This is Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. Here is the news.China has launched an experiment satellite "TK-1", from a satellite launch center in northwest China.The satellite, carried by the rocket "KT-2", blasted off from the launch center and it later entered its intended orbit."TK-1" is the first satellite independently developed by China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. It will be used for remote sensing, telecommunications and experiments in minisatellite-based technologies.The "KT-2" rocket is one of the five carrier systems in the corporation&`&s commercial space plan. It features high carrying efficiency and adaptability.This is Special English. China will conduct nationwide safety checks on coal mines this year to prevent major accidents.The State Administration of Work Safety has said the examination will last from March until the end of the year. It covers both operational mines and those previously ordered to suspend production.Also checked will be collieries required to close as part of government plans to cut capacity but which are still operating.The move came after a string of tragic accidents. A gas explosion killed seven people and injured 11 in southwest China&`&s Guizhou Province earlier this year.The administration said coal mine safety was "complicated and grim".Around 60 percent of China&`&s coal mines are small collieries with production of less than 300,000 tonnes a year.Outdated equipment, lack of technicians and weak management at these mines were accountable for almost 80 percent of severe accidents in the mines.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing.A United Nations spokesman has described the first Chinese strategy report on cyberspace cooperation as a very important one, saying "China has a big role to play" in the global cyberspace governance.The spokesman told Xinhua News Agency that the strategy is a very important report and China has a big role to play in it.China released its strategy on cyberspace cooperation titled "The International Strategy of Cooperation on Cyberspace". This is the first report China has released regarding the virtual domain. The report also attaches great importance to the leading role of the United Nations in promoting world cooperation on cyberspace.This is Special English. For the third year in a row, Washington D.C. has ranked first among the 50 largest U.S. metro areas in the 2016 Gallup Good Jobs ratings.According to a Gallup poll released recently, state capitals once again filled the top slots after Washington D.C. All of the top six metro areas on the list include state capitals, or the nation&`&s capital, and all have been in the top 10 rankings since Gallup began comparing the 50 most populous metro areas in 2014.The poll comes as pockets of the country continue to struggle to make ends meet, even nearly a decade after the 2007-2008 financial crisis.But for its part, Washington D.C. was not only able to avoid the sting of the recession, but is a place where jobs are plentiful, high-paying and easy to find. Many jobs are easily in the 100,000 U.S. dollars per year range.The past year had its share of positive economic news for the United States, including a rising stock market, low unemployment and a boost to Gallup&`&s job creation index.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing.The Joint United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS has marked Zero Discrimination Day with a "Make Some Noise" campaign, urging people to speak up against discrimination.A UN spokesperson said discrimination takes many forms, and can be based on race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or age. This year&`&s campaign puts particular focus on the need for zero discrimination in health-care settings.According to the United Nations Program on HIV and AIDS, people living with disabilities are nearly three times m