China Daily back issues from March 2005:
Change of growth pattern matters
Mar 01, 2005; ... Had a broad picture been drawn between the dynamics ofglobalization and the Chinese economy, Lester Brown's comparativeanalysis of China's growing appetite for resources might helpoutsiders as well as domestic policy-makers better understand thechallenges and opportunities facing ...
Legislature passes renewable energy bill
Mar 01, 2005; ... Non-fossil energy sources, including wind, solar power and thermalpower, will make up a bigger share of China's energy resources undera new bill passed yesterday encouraging use of renewable energy. Members of the Standing Committee of the National People'sCongress (NPC) approved ...
'Baby' knocks out 'Aviator' in Oscars
Mar 01, 2005 ... Clint Eastwood's boxing drama "Million Dollar Baby" on Sundaydealt a knockout blow to Martin Scorsese's lavish biopic "TheAviator," snatching the coveted best picture and best directorOscars. In an historic bout between two Hollywood heavyweights, the storyof a female fighter ...
Shenzhen man set for star trek
Mar 01, 2005; ... SHENZHEN: Chinese tourists have been taking the world by storm inrecent years but one affluent and adventurous man in the boomingsouthern China city of Shenzhen has set his sights higher - space. The man, surnamed Jiang, may be China's first paying spacepassenger and has already ...
GDP ecological costs closely calculated
Mar 01, 2005; ... Ten municipalities and provinces, including Beijing, have startedexperimental work to deduct environmental costs from their grossdomestic product (GDP), the State Environmental ProtectionAdministration said yesterday. The test results are expected to be released early next year ...
Japan seeks constitutional status for forces
Mar 01, 2005 ... TOKYO: If proposed constitutional changes are adopted, Japan mayformally give itself the right to have a military force. Although still identifying the peaceful nature of any militarypresence, the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is moving toclearly include Japan's ...
Telecom legislation speeds up
Mar 01, 2005; ... The Ministry of Information Industry (MII) reaffirmed yesterdaythat it will speed up the creation of a telecom law this year toguarantee the sustained development of the telecom industry. "The telecom law has already been listed as a priority item forthe State Council in 2005 and ...
Valencia make winning start under new boss Lopez
Mar 01, 2005 ... MADRID: Newly appointed Valencia coach Antonio Lopez got off to awinning start when his side fought their way back from a goal down toclaim their first success in seven outings with a classy 2-1 victoryover Real Betis on Sunday. Lopez took charge when a beleaguered Claudio Ranieri ...
Ethnicity prized and prospering Preface
Mar 01, 2005 ... The People's Republic of China is a united multi-ethnic country.So far, 56 ethnic groups have been identified and recognized by thecentral government. The population of various ethnic groups differsgreatly. While the Han ethnic group has the largest population, thatof the other 55 ethnic ...
Novartis announces 2004 revenues
Mar 01, 2005; ... The world's leading pharmaceutical producer, NovartisInternational AG, said yesterday that its Chinese revenues hit 1.56billion yuan (US$188.41 million) last year, up 36.3 per cent. The firm's pharmaceutical arm reported a revenue growth of 39.1per cent, while that of its consumer ...
Shell to build LNG plant in Qatar
Mar 01, 2005; ... Royal Dutch/Shell Group, Europe's second-largest oil company,signed a contract to build an as much as US$7 billion liquefiednatural gas plant in Qatar as it seeks to profit from surging globaldemand for the fuel. The plant will produce enough gas, 7.8 million tons a year, topower ...
Combining strength for a stronger nation
Mar 01, 2005 ... Not many countries can claim, as China can, that their nation isthe result of a lot of mixing and sharing, of joining manynationalities and people from different cultural and ethnicbackgrounds. China has never claimed to be the home of any one nationality,despite times when its ...
Show 'like the old days'
Mar 01, 2005 ... LOS ANGELES: At the luncheon for Academy Award nominees earlierthis month, a reporter asked Chris Rock if he would keep it cleanwhen he hosted the show. "Absolutely," he replied. "It's going to be like the old days,when Bob Hope was doing it." Rock didn't utter anything on ...
