Wednesday, November 02, 2005

News

1.5m Chinese 'descendants of one man': Research into an unusually high prevalence of a particular set of genes in China has suggested that 1.5 million Chinese men are direct descendants of Giocangga, the grandfather of the founder of the Qing dynasty.

Rural Dwellers to Be Granted Urban Rights: A landmark initiative to abolish the division between "rural residents" and "urban residents" is being developed by 11 Chinese provinces.

China finds ancient observatory: Archaeologists in northern China have reportedly found one of the world's oldest observatories.

Main Ingredient in KFC Soup Confirmed Toxic: A meeting was held Monday by the Food Safety Experts Committee under the Guangdong Food and Drug Administration to evaluate if "Tianluxiang" (Sauropus androgynus), a major ingredient used in soup produced by fast-food giant KFC, was toxic.


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