Bird Flu Fears Mount in China as Herbal Remedies Run Out

A popular herb called ban lan gen, or blue root, has been flying off pharmacy shelves across China as local governments encourage people to consider traditional remedies to ward off the latest bird flu virus.

With scientists so far unable to pinpoint the H7N9 influenza virus’ animal host, locals are preparing for a possible pandemic by stocking up on popular plant remedies as well as face masks and hand sanitizers and other over-the- [...]

Professor Larry Lang: ‘Every province in China is Greece’

by Athens News

A file photo of Taiwan-born finance professor Larry Lang Hsien-ping (Reuters)

Chinese academics hardly ever make any negative references when they speak publicly about the state of the Chinese economy.

In this context, the recent public lecture of Professor Larry Lang, who reportedly said that the country’s GDP is going in reverse, is remarkable.

 

According to the Epoch Times, Lang, who holds the chair of finance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said [...]

Chinese TV Host [Professor] Says Regime Nearly Bankrupt

Chinese TV Host [Chair Professor Of Finance] Says Regime Nearly Bankrupt (November 13/16, 2011)
“Larry Lang, chair professor of Finance at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, said in a lecture that he didn’t think was being recorded that the Chinese regime is in a serious economic crisis—on the brink of bankruptcy. In his memorable formulation: every province in China is Greece.”
http://www.theepochtimes.com/n2/china-ne…

More points:

“Lang’s [...]

China’s defense budget to rise 12.7%

China’s defence budget will rise 12.7 percent in 2011 to 601.1 billion yuan ($91.7 billion), a government spokesman said on Friday, amid persistent concerns about Beijing’s military build-up.

The figure was contained in a budgetary report submitted to the National People’s Congress, the parliament’s spokesman Li Zhaoxing told a news conference on the eve of the opening of the annual NPC session.

“China has always paid attention to controlling [...]