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A forum that discusses the spread of nutrition knowledge on new media has recently been convened in Beijing. This forum was held as Tencent's social messaging service WeChat has become the main information sharing source in China. Health regimes are

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Fear about radiation(放射辐射 ) from the nuclear power plant disaster in Japan is causing sales of seafood to dive in South Korea. At the Garak fish market, the sales pitches about fresh and cheap seafood that would usually entice customers are f

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