TOKYO—Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on Monday a 20.7 billion yen ($141 million) emergency fund to help exporters hit by China’s ban on Japanese seafood over the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. The discharge of the wastewater into the ocean began Aug. 24 and is expected to continue for decades. Japanese fishing associations and groups in neighboring countries have strongly opposed the release. In addition to China’s ban on all Japanese seafood imports, Hong Kong has banned Japanese seafood from Fukushima and nine other prefectures. Chinese trade restrictions have affected Japanese seafood exporters since even before the release began, with shipments held up at Chinese customs for weeks. Prices of scallops, sea cucumbers, and other seafood popular in China have plunged. The ban has affected prices and sales of seafood from places as far away from Fukushima as the northern island of Hokkaido, home to many scallop growers....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/world/japan-announces-emergency-relief-for-seafood-exporters-hit-by-chinas-ban-over-fukushima-water-5486053
Pope Francis announced that the Vatican has set up a joint commission with the Chinese communist regime for appointing bishops to China’s Catholic churches. The Vatican’s relations with China are “very respectful,” Pope Francis told journalists on Sept. 4, according to Catholic News Agency. “There is a commission working for the appointment of bishops—Chinese government and the Vatican—and there has been dialogue for some time.” The “friendly” commission is “doing a fine job. Relations are like this; let’s say that they are underway. And I have great respect for the Chinese people.” The commission is being presided over by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin.... 
Are the spots on your face melasma, sunspots, age spots, or skin cancer? Want to use laser treatment to remove them, but worry about post-inflammatory hyperpigmentation (PIH)? Chen Junru from Taiwan Jinghe Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Clinic shared the 10-day experience that helped her father remove a large age spot on his face. Ms. Chen said her nearly 80-year-old father has a habit of exercising outside, but he never likes to put on sunscreen. Over time, he’s developed several different-sized age spots. On an unrelated note, she prescribed some Chinese herbs for her father to speed up his intestinal motility, enhance metabolic function, and strengthen his organ function. After 10 days of this treatment, however, the most prominent spot on his face was removed, demonstrating that treatment meant to nourish the insides also affects the body’s exterior....
A smear campaign focused on Fukushima’s discharge of nuclear-treated water is being countered by the Japanese Embassy in Beijing via the Twitter-like online platform Weibo. The embassy has been sharing scientific data via Weibo to counter Chinese Communist Party (CCP) propaganda about the discharge of wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean beginning Aug. 24. The Japanese Embassy in Beijing has 1.9 million followers on its Weibo account, usually used to publish content related to cultural activities, tourist attractions, and food in Japan. But now, it has become the fastest way for Chinese people to learn what Japan has to say about the Fukushima incident....