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First panda birth this year in quake zone
Giant panda Guo Guo, an evacuee from the southwest China earthquake, gave birth to twins on Sunday, becoming the first panda to bear cubs since the disaster in Sichuan Province on May 12. [Giant pandas]  [May 12 earthquake]
South China tiger photos are fake
The controversial south China tiger photographs by farmer Zhou Zhenglong were proved fake, according to sources at a press conference of the Shaanxi Provincial government on June 28.
Snapper held 　|　Reality or legend 　|　Online debate a
China raises prices of oil, electricity
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
Ban on free plastic bags takes effect
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
Major earthquake slams southwest China
An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County of southwest China's Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12. Tremors were felt in a large part of the country.
Epicentral area　|　Memorial online　|　Donate to Red Cross China
Myanmar cyclone death toll rises to 77,738
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
Algae threatens 320,000 people in Anhui
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
Guerrilla war on garbage
Experts forecast the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will create more than 10,000 tons of garbage. Living up to the Green Olympics tag will depend on efficient waste disposal.
Charging standard　|　Trial scheme　|　Beijing Olympics
Blue-green algae outbreaks likely to occur again
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
G8 is unlikely to agree on climate deal
Prospects of the G8 reaching a meaningful agreement on how best to fight global warming dimmed as leaders, with a long list of global problems, began gathering in northern Japan for their annual summit.
Rainstorm continues ravaging, killing 18
At least 18 people have been killed in the rainstorms that have soaked large parts of China since last week. The casualties were reported by local authorities after the rainstorms and flooding killed 252 people across China in June.
- Feeble shock hit eastern Jiangsu Province
- Warming threatens plant species on Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
- Olympic sailing training area clear from algae invasion
- Electricity demand sets a record in Beijing
- Coal prices smothering profits at power plants
- Earthquake jolts east China
- Pollution emission permits delayed
- Rainstorm closed Beijing subway line for 3 hours
- Global warming damaging sea's food web: scientists
- Downpours kill 5, affect 600,000 in Yunnan
- Climate change, African development top G8 summit agenda
- Latest developments on 'Green Olympics'
- Heavy rainstorm hits half China, 400,000 affected
- Strong earthquake hits Tibet
- Floods leave 252 dead, 64 missing
- Sichuan on high alert for flood season
- Landslide-disrupted railway resumes operation
- Sichuan Province plans to house millions
- Inner Mongolia fights rampant locusts
- UN encourages China to play global role
- Grasslands face severe desertification despite protection
- Provinces to draft own green plans
- Landslides leave quake-hit town isolated again
- Brace for more wet weather this month
- Gov't reports first major emissions drop
- 372,000 people lose jobs after May 12 earthquake
- Earthquake relief shows Party's strength
- Landslide derails passenger train, 7 injured
- Sanitation workers suffocated by toxic gas
- Strong earthquake jolts Tibet
- More efforts urged to cope with climate change
- Project in Badaling forest absorbs more carbon
- Beichuan sealed again for epidemic prevention
- Hong Kong post raises funds for giant pandas
- Chemical plant blast kills 3, injures 3
- Heavy rain forecast for delta regions
- Earthquake death toll rises to 69,188
- Power restored in nearly all quake regions
- Tropical storm leaves 9 dead in south China
- 300-km aftershock zone formed after quake: expert
- Guangzhou bids for panda-breeding base
- Russia, China to boost environmental cooperation
- 1 killed, 5 missing in flash flood in Guangdong
- New threat from carcinogen in mineral water
- Reports approved on quake reconstruction plan
- Rain dampens hopes for 12 trapped farmers
- North China's largest freshwater lake shrinking
- Dam burst forces evacuation in Inner Mongolia
- Thousands return to wreckage
- South China Tiger snapper held on mystery charge
- Can't find a WC? Call for help!
- Chongqing Municipality plans for nuclear power
- Oil tank blast leaves three dead in Xinjiang
- First coalbed methane pipeline being built
- Fuel prices increase positive for energy saving
- Beijing tries its best to improve environment
- Tibet to clear garbage from Mount Everest next year
- Drive to halt straw burning sees farmers 'go green'
- Beijing Zoo enriches environment to enliven animals
- Vice premier outlines eight-year plan for quake zone
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Sichuan Earthquake

An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Sichuan Province at 2:28 PM on May 12.
Panda Facts
A record 28 panda cubs born via artificial insemination have survived in 2006.
South China Karst
Rich and unique karst landforms located in south China display exceptional natural beauty.
Saving the Tibetan Antelopes
The rare animals survive in the harsh natural environment of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
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