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China Hits Back at EU Trade Curbs With Medical Device Restrictions
Home China China Hits Back at EU Trade Curbs With Medical Device Restrictions Tensions between Beijing and Brussels have been rising, with the European Union imposing tariffs on China-built electric vehicles and Beijing slapping duties on imported...

China retaliates against EU ban with curbs on medical device imports
China's finance ministry said on Sunday it was restricting government purchases of medical devices from the European Union that exceed 45 million yuan ($6.3 million) in value, in retaliation to Brussels' own curbs last month. Tensions between...
China retaliates against EU with ban on European medical devices
In response to an EU ban on Chinese firms from major medical equipment purchases, China has retaliated by imposing a reciprocal ban on European companies, marking the latest escalation in trade tensions between the two economies. China’s finance...
China retaliates against EU ban with import restrictions on medical devices
HONG KONG – China’s Finance Ministry on July 6 said it was restricting government purchases of medical devices from the European Union that exceed 45 million yuan (S$8 million) in value, in retaliation to Brussels’ own curbs in June. Tensions...

Tap water bans in France amid contamination risk: how to check water quality where you are
Some areas measured more than 20 times the recommended level of ‘forever chemicals’ People in the communes affected by outright tap water bans will receive bottled water. Yuri Samsonov / Shutterstock Tap water has been banned in 16 communes in...

China retaliates against EU, bars imports of medical devices
China announced on Sunday that European medical device companies will be barred from selling to the Chinese government as a countermeasure for the European Union's restrictions on the sale of similar products from China. European companies will be...

I was coughing up blood… Three months later I rode Tour de France
Training for Tour de France success is a task that would make an ascetic’s eyes water. As part of his bid to topple defending champion Tadej Pogačar, Jonas Vingegaard spends three weeks in May putting the hard miles in on Spain’s Sierra...

China restricts medical device purchases from EU
China's finance ministry said on Sunday it was restricting government purchases of medical devices from the European Union that exceed 45 million yuan ($6.3 million) in value, in retaliation to Brussels' own curbs last month. Tensions between...

Maisie Smith shares health update on boyfriend Max George after devastating open heart surgery
Soap star-turned-musical theatre actress Maisie Smith has got a new outlook on life after witnessing her boyfriend Max George go through his harrowing health ordeal. The Wanted singer Max has undergone heart surgery twice over the past year after...
World Associated Press China retaliates against EU with a ban on European medical devices
BANGKOK (AP) — China said Sunday that European medical device companies will be barred from selling to the Chinese government as a countermeasure for the European Union's restrictions on the sale of similar products from China. European companies...

French Film Review: En Fanfare
This poignant film traces a music conductor’s journey to reconnect with his estranged brother after a life-altering leukemia diagnosis. Thibaut Desormeaux (Benjamin Lavernhe) is an internationally renowned conductor who collapses during a...

EVs At 24.0% Share In France — Tesla Model Y Tops Chart
Last Updated on: 6th July 2025, 09:33 am June’s auto market saw plugin EVs at 24.0% share in France, flat from 24.1% year-on-year. BEVs saw marginal growth in share YoY, whilst PHEVs were slightly down. Overall auto volume was 169,504 units, down...

China hits back at EU with reciprocal ban on major medical equipment contracts
BEIJING: China hit back on Sunday at an EU ban on Chinese firms from major medical equipment purchases with a reciprocal bar on European companies in the latest trade salvo between the two economies. China’s finance ministry said in a statement...

Corsica France Confirms Third Chikungunya Case of 2025
(Vax-Before-Travel News)The French Health Ministry has been reporting a significant number of locally acquired chikungunya cases in its Department in 2025. ARS Corsica states that the presence of the virus-carrying tiger mosquito is now well...

China retaliates against EU with a ban on European medical devices
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China retaliates to EU ban with import restrictions on medical devices
HONG KONG (Reuters) -China’s finance ministry said on Sunday it was restricting government purchases of medical devices from the European Union that exceed 45 million yuan ($6.3 million) in value, in retaliation to Brussels’ own curbs last month....

Development and Characterization of a Cationic Polyurethane Carrier for Enhanced Topical DNA Delivery
Introduction Usually, nucleic acids cannot penetrate the cell membrane unless their entry is facilitated by different active cellular uptake mechanisms (pinocytosis, endocytosis, phagocytosis) or by the creation of transient holes by physical...

France new scheme allows startup founders obtain 4-year residence permit with family
France has introduced Passeport Talent scheme which has a start-up, entrepreneurship and investment route, governed by CESEDA, France’s national code for the entry and residence of foreigners. The startup route in particular which does not require...

French doctor handed 10-year jail term for abusing patients
A French court sentenced a doctor to a 10-year prison term on Saturday for raping nine of his patients during medical consultations, according to a lawyer representing some of the victims. Thirty women filed complaints against the gynaecologist,...

The 17th century Valletta hospital that offered palliative care to women
“Today, 27 March 1620, a sick woman known by the name of Andriana of Ragusa, who was in the small female hospital under the care of Maestro Francesco Neglia, died in the Lord. Her corpse was carried and buried in the church of Our Lady of Carmel.”...