...found. Beijing is a big noodle and dumpling town and, of course, it's justly famous for Peking duck. One of the best places is Li Qun, a small hideway in the Dongcheng district where cordwood is stacked outside the door and dozens of ducks hang roasting above...
...rewritten, or redistributed. China’s Director General of Emergency Teng Zijian, left, Health Minister spokesman Mao Qun’an, center, and World Health Organization China representative Hans Troedsson attend a press conference in Beijing Wednesday,...
...served as defense minister from 1959 to 1971. He doubled as the party's vice chairman. He was killed along with his wife, Ye Qun, a member of the party's decision-making Politburo, their son and a pilot when their plane crashed in Mongolia. The pilot has been...
...along with the need for increased surveillance, prompted the Health Ministry to enforce the new reporting rules, spokesman Mao Qun’an said. "This demonstrates our commitment to people’s health," Mao said at a rare news conference held jointly with the World...
...over some small trees. Under the tarp lie beds for his wife, his mother and his child. Other families sleep in tents nearby. Mao says he used to have 160 pigs, but now he has 70 or 80. He has trouble feeding his pigs, and now they are in danger of getting...
...four things properly, we have the confidence to guarantee there will be no epidemics after the disaster," Ministry spokesman Mao Qun’an said. He said there was no evidence of contagious disease in the quake zone, where survivors are crammed into tents and...
...year, 80,000 hand, foot and mouth cases were recorded nationwide with 17 deaths, the health ministry has said. Spokesman Mao Qun’an said the figures were probably incomplete because reporting wasn’t mandatory then. The ailment is unrelated to the foot and...
...year, 80,000 hand, foot and mouth cases were recorded nationwide with 17 deaths, the health ministry has said. Spokesman Mao Qun’an said the figures were probably incomplete because reporting wasn’t mandatory then. The ailment is unrelated to the foot and...