China raised the drought emergency class Thursday from level two to level one, the highest alert, in response to the worst drought to hit northern China in half a century, according to a State Council meeting. People irrigate the wheat field at Xiaolu Village in Yuzhou, a city in central China’s Henan Province, on Feb. [...]
VietNamNet Bridge – The Deputy Minister of Education and Training, Banh Tien Long, declared twelve outstanding events in 2008 in his meeting with the press on the afternoon of January 13. In the 2007-2008 year, schools all drew up detailed plans to help students struggling with learning and minimize the drop-out ratio. 86% of students [...]
Anti-government protestors stand guard at a check-point leading towards Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport Nov. 27, 2008. Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat Thursday evening declared state of emergency over two Bangkok airports — the Suvarnabhumi International Airport and DonMueang Airport, which were paralyzed since besieged by anti-government protesters on Tuesday night.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo)Somchai delivered a national TV speech [...]
