China Daily back issues from January 2006:
Top 10 Newsmakers 2005
Jan 02, 2006 ... Who had the greatest impact on international news in 2005? You candecide ...
Worldwide celebrations usher in new year
Jan 02, 2006 ... NEWYORK/LONDON/PARIS/TOKYO: Huge crowds braved tight security andcold, rainy weather to usher in new year's yesterday in celebrationsat New York's Times Square. The arrival of 2006 was also cheered in New Orleans, the historicGulf Coast city devastated by Hurricane Katrina last ...
Grass-roots democracy makes rapid progress
Jan 02, 2006; ... Grass-roots democracy has made impressive progress in China overthe last 20 years. Direct elections have been conducted in 700,000villages across the country, village and urban community autonomy hasbeen fairly promoted and trial elections and administrative reform atthe township level ...
Hu, Putin reveal 'Year of Russia'
Jan 02, 2006 ... President Hu Jintao and Russian President Vladimir Putin exchangedNew Year's greetings at the weekend, and welcomed the start of theYear of Russia in China. In his message to his counterpart, President Hu said China willlaunch the Year of Russia in 2006, with Russia holding the ...
Wives suing mistresses over gifted properties
Jan 02, 2006; ... As the number of mistresses grows in China, the question ofwhether property given to them by their lovers is legally theirscontinues to be an issue. Judgments by local courts gave the answer: The law does notprotect the rights of the mistresses given the property in mostcases ....
Needy people to get more aid in 2006
Jan 02, 2006; ... The new year is bringing some hope to the needy and disaster-hitChinese after the central government promised an increase of theirbasic living allowances and grain rations in 2006. With subsidies from provincial and local governments, a total of11.2 billion yuan (US$1.4 billion) ...
Films to look out for, or avoid, in 2006 January
Jan 02, 2006 ... New Year is one of the quirks of the film calendar thatdistributors tend to reserve their classiest output for January. The belief goes that audiences who have binged on festiveblockbusters are now up for something more rigorous. Recent Januaries have given us the likes of ...
'Essence of humour' is rooted in Chinese folk art tradition
Jan 02, 2006 ... The comic dialogue in Taiwan, despite its many differences fromthat of the Chinese mainland, will always remain linked to and passon the Chinese tradition. Lai Sheng-chuan, a well-known modern drama director from Taiwan,voiced this observation in early December, when asked to ...
Sainz wins Dakar Rally opening stage
Jan 02, 2006 ... PORTIMAO, Portugai: Former world rally champion Carlos Sainz ofSpain used all his road-racing experience on Saturday to win thefirst stage of the Dakar Rally, which ended here after beginning inLisbon. Sainz covered the 370-kilometer stage, including 83 kms of timedsections, in a ...
Giants clinch first place in NFC East
Jan 02, 2006 ... OAKLAND, California: Tiki Barber rushed for 203 yards - 95 of themon a first-quarter touchdown - as the New York Giants scored acrucial 30-21 win over the Oakland Raiders in National FootballLeague play on Saturday. Barber's 95-yard run set a franchise record for longest TD ...
Palestinian gunmen raid UN club
Jan 02, 2006 ... GAZA: Masked gunmen stormed into a club for United Nations workersin Gaza City yesterday and blew up the drinking hall in a new sign ofspiralling unrest ahead of a Palestinian election. It was the first such attack in Gaza on a UN target and cameagainst a backdrop of growing unease ...
Local GDP revisions show service sector disparities
Jan 02, 2006; ... Some regional governments have been quick to follow the change inGDP accounting made by the National Statistics Bureau (NSB). Some ofthe regional revisions are encouraging, and others seem to suggestnew problems. First of all, I am happy to note that, only two days after I ...
Sino-US ties enjoy 'stable progress'
Jan 02, 2006 ... WASHINGTON: China and the United States' relationship hasdemonstrated a trend of stable development in 2005, ChineseAmbassador to the United States Zhou Wenzhong said on Saturday. Chinese President Hu Jintao and his US counterpart George W. Bushmet several times in 2005 and the two ...
