Tuesday, July 29, 2003

News

Last SARS patients recover in China: Chinese health officials says the country's last 12 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome patients have recovered.

China fireworks factory blast kills 29: The explosion took place Monday at the Guoxi fireworks factory in the town of Wangkou in Hebei province. . . . After a 2001 explosion that destroyed a schoolhouse in southern China where parents claimed children had been forced to make firecrackers, then-Premier Zhu Rongji issued an unprecedented apology on national television for failing to protect public safety.

Hot, Sweltering Weather to Linger in South, East China: South and east China will continue to swelter in hot weather for the next two days with temperatures of [95 to 100 degrees F].

The gift of education: Closing her dark brown eyes, Christine ponders her options. She thinks of the Chinese children with their stubby pencils, barely long enough to grip. Then she thinks of the Chinese teachers, assigned one book per subject, and how chapters must be copied on chalkboards for students to read.

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