China Daily back issues from February 2005:
Counting 'going well' n Iraq's historic vote
Feb 01, 2005 ... Iraq's Electoral Commission said counting in the country'shistoric poll was going smoothly yesterday, as millions of Iraqisanxiously settled down to wait for the results, a process that couldtake up to 10 days. Electoral officials estimate about 8 million people cast ballotsin ...
Hospitals should focus on patients
Feb 01, 2005; ... People have long suspected that there are dirty bribery dealsbetween pharmaceutical sales agents and doctors, driving up theprices of drugs and adding to the suffering of patients. Many say the recent sentencing of Xia Yunyue, a hospital executivein Suzhou, East China's Jiangsu ...
West
Feb 01, 2005 ... Owner phones hometo chat to pet catAn elderly lady makes long distance calls every day to speak toher beloved pet cat in an animal hospital, which doubles as a cateryfor holidaying pet owners. The grandmother left the cat in the care of the hospital while shevisits her ...
Biz chiefs converge on Chinese capital
Feb 01, 2005 ... No matter how one looks at it, China is emerging as a marketplaceset to be around long term, and companies need to figure out how tobe part of it. That will be the "tone" of the upcoming Fortune GlobalForum in Beijing, says Robert Bierman, executive director andpresident of Fortune's ...
Measures in place to battle red fire ant
Feb 01, 2005; ... Agricultural officials yesterday gave assurances that strictquarantine and control measures are in place to keep the red fire antfrom spreading across the country. "The red fire ant is a harmful species that can be prevented andcontrolled," said Wang Shoucong, deputy head of the ...
Experts forecast Beijing's 2005 trend
Feb 01, 2005; ... Commodity prices in Beijing will increase by 3 per cent this year,a blue paper looking at the development of the Chinese capitalpredicts. "Shortages in coal, electricity and oil will result in price risesin public service sectors," wrote An Qun, a researcher with theBeijing ...
Closing farm-urban income gap 'top' oal
Feb 01, 2005; ... Farmers should expect their income gap with urbanites to narrow inthe years ahead, a senior agricultural policy-maker said yesterday inBeijing. Chen Xiwen, deputy director of the Office of Central FinancialWork Leading Group, also said new trade barriers imposed by ...
US auto sales set to drop in January
Feb 01, 2005; ... General Motors Corp, Ford Motor Co and other automakers may reportthat the rate of January US auto sales fell slightly from the samemonth a year earlier. US auto sales in January may decline to an annualized rate of 16.3million cars and trucks, down from 16.4 million in January ...
South
Feb 01, 2005 ... Man buys back stolen ticket from box office A passenger who had his wallet and train ticket stolen, by chancebought back the lost ticket. To his surprise when he checked the seat number of the new ticketissued by the railway ticket office in Nanning, the Guangxi ...
Cinda pondering massive NPL sale
Feb 01, 2005; ... China Cinda Asset Management Corporation plans to sell a hugebatch of non-performing loans (NPLs) to both Chinese and foreigninvestors in the first quarter, in a landmark deal regulators expectto set the precedent for the selling off of bad loans weighing downthe local banking ...
Co-operatives urged to play bigger role
Feb 01, 2005; ... Chinese marketing and supply co-operatives, who have 160 millionfarming households as members, are being urged to bolster their rolein lifting sales of farm produce and increasing rural incomes. Well-grounded in rural areas and abundant with marketingexperience, they should become ...
City provides students with mental health counselling
Feb 01, 2005; ... Tang Lili, a Beijing-based college student in her early 20s, liveswith a sense of anxiety while on campus. But it could be worse. A top high school student from a small cityin East China's Anhui Province, Tang is struggling to face up to thereality of increased ...
Province offers psychological help
Feb 01, 2005; ... HARBIN: It was Qi's fourth time before the door of the "psychologyconsultation room," but he finally summoned up the courage to knockon it. "I was always the best in my high school, but here I feel like asmall fish in a big pond," Qi tells a middle-aged man, who ...
