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....Read more https://www.theepochtimes.com/health/effective-treatment-to-reduce-age-spots-plus-skin-care-for-post-laser-repair-5326871
Country Garden’s dollar debt payments on Monday and Beijing’s new efforts to help China’s beleaguered real estate sector appear to have spurred some newfound hope in the country’s financial markets. However, the recent policy tweaks could be ineffective for China’s economy, according to Capital Economics, a London-based independent economic research firm. Business activity in China’s services sector plummeted to its lowest level in eight months in August. Data released by the Caixin China General Services show that the purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 51.8 in August from 54.1 in July. Expansion is indicated by a number more than 50, whereas contraction is characterized by a number less than 50.... 
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....
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....