China
China outlaws smoking in public places, affecting one third of smokers internationally.
Sources: BBC
Sources: BBC
A bus fire kills at least 35 people in China's Hunan Province.
Chineseexports for April reach a record level, attaining a total monthly value of US$155.69 billion.
The People's Republic of China, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan hold an antiterrorism drill in Xinjiang.
China's state-backed church appoints a bishop without the approval of Pope Benedict XVI.
China says that relations will be undermined if U.S. President Barack Obama meets the Dalai Lama.