Thepopulationofcaptivegiantpandashasreached520worldwide,accordingtotheChinagiantpandabreedingtechnologycommitteeatitsannualconferenceTuesday.AsofearlyOctober,63
Soldiers have found the body of a German woman on an abandoned yacht in the troubled waters of the southern Philippines and suspect her companion may have been taken captive by Islamist Abu Sayyaf rebels, the military said on Monday.
Authorities at provincial level and above can organize activities involving the release of state-protected animals to the wild, according to the draft submitted to a bi-monthly session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.