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Beijing choked by pollution at dangerous levels
BEIJING – Dense fog enveloped swathes of east and central China Saturday, with pollution levels in Beijing reaching dangerous levels for a second day and residents advised to stay indoors, state media said. The municipal environment warning centre issued an […]
Chemical dump affects water supply in Shanghai
SHANGHAI – Authorities in Shanghai have been offering emergency water supplies to residents of a southwestern suburb after a discharge of chemical waste into a river required the water to be cut off to about 30,000 people. Firefighting departments were […]
Indonesia plans to produce bird flu vaccine for new strain
JAKARTA- The Indonesian government plans to produce bird flu vaccine for new strain of the virus that has killed hundreds of thousands of ducks in Java island, a minister said here on Thursday. People Welfare and Poverty Alleviation Minister Agung […]
Flu season peak expected for China’s northern provinces
BEIJING- The flu season that started in China’s northern provinces in December is expected to peak with infections in the next few weeks, a ministry spokesman said Thursday. Ministry of Health spokesman Deng Haihua said despite the expected peak infection […]
Is this safe to eat? That’s the question
CHINA – While a single television documentary, A Bite of China, lifted hearts warmed by thoughts of mother’s cooking, several issues brought the Chinese diners back to earth in a year pockmarked by various food safety scares. In March, there […]
Unsafe mercury levels found in Thailand river
THAILAND – A civic group will submit to the United Nations a report showing that fish in a river in Prachin Buri, and hair samples taken from villagers living nearby, contain high levels of mercury believed to come from an […]
S’pore: No beef suspension
SINGAPORE – Singapore has not suspended the import of beef from Brazil, because the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) has assessed that the risk of mad cow disease is negligible. The Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore (AVA) said […]
Beijing tap water getting worse: Expert
BEIJING – To drink or not to drink? That is the question for Beijing residents, according to water quality expert Zhao Feihong. Her answer: No. She advises anyone who can afford it to switch to bottled water, claiming it is […]
China Cuts Prices of 400 Drugs
The government price regulator said that prices of 400 Chinese drugs used to treat respiratory illnesses, pains and fever will be reduced by an average of 15 percent starting Feb 1. The National Development and Reform Commission said it will […]
More Myanmar citizens seek organ transplant in India
MYANMAR – More Myanmar citizens who want to undergo an organ transplant operation go to India as they face restrictions in their homeland, according to country’s healthcare services. Myanmar citizens usually go to Singapore, India and Thailand for liver or […]
