QINGHAI

Bicycle race canceled due to virus pandemic

This year's Tour of Qinghai Lake has been canceled due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, organizers of the annual cycling event confirmed on Monday. The event was originally scheduled to run from July 26 to Aug 2, but organizers decided to call it off, according to Yang Haining, deputy director of the Qinghai provincial sports bureau, who added that a carnival and other activities will be hosted across the province instead.

HAINAN

Submersible's mother ship returns to Sanya

Tansuo 2, the mother ship for China's manned submersible that is capable of diving to depths of 10,000 meters, has returned to Sanya in Hainan province after an 18-month renovation project. The ship, mainly painted white and green, left from Fuzhou Port in Fujian province on Thursday before arriving in Sanya on Sunday afternoon. Owned by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Tansuo 2 has an advanced electric propulsion system and positioning system, which can provide sufficient power and automatic cruise capability for deep-sea explorations.

BEIJING

Community correction law takes effect July 1

China's first law on community correction will take effect on July 1.Adopted by the country's top legislature at the end of last year, the law aims to help criminals better reintegrate into society and prevent and reduce crime. Community correction targets criminals who are sentenced to public surveillance, given a reprieve, released on parole, or permitted to temporarily serve their sentences outside prison, the law says.

Xinhua