China Vehicle Imports Rise Steeply
China imported 103,200 vehicles in the first quarter of 2008, according to statistics of the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. This represents an increase of 74.54 per cent compared to the same 2007 period. Imports of luxury cars including Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and BMW, by 82 per cent.
EV71 Virus Spreads Further
The hand, foot and mouth disease outbreak in China has killed 32
children and infected another 24,934 so far, state media reports. The
current outbreak has been linked to the enterovirus 71, which leads to
fever, paralysis and meningitis. The disease spread from Anhui province
and has now already reached other regions in the south and the north of
the country, including Henan and Guangdong provinces.