CHINA
The world's widest tunnel with an inner diameter of 13.7 meters completed its excavation here under the Yangtze River on Friday.
Acid rain accounted for more than 53 percent of Guangdong province's total rainfall in the first half of this year, a bulletin released by the provincial environmental protection administration on Wednesday said.
The Ministry of Education on Thursday issued a revised plan on preventing nearsightedness in elementary and middle school children, as the incidence of eye disorders among the young continues to rise.
World's widest tunnel completes digging in Shanghai
Chamber pots, flyswatters, duster brushes, mops made of rags these used to be necessary items for everyday life in Shanghai and most other cities in China. At one time, every community in Shanghai had a mom-and-pop shop filled with such things.
Putting smiles back on children's faces
For more than three decades, Kang Zhixiang has worried over caring for his disabled son. Although he is now 36, Kang Zheng is an epileptic who requires constant care from his parents.