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Taiwan-funded medical firm vows to further tap into Chinese mainland market

STORY: Taiwan-funded medical firm vows to further tap into Chinese mainland market SHOOTING TIME: File & June 12, 2024 DATELINE: June 14, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:23 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Lihpao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI MINGHUI, Assistant to the president of Lihpao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Lihpao Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a Taiwan-invested gene sequencing firm, entered the Chinese mainland market in 2016. Based in China's eastern coastal city of Xiamen in Fujian Province, the company has grown rapidly due to the favorable business environment and supportive policies. It has vowed to continue its pace of investing in the health sector in the coming years. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI MINGHUI, Assistant to the president of Lihpao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. "In the past three years, the company's business in Xiamen has grown exponentially, strengthening our confidence and determination to deeply cultivate the Chinese mainland market. The compa

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Taiwan-funded medical firm to increase investment in Chinese mainland

STORY: Taiwan-funded medical firm to increase investment in Chinese mainland DATELINE: June 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:28 LOCATION: XIAMEN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xiamen 2. various of Lihpao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. 3. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI MINGHUI, Assistant to the president of Lihpao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: Lihpao Biotechnology Co., Ltd., a Taiwan-invested gene sequencing firm based in Xiamen, says it will boost its investment, as the Chinese mainland offers a friendly market environment and huge growth potential. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI MINGHUI, Assistant to the president of Lihpao Biotechnology Co., Ltd. "We entered the Chinese mainland market in 2016, as we found it actually a 'blue ocean' with few companies investing in our industry. And we had been operating in Taiwan for over 10 years, and we wanted to bring our technologies and good services to the mainland. At the begining, we knew little about everything and the local government helped us overcome many challenge

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Int'l team of researchers completes rice genome decoding

TOKYO, Japan - An international team of scientists has completed the sequencing of the rice genome, an accomplishment that should lead to the development of new varieties of rice to meet different needs. Researcher Takuji Sasaki (L) hands a CD set containing the research results to Japanese agriculture minister Yoshinobu Shimamura (R in front) in Tokyo on Dec. 13.

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Sweden's Svante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine

STORY: Sweden's Svante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine DATELINE: Oct. 3, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:31 LOCATION: Stockholm CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of press conference for Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine STORYLINE: Swedish geneticist Svante Paabo won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discoveries "concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution," the Nobel committee announced here on Monday. "Through his pioneering research, Svante Paabo accomplished something seemingly impossible: sequencing the genome of the Neanderthal, an extinct relative of present-day humans," the committee said in a statement. "He also made the sensational discovery of a previously unknown hominin, Denisova." The scientist found that gene transfer had occurred from these now extinct hominins to Homo sapiens following the migration out of Africa around 70,000 years ago. "This ancient flow of genes to present-day humans has physiological relevance today, for ex

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New Ebola case reported in DR Congo, linked to previous outbreak

STORY: New Ebola case reported in DR Congo, linked to previous outbreak DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:00 LOCATION: BENI, DR Congo CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of Beni, NE DR Congo 2. various of the press conference held in Beni, NE DR Congo 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): MICHEL TOSALISANA, Chief Medical Officer of the Beni Health Zone 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): NARCISSE MUTEBA KASHALE, Mayor of the city of Beni STORYLINE: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday confirmed a new case of the Ebola virus in the northeastern North Kivu Province, the health ministry said in a statement. The African country registered a new Ebola case on Aug. 17 in the province's Beni health zone in a 46-year-old female who was admitted to the Beni General Hospital in late July and died on Aug. 15 in the intensive care unit, the ministry said. Sequencing tests suggest the case is genetically linked to the large outbreak in 2018-2020 that was centered in North Kivu and Ituri provinces, it said. During t

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGZI-MENGZI REN-HUMAN GENOME-FINDING (CN)

