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When you think of museums, words like ancient, priceless, rare or exquisite come to mind. But in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing, there's a museum which seems a world away from those concepts. And it details the often-ignored parallel history between a special group of migrant workers and the development of China.
These are various temporary residence permits from different cities through the years. They used to be like lucky charms for millions of migrant workers, because if you were unfortunate enough to come across the local police without it, you would likely be fined, arrested or sent home.
But this was never to happen again after Sun Zhigang, a college-educated migrant worker, was beaten to death in police custody after being detained for not carrying a permit in 2003.
China has taken another step toward regulating the price of medicine as part of its latest health reform.
Under the new policy, 45 percent of common drugs are now cheaper. But not everyone supports the new price ceiling. BON’s Sylvia Gunawan explains the controversy behind it.