Scientist Acknowledged

(CFP)

Chinese glaciologist and climate scientist Qin Dahe has won this year's Volvo Environment Prize for his cryospheric science and global climate change research. An award ceremony will be held in Stockholm, Sweden, on November 26.

Involved in the preparation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assessment reports since 1998, Qin attracted wide attention last year with a report on how climate change leads to extreme weather events.

The Volvo Environment Prize was established in 1988 and is awarded annually to people who have made outstanding scientific discoveries concerning the environment and sustainable development.

Record-Beaking Tennis Star

(XINHUA)

Chinese tennis player Li Na reached the WTA Championship final on October 28, the first for a regional player. Despite her loss to Serena Williams from the United States via a three-set final, Li, 31, showed that she is improving at an age when many players suffer a decline in performance.

She achieved her best ever season-end world ranking of No. 3, a new high for Asian players. She rose to international prominence after clinching the 2011 French Open singles title and has won seven WTA singles titles.

"I think our Chinese counterparts are active. They have shown high professionalism in their fields and are capable of raising constructive suggestions. Their comprehensive qualities are good. They have high aspirations for the future."

Nicolae Banicioiu, Minister of Youth and Sports of Romania, said during the First Young Political Leaders Forum of China and Central and Eastern European Countries in Beijing on October 23

"Increased tension or even hostility is an accurate description of the current relationship between medical professionals and patients in China."

Yu Miaoxiang, Deputy Director of the Bureau of Health in Wenling, Zhejiang Province, commenting on the recent stabbing of three doctors in a local hospital by a patient unhappy with a procedures he underwent

"It seems blue skies in Beijing only appear when winds are strong enough. Once large-area air pollution occurs, it could lead to positive feedback in atmospheric circulation patterns, resulting in more frequent occurrences of bad air."

Lin Yanluan, an associate professor of the Center for Earth System Science at Tsinghua University

"We consider such forceful measures as Japan's claim of 'shooting them down' a severe provocation and an act of war. We will respond with resolute counterattacks and the provocateur will bear all consequences."

Geng Yansheng, spokesman for China's Ministry of National Defense, responding at a news briefing on October 27 to a Japanese Government threat to shoot down Chinese drones conducting training and flying missions over the East China Sea