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-	Bird flu outbreak confirmed in Tibet
	Chinese authorities have confirmed a new bird flu outbreak among poultry in Tibet, the second case of this year in the southwestern region, the Ministry of Agriculture said.
-	Harry Potter avoids ban on horror products
	China's top press and media watchdog yesterday said fantasy films such as the Harry Potter series are not included in its recent nationwide sales ban on horror audio and video products.
-	Forestry industry loses 57.3 bln yuan in winter storm
	The freak winter earlier this year has cost China's forestry industry 57.3 billion yuan in direct economic losses, the State Forestry Administration (SFA) announced Tuesday.
-	China to intensify land management in disaster-hit areas
	The Disaster Relief and Emergency Command Center under the State Council, China's Cabinet, ordered related local governments on Monday to do a good job in land management for reconstruction and in geological services for areas affected by the recent extreme winter weather.
-	Improvement of energy structure stressed
	A new Chinese nuclear power plant broke ground for construction at the northeastern coast of Fujian Province on Monday.
-	Plan to improve rural sanitation
	Although progress has been made there is still a big disparity between the city and the countryside, particularly regarding drinking water quality and sanitation. The Ministry of Health (MOH) said yesterday it will lead a clean up of China's rural areas.
-	NPC briefs HK, Macao deputies on country's development
	Hong Kong and Macao deputies to the 11th National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, were on Saturday and Sunday briefed about the country's economic and social development as well as the people's congress system.
-	Counter-terrorism preparations for Olympics
	Chinese troops are to step up anti-terrorism training to ensure the security of Beijing's Olympic Games in August, a senior military officer has said.
-	Safety checks in schools ordered in snow-hit areas
	China's Ministry of Education (MOE) has ordered all primary and high schools in snow-hit areas to step up safety inspections before the new semester begins.
-	Closure of illegal collieries no cause for shortage
	China's work safety agency denied claims that current coal shortage was due to the closure of small, illegal pits.
-	Donations to disaster-hit areas reach 1.45b yuan
	Nearly 1.45 billion yuan (US$201.3 million) in cash and relief supplies had been donated to snow disaster areas of China, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said on Saturday.
-	29 expelled from top legislature, advisory body
	China expelled 29 members linked to power corruption from its top legislature and political advisory body over the past five years and in one case a corrupt official was executed after trial.
-	Winter weather hits 11.87m hectares of crops
	About 11.87 million hectares of crops in China had been damaged by low temperatures or freezing weather in 20 provinces, most hit by disastrous winter storms, by Thursday, according to the monitoring of Chinese Ministry of Agriculture (MOA).
-	Land reclamation covers 540 sq km sea area
	Sea areas authorized by the Chinese government for enclosures and land reclamation projects now cover 540 square kilometers, 134 square kilometers of which were certified last year, the China News Service reported on Friday.
-	China criticizes 'grim' chemical transportation
	The State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) criticized "grim" chemical transportation safety conditions on Friday and asked local authorities to draw lessons from a series of sulfuric acid accidents in Yunnan.

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