Shanghai Daily News

A total of 498 HIV carriers have been found in the first 11 months of this year from people coming in and out of China, up 7 percent from the same period last year, the State Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said yesterday. Of this, 57 percent of the HIV carriers were found by the administration's branch in southwestern Yunnan Province. Also, 260 serious accidents involving special equipment, such as gas tank, entertainment facilities in parks and elevators, took place by November, down 6 percent year-on-year, but killed 255 people, up 15.4 percent year-on-year, according to the administration.