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From March to April this year, researchers successfully carried out natural reproduction of Yangtze sturgeon released into the Xuetan waters of the Jinsha River in Yibin, Sichuan and the Xianglutan waters of Jiang'an County in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. A total of 499 fertilized eggs were collected, and 47 juveniles were successfully hatched in situ after cultivation.
This photo shows a tram in a special livery promoting smoking control in Hong Kong, south China, April 30, 2026. Visitors and residents alike will be fined up to 50,000 Hong Kong dollars and face a maximum 6 months in jail for carrying or using alternative smoking products in public in Hong Kong, according to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government.
The alternative smoking products include electronic cigarettes, e-liquid and herbal cigarettes, said the HKSAR government.
The ban will be effective from April 30 with no transition period and will be carried out on a "one strike you're out" basis. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)
A staff member of Tobacco and Alcohol Control Office of the Department of Health presents smoking control promotional materials in Hong Kong, south China, April 30, 2026.
People walk on a pedestrian overpass draped with smoking control posters in Hong Kong, south China, April 30, 2026.
We'll have to see how the public takes it and how enforcement goes. HK authorities should take action to a similar degree to adopt/promote NEVs across private, commercial, and government vehicles. The air quality there is horrendous.
Kids new toy.
It's redundant to include Post Soviet Central Asian states because they're basically the same people across the border.
These photos taken on May 23, 2026 shows a scene at the rescue site of the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County, north China's Shanxi Province. The coal mine accident in north China's Shanxi Province has left 82 people dead, with nine others still unaccounted for, according to the county's emergency management bureau. The gas explosion occurred on Friday at the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County. The province has sent 755 people including rescuers and medical personnel to the site. Rescue efforts are ongoing. A total of 123 people have been sent to hospitals for treatment, including two in critical condition and two in serious condition, while 33 others have returned home. (Xinhua/Deng Haoran/Cao Yang)
Aerial drone photos taken on May 23, 2026 shows a scene at the rescue site of the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County, north China's Shanxi Province. (Photos by Bai Zhibin/Xinhua)
Medical staff take care of an injured worker at a hospital in Qinyuan County, north China's Shanxi Province, May 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)
Injured workers are pictured at a hospital in Qinyuan County, north China's Shanxi Province, May 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)
A nurse monitors the injured workers receiving oxygen therapy at a hospital in Qinyuan County, north China's Shanxi Province, May 23, 2026.(Xinhua/Cao Yang)
This photo taken on May 23, 2026 shows a scene at the rescue site of the Liushenyu coal mine in Qinyuan County of Changzhi City, north China's Shanxi Province. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)