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First Rescue Capsule Exercise Conducted in China Gypsum Mine Collapse
Rescuers at the collapsed gypsum mine in Pingyi County, east China's Shandong Province, have started testing a capsule, which they hope can be used to save a group of miners who've been trapped underground since Christmas Day.
Two huge bore holes have have been drilled in the southwest section of the mine to reach the miners who are over 220 metres below the surface.
The 4 miners the rescuers are attempting to reach, are said to be in stable condition. They are located separately from another 13, who crews are yet to be in contact with.
The collapse happened on Christmas Day with one person killed and 17 other miners trapped underground.
Four escaped, and seven have been rescued so far.
Dense fog shrouds parts of China
Dense fog shrouded various parts of China on Sunday, causing widespread disruption.
North China's Hebei is under an orange alert for fog, the second highest of China's three-level fog alert system.
All of the province's express highways south of Beijing were closed due to the fog.
Southwest China's Chongqing is also suffering low visibility and traffic controls on highways.
In east China's Shandong, the visibility dropped to less than 50 meters in some areas as the fog intensified.
Chinese steel mills in 82 mln yuan deals to curb pollution
Three steel manufacturers in Shandong province signed deals earlier this week with South Korean environment technology firms to reduce dust from their steel mills.
Taishan Steel, Weifang Special Steel Group and Jinan Steel have retained environment technology firms KC Cottrell, POSCO ICT, and J-E Tech in respective deals totalling 12.6 million U.S. dollars.
Industrial goods manufacturing has been a major contributor to the choking smog that often covers much of China during winter.
Officials of Shandong Environmental Protection Bureau said the concentration of heavy industry in Shandong means huge demand for environmental services.
The official also expected further cooperation with South Korean companies in environmental protection.
China steps up crackdown on food and drug safety crimes
The Chinese authorities have unveiled measures to facilitate coordination between administrative and judicial organs in handling food and drug safety cases.
In line with the new directive, food and drug safety watchdogs, public security organs and judicial authorities at all levels need to establish a collaboration mechanism for sharing and publishing information of the cases
These cases would be discussed at regular joint meetings.
The authorities have also called for an online information platform that enables cases of suspected crimes to be transferred, heard and supervised via the Internet.
Registration for Personal Identity Required for Cross-provincial Travel along Yangtze River
A new policy, which came into force on New Year's Day, requires passengers to register their personal identity when taking vessels on the 2800-kilometer main shipping line of the Yangtze River.
Passenger vessels sailing across provinces alsong the main shipping line must ask for passengers' ID cards at their ports of departure and intermediate ports.
Drivers and conductors are also required to register their personal information, presenting their ID cards at on-site ticket halls.
Terminals at ports for roll-on or roll-off cargo ships, will need to be enclosed to allow for the effective management of the new regulations.
Passengers, drivers and conductors who fail to provide valid identification documentation will be prevented from traveling.
Iran Arrests 40 After Saudi Embassy Raided
Iranian police has reportedly arrested 40 people who raided the Saudi embassy on Saturday night, and a judicial order was issued to identify and arrest others involved.
Iranian protesters against the execution of a Shiite leader by Saudi Arabia raided and set fire to the Saudi Embassy in Tehran late Saturday.
The move came hours after the Saudi Interior Ministry announced that prominent Shi'ite leader Nimr al-Nimr and 46 others were executed on terror charges.
In an announcement on Saturday, Iran's Foreign Ministry urged the police to protect the diplomatic compounds of Saudi Arabia in the country.
Earlier in the day, Iran's Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the execution of Nimr al-Nimr.
Death toll of Indian Security Forces in Airbase Terror Attack Rises to 7
The number of Indian security forces personnel killed as a result of a terror attack on a key air force base has risen to 7.
3 were killed in the initial attack, with 4 others dying of their injuries later. 8 security personnel are still receiving treatment in a hospital. The conditions of some are said to be serious.
The attack on the airbase in Pathankot, in the northern Indian state of Punjab, was launched by 4 suspected militants. They were all killed during the attack, or in the 5-hour gun battle that followed.
