- Wedding revolution sweeps nation
October 13, 2004
From the days when couples pledged their troth before a picture of Chairman Mao and read from his "Little Red Book," weddings in China have changed beyond the wild imaginings of people more than 20 years ago.
- China to build 3rd station in Antarctica
October 13, 2004
China plans to invest some 500 million yuan (about $60 million) to improve Polar research facilities in the next three years to prepare for the building of a third station on Antarctica, according to an official with the Polar Research Office of the State Oceanic Administration.
- Good hygiene can ward off flu
October 11, 2004
The wisdom mothers have been dispensing for ages — wash your hands, eat your vegetables, go to bed earlier — turns out to be great advice for avoiding the flu.
- Guangdong offers free HIV tests
October 11, 2004
The AIDS Prevention and Treatment Institute of the Guangdong Provincial Centre for Disease Control started offering the tests yesterday.
- Norwegian, American win economics prize
October 11, 2004
Norwegian Finn Kydland and Edward Prescott of the United States won the Nobel economics prize for 2004 on Monday for analyzing how economic policy is shaped and what drives business cycles.
- Airbus to expand procurement from China
October 11, 2004
Airbus Sunday announced plans to further increase its procurement from China, raising to US$120 million a year by 2010, double the target for 2007.
- Experts name civet as primary SARS source
October 11, 2004
Chinese health experts have concluded that the civet cat, considered a delicacy in the south of the country, was the primary source of last year's SARS epidemic.
- Year of events brings a lot of France to China
October 9, 2004
Zhu Sha, 25, a French major graduate from Shanghai Foreign Language Studies University has never been to France, yet she is eager to get close to this European country's history and culture.
- Chinese travelers pay with plastic
October 9, 2004
Opening a jewellery store in Australia staffed with a Mandarin-speaking sales force might be a winning business combination, according to an analysis of Asia-Pacific travel spending by a major credit card group.
- Online travel firm eLong plans to raise US$68m on Nasdaq
October 9, 2004
Beijing-based online travel company eLong plans to raise up to US$68 million (HK$530.4 million) from an initial public offering on Nasdaq later this month, kicking off another round of Internet-related stock sales on the tech-heavy stock exchange.
- New laws to spur popularity of science
October 5, 2004
Law-making has played vital role in guaranteeing China's development of science and technology, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology.
- Chirac expresses willingness to cooperate with China
October 5, 2004
French President Jacques Chirac said his country is willing to further strengthen cooperation with China, his spokesman told reporters on Monday.
- Teda Travel Seeks a Majority Stake in Luxury Hotel Chain
October 2, 2004
TIANJIN, CHINA - Teda Travel Group Inc. has signed a memorandum of understanding that would give it a majority share of a new hotel management company.
- Crude oil settles above $50 for first time
October 2, 2004
The price of oil settled above $50 a barrel for the first time Friday amid concerns about tight supplies globally and hurricane-related production problems in the Gulf of Mexico.
- Beijing-Zhuhai expressway fully operational
October 1, 2004
A national expressway linking Beijing and Zhuhai, a coastal city of south China's Guangdong Province, began full operation with the 95-km Xinxiang-Zhengzhou section opening to traffic in central China's Henan Province Thursday.
- Two women found with HIV-immune gene
October 1, 2004
Two women have been identified as carrying a mutant gene that is immune to HIV/AIDS, the first such cases uncovered in China, a researcher said.
- China displays new nuclear reactor
October 1, 2004
China showed off its first new generation of reactor on Beijing's northern outskirts Thursday in an effort to demonstrate not only its safety and reliability but its progress in overcoming its chronic energy shortage.
- Auto recall law takes effect
October 1, 2004
China's new regulations governing the recalls of "lemon" automobiles takes effect Friday.
- China, US issue economic, financial statement
October 1, 2004
The United States and China issued a joint statement Thursday on economic and financial issues after a Joint Economic Committee meeting in Washington.
- Companies protest against US sanctions
Octber 1, 2004
Two Chinese companies, the China New Era Group and China Xinshidai Company, issued a statement on Thursday, protesting sanctions by the United States government.
- Female-condom maker courts China
September 30, 2004
The US company that makes the female condom said it is looking to launch its product in China, a country that experts say is facing a potential AIDS risk.
- Dark skin changes idea of beauty
September 30, 2004
Tanned skin is in. Ghostly white is out. A new trend is sweeping the city of Shanghai as more people want darker skin, a big change from traditional views that hold white skin is more beautiful.
