Beijing Targets European Brandy Following Electric Vehicle Subsidy DisputeChinese authorities earlier this month initiated an anti-dumping investigation against brandy liquor imported from the European Union (EU), a move seen as a “tit-for-tat” response to an EU probe into Chinese subsidies for electric vehicles (EVs). The European

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Beijing Envoy Denies Paying Nauru Millions to Switch Diplomatic Ties Away from TaiwanBeijing has denied paying Pacific nation Nauru to switch diplomatic ties from Taiwan. In a surprise announcement, just two days after the Taiwan presidential election, Nauru declared it was switching diplomatic ties to the democratic island, while declaring in

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Wrinkled papaya (Chaenomeles speciosa) is a commonly used traditional Chinese medicinal herb in clinical practice. It is often used to treat joint and muscle diseases, such as summer damp-heat syndrome and soreness and pain in waist and knee joints. (HKBU photo)Myofibrillar myopathy is a rare disease that causes muscle atrophy, stiffness, respiratory muscle weakness, and symptoms such as cardiomyopathy and movement disorders. Patients usually manifest symptoms of the disease during adolescence, but there is currently no

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