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        <title><![CDATA[Karoline Kan]]></title>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Races to Build Record Biobank to Rival US Drugs Research]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The massive infrastructure push has taken on greater urgency since the US and EU began excluding Chinese scientists from accessing some of its most sensitive data]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:00:18 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Investigates Cybersecurity Incident Involving Government Contractor]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:05:44 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[AI Chatbots Give Misleading Medical Advice 50% of the Time, Study Finds]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:30:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s Ski Slopes Pull Big Crowds as Japan Tensions Run High]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s Pampered Cats Spur Weight-Loss Drug Application]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Nation has more pets than babies. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2026 11:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Global Explosion of Absurdly Spicy Foods]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Diners worldwide are seeking out palate-numbing flavors their parents or grandparents would rarely have considered—or even encountered.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 12:00:31 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Can Chinese Martial Art Tai Chi Help You Sleep Better?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A new study says it works almost as well as therapy. ]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 11:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Wants More Babies. Its IVF Policy Isn’t Delivering]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[As the population shrinks and infertility rises, couples say limited insurance and too few clinics aren’t making it any easier to have children.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-12-12/china-s-bid-to-boost-the-birth-rate-hits-the-limits-of-its-ivf-system</link>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 00:00:22 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China’s Pushes for a Baby Boom With a New Tax on Birth Control]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[But some worry about the fallout —  and what might happen next.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:00:01 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Adds Tax to Condoms as It Works to Boost Birth Rates]]></title>
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            <dc:creator><![CDATA[Karoline Kan]]></dc:creator>
            <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:47:25 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[US-China Tension Fuels Decoupling in Tech Research, Study Shows]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-25/us-china-tension-fuels-decoupling-in-tech-research-study-shows</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Pushes Boundaries With Animal Testing to Win Global Biotech Race]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The research, including creating monkeys with schizophrenia and autism, would face layers of ethical reviews in the US and Europe.]]></description>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-10-28/china-biotech-scientists-push-boundaries-in-animal-testing</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 21:00:05 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Antibiotics Misuse Is Making Bugs More Resistant to Treatments]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 10:00:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Chinese Caviar and Foie Gras Shake Up Global Gourmet Dining]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[High-end foods from the mainland are finding their way into restaurants worldwide, and changing menus at home.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 04:01:10 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[China Will Now Vaccinate Girls Against the HPV Virus]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Sep 2025 10:00:08 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[A Cheap Way to Protect Cancer Patients From Covid]]></title>
            <link>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-09-16/cheap-nasal-spray-protects-cancer-patients-from-covid-study</link>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:00:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore Gets Tough on Drug Vapes With Caning and Jail Time]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 30 Aug 2025 01:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Can China’s Green Revolution Be Replicated?]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[A new book traces the nation’s path from choking smog to clean-energy dominance, revealing the strength and risks of state control.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Singapore to Cane and Jail Peddlers of Drug-Laced Vapes]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 07:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Using AI to Track and Treat Allergies]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2025 10:00:32 GMT</pubDate>
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