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The article focuses on a report from Battelle Memorial Institute which showed that China is set to surpass Japan as the second biggest spender on research and development (R&D) after the U.S.

The article discusses the reports of scientists in China and the U.S. about the possible impact of the Zipingpu Dam in China that could have triggered the massive earthquake in Sichuan province in May 2008. It is noted that the dam has a distance of 5.5 kilometers from the epicenter of the quake. Chinese scientists claimed that the weight of collected water had an impact on the seismic activity. Christian Klose of Columbia University stated that the dam pressured the strain on the earth's crust in a way that would change the stresses below.

The article reports on the increase in research and development spending in China.

Focuses on the efforts of the World Health Organization (WHO) to contain the disease known as severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS. Work of Dr. Carlo Urbani in trying to discover the virus that causes SARS in southern China; Perception that by taking a zero-tolerance approach to SARS with governments such as China and Canada, the WHO may have helped to limit the harm done by SARS at an early stage; Opinion that WHO acted forcefully and quickly; Travel advisory which was placed on Toronto by WHO, which angered city officials; Efforts of Chinese officials to conceal the extent of the disease within China.

Reports that U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan will appear before a Senate committee to explore the impact of global aging on economics. Issue of a wide gap between the older populations of the West and the large working-age populations of developing countries; Idea that countries like China, Mexico, and Brazil may benefit from falling labor costs and a healthier and more-educated population, as well as the entry of women into the work force; Way that falling birthrates have caused what is known as the "demographic dividend."

Focuses on the sale of a subsidiary of Cable & Wireless PLC in Hong Kong, China. Implications on telecommunications companies in Europe; Information on the merger plans of Deutsche Telekom AG with Telefonica SA; Bidders for Orange PLC; Factors that drive telecommunications deals in Europe.

Reports that Cable & Wireless PLC signed a pact on June 6th, 1997, that makes it the first foreign telecommunications carrier to gain access to the Chinese market. Terms of the pact signed; Opportunities available to Cable & Wireless; How news of the pact affected the shares of Cable & Wireless on the London Stock Exchange; Description of how the deal will operate. INSET: China connection..