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Dusty weather forecast for North

Sandy and dusty weather is forecast for multiple areas in North China on Thursday, according to the National Meteorological Center. Regions including Beijing, Tianjin, the Inner Mongolia and Ningxia Hui autonomous regions, and the provinces of Gansu, Shaanxi, Shanxi and Hebei will experience sandy and dusty conditions. The central and western parts of Inner Mongolia are expected to suffer significant sandstorms. Meteorologists have attributed the weather to recent low precipitation in sand source areas and the eastward movement of a Mongolian cyclone, and advised the public to take precautionary measures. The center has also forecast heavy rainfall on Thursday in central and southern regions.

Prosecutors indict former senior adviser

Zhu Congjiu, a former senior political adviser in Zhejiang province, has been charged with accepting bribes, the Supreme People's Procuratorate said on Wednesday, following the conclusion of an investigation by the National Commission of Supervision. Zhu, formerly a member of the leading Party members group of the Zhejiang Provincial Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and vice-chairman of the committee, was accused of taking advantage of his various former positions to seek benefits for others, while illegally accepting vast sums of money and valuables in return, according to an official statement released on Wednesday.

Xinhua