Farah Master

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China, Africa ask US to return to 'right track' on trade differences

2 weeks ago | timeslive.co.za | Farah Master

11 June 2025 - 15:30 Just R20 for the first month. Support independent journalism by subscribing to our digital news package. Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Omar Seddik, Sudan's newly appointed foreign minister, before their meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China, on May 14 2025. File photo.
Hospitals to be made to offer women epidurals to boost birth rates

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Farah Master

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Why China is making hospitals offer women pain relief for childbirth

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Farah Master

China has mandated that all tertiary hospitals (over 500 beds) must offer epidural anaesthesia during childbirth by the end of 2024, with plans to extend to secondary hospitals (over 100 beds) by 2027. The initiative aims to create a more "friendly childbearing environment" amid declining birth rates in China. Currently, only about 30% of pregnant women in China receive anesthesia for pain relief during childbirth, compared to over 70% in some developed countries.
Hospitals to be made to offer women epidurals to boost birth rates

2 weeks ago | independent.co.uk | Farah Master

The initiative aims to foster a more "friendly childbearing environment" for womenFarah MasterFrom reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.
China to make hospitals offer epidurals, hoping to boost birth rate

2 weeks ago | usatoday.com | Farah Master

• Around 30% of pregnant women in China receive anaesthesia during childbirth, compared with 82% in France. • In China's Sichuan province, offiicals proposed extending materinty leave to 150 days to create a "fertility friendly society."HONG KONG − China said that by the end of this year all tertiary level hospitals must offer epidural anaesthesia during childbirth, a move it said would help promote a "friendly childbearing environment" for women.
中国北部・中部で気温40度、農作物への影響懸念

1 month ago | jp.reuters.com | Farah Master

［香港２０日ロイター］ - 中国北部と中部では今週に入り気温が摂氏４０度に達し、当局は高温警報を出した。農作物への影響が懸念され、農家への支援が行われている。中国北部の河北省、小麦の主要生産地である河南省、東部の山東省では２０日、気温が４０度に達した。河南省鄭州市と河北省沙河市は、１９日に最高気温が４１─４２．９度まで上昇し、５月としては過去最高を記録した。気温の高い状況は２１日まで続くと予想されている。気象当局は、赤を筆頭に、オレンジ、黄色の３段階の高温警報で３番目の黄色警報を出した。中国国営放送ＣＣＴＶによると、山東省南部の蘭陵県では、農業専門家が野菜農家に対し作物に日よけをしたり水をまくなど指導している。２番目に深刻なオレンジ警報が出た山西省では散水が実施された。中国は気候変動の影響で、深刻な熱波や、予測不可能な大雨が頻発。２０２４年は、比較可能な記録がある６０年余りで最も温暖な年だった。私たちの行動規範：トムソン・ロイター「信頼の原則」 , opens new tab Farah Master is a Senior Correspondent at...
Un calor intenso afecta el norte y centro de China

1 month ago | lanacion.com.ar | Farah Master

By Farah MasterHONG KONG, 20 mayo (Reuters) - Unas temperaturassuperiores a los 40 grados centígrados abrasaban el martespartes del norte y centro de China, por lo que las autoridadesemitieron alertas por calor y ofrecieron ayuda a losagricultores para proteger la producción de alimentos.
North and central China hit by soaring heat

1 month ago | kelo.com | Farah Master

By Farah MasterHONG KONG (Reuters) -Temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) scorched parts of northern and central China on Tuesday with authorities issuing heat warnings and offering aid to farmers to protect food production. Temperatures in China’s northern Hebei province, Henan province, a key wheat-producing region known as China’s granary, and the eastern province of Shandong all reached 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday.
North and central China hit by soaring heat

1 month ago | reuters.com | Farah Master

HONG KONG, May 20 (Reuters) - Temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) scorched parts of northern and central China on Tuesday with authorities issuing heat warnings and offering aid to farmers to protect food production. Temperatures in China's northern Hebei province, Henan province, a key wheat-producing region known as China's granary, and the eastern province of Shandong all reached 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on Tuesday. Sign up here.
中国で米国向け貨物船に予約殺到関税引き下げ合意で需要回復

1 month ago | jp.reuters.com | Lisa Baertlein |Farah Master |Casey Hall

米中の９０日間の関税引き下げ合意を受け、中国製品を米国に運ぶ貨物船に予約が殺到していることが分かった。写真は、中国からのコンテナ船。５月１日、カリフォルニア州サンペドロで撮影（２０２５年ロイター/Mike Blake） [ロサンゼルス／香港１６日ロイター] - 米中の９０日間の関税引き下げ合意を受け、中国製品を米国に運ぶ貨物船に予約が殺到していることが分かった。海運業者が明らかにした。中国の港や工場では貨物車両の渋滞が発生しており、解消には数週間かかる恐れがあるという。米国の運動靴や家具、建設用品、自動車部品の輸入業者は、関税再開前に商品を入手しようと急いでいる。米国向け中国製品の輸出の４分の１超を扱う深センの塩田港など主要コンテナ港には貨物が殺到。港では船主が係留所の予約や輸送スケジュールの調整を急いでいる。ドイツ海運大手ハパックロイド(HLAG.DE), opens new tabの広報担当者はロイターに「需要が非常に多く、長期契約の顧客しか対応できない」と説明した。場当たり的な発注に対応する余裕はほぼないという。...