Survey shows stock market top concern
Mar 01, 2005; ... By a wide margin, the Chinese "stock market" is the issue ofgreatest concern among netizens who took part in the online surveyfor the upcoming 2005 plenary session of National People's Congress(NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's PoliticalConsultative Conference ...
Drought haunts Hainan
Mar 01, 2005; ... China's biggest island Hainan is suffering from a severe drought,which has affected 555,000 people. Residents of rural areas have found getting drinking waterdifficult, sources with the provincial drought prevention and cureoffice said. It is expected that urban residents ...
Suicide bomb in Iraqi town kills 115, injures 140
Mar 01, 2005 ... HILLA, Iraq: One minute they were seeking work. The next theirbodies were torn apart by shrapnel, cut down in Iraq's bloodiestsingle insurgent attack since US-led forces toppled Saddam Hussein in2003. A suicide bomber rammed his car into a crowd of people lining upfor medical ...
Nuclear chief says Iran should do more
Mar 01, 2005 ... Iran must do more to help out with UN atomic agency inspectionsand the inquest into whether Teheran is secretly developing nuclearweapons will still take some time to finish, International AtomicEnergy Agency chief Mohamed ElBaradei told reporters yesterday. "I keep calling on Iran ...
Tongrentang swallows up catering brand
Mar 01, 2005; ... Tianjin Tongrentang outbid another five competitors during apublic auction yesterday to purchase the assets of Tianjin GoubuliCatering (Group) Corp for 106 million yuan (US$12.77 million). This paved the way for Goubuli's property rights reform andreflected the efforts of the ...
Market
Mar 01, 2005 ... SHANGHAI Shares slip 0.5 per cent China's shares slipped 0.5 per cent yesterday, snapping a week-long winning streak as investors locked in profits among financialand metal counters in the run-up to a widely watched parliamentsession this week. The benchmark Shanghai ...
Equal footing for private sector
Mar 01, 2005 ... The State Council released a new policy paper on "encouraging,supporting and guiding" the development of the non-State sector onFebruary 24. The document lowers the threshold for private businesses' entryinto sectors the State previously monopolized, grants them equalstatus for ...
Hu: Nation, Malaysia enjoying 'close ties'
Mar 01, 2005; ... An increase in the number of tourists from China to Malaysia andvice versa has prompted the Malaysia Airline to operate more flightsto China, with Xi'an as its latest destination. This news comes as Malaysian Supreme Head of State Tuanku SyedSirajuddin's current visit to China is ...
Heilongjiang protects wetlands
Mar 01, 2005; ... HARBIN: Northeast China's Heilongjiang Province has achievedpreliminary success in protecting the "earth's kidney" naturalwetlands in the province. The province has put 70 per cent of its wetlands under governmentprotection, according to sources with the Heilongjiang ...
Ethnic minorities experience progress
Mar 01, 2005; ... Ethnic groups in China firmly oppose separatist activity since itruns counter to historical values, violates Chinese law and isagainst the common will of the people, a senior official in charge ofethnic minority affairs said yesterday. "National unity is the mainstream of Chinese ...
Japan's Jan production increases
Mar 01, 2005; ... Japanese industrial production rose more than economists forecastand retail sales climbed in January, bolstering expectations that theworld's second-largest economy will recover from last year'srecession. Production rose 2.1 per cent from December, seasonally adjusted,according ...
A snap in time to save wall
Mar 01, 2005 ... A photo exhibition of small-scale prints was held in Beijingrecently but there was nothing miniature about the photographers'subject - the Great Wall of China. The exhibition was hosted by British ambassador Sir ChristopherHum at his residence inside the British Embassy. Many ...
BlueScope takes bigger slice
Mar 01, 2005; ... Top Australia steel maker BlueScope Steel has made moves to ensureit takes a bigger stake China's growing building and constructionmarkets. It signed a contract with the Huangpu District of Guangzhouyesterday to inject US$35 million into a new manufacturing plant,covering an area ...
