[Photo/VCG] XINING - Continuous snow has swept Qinghai province in Northwest China since the start of November, accumulating record high precipitation in the region's 57 years of history of meteorological records. Snow accumulation between Nov 2 and 7 has reached 18 cm on the ground in Dulan County, Haixi Mongolian Tibet Autonomous Prefecture, where the height above mean sea level averages 3,180 meters. The Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, known as the roof of the world, is an important region to monitor climate changes with the weather and the glaciers as indicators. Twenty-seven counties in Qinghai have seen the November snow set historical records. The provincial capital of Xining has seen precipitation reach 25.8 mm, also a record high, said Ma Zhanliang, senior engineer with the provincial climate center. He said the big snowfall was triggered by the collision of southward polar cold air and warm air from southern China. The provincial meteorological station warned that the severe snowstorms and continuous cold weather would cause difficulties in road traffic, transport, agriculture and animal husbandry. coloured wristbands for eventspersonal safety braceletcustom wristbandsgym rubber braceletsrubber band bracelet patterns
[Photo/IC] BEIJING - A total of 117 new medicines developed by Chinese researchers have been certified thanks to support from a major national project, a health official said Saturday. Yu Jingjin, in charge of pharmaceutical policies at the National Health Commission, said this means Chinese researchers' focus is rapidly shifting from making generic drugs to making original ones. Launched in 2008, the national project aims to develop or modify medicines for 10 critical diseases, including malignant tumors. As of the end of October 2018, the project had spent over 19 billion yuan (around $2.76 billion) from central finance, Yu said. About 170 medicines from enterprises supported by the project are now registered and on sale in the US, while nearly 100 new medicines are currently in the clinical trial phase, according to Yu. In addition, four vaccines and 21 chemical preparations have been preapproved by the World Health Organization, meaning the organization recognizes their safety and effectiveness, he said. inspirational rubber braceletsctr silicone braceletspurple silicone braceletscartier rubber braceletsilicone wristbands<%2fcenter>
