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This seems like an irony, in my opinion... China losing out on reproduction? ----- By Kristine Lim Posted: 15 November 2011 SHANGHAI, China: China faces a shortage of sperm donors , and the quality of sperm adds to the infertility problem as more couples seek out sperm banks. Only about five to 10 per cent of sperm donations make the mark. The hectic pace of life, stress at work, as well as a changing environment with more pollution and exposure to elements such as radiation affect fertility. In Shanghai, about 2,500 couples seek out the sperm bank each year. They can wait up to three years for a donor. Shanghai Human Sperm Bank head Li Zheng said: "If you come to the hospital and take a look at the men without sperm or who are infertile, you will see how much stress they have. "For me, it is really difficult to break the news that he cannot have children at the end of the treatment. "It is a huge blow to the men. They face a lot of pressure a...

Image via Wikipedia This should be the way to go! ---------- 05:55 AM Jun 09, 2009 BEIJING - China wants all personal computers sold domestically to come with software that blocks access to online pornography, which it has banned, the main developer of the software said yesterday. The software, called Green Dam-Youth Escort, targets online porn by preventing computers from accessing sites with pornographic pictures or language , Mr Zhang Chenmin, general manager of Jinhui Computer System Engineering, told AP. Jinhui was compiling a database of the blocked sites. The software could also be used to block other kinds of websites, depending on keywords, he said, adding that consumers can uninstall the software if they do not want it. Parents can develop their own lists of sites to be added to the database of blacklisted sites. The Chinese government routinely blocks political sites, especially those it considers socially destabilising, such as sites that challenge the ruling Communist P...

From myPaper, My Money Thursday, 15-January-2009 I thought China is already big? Well, it just became 'bigger' than Germany!

10 Wonders of the New China It's a hotbed of innovative architecture , from diaphanous theaters to buildings heated and cooled by water China 's current building boom is doing more than sucking up the world's supply of steel -- it's creating a stage for some of today's boldest architecture and engineering. Take a tour of the 10 of the most intriguing examples. 1. The Commune , Beijing First phase completed 2002 , expansion scheduled for completion in 2010 Photo: Ma Xiaochun Even if the Commune didn't sit beside that wonder of the ancient world , the Great Wall of China , it would still qualify as a wonder. The complex includes houses by 12 of Asia 's leading architects. It was conceived by married real-estate developers Zhang Xin and Pan Shiyi , who gave each architect a $1 million budget. Shigeru Ban , the Japanese architect most famous for the paper houses he designed for refugees of...