Today's Links: China's ivory trade, chemical blasts, and SH transport happenings

"... some workers suffered serious burns and that all the injured were being treated in hospitals,"

"Markets in China are driving the demand for illicit ivory, which arrives either directly or through Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan,"

"Bringing about a harmonious medical service environment is not just down to hospitals,... ...police should be more involved in safeguarding hospital staff and the facility itself."

"The latest report from the International Institute for Management Development placed China ahead of Japan for the first time."

"When finished, the Zhongshan No. 1 Road E will be narrowed to four lanes from 10 lanes, giving more land back to the people."

"Zhangjiang is a good place to implement the city's first tram line because it is not as busy as downtown and construction will not affect many people,"

"...police decided to hold the vehicle but the woman responded fiercely, refusing to sign the penalty ticket and instantly locked herself inside the sedan,"

"Statistics show that 63 percent of Chinese people between six and 22 years old are shortsighted..."

"... sufficient funds have been raised to allow a small second branch of the museum to open once again in Shanghai, at the Pu Dong end of the Bund Sightseeing Tunnel,"