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Strict punishment can curb medicine scams

[2018-12-29 07:04]

Editors note: Tianjin-based health products company Quanjian Group has been accused of making huge profits by misleading consumers about the effects of its products. The pop science WeChat account Dingxiangyisheng (or Lilac Doctor) posted an article that cited the example of Zhou Yang, a 4-year-old girl diagnosed with a type of cancer in 2012, who died after taking Quanjian's "anti-cancer medicine", although the company claimed in its advertisements she was cured. Two experts share their views on the issue with China Daily's Zhang Zhouxiang. Excerpts follow:

Why doesn't US ditch zero-sum mentality in African development?

[2018-12-29 07:04]

When US National Security Adviser John Bolton was laying out the new US strategy for Africa, which he announced on Dec 13, his primary concern was not about helping African countries with their economic and social development, but rather about countering China and Russia to advance the United States' selfish geopolitical goals.

US may not stop policing the world

[2018-12-29 07:04]

Editor's note: During his first visit to US troops in Iraq since taking office, US President Donald Trump announced that the United States cannot continue to be the "policeman" of the world. What does Trump's announcement on Wednesday mean for the Middle East and the regions beyond? Three experts share their views with China Daily's Liu Jianna. Excerpts follow:

Emergency management strides ahead

[2018-12-28 08:12]

Mankind has never stopped fighting natural disasters. In modern times, creating an emergency warning and response system that can minimize casualties has been a key concern for governments around the world.

Sanitation workers in Hangzhou mourn their free-noodle friend

[2018-12-28 08:12]

HANGZHOU - After news of Zhang Chengliang's death was announced this week, sanitation workers in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, were in a sorrowful mood.

Ex-official pleads guilty to graft; another jailed, 1 charged

[2018-12-28 08:12]

Ai Wenli, a former senior political adviser, pleaded guilty on Thursday in Suzhou Intermediate People's Court in Jiangsu province to charges of taking bribes of more than 64 million yuan ($9.3 million).

Community leader adds a personal touch with neighbors

[2018-12-28 08:12]

When the neighborhood community office offered Chen Feng'e a job in 2006, she thought there would be plenty of leisure time since the work could be done mostly from home.

Reverse urbanization provides new direction for rural regions

[2018-12-28 08:12]

Spring Festival sees the largest annual migration in the world. During the 40 days of China's most important festival, hundreds of millions of people, most of them migrant workers, return to their hometowns from the distant cities where they work.

Returnee enjoys the fruits of his labor

[2018-12-28 08:12]

Once, Lyu Wei was a migrant worker who assembled iPhones at a Foxconn factory in Shenzhen in the southern province of Guangdong. Now, he sells homegrown fruit and vegetables nationwide from his startup in Shiyan, his hometown in rural Hubei province, Central China.

From researcher to budding entrepreneur

[2018-12-28 08:12]

If Bai Wen hadn't returned to his home village four years ago, he might have been an outstanding researcher at an institute in Lishui, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, studying the cultivation of wild mushrooms. However, he has never regretted his decision.

Livestock revolution lifts living standards

[2018-12-28 08:12]

In the 1990s, Mo Xiaohui was one of millions of migrant workers in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, the front line of reform and opening-up at the time.

THE BANKER WHO HELPED BUILD GREATER BAY AREA

[2018-12-27 07:52]

Although the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is now economically developed, that was not the case years ago.

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