China Daily back issues from April 2006:
Building boom in Moscow ignites debate
Apr 01, 2006 ... Dilmorod, aged 26 and from Uzbekistan, is one of hundreds ofmigrant labourers and conscripts tearing down one of Moscow's mostubiquitous landmarks, the Rossiya Hotel. Dilmorod earns just under US$20 a day and sleeps metres from theKremlin in the hotel's deserted restaurant ....
At least 57 killed as tourist boat capsizes
Apr 01, 2006 ... MANAMA: At least 57 people, mainly foreign tourists, drowned whentheir dinner cruise boat capsized off the coast of Bahrain, officialssaid on Friday. The boat's owner, quoted by Al Arabiya television, said the dhow a traditional wooden vessel may have been overcrowded and ...
Relocating pollution contrary to mission
Apr 01, 2006; ... The joy over the Shanghai government's ban on polluting cars inthe downtown area faded quickly when it turned out those cars werebeing auctioned off to new buyers, mostly from other provinces. By getting rid of these cars, Shanghai may temporarily slow therapid deterioration of the ...
China 'regrets' auto tariff complaint
Apr 01, 2006; ... China expressed "regret" on Friday over a complaint the UnitedStates and the European Union have jointly filed with the World TradeOrganization (WTO) over China's tariffs for car imports. The two accused China of violating its commitments to the WTO byimposing a discriminatory ...
Pipeline oil thieves face death penalty
Apr 01, 2006; ... China will hand out severe punishment, including the deathpenalty, to those who steal fuel from oil pipelines in the future. An 8-month crackdown, which started this week, aims to reducerampant theft and to prevent it from spreading following the recentrise in fuel prices, ...
Equestrian events fan Hongkongers' riding enthusiasm
Apr 01, 2006; ... HONG KONG: For three sisters, Saturdays are a special day of theweek. It's the day when 13-year-old Andrea Chan and her sistersKimberly, 11, and Bronwen, 9, take their weekly horse-riding lessons. The young women have been learning how to ride horses for the lasttwo-and-a-half ...
Condition laid out for resuming summit talks
Apr 01, 2006; ... President Hu Jintao said on Friday that he is ready to meetJapan's leader as long as he promises not to visit the YasukuniShrine that honours Japanese World War II war criminals. Hu made the remark when he met the heads of seven Japan-Chinafriendship organizations at the Great Hall ...
BEIJING
Apr 01, 2006 ... STAGE Capital girls: Multi-media musical drama, "Beijing Girls," is onstage. Following an eight-month production period, the five-act play tapsinto the affections, friendships and loves among modern people. With elements drawn from different styles including Chinese ...
Scenic surprises: Exploring Hong Kong's hiking haven
Apr 01, 2006 ... A trip to Hong Kong is more than just a mega shopping spree.Christl Dabu finds a more inspiring side of the city beyond the futuristicskyscrapers and opulent malls You could say Hong Kong made me a convert. Sensational round-the-clock sales of brand-name goods, the nicest ...
Yanks punch up attack in race for Series
Apr 01, 2006 ... NEW YORK: The New York Yankees have punched up their attack in thehope of winning the World Series for the first time in six years. The New Yorkers, pockets bulging after drawing more than 4 millionfans for 81 home games last year, added a new ingredient to the 2006mix by signing ...
Personal care products cater for appearance-conscious men
Apr 01, 2006 ... WIESBADEN, Germany: The days when a man's morning grooming ritualconsisted of a quick shave and a brush of the teeth are over. Nowadays, men are going to more effort with their appearance andare more likely to use products developed for them from skin creamto anti-ageing liquids ...
Penpix of leading US Masters contenders
Apr 01, 2006 ... Tiger Woods (US) age 30 World Ranking: 1 Number of Masters: 11Best Masters finish: won in 1997, 2001, 2002 and 2005 Best player in the world since Jack Nicklaus and appears to haveregained the dominance he enjoyed in 1999 and 2000. Won last year'sMasters when he sank an 18-foot ...
