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3 trapped in collapsed tunnel found dead

The bodies of three people trapped in a tunnel collapse in Qinghai province were found by early Wednesday, local authorities said. The tunnel, under construction in Huzhu Tu autonomous county in the city of Haidong, collapsed on Tuesday afternoon. An investigation into the cause is underway, and business operations of companies involved in the accident have been suspended, the city's emergency management bureau said.

3 dead in flooded coal mine, 5 rescued

Eight people trapped in a flooded coal mine in Shandong province have been found and the search and rescue operation has ended, rescue workers said on Wednesday. One body was found on Monday and five survivors and the other two bodies were found on Tuesday, rescue workers said. The flooding occurred at around 5 pm on Saturday at the Huafeng coal mine in Tai'an. Two of the 10 people working underground at the time managed to escape.

Seed bank preserves over 11,000 species

The Germplasm Bank of Wild Species in Yunnan province, the largest of its kind in Asia, has preserved over 11,000 kinds of wild plant seeds, according to the Chinese Academy of Sciences' Kunming Institute of Botany. By the end of last year, the seed bank had preserved more than 94,000 plant seeds of over 11,000 species and housed the seeds of over one-third of the wild plants in China.

Aircraft complete demo flights

An ARJ21 regional aircraft and C919 passenger aircraft completed their first demonstration flights with sustainable aviation fuel in Shanghai and Dongying, respectively, on Wednesday, according to the Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China. Sustainable aviation fuel is an alternative to traditional jet fuel. Made from renewable materials, it can reduce carbon emissions by up to 80 percent compared to conventional jet fuel.

Political adviser gets life sentence for graft

Sun Shutao, a former senior political adviser in Shandong province, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a court in Shanxi province on Wednesday for accepting bribes of more than 129 million yuan ($17.8 million). From 2001 to 2023, Sun was found to have taken advantage of his various work posts in Shandong to seek profits for departments and individuals in matters such as project contracting, business operation and job adjustment, the Datong Intermediate People's Court said.

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