CHINA DAILY
'Little Eagles' earn their wings
A quasi-military aviation training program has been extended to allow for an extra one-thousand students to take part this year.
The Chinese air force is hoping to select about 400 cadets from the dozens of "Little Eagle Classes" when they graduate three years later.
SHANGHAI DAILY
Bird flu case reported
A human case of H7N9 bird flu has emerged in Shanghai.
The 37-year-old woman is from neighboring Jiangsu.
This follows on the heels of a 52-year-old man being diagnosed with the virus on Saturday.
GLOBAL TIMES
Massive lake expansion
Thanks to heavy rainfall in eastern China over the last four days, China's largest frestwater lake, Poyang Lake, has seen water levels rise by some 15-percent since Thursday.
The lake's surface area has expanded by more than half.
Poyang Lake tends to go through massive drops and rises in its water levels.
THE BEIJING NEWS
Tourist Blacklist
Chinese authorities are now requiring provinces to create a "Blacklist" of tourists involved in uncivilized behavior.
Those who end up on the Blacklist may have trouble taking part in organized tours.
They may even be restricted from leaving the country or obtaining a loan.
Names which appear on the Blacklist may stay on there for up to 2-years.
BEIJING TIMES
'Temple of Heaven' copycat
A soon-to-be-completed cemetery in a rural village in Hubei has made an online splash, as its architecture is very similar to the 'Temple of Heaven' in Beijing.
The cemetery has been under construction since 2010.
CHINA DAILY
Number of super wealthy soars
The number of super rich people in China has expanded to a record high.
A new wealth report suggests the number of people on the mainland who hold assets of at least 500 million yuan has exceeded 17-thousand. |