SCOREBOARD (03/01/2005)
Mar 01, 2005 ... RUGBY Six Nations PARIS: Results and standings in the Six Nations championship afterSunday's match: At Dublin: Ireland 19 England 13 Standings W D L Pf Pa Pts Ireland 3 0 0 87 43 6 Wales 3 0 0 73 35 ...
Protests grow in Lebanon political crisis
Mar 01, 2005 ... BEIRUT: The Lebanese Parliament began a stormy debate yesterdayexpected to see a censure motion against the government over thekilling two weeks ago of former prime minister Rafiq Hariri. MPs observed a one-minute silence in memory of Hariri, who waskilled in a bomb blast in Beirut ...
Overseas investment on the rise, survey shows
Mar 01, 2005; ... A survey of Chinese companies' investment intentions in Europe andNorth America has found that nearly 50 per cent of them intend to goglobal within the next two years. In response to a question about when they intend to set up anoverseas base, 48.4 per cent said within the next two ...
EXCHANGE RATES (03/01/2005)
Mar 01, 2005 ... Following are the exchange rates for leading currencies againstthe dollar at 12:00 GMT on February 28: Euro US$ per Euro 1.3255 Britain US$ per Pound 1.92185 Australia US$ per A$ 0.79225 Switzerland Franc per US$ 1.16105 Norway Crown per ...
Schalke keep up pursuit of Bayern
Mar 01, 2005 ... BERLIN: Schalke 04 kept up their dogged pursuit of mighty BayernMunich on Sunday with a 1-0 win over Hannover. The victory ensured they hung on to second spot in the Bundesligalevel on points with the Bavarian league leaders and behind only ongoal difference. Bayern had ...
Robinson calls for more video replays after defeat
Mar 01, 2005 ... DUBLIN: England coach Andy Robinson called for greater use ofvideo technology after seeing two crucial decisions go against theworld champions in their 19-13 Six Nations Championship defeat byIreland here at Lansdowne Road. Victory saw Ireland stay on course for a first Grand Slam ...
India pledges to raise infrastructure investment
Mar 01, 2005; ... India pledged to increase investment in ports, airports, roads,power lines and other infrastructure to spur economic growth andraise living standards for the 800 million Indians who live inpoverty. Finance Minister P Chidambaram, who is delivering his budget forthe year starting ...
Nuke giants submit bids
Mar 01, 2005; ... Three global nuclear power competitors, one of which will become along-time player in China's ambitious nuclear energy strategy,submitted their bids to build four nuclear reactors in the country. US-based Westinghouse, France's AREVA and Russia's AtomStroyExport(ASE) exhibited ...
Iran aiming to offer 'objective guarantee'
Mar 01, 2005 ... TEHERAN: Iran's chief nuclear negotiator Hassan Rowhani returnedhome from Europe on Sunday at the end of Iran's latest round ofdiplomatic efforts to salvage nuclear talks with the European Union(EU). Iran rejected a key EU proposal earlier this month to abandon thebuilding of a ...
KMT envoy expected to embark on mainland visit
Mar 01, 2005; ... Taiwan's leading opposition party Kuomintang (KMT) plans to send atop party envoy to visit the mainland in a move to help ease cross-Straits tensions. KMT Chairman Lien Chan told a public gathering on Sunday thatChiang Ping-kun, one of the party's vice-chairmen, is expected ...
Gambler cadre expected to stand trial
Mar 01, 2005 ... Li Shubiao, former director of the Public Housing Fund ManagementCentre of Chenzhou, Central China's Hunan Province, has been chargedwith allegedly embezzling 120 million yuan (US$14.5 million) forgambling in Macao, and is expected to be tried in April. Cases Local police ...
Oscar results leave some Chinese fans blue
Mar 01, 2005; ... Many moviegoers in China are dismayed that the Academy Awards haveonce again snubbed one of the US film industry's most distinguishedmembers. Martin Scorsese, whose latest work "The Aviator" was nominated in11 categories, was upstaged in the two most crucial slots of BestFilm and ...