Sout Koreans turn to overseas brides
Apr 01, 2006 ... More and more South Koreans are marrying foreigners due to ashortage of local brides and a change in Koreans' attitudes,according to government figures released on Thursday. The statistics showed the number of marriages to foreigners jumped21.6 per cent to 43,121 last year, ...
Over 50 die in 3 strong earthquakes
Apr 01, 2006 ... Three strong earthquakes and their aftershocks reduced entirevillages to rubble in western Iran early Friday, killing at least 50people and injuring hundreds, state media reported. At least 13 tremors jolted the mountainous region throughout thenight, state television reported, ...
Platitude overload depreciates language
Apr 01, 2006; ... Language clarifies, but when used rigidly, it often conceals andconfounds. A street slogan in a northeastern city has sparked a debate,proving that public mentality is so entrenched on linguistic mattersthat even a little toying is met with a wall of frowns. The slogan that ...
Nation's distribution industry retains strong growth
Apr 01, 2006; ... China's distribution industry will continue its rapid growth dueto its increasing role in the market and rural reform, according tothe latest report on the development of China's distributionindustry. The distribution industry encompasses retail, distribution,logistics, catering ...
Toy industry gets improved regulation
Apr 01, 2006; ... China's burgeoning toy industry will be better regulated as thenation's compulsory certification system for toy products moves intofull swing, senior certification officials said. Rag dolls and electronic toys produced by two manufacturers inSouth China's Guangdong Province ...
North
Apr 01, 2006 ... Long-lost son reunited with birth mother A boy who was given to another family 43 years ago finallyreunited with his birth mother recently. The boy's birth father, Liu, was saved by his comrade Shi duringwartime more than 50 years ago. Liu, father of two sons and a ...
Taiwan rejects offer of pandas
Apr 01, 2006; ... Taiwan on Friday declined to accept a goodwill gift of two giantpandas from the mainland, a decision that has met with criticism fromacross the Taiwan Straits. One mainland expert on Taiwan described the decision as "an unwiseand short-sighted move" that will only increase Taiwan ...
SHANGHAI
Apr 01, 2006 ... STAGE French comedy: The French Association "Le Cercle Francophone"announces its 2006 theatre performance. "Larguez les Amarres" is atwo-hour non-stop rollicking comedy in a typical friendly Frenchambiance. Time: 8:30 pm, April 7; 8 pm, April 8; 3 pm, April 9 Place: ...
Luxury trains evoke romantic era of rail travel
Apr 01, 2006 ... EDINBURGH: Well-heeled tourists, eager to rediscover the romanceof an earlier era, are taking to the rails in increasing numbers onboard trains with names that evoke the age of luxury travel. The dark blue and gold coaches of the Venice Simplon-OrientExpress wend their way across ...
Poll: Americans question foreign policy
Apr 01, 2006 ... Americans question the ability of the United States to createdemocracy in other countries, and are divided on whether successfulefforts could even make the United States safer, according to a pollreleased on Thursday. Only 36 per cent of those surveyed by the Public Agenda ...
Revolutionary Guards test fire homemade radar-evading missile
Apr 01, 2006 ... Iran's Revolutionary Guards on Friday successfully test fired ahomemade missile which can evade radar, state television reported. "Iran successfully test fired a homemade Fajr-3 missile," HosseinSalami, a senior Revolutionary Guards commander, said on statetelevision. The ...
Will of people a force to defrost icy relations
Apr 01, 2006 ... The people of China and Japan are for a better bilateralrelationship, which at this point, is stuck at a standstill. Both countries are resorting to non-governmental organizations andindividuals, especially heavyweight ones, to help defrost the icybilateral ...
French marketing firm buys Betterway agency
Apr 01, 2006; ... Publicis Groupe, the world's fourth largest communications group,will buy an 80-per-cent stake in Betterway Marketing Solutions, oneof the largest and most innovative marketing services agencies inChina. The transaction illustrates the French firm's strategic commitmentto ...
Paper mill agrees to protect environment
Apr 01, 2006; ... NANNING, Guangxi: An international paper company has promised toprotect the environment if it is allowed to build a paper mill in theGuangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in South China. And to make sure Finnish-Swedish firm Stora Enso abides by itscommitments, the United Nations ...
