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Freegate Update Released as National Day Approaches
Sep 24, 2009, 2:00 pmU.S-based Dynamic Internet Technology (DIT) launched more powerful anti-internet censorship software on Sept. 22
Herbal Drug Suspended as Three Die After Injections
Sep 21, 2009, 1:00 amAfter three deaths this month, China's State Food and Drug Administration and Ministry of Health made a joint announcement on Sept. 17 to suspend the sale and use of a Chinese herbal drug administered by injection.
China's ‘Great Famine’: Fifty Years of Silence
Sep 20, 2009, 11:00 pmFifty years after China's Great Leap Forward, reporting on the issue by domestic media is still forbidden.
Beijing Killings: Two Dead and Twelve Injured
Sep 20, 2009, 6:00 amA man has indisciminately stabbed pedestrians in an area south of Tiananmen Square.
College Group Flu Outbreaks Spread Across China
Sep 19, 2009, 3:00 amInfluenza H1N1 is spreading rapidly throughout all 31 provinces in mainland China, according to official reports.
Thousands of Students Stage Angry Protest at School in Sichuan Province
Sep 19, 2009, 1:00 amStudent backlash triggered on Sept. 10 when power and water supplies were cut off in China’s Linyang High School.
Archaeologist: Rice Existed 4,000 Years Ago in Yangtze Basin
Sep 17, 2009, 2:00 pmNew archeological findings indicate that farming in the Yangtze Basin existed as early as 4,000 years ago.
China's Cancer Villages Bear Witness to Economic Boom
Sep 17, 2009, 1:00 pmEvery year, an estimated 460,000 people die prematurely in China due to exposure to air and water pollution.
A ‘Blue Dam’ for Chinese Internet Providers
Sep 17, 2009, 5:00 amThe Chinese Communist Party recently introduced a new tool, the “Blue Dam” monitoring software, in an effort to strengthen control over public opinion before the regime’s 60th anniversary on Oct. 1.
Baby Born With Defect Every 30 Seconds in China
Sep 15, 2009, 5:00 pmBirth defects among newborns have been climbing in China. In 2008, the rate went up to 158.91 per 10,000 children.
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