Upset by a delayed flight, at least two Chinese passengers decided to open emergency exit doors in protest as the plane was taxiing, forcing it to abort takeoff and landing them in jail, police said on Sunday.
A policeman from Nanyang, Henan province, was demoted after his use of a police car for a private purpose was exposed on the Internet.
More cities have been turning to tough measures to rein in pollution in line with a national drive for sustainable development.
As part of the country's efforts to curb air pollution, a series of laws and regulations was rolled out last year to help provide a legal foundation for the cleanup campaign.
"Hebei has paid a huge price to curb its air pollution, with many enterprises' performance and productivity affected, ... but we will not scale back the green efforts toward a more healthy economic development and environment for our residents."
In 2014, I visited many power plants, cement factories and steel companies in Beijing and Hebei province, areas that suffered from severe air pollution, accompanying environmental protection authorities as they made their inspections.
For most senior citizens, the twilight years are a time to enjoy the privileges that come with age; plenty of rest and television, a gentle stroll around the park, perhaps even a spot of dancing with their peers.
Although the deaths and loss of property caused by the indiscriminant raids were awful, the uncertainty engendered by the threat of raids and the need to constantly run from them also took a terrible psychological toll on the people of Chongqing during World War II.
Taxi drivers in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, joined a strike that has swept the country since Thursday afternoon demanding a reduction of the monthly franchise fees paid to taxi companies, which eat up a large share of their revenues.
Southwest China's Yunnan province is emerging as the center of an epidemic of corruption connected to the case of ex-security chief Zhou Yongkang.
Guangdong's provincial procuratorate returned 138 convicts to jail last year after finding they were unqualified to serve their terms outside of prison. The number included 12 former officials at the department level.
The daily subway passenger flow has declined since Beijing raised fares in late December to ease its sub-way crowding Forty per-cent of the commuters buy the five yuan ($0.8) single ticket, Beijing Youth Daily reported Previously, there was a flat two yuan ($0.32) rate for single tickets and unlimited transfers.
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