Grain warehouse

　　CHINA'S largest grain warehouse, with a storage capacity of 600,000 tons, went into use recently in Beiliang port of Dalian, a coastal city in Northeast China's Liaoning Province. The warehouse consists of 20 column granaries, each with an interior diameter of 32 meters and 45.8 meters in height. All loading, unloading, storing and moving procedures are automated.

　　Expressway

　　THE 153-kilometer expressway linking two key cities in Anhui Province in East China, was opened to traffic on Sunday.

　　The Hefei-Anqing expressway, part of the 830-kilometer highway linking Shanghai and Wuhan, capital of Hubei, was built with an investment of 3.7 billion yuan (US$446 million), including a US$200 million loan from the World Bank.

　　Longest tunnel highway

　　THE construction of a highway that will pass through Qinling Mountain began Sunday in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The 18-km tunnel section is expected to be the longest in the country.

　　Illegal ephedrine

　　POLICE in Fujian Province confiscated a total of 1,500 kg of ephedrine, the raw material used in the production of crystal methamphetamine, commonly-known as "ice." To date, four suspects, who attempted to smuggle the ephedrine out of the country, have been arrested. 30,000 yuan (around US$3,614) was also confiscated from the smugglers, sources from the provincial public security departments revealed. The case is the largest of its kind reported in the eastern China province, police sources said.

　　Military logistics

　　THE State Council and the Central Military Commission have issued a joint circular to urge people's governments at various levels to lend their support to military logistics reform. 

　　Local governments should incorporate the socialization of military logistics into their local economic and social development plans by providing social services and adopting supportive policies, the circular urged.

　　The basic objective of the reform is to transform military logistics, once the sole responsibility of the military, into a social service provided by society.