Neurosurgeon Honored

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Wang Zhongcheng, China's distinguished neurosurgery expert, has been selected as one of the 50 outstanding members of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

Wang, 86, is now director of the Beijing Neurosurgical Institute and academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. As the pioneer of Chinese neurosurgery, he initiated the examination of cerebral angiography in the 1950s, making great improvements to diagnostic techniques in neurosurgery. In the 1980s, he took the lead in clinical and basic research on brain stem tumors and then in the therapy of intramedullary tumor, both advanced global achievements.

Wang had been honored with countless national and international awards for his outstanding contributions to the rapid development of neurosurgery in China. He was awarded the top State Science and Technology Award in 2008.

Football Sponsor

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Wang Jianlin, Board Chairman and President of Dalian Wanda Group Corp. Ltd., has signed a contract with the Chinese Football Association, promising sponsorship of at least 500 million yuan ($76 million) in three years to revitalize China's football industry. The sponsorship is the biggest in the history of China's sport industry.

The money will mainly be used to recruit new young talent, said Wang.

Wanda Group is not new to the football scene in China. In 1993 the group established a professional team, called Dalian Wanda Football Club, the most successful one in China. But in 2000 the group withdrew from football games out of disappointment at the development of Chinese football.

Wang, 57, ranks 16th on Forbes' magazine's 2010 China Rich List.

He is also known for his generosity and devotion to charity. The website of Wanda Group says, over the past 20 years, 2.7 billion yuan ($410 million), either from Wang's personal wealth or company profit, has been given out in philanthropy. In November 2010, Wang donated 1 billion yuan ($152 million) from his personal finances for the restoration of the Dabaoen Temple in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, the all-time largest donation from an individual on the Chinese mainland.

Goodwill Ambassador

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Peng Liyuan, a famous Chinese soprano, has been appointed as a Goodwill Ambassador for Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS of the World Health Organization (WHO).

"Peng has long worked in areas ranging from the care of AIDS orphans to advocating the importance of HIV testing and taking appropriate protective precautions," said Margaret Chan, Director General of the WHO.

Peng is China's first master in national vocal music. With numerous honors bestowed on her nationally and internationally, Peng is a star with a huge and respectful audience of admirers.

Besides being a successful singer, she is also devoted to social welfare and charity causes. At the beginning of 2006, Peng became a volunteer of the Chinese Ministry of Health for advocating the importance of preventing AIDS. She was also appointed National Ambassador for Tuberculosis Control and Prevention in March 2007.

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