Volunteers help students study in Lushan county, Sichuan province on April 22. The county was hit by a magnitude-7.0 earthquake on April 20. The death toll rose to 193 in the province by Tuesday morning. Volunteers from a university in the province helped set up tents and desks, helping local students continue their studies. [Photo/Xinhua]
China launched its second space laboratory, the Tiangong II, on Thursday night, which space officials said will become the country’s largest scientific platform in space.