Construction under way on sea museum in Guangdong
Jan 02, 2006; ... GUANGZHOU: Construction of a large museum with a historical themestarted last week in Yangjiang, a coastal city in western part ofSouth China's Guangdong Province. The museum intends to prove that the province did not become acommercial upstart only after the mainland opened to the ...
Grand shows herald start of new year
Jan 02, 2006; ... New Year's Day always brings new resolutions and Lin Xiaoyangensured he carried out his pledge straight away. Lin was among those in Beijing making the most of the relativelywarm weather yesterday New Year's Day. He took his parents, both in their 60s, for a full day of ...
Falling 2005 box office sparks Hollywood drama
Jan 02, 2006 ... LOS ANGELES: Even a much-hyped giant gorilla, a geisha and aschoolboy magician won't be able to create a happy ending at the USbox office, as Hollywood ends its most disappointing year in nearlytwo decades. Plunging movie ticket sales, after a string of uninspiring remakesand ...
Drama troupe to recreate 2005 news events
Jan 02, 2006 ... The major events that dominated domestic and internationalheadlines this past year will come to life again - on the stage. A group of performers will stage an experimental drama titled"Discussion on the Nonexistent Blackness," which draws its materialfrom real news happenings of ...
Russia starts cutting Ukraine gas supply
Jan 02, 2006 ... MOSCOW: Russia began cutting off gas to Ukraine in a dispute thatcould hit deliveries to a wintry Europe. Russian firm Gazprom said it had begun reducing pressure in thepipeline supplying Ukraine yesterday after Kiev refused to pay theincreased amount Moscow was demanding for its ...
Real heroes of legal system recognized for noble efforts
Jan 02, 2006; ... Each year at about this time we are treated to the traditionaloutbreak of head-counting. Many annual who's who lists come and go unnoticed, because theyrepresent little more than bad taste or poor judgment. But there are some that are thought provoking, such as the 2005"Top ...
Northern China braced for New Year cold snap
Jan 02, 2006; ... Northern China is bracing itself for a cold snap heading in fromwestern Siberia and the Mongolian Plateau that will causetemperatures to plummet by as much as 16 C. Northwest winds of Force 5 to 6 are expected to sweep over mostparts in Northwest China, the central and western ...
Judge rules for Starbucks in copyright violation case
Jan 02, 2006; ... SHANGHAI: A local company has been ruled to stop infringing on thecopyright of the US-based Starbucks Corporation and to paycompensation of 500,000 yuan (US$62,500) to the US company. Shanghai Xingbake Coffee Co Ltd registered the Chinese name in thecountry before Starbucks ...
President calls for peaceful reunification
Jan 02, 2006 ... President Hu Jintao yesterday called on all the Chinese peopleboth at home and abroad to join hands in the fight against "Taiwanindependence" forces and work for the peaceful reunification of themotherland. "The complete reunification of the motherland is the common willof the ...
New Year revamps styles, updates favourites
Jan 02, 2006 ... LOS ANGELES: Got the latest "Death Cab for Cutie" tune on youriPod phone? That's so 2005. With the new year arriving, it's time to upgrade your electronics,reprogram your TiVo, juice up your music collection, restyle yourwardrobe and mark your calendar with all the ...
Modern business people look to ancient thought
Jan 02, 2006 ... Applying traditional philosophy of China to modern living is thefocus of the China Studies Club, which starts enrolling its firststudents this month in Beijing. The club teaches traditional Chinese philosophy to entrepreneursand gets its nickname "the boss class" by targeting ...
Chelsea march on; Owen breaks foot
Jan 02, 2006 ... LONDON: Champions Chelsea and rivals Manchester United were buoyedby Premier League wins on Saturday, but there was grim news forEngland's World Cup preparations after striker Michael Owen broke abone in his right foot. Owen, the Newcastle United striker, broke the fifth metatarsal ...
Raising kids with good manners
Jan 02, 2006; ... LONDON: Three things I remember about this boy from school, andhis name was not one of them. First, he was a rocker; all attitude and acne, all mouth andMotorhead patches. Second, he had the most extensive collection ofpornographic magazines in the class. And third, he was the son ...
