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Only students in honors classes can study in classrooms fitted with air-conditioning systems at a local school in Shenzhen, Guangzhou Daily reported.
Rainstorms have left 102 people dead and another 30 missing across China since late April, a national disaster relief agency said Wednesday.
Six people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region on Tuesday.
The Yellow River, China's second longest river, is likely to flood in its middle and lower reaches this summer.
A two-and-a half month fishing ban will start at noon Wednesday in most part of the South China Sea to rehabilitate marine resources.
A picture taken on May 14, 2012 shows the Dajiu Lake in the Dajiu Lake Wetland Park, Shennongjia Natural Conservation Region of Hubei province.
Minister of Culture Cai Wu said that China will promote reform and development in its cultural sector and build a comprehensive public cultural service system.
Organization implements reforms following 'lavish lifestyle' claim.
Some stewed pig ears have been made from chemicals that could cause blood and heart problems in East China, sounding a fresh alarm on food safety.
More than 38 million Chinese have private passports and the number is expected to increase 20 percent annually, according to the Ministry of Public Security.
Zhao Yi has a song in his heart for juvenile offenders.
Migrant workers have become the main beneficiaries of a legal aid policy adopted last year, said a senior official from the Ministry of Justice.