Say No to Drugs
Today is the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, and once again Guangdong can show it's been exerting great efforts in fighting the war on drugs. In January, for example, the Guangdong Public Security Department successfully came down on an organization manufacturing and trafficking drugs including heroine and methamphetamine. In the first five months of the year, Guangdong authorities claim to have successfully solved 3500 cases related to drugs, confiscating 2500 tons of illicit products.

3 More Confirmed A/H1N1 Cases in Guangdong's Schools
Yesterday another 3 students in Guangzhou from Huangpu Wenchuan Elementary school and No.5 Middle School were confirmed as A/H1N1 carriers. 23 of the patients' close contacts have been put under quarantine at home and the Guangzhou Education Bureau has called for all weekend extracurricular activities to be postponed.

Michael Jackson dead at 50
U.S. pop star Michael Jackson died on Thursday in Los Angeles after being rushed to hospital after a cardiac arrest. The 50-year-old former "King of Pop" slipped into deep coma and was pronounced dead by Los Angeles doctors.