Needles set the course for fulfilling a dream

It was needles that brought Anaelle Regniel to China. She was intrigued by the "tiny silver needles that could sooth the pain of a patient" used in acupuncture.

Following her curiosity, the then high school student in France who was learning Chinese about a decade ago, was prompted to find out more about traditional Chinese medicine.

She majored in both Chinese language and TCM at college. Then, considering TCM to be more developed in Britain than France, where there are a few private Chinese hospitals, she did an internship at a TCM clinic in Leeds, Britain.