The survey was conducted by "International Talent", a magazine under the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs.

 

　　It gauged views of over 180 thousand expats working in China about their favorite Chinese cities in terms of the policy, administration, and working and living environments.

 

　　Shanghai and Beijing were topped the list, followed by Shenzhen, Suzhou, Kunming, Hangzhou, Nanjing, Tianjin, Xiamen and Qingdao.

 

　　However, Beijing and Shanghai underperformed this time in living environment as foreigners living in these two cities have complained about the worsening air pollution.

 

　　Global Times

 

　　China Firm on Tightening Traffic Rules: Official

 

　　The Ministry of Public Security says China will continue to enforce traffic regulations to ensure road safety.

 

　　A nationwide campaign to discourage pedestrians from running red lights has started.

 

　　The campaign also targets "Chinese-style street crossing," in which pedestrians cross the road once a large enough group forms, regardless of what color the traffic light is.

 

　　Under the tightened rules, pedestrians will be fined if police catch them crossing the street during a red light or jay-walking, with the amount varying in different cities.

 

　　Wang Changjun, head of the ministry's research institute on traffic management on Wednesday said the strict enforcement of the regulations has proven somewhat effective.

 

　　Wang said the enforcement will continue, and pedestrians are expected to change their bad habits.

 

　　He added that authorities are repairing broken traffic lights and improving equipment to allow a reasonable amount of time for both pedestrians and vehicles to cross the road.

 

　　Daily Mail

 

　　The Father of IVF Dies at 87

 

　　Sir Robert Edwards, the 'father of IVF' whose discovery helped millions of infertile couples have children, died yesterday aged 87.

 

　　Together with fellow Briton Patrick Steptoe, the Nobel Prize-winner pioneered the in vitro fertilisation technique.

 

　　The technique has led the birth of Louise Brown, the world's first test-tube baby, on July 25, 1978.

 

　　More than five million IVF babies have been born since then.

 

　　Friends and colleagues said the modest Yorkshireman was a 'true giant of the 20th century'.

 

　　Sir Robert is a father of five and a fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge.

 

　　He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 2010 and knighted the following year.

 

　　Associated Press

 

　　Doctors Use Brain Scans to 'See' And Measure Pain

 

　　Scientists from University of Colorado, Boulder reported Wednesday that they were able to "see" pain on brain scans, and, for the first time, measure its intensity and tell whether a drug was relieving it.

 

　　Scans might be used someday to tell when pain is hurting a baby, someone with dementia or a paralyzed person unable to talk.

 

　　The study might lead to new, less addictive pain medicines. They might even help verify claims for disability.

 

　　Although many studies have found brain areas that light up when pain is present, the new work is the first to develop a combined signature from all these signals that can be used to measure pain.