2017-02-20 Special EnglishThis is Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing. Here is the news.Australia&`&s University of Newcastle has announced the establishment of a scholarship program supported by China&`&s Jack Ma Foundation.The Jack Ma Foundation will give 20 million U.S. dollars, roughly 26 million Australian dollars, to fund a scholarship program at the University of Newcastle. The fund is the first of its kind and it marks the largest philanthropic commitment in the university&`&s history. This is the Foundation&`&s first philanthropic contribution in Australia.In its initial year, "The Ma and Morley Scholarship Program" will create 30 new scholarships and support a series of other scholarship programs at the university.When the program reaches full capacity, it will support 90 students per year.This is Special English.A system developed by e-commerce giant Alibaba for China&`&s Ministry of Public Security last year helped to find more than 600 missing children.The system is called "Tuanyuan", or reunion. It is a pop-up platform that has been applied to multiple websites and apps, including AutoNavi and Alipay. Since its launch last year, over 70 billion pop-ups have been made, sharing the information of 650 missing children. Six hundred and ten of them have been found.Alibaba says most of these children were reported lost or had run away from home, but 4 percent were rescued from child traffickers.Apart from updating lost and found information for children, the system also helps to refute fake information.More Internet companies across China will join the network this year.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.Beijing will intensify the battle against air pollution, as the city mayor has promised to take "extra" anti-smog measures in 2017.Beijing mayor Cai Qi said at a media conference that the municipal government will continue to decrease coal use by helping residents in villages use clean energy.Beijing will try to basically realize zero coal use in six major districts and in Beijing&`&s southern plain areas this year. The city will eliminate coal-fired boilers that can each produce up to 10 tonnes of steam per hour.The mayor said the city will slash coal use by 30 percent to less than 7 million tonnes this year.Meanwhile, Beijing will kick 300,000 old vehicles off the roads this year and promote new energy cars instead.Cai said it is an important task for Beijing and its neighboring areas to work together and improve air quality in the region.The average density of PM 2.5 in the Chinese capital was 73 micrograms per cubic meter last year, down 10 percent from the previous year.This is Special English.The Chinese government has issued a five-year action plan for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment.The government has vowed to make the utmost effort to find HIV-infected people and AIDS sufferers. It is also aimed at reducing infections through drug needles, blood transfusions and mother-to-newborn infections. Efforts will be made to minimize the fatality rate and improve patients&`& quality of life.The plan was made for the period between 2016 and 2020. It has set multiple targets including reducing AIDS-related activities in people by at least 10 percent and keeping mother-to-infant infection rates to within 4 percent.According to the plan, more than 90 percent of the infected people and AIDS sufferers should receive anti-viral treatment, and more than 90 percent of the cases of such treatment should be successful.International cooperation on HIV/AIDES research will be strengthened to enhance the prevention and treatment of the disease.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Mark Griffiths in Beijing.Scientists say China should draft national standards on pesticides to reduce the amount of residue that is left on agricultural products, preventing damage to the environmen