CARACAS, March 30 (Xinhua) — Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodriguez said Thursday that her country has strengthened its capacity to produce medicines despite the blockade imposed by the United Sta
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Xi sends warm greetings as Ma visits Wuhan
Song Tao, a senior Taiwan affairs official of the Chinese mainland, conveyed warm greetings from Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, while meeting on Thurs
Chinese doctor recalls decades-old bond built during his time in Africa
WUHAN, March 30 (Xinhua) — Xue Jin, one of the earliest Chinese doctors to be dispatched to Africa for medical assistance, vividly remembers treating numerous Algerian patients from almost six decade
China\’s new round of bulk-buying cuts drug prices by half
HAIKOU, March 29 (Xinhua) — A total of 252 drug products won bids in China\’s eighth round of centralized bulk-buying of drugs on Wednesday, with public health facilities expected to see a 56-percent
New Chinese medical team arrives in Lesotho for aid mission
JOHANNESBURG, March 28 (Xinhua) — The 17th Chinese medical team arrived in Maseru, the capital of Lesotho, Tuesday for a one-year duty of aid mission, which aims at boosting the provision of health c
One in 4 U.S. Colorado teens have quick access to guns: study
NEW YORK, March 28 (Xinhua) — One in 4 Colorado teens reported they could get access to a loaded gun within 24 hours, according to survey results published on Monday, with nearly half of them saying
COVID-19 leaves behind at least 238,500 orphans in U.S.: CNN
NEW YORK, March 27 (Xinhua) — There are at least 238,500 COVID-19 orphans in the United States whose lives have been upended in the past three years by the loss of a parent or primary caregiver, acco
A shutterbug\’s passion for finless porpoises
WUHAN, March 27 (Xinhua) — Every day, Yang He, a 64-year-old photographer, wakes up in the wee hours and drives to the bank of the Yangtze River in the central Chinese city of Yichang.Upon arrival, h
Over 10 pct of Japanese children with COVID-related brain disease pass away: survey
A kid paints during a flea market at Showa Memorial Park in Tokyo, Japan, June 4, 2022. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)Over 10 percent of Japanese children with COVID-related brain disease have passed away, the
Commentary: Reviving "lab-leak" theory of COVID-19 irresponsible, senseless
BEIJING, March 21 (Xinhua) — Some U.S. politicians have hyped up the \”lab leak\” theory of COVID-19 again to shift responsibility for its own failure in handling the pandemic.A group of U.S. Republica