At Salon, Andrew Leonard explains how ginseng came to North America: Ginseng exports have a long history in North America -- in fact, one could argue that ginseng, as possibly the first trade item ever exported to Asia from the Americas, was a key... ...full story at Danwei
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Ginseng for Cancer Related Fatigue »
YouTube video For thousands of years, practitioners of traditional Chinese medicine have used the herb ginseng to increase energy, endurance and brain power. Research shows that in many cases, the herb may help. Researchers at Mayo Clinic led a study with ginseng and... |
| 04 Aug 09 |
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China's online gaming exports exceeded 70 million USD in 2008 » People's Daily In 2008, over 30 types of China's online games were exported to overseas markets, which covered over 20 countries and regions such as North America, Europe, Japan and Southeast Asia. The total value of online gaming exports reached 71.78 million USD, an... |
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The Circuit Board Bakers of Guiyu » TreeHugger Andrew Leonard at Salon introduces us to eDump, a 20 minute film about the business of exporting American toxic garbage to China. And why not? The shipping containers are going back empty and garbage is about the only thing left that America is producing... |
| 24 Mar 08 |
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NASA Satellite Tracks Movement of Pollution from East Asia to North America » TreeHugger Image courtesy of NASA It turns out our Chinese imports aren't limited to just cheaper goods - pollution accounts for a fairly hefty slice. In fact, that pollution may be equivalent to a not trivial 15% of local emissions in Canada and the U.S. This is... |
| 29 May 08 |
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Converting chunks of USD into RMB…one day at a time. » CN Reviews There is an utterly amazing perk many American expats or travellers in China can enjoy so long as they’re customers of Bank of America (whom are legion, despite the fact that Bank of America is somewhat widely despised amongst many in the States):... |
| 28 Aug 09 |
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L America must take advantage of trade with China: ECLAC » People's Daily The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) said the countries in the region should examine the production integration in Asia, and try to join the value chains being formed there. In its recently-released annual report,... |
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