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• Security a Priority of Expo: Shanghai Party Chief
The government must mobilize the public to safeguard security, which is the priority of the Shanghai World Expo, the top Shanghai official said Wednesday.

• Premier Heads Energy Commission
China's State Council, or Cabinet, has decided to set up National Energy Commission (NEC) with Premier Wen Jiabao as head to step up strategic policy-making and coordination, a circular from the General Office of the State Council said Wednesday.

• China Asks Peru to Rescue Chinese Taiwan Tourists
Peruvian authorities have agreed to a request by China to airlift 20 stranded Chinese Taiwan tourists from Machu Picchu after torrential rains and mudslides closed the historic city over the weekend, embassy sources said Wednesday.

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• Most Glorious Years in Beijing: Sau Chun Wong (Mrs. Chee Kwon Chun)

• Fujian Tycoon to Donate 4.3 Bln Yuan of Stock Shares to Charity
Fujian-born auto-glassmaking tycoon Cao Dewang plans to sell his estimated 4.3 billion yuan, or 629 billion US dollars, stake under his Fuyao Glass Industry Group and donate the proceeds to his own charity foundation.

• Wuhan Funds Poor Families' Freshmen
The civil affairs bureau of Wuhan in central China's Hubei province says that it will provide children in Wuhan's poor families who enter college this year, with financial assistance of two thousand yuan, according to the Wuhan Evening News.

• Help Quake Victims: Soong Ching Ling Foundation
On May 12th, a strong earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale jolted Wenchuan County in Sichuan Province. This is a rare and highly-devastating natural disaster that has resulted in heavy loss of life and property.

• Olympic Champions Auction Belongings for Charity
Chinese Olympic champions auctioned off their personal belongings used during the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games and donated all the proceeds to school reconstruction efforts in earthquake-ravaged Sichuan province.

• Paralympic Cauldron Lighter Hou Bin
He lost his left leg at the age of nine but still became three-time high-jump champion of the Paralympic Games. He suffered greater difficulties than many other people but won the respect of the world and also the love of a beautiful lady. He is Hou Bin the man who lit the cauldron at the Beijing Paralympic Games.

• "Young Advocates Program" -Spreading the Paralympic Spirit
The "International Youth Forum" officially opened in Beijing on Sunday as part of the "Young Advocates Program" initiated by the British Council. 200 young able-bodied and disabled people from home and abroad gathered at the national Paralympic Training Center to share their passion for the Paralympic Games.

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