Quake hits Xichang

A 5.1-MAGNITUDE earthquake hit Xichang in Southwest China’s Sichuan Province at 4:29 p.m. yesterday, according to the China Earthquake Networks Center.

The epicenter, with a depth of 19 km, was monitored at 27.7 degrees north latitude and 102.08 degrees east longitude, the center said in a statement.

Gang crackdown

THE country’s procuratorates have approved the arrest of over 57,000 people suspected of gang crimes in some 17,000 cases in the first nine months this year, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) said Tuesday.

Meanwhile, more than 200 people were arrested for sheltering criminal organizations by concealing their crimes or shielding them from punishment, the SPP said.

Internet-driven healthcare

MEDICAL institutions in less-developed regions are encouraged to explore ways to include online diagnostic services in the government’s basic medical insurance program, according to the State medical insurance administration yesterday.