Nutrition Science Partners is set to begin the final phase of testing for a new drug based on a traditional Chinese medicine botanical to treat inflammatory bowel disease. The new partnership has given Nestle Health Science access to a traditional Ch...
The ivory trade will be back on the agenda at this year's Convention for the International Trade of Endangered Species (CITES), which opened in Bangkok on March 3. Paul Muya, deputy spokesperson for the Kenya Wildlife Service, says they hope that the...
Some 150 kilometers northeast of London, students from Suffolk's local schools are practising in the Snape Maltings Concert Hall the Old Abram Brown, one of the twelve songs composed by Britten 80 years ago and published as Friday Afternoons. It so h...
A memorial service was held in the Egyptian city of Luxor on Friday for victims of the balloon crash. Nineteen foreign tourists died in the deadliest ballooning accident on record. The service was attended by the governor of Luxor and diplomats from...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki moon now warns that a very small window of opportunity for talks between the Syrian government and the opposition may soon close. Ban was referring to an offer of dialogue by Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem days a...
After an-hour closed-door meeting with a bipartisan group of congressional leaders at the White House, US President Barack Obama re-iterated that the all-across spending cuts will hurt the economy and the people. At a time when our businesses have fi...
The popularity of Chinese calligraphy has been dwindling. With technological advances, many young people no longer write words by hand but use keyboards. Many now struggle to write sentences on paper let alone attempt the complexities of calligraphy....
Laurent Gbagbo, former President of Cote d'lvoire has appeared at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, to hear if he will be tried on charges of crimes against humanity. Gbagbo faces four charges, including murder and rape, following Cote d...
A World Health Organization report shows the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011 is likely to increase the risk of specific cancers for people in polluted areas. However, the report predicts no additional risks for other parts in Japan and neighboring...
Latest figures are showing a decline in the growth of China's manufacturing sector which means the country's recovery could be slowing down. The official Purchasing Manager's Index or the PMI for February fell to 50.1 percent from the previous month'...
The State Grid Corporation of China, the country's largest energy distributor is taking further steps to facilitate the use of distributed power generation. This is an incentive for individuals who have the intention and capability to build their own...
Naw Kham, who was convicted of murdering 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River in 2011, was executed earlier this afternoon. The Myanmar drug lord and three of his accomplices, identified as Hsang Kham, Yi Lai,and Zha Xika, were given the lethal inj...
Father of a sixth grader in east China's Zhejiang Province outsourced his daughter's homework to nine of his employees, causing one of them to complain to the local newspaper. This unhappy worker, who is surnamed Chen said it took three days to finis...
Beijing has issued new food safety regulations to restrict online food sales. Food items will be placed in three different categories: pre-packaged foods, bulk foods, and dairy products. Food retailers without a storefront will be banned from selling...
Chinese social activist is accusing Weifang City factories of illegally discharging chemical waste into 1,000 meter deep wells. In response, the Shandong provincial environment protection department has sent 320 officers to over 700 suspected factori...
