Today's Links: Bus mishaps, the Shanghai Tourism Festival and the resignation of Shanxi governor

- Shanghai Tourism Festival opens [CRI]
"More than 400,000 people cheered the opening ceremony of the 19th Shanghai Tourism Festival, despite rain spells courtesy of typhoon Sinlaku." - Bus accident kills one, injures several in Shanghai [Xinhua]
"One driver died and several passengers were injured after a bus hit a highway viaduct pier Saturday morning in Shanghai, local police said. " - 51 killed after bus plunges into valley in SW China [Xinhua]
"A bus plunged into a valley in southwest China's Sichuan Province Saturday afternoon, killing 51 people, local authorities confirmed Saturday night." - Shanghai locals suffer increasing rate of tooth decay [Shanghai Daily]
"The report found the incidence of decayed teeth in local people was higher than the national standard. " - China inspects dairy regions after tainted milk [AP]
"China's food safety watchdog sent inspectors to the country's main dairy producing regions on Sunday after at least 432 babies were sickened by tainted milk powder produced by a Chinese company." - Tibet provisional govt to decide on China talks soon [Reuters]
"The Tibetan government-in-exile said on Sunday it would make a final decision on whether to continue dialogue with China to ease tension in Tibet after their next encounter ends in October." - China province governor resigns over deadly landslide: report [AFP]
"The governor of north China's Shanxi province stepped down Sunday over a landslide that killed at least 254, the second time he has fallen from grace over a major scandal."
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