BEIJING - A new online game to fight world hunger was launched in China by the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) and its Chinese partners on Wednesday.

Freerice launched its Chinese version (http://freerice.sdo.com) to provide Chinese speakers worldwide with an opportunity to improve their English language skills by playing online games, while also helping hungry children.

In Freerice, players face increasingly difficult vocabulary questions and for every correct answer, they earn 10 grains of rice to be donated to the WFP. The donations are paid for by advertisers on the website.