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China's drug administration has warned consumers not to purchase illegally imported cancer drugs online, as most of the drugs are fake.
The latest circular issued by the China Food and Drug Administration says the authority found that "Iressa", and some other cancer drugs that were claimed to be imported from India, were being sold online at a price around one-tenth that of legal drugs of the same kind.
The administration investigated the cases and found that the drugs were not licensed by the administration, and most of these products were fake drugs produced in China at illegal production sites.
There are also drugs that were purchased by unqualified individuals from inauthentic sources abroad and illegally imported to China.
The administration warned consumers not to buy these fake drugs and noted that the sale of all kinds of cancer drugs requires a doctor's prescription; and selling prescription drugs online is forbidden.
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The Chinese mainland saw only 9 blood donations per 1,000 people last year, below the WHO-proposed minimum ratio for a country's clinical use.
China's health watchdog, the "National Health and Family Planning Commission", made the comment recently ahead of World Blood Donor Day, which fell on June 14th.
The commission says in a statement that the mainland's blood donation situation is "not compatible" with its economic and social development.
Hong Kong and Macao recorded 30 and 23 donations per 1,000 people respectively last year, while the figure in developed countries usually stands at 40.
The WHO recommends 10 to 30 donations per 1,000 people to meet China's clinical demand.
Though lagging behind developed countries and regions, the number of blood donors in the mainland rose 260-fold last year to almost 13 million from only 50,000 in 1998.
The Chinese government has set a goal of raising the ratio to 10 donations per 1,000 people by the end of next year.
Achieving the goal requires an annual increase of at least 2.5 percent in blood donors, but the number only edged up 1.8 percent over the last year.
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An overnight session watching the FIFA World Cup may have caused the death of a 25-year-old man in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou.
A local hospital says the young man was found dead in his room early in the morning on June 14th with his Television still airing a football match.
Doctors in the hospital suspected his death was linked to staying up late watching the games, which are aired live in the middle of the night in China due to the time difference with tournament host country Brazil.
Although doctors did not specify what exactly may have caused this fatality, exhaustion or a heart attack are possible factors. They warned football fans to be cautious about their health while watching the world cup.
China may not be represented at this year's FIFA World Cup, but Chinese football fans have nevertheless been staying up late at night to watch matches broadcast from midnight to 6 a.m. Beijing Time.
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If the World Cup in Brazil fails to woo you as a travel destination, and if you have 600,000 yuan, around 97,000 US dollars to spare, then consider space travel.
Via "Taobao.com", China's wealthy people can now book a private trip into space, though just for five to six minutes.
Orders have opened to book a trip with the Dutch firm Space Expedition, and more than 300 buyers purchased trips in the first minutes after the registration began.
Four entrepreneurs from Chengdu in southwestern China and two from Shanghai are among those who signed up for the trip into space.
The modules differ in terms of flight length and departure time. The "Pioneer Astronaut" program allows travelers to fly around 60 kilometers into space starting in the fourth quarter of next year.
Buyers can also sign up for premium travel packages such as the "Founder Astronaut" trip for 1.4 million yuan; or pay 630,000 yuan for the "Future Astronaut" program. Both flights start in 2016 and will take travellers as high as 100 kilometers above the earth.
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The Chinese version of the Disney musical "The Lion King" will be staged at the yet-to-be completed Shanghai Disney Resort.
The Chinese-language musical will stay true to the original English version. It will be performed at the 1,200-seat Walt Disney Theater in the resort.
The show will start recruiting local actors this summer.
Shanghai Disneyland is scheduled to open at the end of next year. It is the first Disney resort on the Chinese mainland.
Shanghai Disneyland has two themed hotels, a large retail, dining and entertainment venue, as well as an array of recreational facilities. It has been designed to combine Chinese elements with Disneyland traditions.
The resort is a joint venture between the Walt Disney Company and the Shanghai Shendi Group.
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