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...Virus genetic material was discovered in patient stool and rectal swabs, Xinhua said on Sunday (Feb 2). That means the pathogen might be transmitted along the faecal-oral route, not just from coming into contact with virus-laden droplets emitted from a sick person's cough......A virus-laden aerosol plume emanating from a Sars patient with diarrhoea was implicated in possibly hundreds of cases at Hong Kong's Amoy Gardens housing complex in 2003.

As Confucius Institutes — nonprofit branches that fund Chinese language and culture learning — spread to universities around the world, Penn is reconsidering its 2009 decision to reject them. … CIs, which are affiliated with the Chinese government’s Ministry of Education, have garnered controversy since they began in 2004 over issues of academic freedom and the Chinese government’s involvement. Academic programs affiliated with CIs at Stanford University — which received $4 million from this fund — may not include discussion on issues such as Tibet. …

According to the ADK employee, their President Masao Inagaki is a special and decent leader. He is always the first to come to the company and shares the same office with other employees. He likes to quote Confucian proverbs in his conversation. Not long ago, People's Daily's Tokyo-based correspondent paid a special visit to the famous Japanese entrepreneur who is proficient in the Chinese ancient philosophy. Masao Inagaki was born in 1922. He has been full of aspirations for China since he was a little boy. He was so familiar with "The Analects of Confucius" that he could recite every...

A direct descendent of the Chinese philosopher Confucius has become a hip hop rapper.Kung Ling Chi says his ancestor encouraged young people to use the arts, so he's chosen rap music to spread a positive message.Confucius once said music is a crown which can help perfect a man's character.The singer, known as Jeffrey Kung, is a 76th generation descendent of the philosopher.He sings in Mandarin and English and has released an album in Taiwan, The Daily Telegraph reports.He said: quot;I don't know what Confucius would think of what I'm doing, but he used his thoughts and ideas to communicate with...