Knowledge and awareness of AIDS and HIV transmission in China is still low, even in big cities like Shanghai, according to a survey released Friday.

More than 6,000 people in six Chinese cities were interviewed for the research — supported by UNAIDS — which also found that there was still serious stigmatisation of people living with HIV in China.

Beijing’s Renmin University conducted the survey.

Less than a fifth of respondents said they would use a condom i…

Even as China’s toxic milk scandal deepened, the United Nations called for concerted action to remove melamine from the food chain and restore public confidence in dairy products.

“Food safety is not the sole responsibility of public authorities,” UN health and food agencies said in a joint statement. “The food industry is also responsible for ensuring a safe supply of food to the consumer,” notably small children, they said.

Melamine-tainted milk has made 53,000 Chinese …