The company announces that SOKO raises FY2009 pro forma net incomeguidance, from previous $6 million to a range of $6.5 to $7.1 million andprovides revenue guidance in a range of $16.3 to $18.3 million.
SOKO Fitness & Spa Group, Inc. (SOKF) is presenting at the following times:Nov 21: from 11:00 to 11:30 AM in Palmer 1 – Track 1. The Company will beavailable to meet with analysts and investors during the conference.
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But in 1997, a contagious bacterial epidemic raced through hundreds of thousands of Chinese hives, infecting bee larvae and slashing the country’s honey production by two-thirds.
Chinese beekeepers had two choices: They could destroy infected hives or apply antibiotics. They chose to do the latter.
That was a mistake, said Michael Burkett, a professor emeritus at Oregon State University and an internationally known authority on bees and honey. Read the rest of this entry »
China Medical Technologies Q2 income rises, issues FY08 revenue outlook – Update
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Thursday, China Medical Technologies, Inc. (CMED:
), a medical device company, reported an increase in second-quarter net income, benefiting from strong performance in two of three product lines. In addition, the company provided revenue forecast for the full year 2008.
Separately, the company announced the sale of its Read the rest of this entry »
BEIJING (AFP) — China scrambled Monday to stamp out a revived bird flu threat after a second person died at the most dangerous time of the year with poultry consumption spiking ahead of the nation’s main holiday.
A 27-year-old woman surnamed Zhang died in the east Chinese province of Shandong on Saturday, nearly two weeks after falling ill, the provincial health bureau said.
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Eggs from mainland China are seen at a wholesale market in Hong Kong Monday. Wal-Mart pulled all the eggs from its store shelves Tuesday across the country over melamine fears.
Wal-Mart’s move was the first major recall of eggs in mainland China over melamine fears, but Mu emphasized this was a precautionary measure and that the products from the Hanwei group had not yet been found to be contaminated.
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BEIJING — A group of Chinese parents whose children were poisoned by tainted domestic dairy products said they would reject a government-sanctioned compensation package. Instead, they said they would press for long-term health care for the victims and demand medical research into the illnesses that still afflict tens of thousands of children.
The parents, who have gathered 250 signatures since Sunday, have become an irksome challenge to officials Read the rest of this entry »
The 90-minute workout is routine to Wu, a 36-year-old ad sales representative. But the surroundings – a four-story fitness club catering to different fitness levels and needs – would have been unimaginable just a decade ago.
“When I thought of a gym in the 1990s, it would be bare with dumbbells and maybe running machines in a room,” said Wu, a small woman with big, smiling eyes. “My mom thought doing house chores was working out, but that’s not Read the rest of this entry »
BEIJING (AP) — China is launching a four-month food safety campaign Wednesday that will include inspections of food makers to weed out illegal or excessive chemicals in food, in the country’s latest move to restore trust hurt by a tainted milk scandal.
The drive will be jointly conducted by nine central government departments and will target food and additive producers across the country, the Health Ministry said in a statement.
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China Sky One Medical obtains production approval in China for two addl. drugs
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China Sky One Medical Inc. (CSKI:
) said that it successfully obtained the production approval from the State Food and Drug Administration in China for two additional drugs including Sodium Cromoglicate Eye Drops for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis and Ftibamzone Liniment for the treatment of herpes and fungal skin Read the rest of this entry »
BEIJING, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) — China has for the first time started using
dogs to sniff for drugs on flights to Beijing.
The dogs were put to work at Terminal 3 of Beijing’s Capital International
Airport.
Wearing uniforms and leather shoes, two golden Labrador retrievers, Weite
and Haige, boarded a plane from the United Arab Emirates Monday.
Traffickers hiding drugs leave a distinct smell on their seats that is
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