Cosmetics company lends helping hand to fight cancer in China

Amorepacific, a leading cosmetics firm from South Korea, will invest 30 million yuan ($4.75 million) over the course of three years to support the prevention and treatment of breast cancer and cervical cancer in China.

The special fund, formed in collaboration with the China Women's Development Foundation, builds upon an existing partnership that debuted in 2016, the company announced earlier this month.

The initiative, dubbed "Make Up Your Life", has sponsored and organized medical checkups for more than 30,000 women in rural areas, with 120,000 receiving knowledge related to such diseases in the past two years, said Charles Kao, president of Amorepacific China.