Monthly Archives: January 2007

Who drink this stuff?

Folklore has it that during the SARS year, a young boy was not even infected, against all odds that everyone around him was and died, because he drank BanLanGen (板蓝根) everyday. Since then, whichever year a nasty cold or flu … Continue reading

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Tax season is here

China Daily reported recently that China's tax revenue for 2006 grew by almost 22%. Over the same period, GDP grew by 10.7%. Both numbers are impressive by any measure. The discrepancy between them is most curious. Since GDP is the … Continue reading

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