Tag: chinese
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Synthetic stem cells to regenerate heart tissue
American and Chinese researchers have developed synthetic cardiac stem cells that could have the same therapeutic impact as human stem cells, with the added benefit of reducing the risk of graft rejection in cellular therapy. Cellular therapy consists of the injection of stem cells to restore damaged tissue and organs. Scientists today can extract stem…
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Behind Philippines’ ties with China, a billionaire and his rehab centers
By Adam Jourdan and Jackie Cai SHANGHAI (Reuters) – At the end of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's landmark visit to China last month, he held a brief private meeting with a businessman who may have played a crucial role in improving ties between the two nations. Huang Rulun, a rags-to-riches Chinese billionaire funding two huge…
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Behind Philippines’ ties with China, a billionaire and his rehab centers
By Adam Jourdan and Jackie Cai SHANGHAI (Reuters) – At the end of Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte's landmark visit to China last month, he held a brief private meeting with a businessman who may have played a crucial role in improving ties between the two nations. Huang Rulun, a rags-to-riches Chinese billionaire funding two huge…
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Tanzania suspends some HIV programs for gay men, says health minister
Tanzania has suspended community-based HIV/AIDS prevention programs for gay men, the health minister said on Monday, in the latest crackdown on the high-risk group. Ummy Mwalimu, Tanzania’s minister for health said the government had received reports that some local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) were promoting and normalizing same-sex relationships as part of their HIV programs. Gay…
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Oilfield services shakeup in cards after GE-Baker Hughes deal
General Electric Co’s deal with Baker Hughes Inc to create the world’s No. 2 oilfield services business is the clearest signal yet that consolidation is picking up in the energy sector as companies face long-term lower oil prices. GE said on Monday it would merge its oil and gas business with Baker Hughes, creating a…
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China offers ‘free screening’ for travelers from Zika-hit countries
China will offer Zika health screenings for travelers from Singapore and other affected countries, the quarantine bureau said on Wednesday, without explaining whether the tests would be compulsory. China has previously announced that it would step up checks on people and goods from the Singapore, where more than 240 locally transmitted cases of the Zika…
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Hong Kong confirms first case of Zika virus
By Reuters Staff HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong has confirmed its first case of Zika, putting the Asian financial center on high alert for any spread of the mosquito-borne virus that has wreaked havoc in Latin America, the Caribbean and beyond. At a media conference late on Thursday, Controller of the Centre for Health…
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Hong Kong confirms first case of Zika virus
By Reuters Staff HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong has confirmed its first case of Zika, putting the Asian financial center on high alert for any spread of the mosquito-borne virus that has wreaked havoc in Latin America, the Caribbean and beyond. At a media conference late on Thursday, Controller of the Centre for Health…
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Hundreds challenge human pyramid limits at Indian Hindu festival
Hundreds of people attending a Hindu festival in India's western Maharashtra state on Thursday defied India's Supreme Court order limiting the height of human pyramids due to safety concerns. Members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) regional party wearing T-shirts reading “I will break the law” formed a human pyramid 49 feet (15 m) tall…