Laos, China UNICEF Combine Forces!

Laos: China & UNICEF Partner to Combat Child Malnutrition – Boost Health Services! (5.12.2024)

Chinese Ambassador Fang Hong highlighted the partnership as a testament to China’s Global Development Initiative, emphasizing its global leadership and humanitarian values. UNICEF’s Bilal Aurang Zeb Durrani noted the initiative’s life-saving potential, ensuring no child in the Lao PDR is left behind.

The project targets 10 provinces, including Phongsaly, Attapeu, and Champasak, aiming to build sustainable systems for long-term health and social service improvements.

Science Malta Agency Chief Executive Officer Silvio Scerri speaks during an interview

Progressive Malta: Island Nation Seeks to Boost Science, Technology Cooperation with China! (20.11.2024)

During Scerri’s recent visit to China, the Beijing Association for Science and Technology (BAST) and SM signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen science communication and youth science education with a focus on participation in the “Beijing International Week for Science Literacy,” as well as collaborations in scientific publishing and digital science communication.

SM is also exploring collaborations with the Chinese Academy of Sciences for researcher exchanges and with the National Natural Science Foundation of China for broader collaborations, according to Scerri.

“We wish to cooperate further and diversify the Sino-Malta R&I portfolio offering at Science Malta,” Scerri noted.

China: More Measures Called for to Boost Births! (11.8.2023)

Citing data from the World Health Organization and recent surveys, Feng said that about one in seven couples across the globe have fertility issues. In China, the number of couples affected by infertility is rising and now accounts for 12 to 18 percent of the total.

While advancing treatments and technologies, he noted that it is essential to attach significance to ethical concerns and risks involved with some associated procedures.

Lu, the fertility doctor, said: “Worldwide, the public’s knowledge of fertility is low. People tend to be overly optimistic about the outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies, but overlook the economic and time costs involved in such procedures.”

Lu suggested strengthening education on fertility health, so as to help young people make appropriate fertility plans and decisions and reduce the incidence of infertility.