03 City mulls legislation for rail construction work Shenzhen is considering legislation to standardize the management and approval of rail transit planning and construction - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 04 China regulating studies on human genes China is considering regulating studies related to human genes or embryos in the draft section of personal rights of the civil code - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 05 Local Islamist extremist group blamed for deadly blasts in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka yesterday accused a local Islamist extremist group, the National Thowheed Jamaath, of being behind a string of Easter bombings against churches and hotels that killed at least 290 people - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 08 Hydrogen to reshape clean energy drive Chinese scientists have found a cheaper way to produce hydrogen energy by developing a new catalyst, which might further boost the boom of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 09 GD posts steady first-quarter growth Guangdong maintained a growth rate of 6.6 percent in the first quarter thanks to improving industrial production and infrastructure spending |