Officials in Taiwan tour a special hospital that will be used to treat bird flu patients as China announces the H7N9 virus has been detected at two more Shanghai markets.
Jessica Gray reports. Watch Video Video: Taiwan prepares for bird flu outbreak
On the one hand, the numbers of children being born in Taiwan remain too low to rejuvenate the workforce. On the other, the pension insurance fund is projected to be bankrupt by 2027.
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Building Brics: Relations between the two countries have become positively toasty as tourists from the mainland flock to the island to spend their new-found wealth. This era of economic togetherness is providing the area with growing benefits. Read Article China and Taiwan mix and match
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