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KFC, Pizza Hut in China
Pizza Hut App Saves Fla. Mom, 3 Kids From Hostage Taker

A Florida woman used Pizza Hut app, an Uber-like delivery service, to ask help while she and her three children were being held hostage by a man.

The woman surnamed Yang was 34 when she was admitted to Peking University Third Hospital on Dec. 28 due to hypertension.
The Poor State of the Chinese Medical System and Its Abhorrence to Online Medicine

China's medical industry has all but rejected the advances in Internet technology and communication, instead relying on a dated and hobbled medical system that struggles under its own weight.

Genie
Star Trek's Fabulous 'Food Replicator' Moves Closer to Reality

The device can produce an unlimited variety of meals using pods that contain natural dehydrated ingredients.

Despite Project 211, Chinese universities are still behind their foreign counterparts.
Peking University's New Building Named After German Philosopher, First in the World

Peking University, one of China's major college institutions, formally started on Tuesday the construction of its new academic building named after Karl Marx, a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, journalist and revolutionary socialist, the Global Times reported.

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A volunteer from Red Cross Society of China demonstrates CPR to students at a primary school in Shandong Province.
Xi Urges Reform for China’s Red Cross

President Xi Jinping called on Tuesday for the Red Cross Society of China (RCSC) to push for reform and innovation within the organization and provide sincere aid to people in need.

Premier Li Keqiang encouraged Chinese and Korean youths to be more innovative and cooperative.
Premier Li Lauds Student Entrepreneurs, Vows to Encourage Entrepreneurship, Innovation

Premier Li Keqiang has expressed praise and appreciation for the youth’s spirit of entrepreneurialism and self-motivation, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

China is home to the world's prominent drug manufacturers, medical device companies as well as health service providers.
China to Stop Taking Over Med Prices

China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced its plan to stop taking over the prices of medicines to assist consumers, regulate medical insurance, as well as let the pharmaceutical market play a major role in drug prices, Reuters reported.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to Russia as well as Kazakhstan and Belarus is set to strengthen the country's diplomatic relationships.
Xi to Attend 70th Great Patriotic War Anniversary in Russia Trip

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to attend the 70th anniversary of the Great Patriotic War on his trip to Russia from May 8-10, China's Foreign Ministry announced in a conference on Monday.

Martian colonists
Earn $5,000 by Helping NASA Figure out how Humans Can Stay Alive on Mars

Winning ideas will be judged on relevance, creativity, simplicity, resource efficiency, feasibility, comprehensiveness and scalability.

A visitor wears a mask outside the Forbidden City due to heavy air pollution.
China Launches Guideline for Eco-Friendly Development

To address China’s goals of achieving significant improvement on the country’s environmental concerns, the State Council published a 35-clause guideline on May 5, Tuesday.

LHC electromagnets
Large Hadron Collider Restarts after Two Years; Smashes Protons as Prelude to Second Run

Experiments using the LHC aim to unlock clues as to how the Universe came into existence.

A full-scale replica of a ZTZ-99 tank, a main battle tank of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) in an industrial exhibition in Shenyang, Liaoning Province.
China's Type 99 Recognized as World's Third Most Powerful Battle Tank

China’s Type 99 main battle tank used by the People’s Liberation Army has been ranked as third among nine of the world’s most powerful tanks, according to Focus, a magazine based in Munich, Germany.

 Reconstruction of Archaeornithura meemannae and its fossils (below).
Oldest Known Ancestor of Modern Birds Discovered in China

"The new fossil represents the oldest record (about 130.7 million years ago) of Ornithuromorpha".

heavy tree pollen
Raindrops Blast, Break Pollen Particles To Affect Cloud Formation, Cause Rainfall: Study

Pollen knowingly causes summertime reactions in humans such as runny noses and watery eyes. However, researchers have recently learned that pollen particles become smaller after raindrops blast and break them. This could affect cloud formation and cause rainfall.

Bottlenose dolphins
Like Humans, Dolphins Form Social Networks; are Choosy about Friends

Among the more intriguing bits of data is that dolphins form "social networks".

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