Juventus tighten grip on title
Feb 01, 2005 ... MILAN: Juventus took a big step towards the Serie A title onSunday after extending their lead at the top of the table to eightpoints. Ruben Olivera's first-half strike and an Alessandro Del Pieropenalty secured a 2-1 victory at bottom club Atalanta, while second-placed AC Milan ...
Chinese teachers spreadthe world
Feb 01, 2005 ... Teresa Lee has tried hard to get her 7-year-old daughter to speakChinese, to think in Chinese and to act Chinese. Yet, she isconstantly disappointed. "The little imp grimaces at me whenever I point out her faults inChinese. And then she cries loudly when I switch to English. She ...
More grand slam titles on Safin's radar after OZ win
Feb 01, 2005 ... Marat Safin is looking confidently towards winning more grand slamtennis tournaments after breaking through for his first victory atthe Australian Open. The Russian fourth seed got the monkey off his back with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 triumph over Lleyton Hewitt in Sunday's final to ...
OPEC may raise 2nd quarter oil output
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), producerof more than one-third of the world's oil, may boost output in thesecond quarter as prices rise and demand increases from last year,the group's president said. Last year's rally to US$55.67 a barrel came after OPEC ...
Cloak trade keeps traditions alive
Feb 01, 2005 ... GANLUO, Sichuan: Whistling looms on both sides of the narrowstreets make more of a noise than the occasional car horns in thetown of Tianba in Southwest China's Sichuan Province. Men and women work from dawn to dusk at spinning wheels in frontof their houses as they gossip about ...
Overseas investment on the up
Feb 01, 2005 ... Editor's note: The Chinese Academy of Foreign Trade and EconomicCo-operation, a think tank for the Ministry of Commerce, recentlypublished the 2005 Report of Transnational Corporations in China.Following are excerpts: I. New trends of multinationals' operations in ...
SCOREBOARD (02/01/2005)
Feb 01, 2005 ... FOOTBALL Belgian first division BRUSSELS: Belgian football results on Sunday: La Louviere 1 FC Brussels 0 Lokeren 1 RC Genk 3 English FA Cup LONDON: English FA Cup fourth round results on Sunday: Chelsea 2 (Huth 6, Terry 80) Birmingham ...
SMIC settles lawsuit, sets target
Feb 01, 2005; ... Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp (SMIC) saw itsstocks in Hong Kong rise 6 per cent yesterday, after the companyreached a settlement with its competitor Taiwan SemiconductorManufacturing Corp (TSMC) and released its financial results for thefourth quarter. The ...
Pakistan, India make progress in talks
Feb 01, 2005 ... NEW DELHI: Peace talks between India and Pakistan have gainedmomentum in recent months despite a new dispute between nuclear-armed rivals over the construction of a dam in Indian-controlledKashmir, a top Indian official said yesterday. The foreign ministry official, who spoke on ...
Nation imports fewer steel products in 2004
Feb 01, 2005; ... The gap between China's steel imports and exports narrowed lastyear, but analysts say the nation will continue to be a net steelimporter over the next few years. China imported 29.3 million tons of steel products last year, down7.87 million tons or 21.2 per cent year-on-year, ...
Wade steals the spotlight in Yao-Shaq showdown as Heat win
Feb 01, 2005 ... MIAMI: Dwayne Wade scored 23 of his 30 points in the second halfto lift Miami past Houston 104-95 on Sunday, overshadowing the NBAshowdown of star centres Yao Ming and Shaquille O'Neal. Wade scored 11 points in the third quarter and 12 more in thefinal period as the Heat held off a ...
Disney may report earnings decline
Feb 01, 2005; ... Walt Disney Co's first-quarter profit probably declined for thefirst time in two years because home-video sales were lower than ayear earlier, when "Finding Nemo" was the top-selling digital-videodisc. Disney, the second-biggest US media company, is likely to sayearnings fell to ...
Petrochemical industry to improve practices
Feb 01, 2005; ... China's petrochemical industry is strengthening efforts to promotesafe and clean practices in the manufacturing, distribution and useof its products. In order to guarantee sustainable economic development and improvethe industry's image, the China Petroleum and Chemical ...
