Singapore — 20 November 2009—China’s unique economic environment has allowed it to ride through the recent financial crisis relatively unscathed. According to a study in China and World Economy published by Wiley-Blackwell, China should be able to offset the adverse impact of external shocks, putting the economy back on track to resume its strong economic growth.

Shades of 2007, as lead-contaminated toys have been discovered by a California advocacy group. To make matters worse, the lead was found in two children's favorites: Barbie and Disney toys.

Many complain that most factory jobs have been sent overseas. There may, however, be a bright side to that fact, as indicated by this new study that links bisphenol A (BPA) to impotence in Chinese factory workers.

China announced on Monday it had executed eight Uighurs, Chinese Muslims, for crimes committed during July riots that killed 200 people in far western Xinjiang region. One other man was executed as well.

Dr. Qian Xuesen passed away in a hospital in Beijing this past Saturday, October 31st. He was 98, and considered the father of China's space program.

The U.S. and China signed earlier this year an agreement to stem the flow of illegal trade in cultural artifacts. The agreement is part of the Convention on Cultural Property Implementation Act, a U.S. law that implements the 1970 UNESCO Convention.

A study by researchers at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, has determined that high blood pressure plays a part in millions of premature deaths each year in China. It is estimated that around 2.3 million cardiovascular deaths each year in China are attributed to high blood pressure, also known as hypertension.

On a day when a runaway balloon with a six-year-old in it is the biggest story in the world, comes another tragic ballooning story. Four Dutch tourists and the pilot have been killed in a hot air balloon accident in China.

Since 1979 China has enforced the one child policy for population control. Earlier this week, the head of family planning in Shanghai said young couples should have more babies because the city was growing old. Government officials are considering revising the ban because current trends show that China’s population will start to decline by the middle of the century.

It's like a science fiction story. Harvesting organs from prisoners? Yet China has admitted to doing so.