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Zero Covid ends: German companies begin to hope

German companies had a tough year because of China's harsh Covid policy. The recently announced end of zero-Covid is a sign of relief. But for now, a hard winter awaits.

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epa07592272 People work in Hengrui Medicine research laboratory in Lianyungang, Jiangsu Province, China, 21 May 2019.
Town of Lianyungang hosts two large scale but essentially different medical and pharmaceutics companies. 
Differences between Western medicine and Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) are various such as approaches to the patient exams and medical prescriptions.  The Western approach clearly divides the health from the disease, yet TCM approach considers health as a balanced state vs disease as an unbalanced state.
Hengrui Medicine company specializes in anti-tumor research and it is the largest producer of cancer related drugs in China. It was 64th on Forbes 2018 list of world's most innovative companies. Companies most famous drug is Docetaxel witch can be used for prostate and adaptive breast cancer, and it's approved by FDA of US. Another medicine is called Cyclophosphamide with great effects on lymphoma leukemia and multiple melanoma. Company clams this drug take about half of the US market share.
Kanion Pharmaceutical is has the largest intelligent line of traditional Chinese herbal medicine extraction in China. Company has the largest number of innovation patents in Chinese medicine industry. TCM or Traditional Chinese Medicine is one of the oldest healing systems on the planet. Includes herbal medicine, dietary therapy, acupuncture, massage and exercise.  It stimulates the body's own healing mechanism and takes into account all aspects of patient's life, rather then just several obvious signs of symptoms.
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Abhängigkeit auch bei Ibuprofen und Paracetamol

Viele Medikamente und ihre Wirkstoffe wie Ibuprofen oder Paracetamol kommen heute aus China oder Indien. Das macht Deutschland auch hier abhängig – und wird zum Problem, wenn die Lieferketten stottern.

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How the UK lost its climate compass

The UK is not on track to meet its climate targets and its ability to do so is looking increasingly compromised in the face of the government’s Jekyll and Hyde approach to climate and energy policy. This month it has both approved the first deep coal mine in the UK for 30 years and agreed to ease the ban on onshore wind turbines.

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