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AS Chinese acupuncture gains in popularity in Western countries for its amazing healing ability, it seems to be withering away in China.
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- Scepticism to cure
AS Chinese acupuncture gains in popularity in Western countries for its amazing healing ability, it seems to be withering away in China.
- Puzzling prescription
NEXT month, Li Qizhong will travel to Paris to give a speech before his peers in praise of Traditional Chinese Therapy and Traditional Chinese Medicine in today's China.
- Narrow escape
AMERICAN escapologist Robert Gallup gave a preview perfor-mance of his skills to local media last Friday. Handcuffed and shackled by 13 locks on chains and in a straitjacket weighing 50 pounds, Gallup jumped into the diving zone of Shanghai Swimming Pool.
- Clarity for consumers
RETURNING from negotiations with food giant Nestle in Switzerland over the labelling of genetically modified food, Shanghai resident Zhu Yanling again expressed her determination to ensure consumers' rights were respected.
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- US travel anxiety
LONDON - Tough new US security measures are likely to raise fears among airline passengers rather than allay them, and US and European airlines are likely to suffer the most, analysts said on Monday.
- Egyptian plane crash remains a mystery
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt - France said on Monday it attached little credence to a previously unknown Islamic group's claim to have brought down a plane that crashed off Egypt, killing 133 French tourists and 15 other people.
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- New Year resolutions
It was a case of gang rape committed in full view of scores of young people.
- Mass apathy reflects ancient teaching
Making new year resolutions is no less painful than fulfilling them.
- Supporting pregnant teens
It was a really shocking story. An ordinary middle school student, who was only 16 years old, gave birth to a baby boy at home alone before Christmas.
- Let a hundred currencies bloom
The implementation of the CEPA agreement from January 1, establishing tariff-free trade between the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macao with the Mainland, will prove of enormous economic interest for a variety of reasons. In particular, it will provide a fascinating laboratory for Chinese economic liberalization, deepening the relationship between the distinct but integrated economies of the Pearl River Delta. It will also increase the prominence of a remarkable inheritance: the adoption of the Hong Kong dollar as a second significant currency within the overall Chinese economy.
- A not-so-super Superpower
I beg to differ about the reasons, cited by many Americans, that the US is one of the most prosperous nations in the world. During countless business dinners, visiting businessmen from the "Chosen Country" have been trying to brainwash me into convincing me that the superior political, legal, educational, moral and business climate in the US are the reasons for its alleged prosperity.
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- Man with a plan
AKING a profit" is the eternal principle in business circles, but not for one man in Shanghai who has spent three years working on a book whose sales won't even cover his costs. Probably, only a couple of hundred readers will be interested in the book because of its narrow focus.
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- Moneky's many meanings
WITH Chinese Spring Festival drawing near, people can see logos or signs of monkeys appearing here and there on the streets.
- What's in a road name?
WHEREVER a road is built, it will be given an appropriate name, endowing it with a certain geographic or cultural significance.
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