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Typhoon Fung Wong, the eighth tropical storm to hit China's coast this year, made landfall in the southeastern Fujian Province on July 28, according to the provincial observatory.
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| Weather around China | Evacuation plan | Flood FAQs |
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| Heavy rains this summer have racked havoc in many parts of the country, causing landslides and forcing residents to evacuated their homes. Intensive relief work is currently underway. |
| Weather around China | Relief efforts | Flood FAQs |
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| Petrol will cost 0.8 yuan (12 cents) and diesel 0.92 yuan more for a liter from June 20, and electricity charges for commercial units will go up by 0.025 yuan (US$0.4 cents) per kWh from July 1. |
| Economists' warning | Gov't measures | Wind Power Asia |
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| From June 1, retailers including supermarkets will no longer provide free plastic shopping bags. China is trying to reduce the use of plastic bags in a bid to reduce energy consumption and emissions. |
| Ministry's regulation | Final version | Public reaction |
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| The death toll from Cyclone Nargis has risen sharply to 77,738 in Myanmar, the state television reported in a night broadcast on May 16, a fortnight after the disaster hit the country. |
| Tropical cyclone | Chinese aid | Disaster relief work |
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| Blue-green algae has appeared in Chaohu Lake, China's fifth largest body of fresh water and the drinking water source for about 320,000 people. The lake has been severely polluted recently. |
| Chaohu Lake | Algae outbreak | Government response |
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| Outbreaks of blue-green algae, which sparked last year's water pollution crisis in Wuxi in Jiangsu province, may hit the Taihu Lake again this summer, say some scientists and top environmental officials. |
| Taihu lake | Government response | To draw lessons |
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