BEIJING - CHINESE officials had confirmed the outbreak of a deadly strain of bird flu among poultry in the Tibetan capital Lhasa, state media reported on Sunday, quoting the ministry of agriculture.
SHANGHAI- CHINA'S endangered Yangtze alligator population is expected to more than double to 300 in the wild within five to 10 years, state media reported on Sunday.
DHAKA- BANGLADESH will pump an extra US$500 million (S$750 million) into the economy over the next 10 weeks to help the impoverished country weather the global economic meltdown, its finance minister said on Sunday.