Ponting latest 100 a real milestone
Jan 02, 2006 ... SYDNEY: Australia captain Ricky Ponting celebrated his 100th testappearance in the third and final test against South Africa, whichstarted yesterday at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Ponting will join an elite band of just nine Australians to reachthe milestone, a decade after he burst ...
Experience of real life helps students develop empathy
Jan 02, 2006; ... The fact that 33 female university students have offered to workas housemaids in Beijing over the holidays should not be newsworthy.But most graduates take their entry into the ranks of white-collarworkers for granted, and now tend to look down on blue-collar jobs. What is obvious ...
Foreign debts on rise as economy expands
Jan 02, 2006; ... China's foreign debts climbed further in the first three quarterslast year as economic growth kept on a fast track. The State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE) said onSaturday China's foreign debts (excluding those of Hong Kong, Macaoand Taiwan) totalled US$267.46 billion ...
Alfred Dunhill wins IPR lawsuit
Jan 02, 2006; ... The Beijing High People's Court ordered a Beijing department storeto compensate luxury luggage, briefcase and accessories producerAlfred Dunhill in a trademark infringement case. The IPR Tribunal of the court ordered Beijing Wangshi BailiCommercial Company to pay 50,000 yuan ...
Artificial insemination helps bring 21 panda cubs
Jan 02, 2006; ... Artificial insemination led to the successful birth of more pandaslast year in China than ever before. A record 21 cubs survived from breeding programmes, according tothe latest statistics released yesterday by the State ForestryAdministration (SFA). Sixteen of the newborn ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 2, Date: 01/02/2006)
Jan 02, 2006 ... BEIJING 'Face to face' contacts The Chinese governments at all levels have established "face toface" contacts with the general public online, thanks to the formallaunch of the central government website www.gov.cn yesterday. The website, in both Chinese and English ...
Ferguson launches attack on Vieira
Jan 02, 2006 ... LONDON: Sir Alex Ferguson has launched a withering attack onformer Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira after the Frenchman claimedRuud van Nistelrooy was "a cheat and a coward." Vieira, now with Juventus, attacked the Dutch striker in hisrecently released autobiography, harking back to ...
Taking care of elderly parents-from a distance
Jan 02, 2006; ... LONDON: Just months before turning 80, my English, Oxford-educated father started a snowboarding club for pensioners at ourlocal ski resort in British Columbia called "Greys on Trays." He sent me a photo of him on his board. His arms were balanced,knees perfectly bent, crash helmet ...
Federer, Hingis enter '6 with different goals
Jan 02, 2006 ... PARIS: While Roger Federer dreams of Grand Slam history in 2006,compatriot Martina Hingis is praying that her comeback doesn't end upas just an embarrassing and ill-advised footnote. Federer, the men's world No 1, who lost just four times in 85matches in 2005, will defend his ...
Build thrifty government
Jan 02, 2006 ... The government should take more resolute measures to reverse thetrend of public money being squandered, says an article in BeijingNews. An excerpt follows: Auditor-General Li Jinhua recently said that in addition tomalpractice and corruption, the country is also challenged by ...
Lime kiln owner arrested after accident kills seven
Jan 02, 2006 ... Seven people died in a cave-in at an unlicensed lime kiln inSouthwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Saturday,Xinhua reported yesterday. Six other workers were injured in the accident, which happened at4:30 pm in Guiping's Mengyu Town. Three of them are still ...
What event had the most influence on you in the past year?
Jan 02, 2006 ... It was an important step for me to come to Guangzhou from myhometown last year. I don't earn much money now, but my workexperience here will help a lot if I want to set up my own businessin the future. Lin Xia Probationary employee in the service industry from ...
Help the poor unconditionally
Jan 02, 2006 ... There should not be preconditions set for the provisions of cityresidents' lowest standard of living subsidy, says an article inChina Youth Daily. An excerpt follows: The civil affairs department in Guangzhou, capital of SouthChina's Guangdong Province, recently drafted a ...
James' 30 sparks Cavs over Pistons
Jan 02, 2006 ... CLEVELAND, Ohio: LeBron James had 30 points, seven rebounds andseven assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers cooled off the red-hotDetroit Pistons 97-84 in National Basketball Association play onSaturday. James celebrated his 21st birthday on Friday and followed it upwith a strong ...