Syria helps hand over Saddam's half-brother
Mar 01, 2005 ... BAGHDAD: Syrian authorities were involved in handing over SaddamHussein's half-brother Sabawi Ibrahim to Iraq, government sources inBaghdad said. The arrest, although marred by the unclear role played by theSyrian Government, was uplifting news. "The Syrian authorities, ...
Rural incomes to become hot issue in 2005
Mar 01, 2005 ... The government's measures to increase rural incomes will topChina's economic news this year, according to a forecast by leadingeconomists and media chiefs. Eleven leading economists and chief editors or deputy chiefeditors from 16 Beijing-based media organizations recently ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 12, Date: 03/01/2005)
Mar 01, 2005 ... S Korea may curb costs The South Korean Government may curb increases in prices ofutilities such as electricity and telephones, by using suppliers'profits to determine charges, the Korea Economic Daily reported. The government currently refers to a company's wages, raw ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 8, Date: 03/01/2005)
Mar 01, 2005 ... HANOI Viet Nam alarms about flu Vietnamese health officials yesterday raised alarms about anorthern province where the latest bird flu death was reported, alongwith another confirmed infection and two suspected cases of thedisease. Officials confirmed on Sunday that a ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 2, Date: 03/01/2005)
Mar 01, 2005 ... BEIJING National rejuvenation President Hu Jintao underlined yesterday the importance of theunity between domestic and overseas Chinese in promoting thecountry's further development, during a meeting of delegates of anational conference on overseas Chinese ...
Pressure? It's all a media conspiracy for Chelsea manager Mourinho
Mar 01, 2005 ... CARDIFF: Jose Mourinho insists he is not feeling the pressure ofdirecting a bid for a Premiership and Champions League double, evenif his emotional outburst after Chelsea's League Cup final win overLiverpool suggested otherwise. A rant that could be summarized as "I'm not paranoid, ...
Federer storms to Dubai title
Mar 01, 2005 ... DUBAI: Roger Federer beat Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic 6-1, 6-7, 6-3 onSunday to win his third consecutive Dubai Open title. The Swiss world No 1 has now played 16 straight finals withoutdefeat, stretching his own record. Sunday's title showdown was a replay of the final the pair ...
VW bets on Passat to promote sales
Mar 01, 2005; ... Volkswagen AG, whose earnings have fallen for eight consecutivequarters, is counting on an updated version of a 32-year-old car towin customers from competitors such as BMW AG and boost profit. Europe's largest carmaker will unveil a new version of the Passat,which borrows styling ...
Lanxess launches strategy
Mar 01, 2005; ... SHANGHAI: Lanxess, Germany's third-largest chemical company,yesterday initiated its investment strategy in China by signing anagreement with its Chinese partners to launch a joint venture inAnhui Province. The project aims to build a new plant in the province's TonglingCity to ...
Saga of smuggled plane ends in Russia
Mar 01, 2005; ... It's the story of the unwanted Russian airplane that's finallyback home. A confiscated TU-154M passenger aircraft smuggled to China fromRussia flew "home" to Moscow yesterday after being left unused foralmost nine years at the Chengdu-based Shuangliu Airport in ...
Guangdong farmers better off
Mar 01, 2005; ... GUANGZHOU: Lu Shun, 46, is very happy that his family not onlyrepaid all of their debts, totalling 6,000 yuan (US$720), but alsomade a savings deposit of 8,000 yuan (US$960) last year. Lu works for a porcelain enterprise in his hometown in the east ofGuangdong Province. His ...
Abbas won't tolerate attacks
Mar 01, 2005 ... LONDON: Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he would nottolerate attacks such as last Friday's suicide bombing in Israel andreaffirmed his commitment to finding peace. In an interview with Britain's Independent newspaper publishedyesterday, Abbas blamed an unnamed party for ...
Move supports firms looking to 'go global'
Mar 01, 2005; ... China's foreign exchange regulator pledged yesterday to do more tosupport domestic firms' overseas investment strategies. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said it willlaunch a new classification system for the management of Chinesecompanies' overseas investment ...
Economic area, engine powers Tianjin growth
Mar 01, 2005; ... Binhai New Area, a booming economic centre in Tianjin, the largestport city in North China, has thrown itself into an even fasterdevelopment track after the preliminary growth of the past 10 years. It is expected to be the spark that ignites future economic growtharound the Bohai ...
