Peking, now known as Beijing. The images are part of an exhibit open through Sunday at China Exchange in London.
China Abandons One-Child Policy
The Communist Party will allow Chinese couples to have two children, ending a notorious 35-year-old limit on reproduction that has created myriad problems and threatened the country’s long-term economic health.
China Agricultural Bank sells $1 bln debut "green bond" in London
Agricultural Bank of China, the country's third-largest listed lender, completed its debut sale of $1 billion dual currency bonds late on Tuesday in London - the first "green bond" from a Chinese...
Former China energy chief Jiang Jiemin jailed for corruption
The former chief of China's biggest oil firm, Jiang Jiemin, is sentenced to 16 years in prison for accepting bribes, state media say.