Deciding not to have children
Jan 02, 2006 ... LONDON: I never thought that I would be a woman who chose not tohave children. I always assumed that bringing up a family would bethe most important part of my life. That is, until I met my husband,Leighton. He's 23 years older than me and is the best free gift lifeever ...
Skaters ready on short track
Jan 02, 2006; ... China's short-track speed skating team, one of the country's bestprospects for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games, is heading forTurin, Italy, trying to maintain a low profile by announcing theyexpect only one gold medal. "Our Olympic team is mixed with veterans and young guns, who ...
SCOREBOARD (01/02/2006)
Jan 02, 2006 ... FOOTBALL English Premiership LONDON: English Premiership results on Saturday: Aston Villa 0 Arsenal 0 Charlton 2 (Bartlett 21, Bent 63) West Ham 0 Chelsea 2 (Crespo 25, Robben 43) Birmingham 0 Liverpool 1 (Crouch 52) West Brom 0 Man Utd 4 ...
Grassfires rage across southern US
Jan 03, 2006 ... Grassfires raged across the dry southern prairie, burning homes inOklahoma City, destroying two small towns in Texas, and creatingpatchworks of flames as burning embers were blown by the gustingwinds. Dozens of fires burned on Sunday across the dry Oklahoma landscapeas the wind ...
Report: Sharon to ditch peace 'roadmap'
Jan 03, 2006 ... JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon plans eventually toscrap a US-led "roadmap" to peace with the Palestinians and insteadseek Washington's blessing for annexing occupied West Bank land, anewspaper said yesterday. The report by senior staff of Maariv newspaper gave no ...
Optimism and worries to define cross-Straits ties
Jan 03, 2006; ... The year 2005 saw not only the relationship between both sides ofthe Taiwan Straits developing towards peace and stability, but alsosome changes in cross-Straits ties. The Communist Party of China's(CPC) Taiwan policy and measures and the status of cross-Straitsrelations and Taiwan's ...
Gov't focuses on broader benefits
Jan 03, 2006; ... China's economy is likely to be heading for another year ofgalloping development, but how to make more Chinese people reapingthe benefits is still a challenge for the government. Think-tank economists, researchers and President Hu Jintao havespoken of their New Year expectations ...
Capital city thirsty for housemaids
Jan 03, 2006; ... Wang Yuan, anxious for days, has called a domestic service agentthree times to request a nanny. The present nanny for Wang's one-year-old girl is leaving for homein Sichuan Province two weeks before Spring Festival, which starts onJanuary 29. The holiday is a traditional ...
Ukraine gas crisis escalates
Jan 03, 2006 ... MOSCOW/KIEV: A day after Russia severed natural gas supplies toUkraine, tensions rose further yesterday as the Russian state gascompany Gazprom accused the Ukrainians of stealing millions ofdollars in exports intended for European customers. On January 1, the day Russia finally ...
Mozart is back with a vengeance
Jan 03, 2006 ... SALZBURG, Austria: Roll over, Beethoven. Beat it, Brahms. Mozartis back with a vengeance, though he'd probably flip his powdered wigif he could see the fuss being made over his 250th birthday. As Austria and the world gear up for a jubilee year of concertsand celebrations marking ...
A bittersweet taste of snowboarding
Jan 03, 2006; ... I believe many Chinese have dreams about swiftly flying on treesand lake surface like Jet Lee and Zhang Ziyi in "Crouching Tiger,Hidden Dragon." It's because of this dream that I went snowboarding last weekendand experienced the bittersweet taste of that extreme game. Winter ...
Hingis triumphs in comeback match
Jan 03, 2006 ... MELBOURNE: Former world No 1 Martina Hingis made a successfulreturn to professional tennis with a 6-2, 6-1 victory overVenezuela's Maria Vento-Kabchi at the Australian hardcourtchampionships on the Gold Coast yesterday. The 25-year-old Swiss, who retired in 2002 with foot and ...
Janda beats Ahonen at Garmisch
Jan 03, 2006 ... BERLIN: World Cup leader Jakub Janda of the Czech Republic stavedoff a comeback from Finland's Janne Ahonen to win the second stage ofthe prestigious Four Hills tournament at Garmisch-Partenkirchen onSunday. Gaining revenge after Ahonen beat him in the opening stage atOberstdorf ...