Central
Apr 01, 2006 ... Man becomes woman; daughter perplexed A 52-year-old man became a woman early this week in Zhengzhou,capital of Henan Province, with the help of a sex-change operationthat corrected what the patient called a "God mistake." But the patient Han has a daughter, who is a little ...
Police crack 6,700 IP violation cases
Apr 01, 2006; ... SHANGHAI: More than 6,700 intellectual property (IP) violationcases involving 3.5 billion yuan (US$432 million) were settledbetween 2000 and 2005, according to the 2006 China Forum on CriminalIP Protection, which opened in Shanghai on Friday. In addition, about 9,300 suspects were ...
GUANGZHOU
Apr 01, 2006 ... CONCERTS Trio concert: The Moscow Rachmaninov Trio will hold a mini concertat the Xinghai Concert Hall. The trio's three members, Victor Yampolsky, the pianist, MikhailTsinman, the violinist, and Natalia Savinova, the violoncellist, madetheir debut in 1994 at the Gnesin ...
No hurry in paradise: Take it easy in the Seychelles
Apr 01, 2006 ... MAHE, The Seychelles: There's no need to rush in paradise. Thatmight not be the best recipe for good customer service, but everyoneusually does benefit from taking things down a notch while onvacation. And on the Seychelles, it's almost a rule. Even churches respectthe sleepy ...
EXCHANGE RATES (04/01/2006)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Currency Unit Buying Selling British pound 100 1387.06 1398.2 HK dollar 100 103.09 103.49 US dollar 100 799.93 803.13 Swiss franc 100 612.28 617.2 Singapore dollar 100 493.52 497.49 Swedish krone 100 102.71 ...
MLB announces probe into steroid use
Apr 01, 2006 ... NEW YORK: Major League Baseball Commissioner Bud Selig on Thursdayannounced an investigation into steroid use by players after renewedallegations against slugger Barry Bonds and other players. Selig said the investigation would be headed by former US SenatorGeorge Mitchell, a ...
Physical attributes signal future medical problems
Apr 01, 2006 ... LONDON: If asymmetrical breasts can indicate an increased risk ofcancer, what other physical attributes might signal future medicalproblems? Differently sized breasts This week a study in the journal Breast Cancer Research reportedthat the relative odds of getting breast ...
CNN series aims to explore China in all its fascinating complexity
Apr 01, 2006; ... SHANGHAI: The rococo-styled Shanghai Concert Hall is known for itsgreat acoustics and renovation work completed a year ago. This raisedthe structure by 3.38 metres and moved it 66 metres to the southeast. But on Friday morning the 76-year-old hall was packed with anaudience that ...
Planet Kaleidoscope
Apr 01, 2006 ... United States Army relaxes tattoo rules The US army, which missed its recruiting goal last year, hasrelaxed its policy banning certain types of tattoos in a bid toattract new soldiers who otherwise would have been barred fromserving. The army will now allow new recruits and ...
East
Apr 01, 2006 ... Boyfriend cuts out on brain-dead girlfriend A 19-year-old woman who was one-month pregnant was abandoned byher boyfriend in a Hangzhou hospital after she became brain dead. The woman's boyfriend and three friends brought her to hospital onTuesday because they believed she ...
Beckham determined to stay at Real
Apr 01, 2006 ... MADRID: England captain David Beckham says that the constantupheavals at Real Madrid have not deterred him from his desire tofinish his career at the club. The midfielder has also denied that his future is dependent on thepossible appointment of England manager Sven-Goran Eriksson ...
Living in the past indicates dissatisfaction
Apr 01, 2006 ... Take a look at mental health in the elderly, and health risks ofobesity. Also, believe it or not, some physical attributes may signalfuture medical problems BONN: It might seem like the natural order of things: The younglook forward to the future while those with most of their ...
The deceptive challenge of Golden Bell
Apr 01, 2006 ... DULUTH, Georgia: It is the shortest par-three at Augusta National,but with its unpredictable, swirling winds it requires one of themost demanding tee shots in golf. Holder and four-time US Masters champion Tiger Woods said healways feels "nervousness" and "adrenaline" when he ...
