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As the month-long solicitation² period ended on June 27th, the public and pharmaceutical³ companies seem to be still divided on whether the draft is the best of its kind ever.

Opponents suggest the authority should be cautious in allowing online sales of prescription drugs for fear of rampant⁴ fake medicines.

Are these real worries?

Topic2 Rural school dropouts choose to be urban migrant workersAccording to a new study, at least 20 million rural youth in China are choosing to drop out of school to travel to the country's urban centers to find work.

A poll of 1,000 youngsters in 66 villages across six provinces revealed that about one in 10 students quit school before graduating.

What's wrong with the picture?

Topic3 Beijing's new international airportAs Beijing plans to build a second airport, critics say its environmental impact assessment⁵ published by airport authorities should be more detailed⁶.

The environmental assessment was conducted in February and mainly focused on noise pollution, air quality, water resource protection, refuse disposal and risk management.

The assessment said construction is feasible from an environmental perspective but failed to explain in detail as to why it won't worsen the city's already notorious PM2.5 levels.

Now, are we sure we want the second airport in Beijing?

Topic4 Unmanned drones scan northern skies for environmental law violatorsChina has mobilized unmanned aircrafts to gather air pollution data in key northern areas to assist in an inspection⁷ on how well environmental laws are enforced, according to the Ministry⁸ of Environmental Protection (MEP).

Is it a good idea?

Topic5 Sky Restaurant opening in ShanghaiRecently a "restaurant" appeared in the middle of the sky in Shanghai. It is a sky restaurant that allows 22 people to have meals together. The price of the meals ranges from 1,888 RMB to 8,888 RMB. It has caused some controversies⁹.

Would you be interested in going?

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