(220715) -- KUNMING, July 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A drawing provided by Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences shows the reconstruction of a female "Mengzi Ren (MZR)" and her living environment. Scientists have unveiled a Late Pleistocene human genome from southwest China. Their findings were published online in the journal Current Biology on Thursday night. The scientists conducted the genome sequencing of the 14,000-year-old human remains of the "Mengzi Ren (MZR)," which were unearthed in 1989 in a cave in Mengzi, Yunnan Province. More than 30 human fossils, as well as fossils of animals such as the red deer, the macaque and the black bear, were discovered in the cave. TO GO WITH "Chinese scientists sequence genome of 14,000-yr-old human" (Kunming Institute of Zoology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGZI-MENGZI REN-HUMAN GENOME-FINDING (CN)

(220715) -- KUNMING, July 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated photo provided by Mengzi Institute of Cultural Relics shows the skull of Mengzi Ren (MZR) in Mengzi, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Scientists have unveiled a Late Pleistocene human genome from southwest China. Their findings were published online in the journal Current Biology on Thursday night. The scientists conducted the genome sequencing of the 14,000-year-old human remains of the "Mengzi Ren (MZR)," which were unearthed in 1989 in a cave in Mengzi, Yunnan Province. More than 30 human fossils, as well as fossils of animals such as the red deer, the macaque and the black bear, were discovered in the cave. TO GO WITH "Chinese scientists sequence genome of 14,000-yr-old human" (Mengzi Institute of Cultural Relics/Handout via Xinhua)

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CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGZI-MENGZI REN-HUMAN GENOME-FINDING (CN)

(220715) -- KUNMING, July 15, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated photo provided by Yunnan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology shows a cave where the remains of the "Mengzi Ren (MZR)" are unearthed, in Mengzi, southwest China's Yunnan Province. Scientists have unveiled a Late Pleistocene human genome from southwest China. Their findings were published online in the journal Current Biology on Thursday night. The scientists conducted the genome sequencing of the 14,000-year-old human remains of the "Mengzi Ren (MZR)," which were unearthed in 1989 in a cave in Mengzi, Yunnan Province. More than 30 human fossils, as well as fossils of animals such as the red deer, the macaque and the black bear, were discovered in the cave. TO GO WITH "Chinese scientists sequence genome of 14,000-yr-old human" (Yunnan Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology/Handout via Xinhua)

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Argentina confirms first case of monkeypox

STORY: Argentina confirms first case of monkeypox DATELINE: May 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Buenos Aires CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. exterior of Malbran Institute, public scientific institution that confirmed the first case of monkeypox 2. various of Hospital Cemic 3. various of Argentine citizens 4. various of Government building STORYLINE: Argentina has confirmed its first case of monkeypox in a man who arrived from Spain, the Health Ministry said Friday. "The patient is in good condition, undergoing symptomatic treatment, and his close contacts are under clinical and epidemiological control, with no symptoms to date," the ministry said in a statement. The test result from "the sample taken from the first high-probability case is positive, which confirms infection with poxviruses belonging to the Eurasian-African group of the Orthopox genus," the ministry said. Subsequently, genomic sequencing yielded a very high percentage of homology with the West African clade, like those found in new cas

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Israel detects new COVID-19 strain: ministry

STORY: Israel detects new COVID-19 strain: ministry DATELINE: March 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Jerusalem CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of passengers at Ben Gurion airport 2. various of prevention and control measures 3. various of Jerusalem STORYLINE: The Israeli Ministry of Health on Wednesday announced the detection of a new COVID-19 strain. This is a combined strain of the original Omicron lineage BA.1 and its subvariant BA.2, which was detected from two arriving passengers at the Ben Gurion International Airport in recent days, said the ministry. Both passengers suffered from mild symptoms of fever, headaches and muscle aches, and did not require special medical attention, it added. The ministry said that it would continue monitoring the results of sequencing tests. Meanwhile, the ministry reported 6,310 new COVID-19 cases in the past day, bringing the total tally of infections to 3,734,462. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jerusalem. (XHTV)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TESTING (CN)

(220109) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members scan citizen's codes for registration procedure of nucleic acid test at a testing site in Nankai District in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 9, 2022. North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Sunday. The infections were reported from 6 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday in Jinnan District, and the gene sequencing found the first two locally transmitted confirmed cases were infected with the VOC/Omicron variant, according to the municipal headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TESTING (CN)

