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Eastern Star death toll rises to 434, 8 missing
There are now 434 confirmed deaths from the capsizing of the Eastern Star on the Yangtze River, nearly a week after the tragedy occurred.
The bodies of two victims were recovered on Monday morning, reducing the number of the missing to 8.
The search area has since been extended to find those still missing.
Only 14 were found alive out of the passengers on board.
At the same time, local authorities have sped up forensic analysis to identify the bodies retrieved.
The DNA identification plans to be completed in two days.
Relatives have arrived at the morgue help in the identification of the bodies.
Investigators have not yet reached a conclusion regarding the cause of the disaster, while Chinese authorities have pledged transparency in the ongoing probe.
Undercover reporter exposes cheating in national exams
Authorities in Jiangxi have captured two people taking tests for other students during this years national college entrance exam, known as the Gaokao.
Police in Nanchang detained a man in the middle of the Chinese language test on Sunday morning who attended the exam under another student's name.
Another unidentified person was caught taking the exam under someone else's name in Yingtan city several hours later.
The local education ministry says it had asked relavent authorities to oversee the investigation.
Cheating on the Gaokao can amount to a punishable crime in serious cases.
It is reported that over 9 million Chinese high school graduates took this year's exam.
China earmarks nearly 5 bln yuan for agricultural investments
China has earmarked a large fund to invest in agricultural industrialization projects this year.
The country is going to provide nearly 5 billion yuan or nearly 800 million U.S. dollars to finance more than 42-hundred agricultural projects.
The Ministry of Finance says the fund will spur further investments of over 2.5 billion yuan from local governments and 10 billion yuan from self-raised funds and bank loans.
China is beefing up investments to secure economic growth amid the current slowdown.
China mulls control on air pollutants emitted by shipping
China's Ministry of Environmental Protection is seeking public feedback on a regulation to control pollution from boats and ships.
The regulation will be the first rule that specifically targets emissions from the shipping sector, in line with international standards.
It also includes provisions on marine fuel oil usage.
Experts say if passed, the new regulation can benefit coastal cities, riverside cities and port cities.
Currently, regulations exist on the discharge of water and solid waste from ships.
China begins issuing e-IDs to fight personal info leaks
China's Ministry of Public Security has issued its first batch of e-IDs for citizens.
The new technology aims to fight personal information leaks, and is backed by an independent, Internet-based identity recognition system.
The ministry officials say China lacks public infrastructure for Internet-based ID recognition and services.
Currently, most websites require a citizen's name and ID number for online identity certification, which causes the possibility for personal information leaks.
The new system has passed several security assessments.
Man detained for attacking nurse in southwest China
Police in Yunnan have detained a man for attacking a nurse.
The incident occurred on Sunday when a knife-wielding man attacked a nurse in a hospital in the provincial capital of Kunming.
Currently, the nurse is under intensive care at the hospital.
Police say the man did not know the nurse.
There are reports that the man suffersed from a psychological disorder.
Merkel welcomes leaders to G7 summit
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has welcomed the heads of the Outreach delegation for a joint working session with the G7 heads.
Guests include UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, IMF Executive Director Christine Lagarde, President of the World Bank Jim Kim and Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi.
The key topics G7 leaders are to discuss with heads of African and Arabic countries are development policy and Islamic extremism, and the fight against the Ebola virus in West Africa.
Issues such as hunger and malnutrition are also on the agenda.
In addition, leaders of the G7 are searching for a common stance on climate change.
WHO, S.Korea to conduct joint probe into MERS spread
The World Health Organization and South Korea are going to conduct a joint investigation into the spread of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome starting from Tuesday.
16 experts will join in the mission.
They will discuss epidemiological investigations into confirmed cases and infection control.
Analyzing the characteristics of the corona virus in cooperation with the related departments in South Korea is also part of the plan.
Also, experts will visit hospitals where MERS infections had been identified or quarantined patients had been kept.
The investigation results will be released on Saturday.
MERS infections in South Korea have surged to 87, as 23 new cases were identified, including one teenager.
Six patients have died from the virus.
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