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Read More »This Chinese Muslim Mum Addresses The Gap In M’sia For Halal Confinement Meals
If you grew up in a Chinese household, it’s most likely a norm to see female relatives go through a month-long confinement period after birth stuffing themselves with wholesome and healthy meals. However, Chinese Muslim mothers may not be able to get the most out of traditional confinement meals, as …
Read More »With No CNY Reunion Dinners Allowed, Chinese Restaurants Show How They’ve Adapted For MCO
Author’s Blurb: Every Chinese New Year, my family and I would head to our regular Chinese and Nyonya restaurants for our reunion dinners. Come to think about it, we otherwise never really dine there unless it’s CNY or to celebrate my grandparents’ birthdays. With only 2 to diners allowed per …
Read More »Turkey and Brazil Say Chinese Vaccine Effective, With Sparse Supporting Data
The clinical trial in Turkey was much smaller than those of other major vaccine candidates, making the researchers’ claims for it less certain. Turkish officials announced Thursday that a vaccine from the Chinese company Sinovac has an efficacy rate of 91.25 percent, but the finding was based on preliminary results …
Read More »Chinese Tech Giant Tencent Is Reportedly Setting Up Its First S’pore Office At JustCo In CBD
Back in September, Chinese tech giant Tencent Holdings confirmed that it will be setting up an office in Singapore. The Straits Times reported today (16 October) that it will be occupying almost 200 seats at JustCo co-working space in OCBC Centre East at Raffles Place, according to sources familiar with …
Read More »Coronavirus Breaches Chinese Capital, Rattling Officials
The authorities in Beijing placed a swath of the city under lockdown on Monday and tested tens of thousands of people as they rushed to contain a new coronavirus outbreak that marked an unnerving breach in China’s capital. President Xi Jinping had said from the outset that Beijing, the seat …
Read More »U.S. and Chinese Scientists Trace Evolution of Coronaviruses in Bats
An international team of scientists, including a prominent researcher at the Wuhan Institute of Virology, has analyzed all known coronaviruses in Chinese bats and used genetic analysis to trace the likely origin of the novel coronavirus to horseshoe bats. In their report, posted online Sunday, they also point to the …
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