SCOREBOARD (04/01/2006)
Apr 01, 2006 ... GOLF BellSouth Classic DULUTH, Georgia: First-round scores from the five million dollarBellSouth Classic at the TPC at Sugarloaf on Thursday (USA unlessnoted): 63 - Phil Mickelson 64 - Gavin Coles 65 - Charles Warren 66 - Joe Durant, Scott Parel, ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 7, Date: 04/01/2006)
Apr 01, 2006 ... Jamaica First female PM takes office Veteran politician Portia Simpson Miller was sworn in as primeminister of Jamaica on Thursday, becoming the first woman to lead theCaribbean island's government. "A little girl from rural Jamaica has become prime minister; atrue ...
Masters omens favourable for holder Woods
Apr 01, 2006 ... DULUTH, Georgia: Barring a further deterioration in his father'shealth, holder Tiger Woods will tee off at next week's US Masters asthe overwhelming favourite to win the title for the fifth time. The world No 1 is ideally suited to the par-72 Augusta Nationallayout which has been ...
Blacks more likely to be stopped by police
Apr 01, 2006 ... Black people in Britain are still six times more likely to bestopped and searched in the street by the police than white people,according to Home Office research published on Thursday. Black people continue to be over-represented at every level of thecriminal justice system, from ...
Hamas defends suicide bombing that killed 4 Israelis
Apr 01, 2006 ... Hamas defended on Friday a suicide bombing that killed fourIsraelis as "resistance" against Israeli "crimes," putting it at oddswith Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, who condemned the attack. Hours after the bombing, Israeli warplanes and artillery struckthe Gaza Strip, though ...
Taipei rejects gift of goodwill for politics
Apr 01, 2006 ... It came as no surprise when Taipei decided on Friday to reject themainland's goodwill gift of two giant pandas. The ruling pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) administration hasbeen signalling its refusal since the panda offer was made last May. But what seems ...
Bank looking to manage rich clients' wealth
Apr 01, 2006; ... China Merchants Bank (CMB), the nation's sixth-largest lender, isin discussions with foreign banks about developing products forricher clients, a top manager at CMB revealed. "We have talked with several foreign counterparts, such as UBS andCredit Suisse Group," Yuan Danxu, deputy ...
Hungry rats caused more damage last year
Apr 01, 2006; ... Damage caused by wild rats to parts of China is worsening, withmore affected areas reported, according to the State ForestryAdministration (SFA). Wild rats were reported to have caused damage to 1.2 millionhectares of woodlands by the end of 2005, up 26 per cent on theprevious ...
South
Apr 01, 2006 ... Boy, 6, performs 10,130 push-ups A 6-year-old boy named Lu Di has planned to apply for new Guinnessworld record after he finished a total of 10,130 push-ups at a time. It took Lu three hours and 22 minutes to complete the push-ups inGuangzhou, capital of Guangdong ...
Leaking gas well capped after 6 days
Apr 01, 2006; ... CHONGQING: Workers managed to cap a leaking gas well on Fridayafter it began emitting fumes since March 25 in Kaixian County,Chongqing Municipality. The workers were successful in their third attempt to cap the wellsince Monday, which began at 3:30am Friday and ended around ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 12, Date: 04/01/2006)
Apr 01, 2006 ... SOCCER Romario signs on loan for Miami club RIO DE JANEIRO: Former Brazil striker Romario will join UnitedStates club Miami FC for a six-month loan, his present club Vasco daGama said on Thursday. The 40-year-old striker, who claims to have scored 964 goals,stood with ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 2, Date: 04/01/2006)
Apr 01, 2006 ... GUANGDONG 4 miners dead in pit flooding Four miners have been confirmed dead after they were trapped in aflooded coal pit in Lianzhou in South China's Guangdong Province,local government sources said. The bodies of the four miners were found on Thursday afternoon.The ...
Bonds' home run chase takes early spotlight
Apr 01, 2006 ... WASHINGTON: Barry Bonds' controversial assault on baseball's home-run records threatens to overshadow a potentially stirring NationalLeague season that could feature some dramatic shifts in the balanceof power. Bonds opens the season just six home runs behind Babe Ruth's 714for ...
