【泰国确诊两例寨卡病毒致头小畸形】Thailand confirmed on Friday that the Zika virus has caused two cases of microcephaly, a condition that leaves new-born babies with small heads. The World Health Organization has said that these are the first two cases of Zika-linked microcephaly in Southeast Asia. Zika is not only transmitted through mosquito bites, but also via sexual contact. According to Yuthasak Supasorn, chief of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, as many as 220,000 Chinese visitors are expected to travel to the country during next week's "Golden Week" National Day holiday.

【宁夏石嘴山市煤矿瓦斯爆炸事故已造成12人死亡8人被困】12 people were killed and eight others were trapped in a coal mine gas explosion in northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Tuesday. The explosion occurred on Tuesday at a small coal mine, which belongs to Linli Coal Mining Co. Ltd. in Shizuishan City.

【大叔用10年将自家小院打造成“苏州园林”】A villager from Jiande city, east China's Zhejiang province, spent ten years building a traditional Chinese garden in his yard.

After being inspired from a small pool in front of his yard gate, Ao Shulin started building his garden. He saw the poetry in a buffalo sculpture with a cowboy in it. Ao made the sculptures himself. Cement, sand and steel bars support the large animal sculptures.