World welcomes voting
Feb 01, 2005 ... UNITED NATIONS/BAGHDAD: The world hailed Sunday's elections inIraq while admitting that there is a great deal to do. Secretary-General Kofi Annan congratulated Iraqis on theirelection on Sunday and offered UN help in future votes and thewriting of a constitution. Annan, ...
New policies set to propel rural progress
Feb 01, 2005 ... Last year's so-called No 1 Document has assisted Chinese farmersto earn more money. And this year's document aims to strengthen thegroundwork to sustain the trend in growing pay packets. The No 1 Document, as it is always known, is released early everyyear by the Communist Party ...
North
Feb 01, 2005 ... Herdsman set for entry as world's tallest man A herdsman from Inner Mongolia is hopeful he will get into therecord books as the world's tallest man. Entrusted by the Chinabranch of the Guinness Book of World Records, the No 2 Hospital ofthe autonomous region's Chifeng city ...
Robert Bierman in profile
Feb 01, 2005 ... Robert Bierman, executive director and president of FortuneMagazine's conference division, is a veteran of the conferencebusiness. He has been on both sides of the fence, as an independentproducer with no media attachment and as one with strong media back-up. "With Fortune, I ...
Yellow River Delta being eroded away
Feb 01, 2005; ... JINAN: The Yellow River Delta is shrinking southward by an averageof 7.6 square kilometres a year, according to a source from theShandong Provincial Bureau of Geology and Mineral Resources. "Sand has been drifting into the delta with river water," KangFengxin, an official with the ...
Jiang's 'eight points' marked in Hong Kong
Feb 01, 2005; ... HONG KONG: The anti-secession law being drafted by China's toplegislature conforms to the fundamental interests of compatriotsacross the Taiwan Straits as well as the Chinese nation. It will not only promote cross-Straits relations and a peacefulreunification, but also help curb ...
Best time in history for marine industries
Feb 01, 2005; ... Marine industries of the Chinese mainland have stepped into the"best period in its history," reaching 1.284 trillion yuan (US$155billion) value in output last year, officials with the State OceanicAdministration said yesterday in Beijing. Guangdong Province, Shanghai Municipality, ...
Bird flu kills 12th Vietnamese
Feb 01, 2005 ... HANOI: Bird flu has killed a 10-year-old girl in southern VietNam, doctors said yesterday, and they hoped the death of a Cambodianwomen suspected of having the virus would force Phnom Penh to takepreventative measures. The girl from the southern Vietnamese province of Long An died ...
Supervision of trust sector remains vital
Feb 01, 2005; ... Life appears to be getting back to normal in China's once troubledtrust industry, but supervision will have to be tightened to helptrust companies guard against potential risks, the industry'sregulator said yesterday. A spokesperson for the China Banking Regulatory Commission ...
HSBC likely to pay more to sell bonds
Feb 01, 2005; ... HSBC Holdings Plc, Europe's largest bank by market value, is amongbanks likely to pay more to sell bonds this year on expectations forslack sales and economic growth in the region. Financial companies have 75.4 billion euros (US$98 billion) ofbonds maturing, the second highest ...
Online plan needs substance to keep it from sinking
Feb 01, 2005; ... When the Government Online Initiative was launched in 1999 withgreat fanfare, hopes were high that the project would lead to a moreefficient information flow and interaction between the government andpublic. During the past six years, the number of government websites ...
Major challenges confronting new government
Feb 01, 2005 ... BAGHDAD: Iraq's new government following Sunday's elections willface a host of problems as it tries to rebuild the country followingthe US-led invasion and overthrow of Saddam Hussein. Following is a summary of the main issues that will confront thenew government: Insurgency: ...
Gov't backs TCM to improve science, rural care
Feb 01, 2005; ... The government is vowing to invest additional capital insharpening the scientific edge of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM),and expects it to play a bigger role in improving the health ofmillions of China's rural people. The effort will also be undertaken to enhance international ...
East
Feb 01, 2005 ... Rubbish collector helps poor through school An 82-year-old rubbish collector from Zhaoyuan, Shandong Province,has been using his hard earned money and savings helping poorstudents nationwide, reports the Qilu Evening News. In the past eight years, Liu Shenglan has donated ...
