Thursday, August 25, 2005

News

Romans in China stir up controversy: Xie Xiaodong, a life sciences researcher, has finally started the laboratory test he wanted to do 10 years ago. The findings may help establish a genetic link between some villagers in Yongchang County, Northwest China's Gansu Province, and the ancient Romans in the Mediterranean.

Disney probes China labour claims: US media giant Walt Disney has said it will investigate claims that staff at factories in China making books for the firm are working in unsafe conditions.

More Women and Children Smoking: Overall, 7 percent of kids and teenagers aged 6 to 18 smoke: 10.2 percent among boys and 1.8 percent among girls. That was the finding of a survey of Beijing's school students who smoke by the Chinese Association of Tobacco Control, which was released on Thursday.

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