| Medical devices-Price Watch-October 23-BONTV Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:54 PM PDT | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com Between 2009 and 2011, China invested $70 billion in the country's medical system. The three-year medical reform plan aimed to establish basic medical insurance for the Chinese population. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 02:59 | More in News & Politics |
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| Abortions rise among university students-Media Watch-October 23-BONTV Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:53 PM PDT | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode University students are a major proportion of the more than 6.5 million young Chinese women who have abortions each year, according to a new report, sparking concerns over students becoming more open to premarital sex. According to the report by China's National Population and Family Planning Commission, a total of 13 million women have abortions each year, the largest number in the world. More than half of the women are under 25 years old, while university students comprise the majority of that group, the weekly newspaper Life Time quoted the report as saying. Two recent surveys showed 48 percent of university students in southern Guangdong Province said they approve of premarital sex, while about 40 percent said they don't care whether their partners are virgins, according to the newspaper. The report and surveys have experts concerned that university students are becoming more and more open-minded on premarital sex, likely as a result of a lack of sex education. In central Wuhan City, villagers have built apartments around a university as part of a booming business of renting rooms to student couples, the newspaper said. Almost every evening, young couples can be seen spending nights together at the "hotels" after school. A female junior surnamed Li told the newspaper that she moved into an apartment with her boyfriend so they could share rent and look after each other. In university towns in Beijing, there are many small hotels <b>...</b> | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 03:43 | More in News & Politics |
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| Newsweek to end paper publication-Microblog Buzz-October 23--BONTV Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:51 PM PDT | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Like us on Facebook www.facebook.com Follow us on Twitter Weibo users react to the American publication Newsweek moving to a digital format and ending its long run as a paper publication. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 03:55 | More in News & Politics |
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| Elderly 1 yuan haircut-China Take-October 23-BONTV Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:41 PM PDT | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Now 1 yuan is about 16 cents and that's how much a group of 100 hairdressers in Beijing are willing to charge for Beijing residents over the age of 60. Participants in the program say that as well as gaining elderly people access to a cheap haircut, it will also foster better awareness amongst young hairdressers that they should treat older people the way they would want their own parents treated. The Beijing Association of Beauty Salons and Barbershops also says the 1 yuan fee will go to charity rather than the barbers' pockets. The association hopes to encourage more hairdressers to take part and is promoting the program currently although it has existed since 2010. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:28 | More in News & Politics |
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| Lenovo hires Motorola lay-off victims-China Beat-October 23-BONTV Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:39 PM PDT | Lenovo Group Ltd, China's largest PC maker, has taken on 40 former employees of rival Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc at its new Nanjing smartphone research and development center, and expects to take on double that number of former Motorola workers in the next six months. | Views: 0 0 ratings | | Time: 01:56 | More in News & Politics |
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| HK Forced to weaken its Dollar-Biz Wire-October 25-BONTV Posted: 23 Oct 2012 07:26 PM PDT | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com Hong Kong's central bank was forced to take action and intervene to weaken the local currency. This is the first time the city had to do so in nearly three years after weeks of foreign capital inflows that pushed up the value of the Hong Kong dollar to the top of its trading band. Global investors' confident has been strengthened under the latest stimulus measures by the US, and the European Central Bank's recent pledge to buy sovereign bonds. Money managers are buying a wide range of assets in the region as well as around the world. The influx of money has pushed up the Hang Seng Index to tie a six-month high, making it one of Asia's best performers in 2012. Last Friday, The Monetary Authority sold 602.6 million dollars in the foreign-exchange market as the US dollar hit the upper limit of Hong Kong dollar's trade against the greenback. | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 01:12 | More in News & Politics |
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| Beijing Grand Theatre restoration completed Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:53 PM PDT Chinese capital is home to the Deheyuan Garden, the largest royal theatre in China, situated in Beijing?s iconic Summer Palace. After a year long restoration, the garden has now been restored to its former beauty and glory. It will open to the public next year. |
| Arab Dance Festival hits Dubai Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:49 PM PDT An International dance festival took place in Dubai over the weekend, attracting performers from over 45 countries to the region?s largest festival of it?s kind. |
| Lang Lang pays homage to Polish composer Chopin Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:43 PM PDT The works of Polish composer Chopin have accompanied pianist Lang Lang in international contests as he rose onto the world?s finest stages with renowned performances. |
| Elders participate in morning activities Posted: 23 Oct 2012 05:56 PM PDT Tuesday marks the Chinese traditional ChongYang Festival, a day to show love and respect to elders. CCTV reporter Ying Yiyuan went to Beijing?s Yuyuantan park, where thousands of seniors come everyday to exercise and socialize. |
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| Apple's biggest Asian store opens-China Beat-October 22-BONTV Posted: 22 Oct 2012 07:40 PM PDT | Apple's largest store in Asia opened in Beijing on last Saturday.The store, located in the city's commercial street of Wangfujing, is Apple Inc's third in Beijing and its sixth on the Chinese mainland. | Views: 2 0 ratings | | Time: 01:17 | More in News & Politics |
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| Fuel consumption tax-Price Watch-October 22-BONTV Posted: 22 Oct 2012 08:37 PM PDT | Go to www.bon.tv to watch the full episode Follow us on Weibo weibo.com Today on Money Matters, we're talking about a plan to levy fuel consumption taxes directly on consumers. | Views: 1 0 ratings | | Time: 03:32 | More in News & Politics |
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| Carrot and strict -China Take-October 22-BONTV Posted: 22 Oct 2012 07:50 PM PDT | Go to bon.tv to watch the full episode Harsh rhetoric on China has been used by both to attack one another as being 'soft on China'...Carrots are compared with the sticks with nails and they basically mean too soft. In second debate contenders brought up China 24 times—more than health care—and almost always negatively. Romney promises to name China "currency manipulator" on day one. Obama says Romney "invests in companies that are building surveillance equipment for China to spy on its own folks" | Views: 2 0 ratings | | Time: 03:17 | More in News & Politics |
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