Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn

Video: After Beijing and Shaanxi province announced contingency plans for heavily polluted days, D.J. Clark set out to investigate what he can do to protect his family at home.

Bilingual: A Swedish man has designed a coffin with built-in speakers linked to a music play-list that can be updated by the living. Music and video equipment storeowner Fredrik Hjelmquist says his hi-fi coffin can entertain the dead and provide solace for grieving friends and relatives.