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2.43 million 
The number of people suffering from drought in China’s Southwest Yunnan province. The drought, a continuation from last years conditions, is considered to be the worst since the 1950s. 
China Daily

82 years
The Shanghai Health Bureau reported that babies born in 2010 can expect to live until they are 82 years old, 10 years more than the nationwide average. 
Shanghai Daily

4.8
Five minor earthquakes ranging from 3.1 to 4.8 on the Richter scale hit the Hotan region, a county in Northwest Xinjiang region. 
Xinhua

1.2 million 
...Chinese die from tobacco related diseases every year. The Chinese Association on Tobacco Control is trying to push enforcement of a ban on smoking in public places which was unsuccessfully established by the Ministry of Health in May. 
Asia One 

$100,000
Officials in Shenzhen are improving their waste management practices to protect the public. They have increased the penalties for using waste oil processed foods to $100,000. 
Tencent 

16,000
The value of a bike stolen in Wuhan from a young Japanese man who was on a world cycling tour. Police later recovered the bike and returned it to the man after a city-wide search. 
Sina

50
The number of sinking cities caused by disastrous land subsidence. Cities in the Yangtze River, north China plain, and Fen-wei region appear to be most affected. Some are even predicted to disappear in the coming decades.  
Tencent

 

 

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