China floods

    More than 70 kilometers of dikes* are in danger of overflowing in Zhejiang Province, where floods have caused US$1.2 billion in losses, authorities said on Monday as the country neared a critical point in battling seasonal rains.

    Heavy rains pounded Zhejiang over the weekend, and the level of a river that passes through Lanxi City has risen sharply.

    The summer rains have left at least 168 people dead or missing so far nationwide.

    City CPI

    The consumer price index (CPI) in Shenzhen rose 6.2 percent in May, a fall of 0.2 percent compared with the previous month, a Shenzhen urban investigation team of the National Statistics Bureau said on Friday.

    The price of pork increased 30.9 percent, topping the food category in the CPI report. Food prices went up 9.3 percent, the report said.

    New-energy vehicles

    A total of 2,011 new-energy vehicles will be put on the road in time to serve the Universiade, accounting for more than half of the vehicles needed by the Games.

    The new-energy vehicles would include hybrid* buses, hybrid double-deckers, electric buses and mini buses, electric taxies and fuel cell buses.

    Students’ info sold

    A database containing personal information of more than 1 million primary and secondary school pupils in Beijing is being offered for sale online, raising fears of possible computer hacking.

    The list posted on baixing.com on Sunday offers the names and telephone numbers of the pupils as well as their parents for 0.1 yuan (US$15 cent) each for a minimum purchase of 1,000.

    (SD-Agencies)