6 killed SIX people died in a residential house fire in Guangdong Province yesterday, according to the local publicity department. The fire occurred at around 5:00 a.m. yesterday at a community in Jingdu Township, Chaonan District of Shantou City. Police suspected arson following an initial investigation. Further investigation is under way. No smoking indoors XI’AN, capital of Northwest China’s Shaanxi Province, has unveiled a regulation which bans smoking in all indoor public venues. The regulation, released Tuesday by the city government, also prohibits smoking in some outdoor public places, such as schools, stadiums and health institutions for pregnant women and children. Smokers who do not adhere to the regulation will be fined 10 yuan (US$1.5), and venue owners may be fined up to 1,000 yuan. The regulation will take effect November 1. Biosafety lab CHINA on Tuesday put into operation a high-level biosafety lab in Harbin, capital of the northeastern Heilongjiang Province. China’s first biosafety level-4 lab for large animals became operational after being accredited by the China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment. 12 arrested TWELVE people were arrested for illegally making and selling guns online, police in Central China’s Hunan Province said Tuesday. |