Illegal wildlife trade in China undiminished by bans, health threats
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Amid the bustling shopping malls and electronics outlets of the southern Chinese boomtown of Shenzhen is a crowded food market believed by locals to sell the freshest produce in town.
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A surge in demand for exotic freshwater turtles and tortoises in Southeast Asia is fuelling rampant illegal trade in the animals in Indonesia, wildlife experts warned Tuesday.
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Western tourists and businessmen who are illegally buying tiger skins in China are responsible for the slaughter of one of the world&#39;s most endangered species, an investigation by a British charity has found.
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China has made it illegal to buy and sell blood, the state-run Xinhua news agency has reported. Amid fears that China faces a huge HIV epidemic, this is the country&#39;s first law targeting the disease.
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The National People&#39;s Congress (NPC), China&#39;s parliament, has passed a law banning the buying or selling of blood to prevent the spread of AIDS and outlawing discrimination against victims of infectious diseases, Xinhua News Agency reported.
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China's capital banned ten types of drugs for exaggerated effectiveness, a newspaper reported Friday, amid rising concerns of fake and tainted products in China's food and drug supply chains.
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China's parliament passed a law  Saturday banning the buying or selling of blood to prevent the  spread of AIDS and outlawing discrimination against victims of  infectious diseases, state media said.
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China, responding to complaints from the public, has banned advertisements for medical treatments and procedures in a bid to halt bogus claims of wonder drugs and clean up an unregulated health industry.
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Southeast Asia announced on Monday its first coordinated effort against the multi-billion dollar illegal wildlife trade, drawing praise from conservationists despite giving no timetable for the plan.
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BANGKOK - A UN conference last week banned commercial trade in the rare Irrawaddy dolphin, a move environmentalists said was needed to save the threatened species.
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A global campaign is underway to ban the transportation of millions of live animals over long distances.
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Rising trend of early human death cases in recent years in China have sounded alert on how to find effective ways to prevent the widespread sub health problems, which has so
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Asia needs a new network akin to Interpol to fight a "wildlife mafia" and the illegal multi-billion dollar trade in animals and plants, environmentalists said on Tuesday.
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China, responding to complaints from  the public, has banned advertisements for medical treatments  and procedures in a bid to halt bogus claims of wonder drugs  and clean up an unregulated health industry.
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China defended its fish farming industry on Tuesday and said it was making progress in curbing use of illegal additives, from pesticides to banned steroids, as the country's food safety record remains in the spotlight.
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Unique and endangered wildlife living on spectacular limestone outcrops in Southeast Asia face the threat of extinction due to mining and other human impacts, according to a new study.
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China bans commercial fishing for three months along a stretch of the Yangtze River in a bid to protect fish stocks.