75,000 nabbed

POLICE apprehended about 75,000 suspects involed in 3,500 cases amid a sweeping crackdown on cross-border gambling in 2020, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

Police nationwide busted over 2,260 gambling platforms, as well as around 1,960 illegal payment platforms and underground banks during operations last year, the ministry said in a statement on its website.

Cold wave

THE meteorological authority yesterday renewed a blue alert for a cold wave, as most parts of northern and southern China will see drastic temperature drops and strong gales.

From yesterday to Friday, some areas in the provinces of Shanxi, Shandong, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Fujian, as well as Shanghai, will experience temperature drops of up to 10 degrees Celsius, said the National Meteorological Center.