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Most people expect to be worse off than parents in retirement – except the Chinese
Survey finds Chinese optimistic about their retirement years, while French, Germans and Spanish are pessimistic A “squeezed generation” of middle-aged Europeans are convinced they are going to be poorer in retirement than their parents, according to a global survey that found the Chinese the most confident about their future and…
Chinese sex workers ‘face horrifying abuse’ in prostitution crackdown
Chinese sex workers are being subjected to widespread abuse by authorities, including beatings and torture in police custody and detention without trial, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. “Sex workers are treated as if they have no rights,” the international watchdog’s China director Sophie Richardson told a press conference in Hong…
Chinese state media reports 22 killed in mine accident
An accidental explosion at a coal mine in southwest China killed 22 miners on Saturday, state media said, in the latest deadly incident to hit the country’s troubled industry. Nine others were trapped after the blast at the Taozigou coal mine in Sichuan Province, Xinhua reported, citing the country’s work…
Video of bicycling bear attacking monkey sparks outrage in China
A viral video of a bear attacking a monkey after the two fell off their bicycles at a Chinese zoo has sparked outrage among animal rights activists, but an official on Friday defended the show. A minute-and-a-half long video surfaced this week showing the bear biting and clawing the monkey…
Pentagon claims China’s cyber spying targets U.S. government
China is engaging in state-sponsored cyber espionage to collect intelligence about the US government’s defense programs, said a Pentagon report issued Monday. “China is using its computer network exploitation (CNE) capability to support intelligence collection against the US diplomatic, economic, and defense industrial base sectors that support US national defense…
China reports 25th death from H7N9 bird flu
The death toll from the H7N9 bird flu virus has risen to 25, state media said Thursday after a man died in central China’s Hunan Province. The 55-year-old surnamed Jiao died on Wednesday morning after receiving medical treatment, state news agency Xinhua said, citing local authorities. More than 120 people…
Top US virologist: Prepare now for deadly bird flu mutation
AFP – There is no evidence that the deadly H7N9 bird flu has yet spread between humans in China but health authorities must be ready for the virus to mutate at any time, a top US virologist has warned. Anthony Fauci, the head of the National Institute of Allergy and…
China rapidly becoming global climate change leader
China is rapidly assuming a global leadership role on climate change alongside the United States, a new study said Monday, but it warned greenhouse gas emissions worldwide continue to rise strongly. The report by the independent Australian-based Climate Commission, “The Critical Decade: International Action on Climate Change” presents an overview…
H7N9 bird flu spreads to central China’s Hunan province
China’s deadly outbreak of H7N9 bird flu has spread to the central province of Hunan, local health authorities said Saturday, the third announcement in three days of a case in a new location. A 64-year-old woman in Shaoyang City, who developed a fever four days after coming into contact with…
Influenza expert: New bird flu not spreading in ‘sustained’ way between people in China
SHANGHAI — A top WHO influenza expert said Monday there was still no evidence H7N9 bird flu was spreading in a “sustained” way between people in China, despite the possibility some family members may have infected one another. China announced on March 31 that the virus had been discovered in…
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