Bushfires wreak havoc in Australia
Jan 03, 2006 ... SYDNEY: Cooler weather and light rain across southeasternAustralia yesterday helped contain scores of bushfires that destroyed15 homes and vast areas of farmland over the weekend. Firefighters said 27 bushfires continued to burn across the mostpopulous state of New South Wales ...
EU election monitors set for Gaza despite kidnap threat
Jan 03, 2006 ... JERUSALEM: European Union observers will deploy monitors in theGaza Strip for this month's Palestinian parliamentary electiondespite a rash of kidnappings in the coastal strip, officials saidyesterday. "I must show the commitment of the EU so it would be a bad signnot to go to ...
Taking taxis in big cities causes major headaches
Jan 03, 2006; ... The Spring Festival holiday is only a few weeks away and thecountry is bracing for the travel craze that will tax the nationwidetransportation network to its limit. While the media spotlight, asusual, is focused on the railway operators and the airline companies,many of the perennial ...
Equal chances urged for Chinese firms in Africa
Jan 03, 2006; ... China should have the same opportunity to take part in thedevelopment of Africa as any other country. So said Khalid Malik, the United Nations resident co-ordinator inChina, in a recent interview. The UN encourages Chinese companies, especially private ones, toinvest in ...
New buses could help Beijing cut fuel intake
Jan 03, 2006; ... As part of Beijing's effort to cut down fuel consumption andreduce emissions, 50 energy-efficient buses using hydraulic hybridtechnology will soon be experimentally operating throughout Beijing'sstreets. If the plan proves successful, the new technology could beintroduced to all ...
Beijing drops out of top 10 'best city' list
Jan 03, 2006; ... Beijing may be the nation's capital, but according to a recentsurvey, it does not even rank in China's top 10 cities in terms ofsuitability for living. The city came 15th in the list, as compared to third in 2004, dueto its bad traffic, high housing prices and heavy ...
Rembrandt art to draw masses in anniversary year
Jan 03, 2006 ... AMSTERDAM: An ageing Rembrandt gazes out over the city where hemade his name and lost a fortune from a billboard on a 17th centurychurch wall. The Dutch painter's prominence in the heart of Amsterdam'spicturesque canal district, a stone's throw from his last home andunmarked ...
Alaska ice carving festival may be hosting Ice Age 2 premiere
Jan 03, 2006 ... ANCHORAGE, Alaska: A festival that attracts the world's elite icesculptors to Alaska's frigid interior each year may feature anotherdraw in the next event: the star-studded premiere of "Ice Age 2: TheMeltdown." Organizers of the World Ice Art Championships said last Wednesdaythey ...
Sainz makes it two out of two in Dakar Rally
Jan 03, 2006 ... ACOUTIM, Portugal: Former world rally champion Carlos Sainz ofSpain made it two wins in two stages on the second day of the DakarRally here on Sunday. Already the winner Saturday after the annual New Year rally gotunderway in Lisbon, Sainz in a Volkswagen was fastest over the ...
SCOREBOARD (01/03/2006)
Jan 03, 2006 ... Cricket South Africa v Australia SYDNEY: South Africa were 230 for three in their first innings atthe close of play on the first day of the third and final testagainst Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Monday. Scores: South Africa 230-3 (Jacques Kallis 80 not ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 7, Date: 01/03/2006)
Jan 03, 2006 ... Syria/Lebanon UN asks to meet Assad The UN commission probing the killing of Lebanese ex-PrimeMinister Rafiq al-Hariri has asked to meet Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and Foreign Minister Farouq al-Shara, its spokeswoman saidyesterday. "The commission has already ...
Heat start year with big victory over Wolves
Jan 03, 2006 ... NEW YORK: Dwyane Wade hit for 19 points, dished out nine assistsand pulled down six rebounds as the Miami Heat opened up the New Yearwith a 97-70 rout of the Minnesota Timberwolves in Florida on Sunday. Shaquille O'Neal chipped in with 16 points and seven rebounds andAlonzo ...