Health

China 07/01/22, 02:57

A Shanghainese June 28 released a song about how the glorious metropolis had conquered COVID-19 with the zero-COVID policy. But, of course, it was a mockery. The song is titled “the great shanghai defense battle won” a pick-up from recent statements by the authorities about their pandemic triumph. In the lyrics are ...

Economy 06/30/22, 03:33

As a report by RFA, the WeChat circle shared an “Adjustment of ‘medical insurance doesn’t pay’ on July 1, 2022, and drug code information.’” Following that, 995 drugs, including common drugs, were removed from China’s medical insurance catalog of drugs. As a result, the number of medications on China’s medical ...

China 06/30/22, 03:18

Although Shanghai authorities have lifted the lockdown since the beginning of June, some restrictions remain. Food and beverage are one of the businesses that are banned from fully open and only allowed to serve takeaway. However, some have stealthily included dine-in services to survive after the pandemic. An online writer named ...

China 06/30/22, 03:00

Citing Tencent News, Chinese language media Kanzhongguo reported that the city of Nanjing has just adjusted its epidemic-control policy last Sunday. It would ease the Covid curb, allowing people to return to Nanjing from normal or low-risk cities without asking for a negative Covid test result. Nanjing City is the capital ...

Social problem 06/29/22, 03:11

As China maintains its 'zero COVID' policy for handling outbreaks, it has continuously put several areas or cities under lockdown. This has caused a significant impact on people's livelihood as well as China's economy. Hao Lei is a 43-year-old well-known Chinese actress. She once won a Golden Horse Award winner for ...

Human Rights 06/29/22, 02:02

The 20th National Congress of China is approaching. The Cyber ​​Security Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, on June 27, announced the launch of a six-month-long special campaign to "strike and rectify the cyber navy" nationwide. On June 24, Wang Xiaohong, near 65 years old, was appointed Minister of Public ...

China 06/28/22, 19:28

A Beijing Communist Party secretary recently declared that China’s capital would normalize pandemic prevention controls in the next five years. But, as the public reaction was fervid, censorship took action within the day.  On June 28, Beijing’s Communist Party chief, Cai Qi, delivered a speech at a briefing on the Party’s ...

China 06/28/22, 19:27

Covid-19 has recently resurged in Shenzhen, causing closure in many communities. The hardest-hit area is the Futian district. As a result, local officials announced a 3-day lockdown from June 25. Some residents, including adults and children, gather to sing an edited version of the national anthem to show their depression. Several days ...

China 06/28/22, 19:08

A video of citizens showing sharp kitchen tools at street vendors secured with strong wire has drawn public attention. These tools include knives and scissors.  In the video, a man muttered, "I would never have imagined that a kitchen knife could be tied with iron wire." The "Qinhuangdao Evening News" reported that ...

Morality 06/28/22, 18:00

Yamaguchi-gumi is one of the largest violent gangs in Japan. Recently, Former leader of Yamaguchi-gumi, Sugawara Ushio revealed in an exclusive interview with the Epoch Times in Tokyo about the terrible hidden crime he witnessed when he went to China 15 years ago, which was a crime of Organ harvesting ...

China 06/27/22, 10:27

Across China, citizens have reported all kinds of hardships due to the Zero-Covid measures in recent months. Some of the reported consequences range from the impossibility of going to work or moving freely, to food and medicine shortages and lack of access to healthcare. Today, we will learn more about what ...

Human Rights 06/27/22, 10:13

According to Chinese local media, a hospital performed an emergency heart transplant for a patient. This patient waited for only one day for the heart donor.  Emergency heart transplant cases are common in China. In this regard, Li Xudong, an associate professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, told ...

China 06/27/22, 10:10

1. Shenzhen Futian has new area under lockdown, locals facing food shortage On the evening of June 25, the New Coronavirus Pneumonia Epidemic Prevention and Control Headquarters in Futian District, Shenzhen, issued a notice. Futian District will delineate the closure and control areas in Futian Street, such as Gangxia Village Dongsanfang, ...

China 06/27/22, 09:55

Since June, the Chinese government has ordered large cities with populations of more than 10 million to establish nucleic acid testing points within a 15-minute walk, and individuals must undergo nucleic acid testing every 48 hours. According to The Paper outlet, 200,000 nucleic acid tests produce one ton of medical waste. Since ...

Human Rights 06/26/22, 05:55

Hundreds of dogs rescued from a truck at China's Yulin dog meat festival These poor dogs have just been rescued from the truck headed to China's Yulin Dog Meat Festival on June 21 by the animal activists in Xian, China. 368 dogs were crammed into old wire cages and packed into ...

Human Rights 06/26/22, 02:41

Zhengzhou city recently announced the punishment of five individuals over the red health codes slammed on depositors who were already dismayed over blocked withdrawals. Still, experts are dissatisfied with how the saga turned out. On June 22, the local anti-graft authority of Zhengzhou, capital of central Henan province, announced that four ...