- Bank robbers seized in NE China
September 30, 2004
Two men who robbed 1.329 million yuan (US$160,700) in cash from a vehicle on which bank employees were carrying the money on Wednesday were captured by police early Thursday morning.
- Foreigners awarded for 20 years' contribution
September 30, 2004
Foreigners have been contributing to China's economic and social development for two decades, but this is just the start.
- Nation on alert against outbreak of bird flu
September 29, 2004
Seasonal wild bird migrations, plus the persistence of deadly avian influenza virus in some of the country's neighbours, have prompted China to prepare for a possible outbreak of bird flu.
- China expects influx of foreign students
September 29, 2004
China is expecting a record number of students to enrol in its universities this year as foreigners seek to cash in on the country's booming economy by becoming proficient in Mandarin.
- HK shoemaker victim to sue German police
September 29, 2004
A Hong Kong shoe manufacturer who was treated violently by German police in Dusseldorf before being arrested along with his wife returned to Hong Kong Tuesday, saying that the incident led to him suffering losses of more than US$1 million.
- China stresses foreign policies
September 29, 2004
Zhao Hao, a teenage reporter for Chinese Teenagers' News, had a lot to write about after he attended a meeting between Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing and his Namibian counterpart, Marco Hausiku, on July 21.
- Patent on Viagra faces challenge
September 29, 2004
Goliath US pharmaceutical producer Pfizer filed an accusation Tuesday in Beijing against a July decision by the China State Intellectual Property Office (SIPO) to overturn the firm's patent for its erectile dysfunction drug Viagra.
- World travel in 2003 was safest on record
September 29, 2004
Montreal — The international agency that governs civil aviation says last year was the safest in nearly 60 years.
- Mid-Autumn lanterns illuminate "Golden Week"
September 29, 2004
Prismy lanterns and bright moon light kindling the Mid-Autumn night Tuesday warmed up an anticipated tourist boom in Macao, which is ready to host 200,000 tourists during the upcoming "Golden Week" holiday period.
- China unlikely to levy inheritance tax
September 27, 2004
The Chinese tax authorities' recent decision to exempt stamp duty on legal heirs but impose it on other beneficiaries who receive land and houses suggest the country will not impose inheritance or bestowal taxes in the near future, experts say.
- New job standards to be outlined
September 27, 2004
Shanghai: Standards for emerging vocations, many of which are growing mainly to cater to needs of the city's rising middle-class, are expected to be formulated soon to ensure consumers' interests and quality of service.
- Marriage certificate costs more in Guangdong
September 27, 2004
The marriage certificate fee may rocket to 360 yuan (US$43.2) from the present 9 yuan in Guangdong Province in the near future, Chinese-language newspapers reported Friday.
- Premier Wen gets oil pledge from Russia
September 27, 2004
China and Russia will take measures to implement cooperative projects in oil and natural gas, including the construction of pipelines between China and Russia, says a communique signed by Premier Wen Jiabao and Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov in Moscow on Friday.
- Disney appeals to China's youth
September 24, 2004
Brand awareness means getting to know more than just Mickey Mouse Walt Disney has enlisted the help of China's 70 million-strong Communist Youth League as it prepares to enter one of its last major untapped markets.
- 3.67m Guangzhou travelers to hit the road
BEIJING, Sept. 24 -- More than 3.67 million Guangzhou residents will go traveling during the mid-Autumn festival and the 7-day National Day holidays.
- Hawaiian will bid for China route
September 23, 2004
Hawaiian Airlines will apply for rights to fly directly to Shanghai four times a week.
- South China tigers to take trip to South Africa
September 22, 2004
Three more Chinese tiger cubs from the Shanghai Zoo have been scheduled to fly to a training camp in South Africa next month as another major move to protect and reintroduce this endangered species to the wild.
- Schumacher ignites F1 fever in Shanghai
SHANGHAI, Sept. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- It seemed only Michael Schumacher and red-hot Ferrari could give China a real thrill at the upcoming inaugural Formula one event in Shanghai, an alien territory for one of the most glamorous sports in the world.
- China, Kyrgyzstan tap co-operation potential
September 22, 2004
Co-operation between China and Kyrgyzstan is expected to leap forward in the coming decade.
- CHINA: Viacom TV plan caught in regulatory doldrums
September 22, 2004
A high-profile Sino-foreign joint venture set up to co-produce television programmes has stalled, with Chinese authorities yet to approval the landmark deal.
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