iStockAnalyst, 26 Aug 2010
SINGAPORE, Aug. 26, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency) -- Singapore's appetite for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) leapt during the global recession, even as other countries' demand was dampened during this period,........ The total value of imports of Chinese medicine, Chinese health supplements and related products such as ginseng and chicken essence went up from 1.1 billion Singapore dollars (0.81 billion U. S. dollars) in 2007 to 1.6 billion Singapore dollars (1.18 billion U.S. dollars) last year, a 45 percent increase.
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