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Chinese Children With Hearing Devices Benefit From New Speech Test
New MESP speech perception test developed by House Ear Institute and colleagues at West China Hospital results in first license of intellectual property with China. The MESP test will allow, for the first time, objective assessment of the benefits provided by the cochlear implant to children in China using measures that can be directly compared to published results from studies in North America.

Big Chinese Companies: Bonds without the Banks
Big Chinese companies are taking advantage of newly relaxed regulations to raise funds through bond sales, without big banks, a trend that threatens to eventually erode local banks' longstanding monopoly on corporate finance.

Introducing New York Street Fashion Photo Blog: altamiranyc
New York photographer Craig Arend walks the streets of downtown New York City. He photographs people from the sidewalk whose style and fashion sense demonstrate good taste, uniqueness, and cutting edge outfit coordination. The blog offers a time sensitive alternative to traditional media sources of fashion inspiration like the runway and fashion magazines.

The Chinese Year of the Monkey
People born under the Chinese sign of the Monkey are great fun to be around. Monkeys are bouncy people, always young at heart, born entertainers, loving pranks and riddles.

Wholesale Importers Worried About the Chinese New Year
Wholesale importers and eBay dropshippers all over the world will need to change their tactics and invest in additional stock this January, as businesses ordering goods from China during February could very well be disappointed.

Astragalus, The Ancient Chinese Wonder Herb - A Health Supplement
Astragalus membranaceus is the root of a plant member of the Pea family and is native to the Northeast region of China, but it is now also cultivated in the United States. In China, it is known by the name Huang-qi.

Chinese Cooking: More Special Ingredients
I have briefly introduced two most classic and expensive Chinese cooking ingredients (shark fins and bird's nest) in my previous article. Here I'll continue to introduce some other special ingredients that are more regularly used in our daily cooking.

Yixing Chinese Teapot: The Original Teapot Revealed
The art of drinking and serving tea, which many call as ?Chinese tea ceremony? plays a very vital role in China. In fact, the ritual of preparing tea has held a special place in the hearts and minds of the Chinese. Although the ceremony emphasizes the tea, the overall style of tea drinking is still of great importance. Chinese teapots and tea cups are highly needed and each piece plays a role distinct from the other.

Coolant Recycling Pioneer, Master Chemical Corporation, Translates Green Policy into Chinese
Making Green Policy accessible to growing environmental movement key. "Chinese environmentalists believe that American companies are key to helping China become greener," said Mr. Wright. Master Chemical's Green Policy addresses actions taken to protect people by creating formulations made exclusively with high-purity raw materials and put through intensive independent testing to ensure a safer work environment. The Green Policy describes some of the company's early environmental accomplishments and goes on to detail current and planned initiatives to protect the planet.

Chinese Oolong Tea Processes And Benefits
Chinese oolong tea is in the first place a class as well as a kind of tea. It is one of the most famous teas in the world. According to many experts, the Chinese oolong tea is half way between green tea and black tea in a sense that it is half-fermented. It is as clear and fragrant as green tea and as refreshing and strong as black tea. As often said, if you drink oolong, the natural aroma may linger into your mouth and make your throat much comfortable.