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- South China rains kill 20, force 700,000 from homes [Xinhua] "Torrential rains and floods in southern China have left at least 20 people dead and two missing. More than 700,000 people have been relocated as downpours have destroyed houses, flooded crops, cut power, damaged roads and caused rivers to overflow, according to the latest figures from the provinces of Hunan, Fujian, Jiangxi and Guangdong and the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. "
- SHANGHAI BUILDING COLLAPSE: Hundreds protest [Straits Times] "HUNDREDS of Chinese homeowners protested outside government offices in Shanghai demanding refunds after a 13-story apartment building in a complex under construction toppled over, newspapers reported on Sunday. The Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post said the protesters marched on Saturday through central Shanghai, holding handwritten signs and chanting: 'Lotus Riverside, refund (our) homes!'"
- China apologizes to Mexico for tough swine flu stand [AFP] "China's Health Minister Chen Zhu Friday apologized to his Mexican counterpart for failing to warn him about the tough measures Beijing imposed on Mexicans to combat swine flu. "I regret that I did not talk first" to Minister Jose Angel Cordova, Chen said on the sidelines of a meeting in Cancun about the swine flu pandemic."
- Landfill sites fail green screen [China Daily] "Almost half of China's rubbish dumps do not meet the country's environmental standards, the State Council has said. Of 935 landfill plants, more than a third do not take anti-leakage measures and almost 40 percent do not separate rainwater from leachate, a potentially hazardous solution created in the decomposition of waste, said the State Council's environment assessment team. Only 57 percent met the criteria during tests, it told 21st Century Business Herald."
- China's elderly will overwhelm the nation [Los Angeles Times] "For three decades China's one-child policy helped power this nation's economic rise. With fewer mouths to feed, families saved. Poverty fell. Living standards improved. But a social experiment that worked well in some respects is now threatening the country's hard-won gains. China's working-age population -- the engine behind its prolific growth -- will start shrinking within a few years."
- ‘The new New York is Beijing’ [MSNBC] "By all rights, Beijing should be suffering the post-Olympic hangover anticipated by skeptics and cynics... If anything, however, the Chinese capital is enjoying a renaissance in the arts and culture - normally what would be the first casualty in a climate of recession and censorship. And it’s attracting a growing number of people from around the world who want to be part of the scene."
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