(220109) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Jan. 9, 2022 shows a testing site for nucleic acid test in Nankai District of north China's Tianjin. North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Sunday. The infections were reported from 6 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday in Jinnan District, and the gene sequencing found the first two locally transmitted confirmed cases were infected with the VOC/Omicron variant, according to the municipal headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TESTING (CN)

(220109) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A volunteer (R) gives citizens tips on nucleic acid test at a testing site in Nankai District, north China's Tianjin, Jan. 9, 2022. North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Sunday. The infections were reported from 6 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday in Jinnan District, and the gene sequencing found the first two locally transmitted confirmed cases were infected with the VOC/Omicron variant, according to the municipal headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TESTING (CN)

(220109) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a child, accompanied by a parent, for nucleic acid test at a testing site of Binhai New Area in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 9, 2022. North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Sunday. The infections were reported from 6 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday in Jinnan District, and the gene sequencing found the first two locally transmitted confirmed cases were infected with the VOC/Omicron variant, according to the municipal headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TESTING (CN)

(220109) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member gestures for citizens to line up at a designated passageway for nucleic acid test at a testing site in Nankai District in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 9, 2022. North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Sunday. The infections were reported from 6 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday in Jinnan District, and the gene sequencing found the first two locally transmitted confirmed cases were infected with the VOC/Omicron variant, according to the municipal headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TESTING (CN)

(220109) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens line up for nucleic acid test at a testing site in Binhai New Area in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 9, 2022. North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Sunday. The infections were reported from 6 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday in Jinnan District, and the gene sequencing found the first two locally transmitted confirmed cases were infected with the VOC/Omicron variant, according to the municipal headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TESTING (CN)

(220109) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a citizen for nucleic acid test at a testing site in Binhai New Area in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 9, 2022. North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Sunday. The infections were reported from 6 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday in Jinnan District, and the gene sequencing found the first two locally transmitted confirmed cases were infected with the VOC/Omicron variant, according to the municipal headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TESTING (CN)

(220109) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Community worker Xu Hongwei (1st, R) addresses concerns of citizens at a residential area in Xiqing District in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 9, 2022. North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Sunday. The infections were reported from 6 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday in Jinnan District, and the gene sequencing found the first two locally transmitted confirmed cases were infected with the VOC/Omicron variant, according to the municipal headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TESTING (CN)

(220109) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A staff member helps a citizen go through registration procedure for nucleic acid test at a testing site in Binhai New Area in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 9, 2022. North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Sunday. The infections were reported from 6 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday in Jinnan District, and the gene sequencing found the first two locally transmitted confirmed cases were infected with the VOC/Omicron variant, according to the municipal headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TESTING (CN)

(220109) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens line up for registration before nucleic acid test at a testing site of a residential area in Xiqing District in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 9, 2022. North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Sunday. The infections were reported from 6 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday in Jinnan District, and the gene sequencing found the first two locally transmitted confirmed cases were infected with the VOC/Omicron variant, according to the municipal headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TESTING (CN)

(220109) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A parent holds a child for nucleic acid test at a testing site of a residential area in Xiqing District in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 9, 2022. North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Sunday. The infections were reported from 6 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday in Jinnan District, and the gene sequencing found the first two locally transmitted confirmed cases were infected with the VOC/Omicron variant, according to the municipal headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-COVID-19-TESTING (CN)

(220109) -- TIANJIN, Jan. 9, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A medical worker takes a swab sample from a citizen for nucleic acid test at a testing site in Binhai New Area in north China's Tianjin, Jan. 9, 2022. North China's Tianjin, a municipality that neighbors Beijing, has decided to start a citywide nucleic acid testing after 20 people tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said Sunday. The infections were reported from 6 p.m. Friday to 9 p.m. Saturday in Jinnan District, and the gene sequencing found the first two locally transmitted confirmed cases were infected with the VOC/Omicron variant, according to the municipal headquarters for COVID-19 prevention and control. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo)

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Int'l team of researchers completes rice genome decoding

TOKYO, Japan - An international team of scientists has completed the sequencing of the rice genome, an accomplishment that should lead to the development of new varieties of rice to meet different needs. Researcher Takuji Sasaki (L) hands a CD set containing the research results to Japanese agriculture minister Yoshinobu Shimamura (R in front) in Tokyo on Dec. 13.