Zhejiang looks after lonely elders
Feb 01, 2005 ... HANGZHOU: Mao Panzhong, a 73-year-old single farmer in EastChina's Zhejiang Province, never thought his meals would be preparedfor him and his clothes washed by others. But this is the life he leads now. Together with 49 other seniors, Mao lives a happy life in aretirement ...
Tsunami's estimated toll exceeds 286,000
Feb 01, 2005 ... BANDA ACEH: Indonesia's tsunami death toll rose by 5,000 for thesecond time in two days as workers continued burying victimsyesterday, and the number of people presumed dead in last month'sAsian tsunamis exceeded 286,000. Meanwhile, tourism officials gathered at the Thai resort of ...
Central bank plans more market moves
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Peoples's Bank of China (PBOC) unveiled further steps it isplanning to promote the liberalization of its interest rate regimeyesterday. Analysts say the steps demonstrate a firm commitment to pressingahead reforms will help banks adopt to a market economy environmentbut cause ...
Central bank gets closer to market
Feb 01, 2005; ... SHANGHAI: China's central bank may consider establishing a "superbranch" in this city to bring it closer to the marketplace. The move, reported in yesterday's edition of the Beijing Timesnewspaper, got its first confirmation on January 20 from People'sBank of China Shanghai Branch ...
EXCHANGE RATES (02/01/2005)
Feb 01, 2005 ... Following are the exchange rates for leading currencies againstthe dollar at 12:00 GMT on January 31: Euro US$ per Euro 1.3044 Britain US$ per Pound 1.8867 Australia US$ per A$ 0.7748 Switzerland Franc per US$ 1.18635 Norway Crown per US$ ...
Beckham on target as Real Madrid beat Numancia
Feb 01, 2005 ... MADRID: England captain David Beckham was on target as Real Madridmaintained their perfect league record in 2005 with a 2-1 win atbottom club Numancia on Sunday. Second half goals from a spectacular Beckham free-kick, his fourthof the season, and Michel Salgado got the points for ...
Romantic Hewitt proposes marriage after Open final loss
Feb 01, 2005 ... MELBOURNE, Australia: Australian Lleyton Hewitt proposed toAustralian television soap opera actress Bec Cartwright straightafter his defeat to Russian Marat Safin in the final of theAustralian Open, the couple announced here yesterday. The couple's agents confirmed the engagement ...
Olympus profit falls on price cuts
Feb 01, 2005; ... Morita Olympus Corp, the world's third-largest seller of digitalcameras, said profit fell amid domestic price cuts. Net income fell to 3.78 billion yen (US$36.5 million) in the threemonths to December 31. Sales rose to 256.4 billion yen (US$2.47billion) from 167.5 billion yen ...
Huawei partners with UK's Marconi
Feb 01, 2005; ... China's top telecoms equipment maker Huawei Technologies yesterdayformed a partnership with British telecoms equipment maker MarconiCorp Plc, which could help the Chinese giant extend its reach intothe European market. Under a memorandum of understanding, "Marconi will distribute ...
Market
Feb 01, 2005 ... SHANGHAI Shares close at six-year low Chinese mainland shares closed 1.8 per cent down at their lowestlevel in nearly six years yesterday as investors dumped firmsexpected to post poor 2004 earnings during the March-April resultsseason. The benchmark Shanghai ...
'Access system' oes against equality, justice
Feb 01, 2005 ... A Beijing policy adviser is proposing an "access system" to limitthe inflow of labourers into the capital. The suggested system aimsat controlling the city's population and tipping the balance betweenresource distribution and population growth. The idea has attracted an ...
What happens next after Sunday's vote?
Feb 01, 2005 ... BAGHDAD: Iraqis are awaiting the result of their first multi-party election in nearly 50 years. Here is a guide to what isscheduled to happen after Sunday's vote: After votes are counted a 275-member National Assembly will beformed, its seats allocated by the share of votes gained ...
Further meningitis cases; no new deaths
Feb 01, 2005; ... No new patients died of meningitis yesterday though a few moreinfectious cases were reported around the nation. Meanwhile, medical experts warned that Anhui Province, where thedisease has led to the death of eight people, is facing shortsupplies of suitable vaccine. The ...
