Xinhua: The surface area of China's largest inland saltwater lake has been expanding for eight years, according to the latest remote sensing survey. The Qinghai Lake in northwest China's Qinghai province measured 4,354.28 square km, according to satellite data collected on July 19 and published on Sunday, said Zhou Bingrong, deputy chief of the provincial institute of meteorological sciences. The figure was 14.58 square km larger than the same time last year, and the largest in 12 years, he said. ...
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