Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), said Thursday in Hong Kong that the changes in the way human inhabit the planet have given microbes multiple opportunities to exploit, resulting in new diseases emerging at at alarming rate.
More than 270 wildlife species endemic to the Philippines have been found for the past 25 years, a senior official said Thursday.
Xi Jinping, the newly elected Communist Party chief, went on his first inspection trip to south China's Guangdong Province,issuing a singal of his committment to reform and opening up.