Agnes Akissa and her 11-year-old son have suffered several bouts of malaria, greatly impacting on her household income as the female anopheles' bites made her lose working hours.Malaria is an endemic disease in Uganda, killing mostly pregnant mothers and children below the age of five. Those who are sick of the disease lose several working hours and also have to spend their meagre income to treat the disease.The Ministry of Health announced earlier that the country was facing an unprecedented increase of malaria cases over the last three months. The malaria cases between June and August in...
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FRANKFURT, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese automakers are much more visible at this year's International Motor Show (IAA) here, with several brands bringing dazzling new cars and concept cars equipped with trending technologies on the first press day.About 800 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions registered for the IAA 2019, which will officially open on Thursday and lasts until Sept. 22. China, with 79 companies attending the show, holds the first place among the international exhibitors.Chinese car makers Hongqi, Great Wall Motors, and startup Byton all held events on Tuesday revealing ...
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BEIJING, Sept. 11 -- An agrarian backwater that struggled to feed its population 70 years ago, China is now an indispensable supplier in the global industrial chain, manufacturing and exporting everything from daily necessities to high-speed trains.The following are quick walk-throughs of the tectonic shifts in China's industrial strength and the drivers behind the changes, which may offer a glimpse of the country's industrial future.
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BEIJING, Sept. 10 -- On Aug. 30, ZAO, a mobile app that allows users to transpose their faces onto celebrities' faces in hit movies or TV series, instantly went viral in China.On Sept. 1, a privacy backlash was triggered after users found the app's terms and conditions required users to grant it and other users the right to 'irrevocably' use their photos.On Sept. 3, ZAO creators were summoned to a meeting with officials from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, who demanded the company make corrections and abide by laws regarding the collection of personal...
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BEIJING, Sept. 11 -- China on Wednesday unveiled the first set of lists of U.S. goods to be excluded from the first round of additional tariffs on U.S. products.The exemption will be effective from Sept. 17, 2019 to Sept. 16, 2020, the Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council said in a statement.Two lists of goods will be excluded from China's first round of tariff countermeasures against the U.S. Section 301 measures.The first list includes 12 items and allows affected import enterprises to apply for refunds of collected duties within six months from Wednesday.The second list includ...
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