Central
Feb 01, 2005 ... Hero who saved family rewarded by his firm A 27-year-old worker was awarded 30,000 yuan (US$3,600) by hisemployers for rescuing a family of three who fell through the ice ona river in Luoyang, Henan Province. The middle-aged woman and her adult son and daughter plunged ...
Fujian police smash online gambling rings
Feb 01, 2005; ... Two clandestine Internet-based gambling operations, one with aturnover of more than 13 billion yuan (US$1.6 billion) per month,have been uncovered in East China's Fujian Province. And so far, 70 suspects have been detained, including governmentofficials and three people from Taiwan ...
Rumsfeld may visit Beijing; details to be discussed
Feb 01, 2005; ... US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld will likely visit China at an"appropriate" time this year, a senior Chinese military official saidyesterday. "Defence Secretary Rumsfeld is willing to visit China this year,but the specific timing will be decided after further ...
Abbas to raise four key demands
Feb 01, 2005 ... RAMALLAH: Palestinian official sources said yesterday leaderMahmoud Abbas will raise four major demands to Israeli Prime MinisterAriel Sharon at their summit due to be held next week. Palestinian National Authority leader Abbas will ask Sharon torelease 8,000 jailed Palestinian ...
BOC on course for IPO depsite branch fraud case
Feb 01, 2005; ... The Bank of China said yesterday that a fraud case at one of itsbranches in Northeast China would have no impact on its initialpublic offering (IPO) later this year. Spokesman Wang Zhaowen said the case at the Hesongjie Sub-branchin Heilongjiang Province should not affect the group ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 16, Date: 02/01/2005)
Feb 01, 2005 ... SKIING Swede Paerson powers to historic super-G title SANTA CATERINA, Italy: Anja Paerson continued her meteoric rise inwomen's skiing as she stunned a host of favourites to claim Sweden'sfirst ever super-G world championship crown Sunday. Paerson, the reigning ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 12, Date: 02/01/2005)
Feb 01, 2005 ... P&G reaps rewards Procter & Gamble Co's decision to buy Gillette Co for US$52.4billion adds men's personal-care products to P&G's huge portfolio ofhousehold goods, the New York Times reported, citing Davis Dyer,founding director of the Winthrop Group, a Cambridge, ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 10, Date: 02/01/2005)
Feb 01, 2005 ... BEIJING Nokia opens online shop Nokia yesterday launched an online mobile phone shop in China,enabling customers to buy handsets via the Internet and telephone. The online shop mainly sells mid-range and high-end mobile phonesand components including the latest and most ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 8, Date: 02/01/2005)
Feb 01, 2005 ... KUWAIT CITY Kuwait battle kills four Kuwaiti security forces killed four al-Qaida militants andcaptured three others, including a top leader, during clashesyesterday in oil-rich Kuwait, battling a surge in al-Qaida-linkedviolence. Also yesterday, police clashed with ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 2, Date: 02/01/2005)
Feb 01, 2005 ... PORT OF SPAIN Zeng's visit Vice-President Zeng Qinghong Sunday afternoon flew into Port ofSpain from Venezuela for an official visit to Trinidad and Tobago. Zeng was accorded a warm welcoming ceremony at the airport byPrime Minister Patrick Manning, who plays host to ...
Chelsea head into FA Cup fifth round
Feb 01, 2005 ... LONDON: Central defenders Robert Huth and John Terry headed a goalin each half as Chelsea beat Birmingham City 2-0 on Sunday to reachthe FA Cup fifth round. Chelsea, playing after Bolton Wanderers won 1-0 at third divisionOldham Athletic, reached Monday's draw with the polished ...
Bayern fail to punish title rivals
Feb 01, 2005 ... BERLIN: Tabletoppers Bayern Munich missed the chance to go threepoints clear at the Bundesliga summit following a 0-0 draw at HerthaBerlin on Sunday. Bayern head the standings by a single point but manager FelixMagath was no doubt frustrated at not taking advantage of Schalke04's ...