China launches worlds highest wind farm

What:         China strengthened its position as a leader in renewable energy by installing the world’s highest wind farm.
Where:       Tibet
Height:       4,900 m above sea level
How many: 5
Capacity:   15MW (enough to power 13,500 homes)

China Radio International’s Tamil service completes 50 years

• The CRI Tamil service was founded in Aug 1, 1963, and has expanded its operations on a multimedia communication platform with a mixture of shortwave broadcasting service, FM service, website, mobile and magazine services.

• The service at present provides eight hours of programme everyday which included four-hour shortwave service and four FM service broadcasts from Colombo.

• The Tamil service like the Hindi and Bengali services are mostly run by the Chinese students who have learnt the languages in the Peking University, which runs language courses in vast number of foreign languages. They are assisted by expert broadcasters from the respective areas.

Guangzhou launches 72-hour visa-free stays

• South China's mega-city Guangzhou started offering international transit passengers 72-hour stays on Thursday.

• China Southern Airlines, the largest airline in the People’s Republic of China, which operates daily flights from Dubai to Guangzhou province of China, a business hub for many tourists and business travelers from the Middle East, has announced a 72-hour free transit visa to travelers from 45 countries including the UAE.

• “There is daily flights from Dubai to China and many business passengers going to long haul destinations like the USA, or the Philippines or Thailand can break their travel in Guangzhou province of China, the headquarters of the airline and a business hub.

• Guangzhou is the third Chinese city to introduce the visa-free policy, following capital Beijing and commercial hub Shanghai.