JAL is providing  a number of ways of support for the Japan national team participating in the 2007 Special Olympics World Summer Games in Shanghai.

The Hong Kong Tourism Board says that it has revoked the credentials from three some merchants under the Quality Tourism Services scheme.

China's Vice-Minister of Health Wang Longde recently opened a meeting of national and international experts, including Board members of the Network for Sustained Elimination of Iodine Deficiency, who have gathered in Beijing to discuss global progress on iodine deficiency.

Manchester United stars Ryan Giggs, Rio Ferdinand and Dong Fangzhuo recently took time out of the club's Far East Tour for a meeting with three children whose lives have been affected by HIV/AIDS.

The Hong Kong Advisory Panel on Review of Air Quality Objectives and Development of a Long Term Air Quality Strategy has organized its first meeting to discuss the work plan of the comprehensive study proposed by consultants contracted to undertake the study.

In the first half year of 2007, the average wage of on-duty staff and workers in urban areas reached RMB10,990, a year-on-year increase of 18.5 percent, according to the National Bureau of Statistics of China.

The 305th session of the Xiangshan Science Conference has been held in Qingdao, with special focus on oceanic ecosystems.