No.1 5.3-magnitude quake jolts NE China 通辽地震 96855A 5.3-magnitude quake hit an area between the city of Tongliao in the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the city of Fuxin in Northeast China's Liaoning Province at 5:11 pm on April 22, according to a notice by the China Earthquake Networks Center late Monday.
No.2 Shandong reports first H7N9 case 枣庄禽流感 23938Local health authorities on April 22 confirmed that a 36-year-old man from Zaozhuang, East China’s Shandong Province contracted H7N9 bird flu, the first case discovered in this province. As of April 22, a total 104 cases have been confirmed, including 21 deaths, Xinhua cited statistics from the
National Health and Family Planning Commission.
No.3 Tan lines reveal luxury watch 无表哥 34646Lushan county official Fan Jiyue found himself at the center of controversy on April 23 after sleuthing netizens noticed in online photos that he had removed his luxury watch worth 210,000 yuan ($33,977) while Premier
Li Keqiang visited the quake-shaken area in Sichuan Province on April 20.
No.4 Father, daughter resign from office on same day 山东25岁女镇长 15309Han Han, 25, resigned from her post as head in Jishu town in East China’s Shandong Province on April 21, the same day her father Han Dongya quit as deputy director of the organization department in nearby Jining city. The reason behind their resignation is still unknown, the Beijing News reported on April 23.
No.5 Apple donates 50m yuan to Ya’an disaster relief 苹果捐款5000万 70131US computer giant Apple announced the company will donate 50 million yuan ($8,085,000) towards relief efforts underway in Ya’an, the epicenter of the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck on April 20, Chengdu Business Daily reported.
Updated by 4 pm, April 23, 2013
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