A SEXUAL REVOLUTION
CHANGING SEXUAL ATTITUDES
ORGAN HARVESTING
AFRICAN IN-ROADS
NO LOVE AT LOVERS' LAKE
TOURISM BOOM
ANCIENT DIGS

It's the world's poorest continent, carrying a double burden of high rates both of preventable diseases such as malaria and modern lifestyle diseases such as diabetes.

But big investment in Africa by countries such as China and India have catalysed an economic boom there.  This in turn is creating opportunity for Chinese pharmaceutical companies.

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Nationalism And Populism
Chinese Engineer Escapes In Chad
Alibaba Criticizes Yahoo Ceo
Iphone 4 On Sale This Week
Sport Star's Official Promotion
World Car-Free Day
Restrictions Scrapped For Holiday

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Worries Over Drills Overstated
China's Gray Income
Playing By The Rules
Taoist Priest Accused Of Rape
The Chinese Model, Better Or Worse?
Animal Cruelty, Violent People

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China's Wealth Disappears
Software Industry On The Rise
Preschools Can't Cope
Online Dating In China
White Collar Burnout
Credit Card Dispute

Now earlier this month we reported here on BON News on the increasing number of US graduates and other young foreigners coming to China to work. And as the economy continues to grow - and appears to have avoided any serious fallout from the global financial crisis – it's clear that China has, for many, become a land of opportunity. But what's not always so clear is where exactly these foreign workers fit into some of the country's regulatory policies and institutions.

The titles of "national model worker" and "national model collective" may have a quaint pre-cold war communist ring to them – but recently they caused some controversy when the government released its Draft Regulations on Commendations and Awards. This is the first time that clear nationwide rules on such honors have been drawn up.

And one provision has caused particularly heated debate: this is that foreigners working in China should also be entitled to such awards if they fulfill the criteria. So CCTV.COM carried out a poll which asked respondents: "Do you think foreigners should be eligible for "national model worker" titles?"