Inter Milan coach Mancini bitter after derby defeat
Mar 01, 2005 ... ROME: Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini believes his team wererobbed in Sunday's demoralizing 1-0 derby defeat to local rivals ACMilan. Kaka's second-half goal secured a rather fortuitous 1-0 win for ACMilan keeping the title-holders level on points with Juventus at thetop of ...
Buddha artist a glass act
Mar 01, 2005 ... Shi Ga Sen Syu, 68, never dreamt of becoming a great painter. Nordoes he make big money by painting. He enjoys immersing himself into creating glass paintings, when hefeels a part of the nature. He wants his works to be cherished by people, not an ...
Late-blooming Rose leads Raptors past Lakers
Mar 01, 2005 ... TORONTO: Jalen Rose scored 26 points, including eight straight inthe latter stages of the fourth quarter, as the Toronto Raptors upsetthe Los Angeles Lakers 108-102 in National Basketball Associationplay on Sunday. Rose scored 10 of the Raptors's last 12 points as Toronto ...
Sino-Japanese ties face challenges
Mar 02, 2005; ... Economic and trade exchanges between China and Japan have beenexpanding over recent years, with bilateral trade expected to reach arecord US$200 billion this year. However, political ties between the two neighbours experiencedjust about the biggest setback last year since ...
Lebanese Government resigns
Mar 02, 2005 ... Lebanon began yesterday a search for a new prime minister afterwhat the media called "people power" toppled the Syrian-backedgovernment and piled pressure on Damascus to quit its tiny neighbour. The pro-Syrian government of Prime Minister Omar Karameh resignedon Monday after two ...
West
Mar 02, 2005 ... Winning marriage proposal a stuntUsing an idea from a TV play, a man wooed and won a bride with aglitzy and very public proposal, reports the Chongqing Times. With the help of his friends, Luo Yuan, general manager of aChongqing hotel, hung two large banners, 20 metres long ...
Top trio head to Beijing for golf classic
Mar 02, 2005 ... A top trio of international golfers, world No 6 Sergio Garcia,Korean No 1 Choi Kyung-ju and China's leading player Zhang Lianwei,have confirmed their participation at this year's 1.25 million pound(US$654,000) Johnnie Walker Classic at the prestigious Pine ValleyGolf Resort and Country ...
US may lose tech leadership
Mar 02, 2005; ... Intel Corp Chief Executive Craig Barrett said the United Statesmay lose its leadership in the technology industry because thegovernment is not providing enough incentives to compete with othernations. "We must resolve as a country that the competition is real, thatwinning is not ...
Market
Mar 02, 2005 ... SHANGHAI Shares finish 0.2% lower China's shares closed 0.2 per cent lower yesterday, led byShanghai Auto, as wary investors pulled back from markets in the run-up to the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC) onhopes of possible reforms. The ...
Defence hammers at boy's mother in Michael Jackson case
Mar 02, 2005 ... SANTA MARIA, the United States: Opening statements resumedyesterday in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial, asprosecutors and the superstar's lawyers presented wildly conflictingversions of the sensational case. Defence attorney Tom Mesereau has portrayed Jackson, 46, as ...
South
Mar 02, 2005 ... Cantonese Opera may receive recognitionCantonese Opera could receive world heritage status under aproposal being considered by the Ministry of Culture, the newswebsite www.southcn.com reports. The Chinese arts research institute is now studying a jointsubmission from ...
Wuhan sees negative population growth
Mar 02, 2005; ... Wuhan has become the second city in China, after Shanghai, toregister negative population growth, according to city officials. The capital of Central China's Hubei Province had, for the firsttime in the past 55 years, minus population growth in 2004, accordingto ...
Rule ushers foreign agencies to issue renminbi bonds
Mar 02, 2005; ... China's authorities issued tentative rules yesterday to allowinternational development agencies to issue renminbi bonds in thedomestic market. The promulgation of the rules, which take immediate effect, ispart of a major effort by the authorities to usher in ...