Beware: Obesity can be a time bomb
Apr 01, 2006 ... HAMBURG: Obesity's main causes are well-known an unhealthy dietand lack of exercise. Its dangers are, however, often underestimated. Together with hypertension and high levels of fat and sugar in theblood, it plays in a deadly quartet that quickly becomes metabolicsyndrome ...
What the players are saying about Augusta National
Apr 01, 2006 ... DULUTH, Georgia: World No 1 Tiger Woods, who launches his USMasters defence at Augusta National next Thursday, will be hunting afifth green jacket on a course which has been lengthened by 155 yardssince last year. Woods and some of his fellow competitors have been speaking ...
Liberia's Taylor keeps promise to return
Apr 01, 2006 ... DAKAR: Liberia's former president, Charles Taylor, whose namebecame synonymous with child soldiers and brutal civil war in WestAfrica, vowed when he left for exile three years ago: "God willing, Iwill be back." But the former warlord's return on Wednesday to his ...
Opposition leader to resign over discredit case
Apr 01, 2006 ... The leader of Japan's main opposition Democratic Party said onFriday he would resign to take responsibility for a botched attemptto discredit Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's ruling party. The departure of Seiji Maehara, along with the rest of the partyleadership, is likely to be ...
Migrant labour not an at-will faucet
Apr 01, 2006; ... Managing migration - the movement of people over national borders -is a global issue often spotlighted by tragedies, as when a shipoverloaded with migrants sinks.The number of migrants worldwide has doubled in the past 25 years,reaching 200 million in 2005. Half of them are ...
Tests show no GM traces in Heinz baby products
Apr 01, 2006; ... The Ministry of Agriculture on Friday cleared Heinz baby cerealproducts of allegations they contained genetically modified organisms(GMO). Three independent testing organizations tested 43 samples inresponse to claims by international environmental organizationGreenpeace earlier ...
West
Apr 01, 2006 ... Family members lie to battle cancer A lie between a father and a daughter gave the family hope toovercome their illnesses in Chongqing. Xiao Guo, 16, was diagnosed with leukaemia a year ago and herfather, 40, suffered from ear cancer late last year. However, ...
Ancelotti concedes title race over
Apr 03, 2006 ... MILAN: Carlo Ancelotti said his AC Milan side are now focused onthe Champions League and finishing second in Serie A after Saturday's1-0 defeat at Lecce left them nine points behind leaders Juventuswith six matches to play. "I never thought that we could catch Juventus and now we ...
Bikes tackle congestion problems
Apr 03, 2006 ... Marcel Bouw always regarded his four-person bicycle as anindulgence, until it was stolen. "We had our third child and then at the same time our bicycle wasstolen. We found it was essential to have one. I cannot bring mythree children to day-care on a normal bicycle," he ...
Without real progress, revolution loses colour
Apr 03, 2006; ... Re-election of President Alexander Lukashenko in the March 19Belorussian presidential election, and the success of the oppositionParty of Regions in becoming the largest vote-getter in Ukraine'sMarch 26 parliamentary elections, are noteworthy politicaldevelopments in the ...
Workshop plants seeds to empower children
Apr 03, 2006; ... TIANZHU, Gansu: She clambers up a rock, reaches both hands ontothe corners of the shabby cement wall and heaves herself up, beingcareful not to get her schoolbag caught on the protruding bricks. Shestraddles the top and then jumps gingerly down onto the pebbledground beside the railway ...
United front to crack down on piracy
Apr 03, 2006 ... SHANGHAI: China pledged on Saturday to work with other countriesto protect intellectual property rights (IPR), demonstrating againits resolution to crackdown on piracy. The "Shanghai Initiative", passed by IPR protection organizationsof China, the European Union, the United States, ...
Community clinics form healthcare backbone
Apr 03, 2006; ... Beijing will spend 2 billion yuan (US$250 million) over the nextthree years to establish a community clinic service followingsuccessful trial operations in other cities. All urban and rural areas will be covered by clinics by the end ofthis year, said Deng Xiaohong, deputy director ...