China Daily back issues from June 2006:
Internet 'to overtake national newspapers'
Jun 01, 2006 ... GroupM, which accounts for about 30 per cent of global mediabuying, says in a report to be published next month that the Internetwill account for 13.3 per cent of the 12.2 billion pounds of Britishadvertizing market this year, overtaking national newspapers with ashare of 13.2 per cent ....
Youths riot for 2nd night in France
Jun 01, 2006 ... French youths torched a dozen cars and hurled stones at riotpolice who deployed its force in a second night of violence introubled Paris suburbs, raising memories of rioting that rocked thenation last year. Nine police officers suffered light injuries and 13 people weredetained ...
US should rethink its attitudes to China
Jun 01, 2006; ... In its Report on the Military Power of the People's Republic ofChina 2006, which was issued on May 23, the US Defence Departmentagain exaggerates China's defence expenditure and military strength,passes a wanton judgment on China's strategic intentions andcontinues to trumpet the "China ...
South
Jun 01, 2006 ... Massive zongzi 'football' proves quite a draw A huge football-shaped zongzi made by local university students isproving to be an attraction in Guangzhou. Exhibited on the football pitch of Guangzhou University Town, thespecial zongzi has a diameter of more than a metre. It ...
Self-developed jet to fly maiden trip
Jun 01, 2006; ... China's first independently developed passenger jet will take offon its maiden flight in 2008. The 70-seater ARJ21 turbofan aircraft is due to make it's firstflight in March 2008 after being fully assembled by the end of nextyear. The plane, slated to run regional lines and ...
Court backs victim of implant gel
Jun 01, 2006; ... GUANGZHOU: A woman from Guangzhou has won a compensation claimagainst a clinic that provided a harmful breast enlargementoperation, a ruling lawyers say has set an important legal precedent. The ruling was reported to the media earlier this week. The claimant, a woman ...
Ban on villas to be strictly implemented
Jun 01, 2006; ... A ban on land allotment for building villas will be strictlyimplemented, the Ministry of Land and Resources (MLR) announcedyesterday adding more muscle to recent government moves to cool downthe property market. A statement by MLR Vice-Minister Wang Shiyuan urged governments ...
World leaders send messages of congratulations John Howard, prime minister of Australia
Jun 01, 2006 ... It gives me great pleasure to extend my best wishes to themanagement, staff and readers of China Daily on the occasion of thepaper's 25th anniversary of publication. Australia's relationship with China has undergone a remarkabletransformation during this period, becoming ...
ICBC set to revamp corporate structure
Jun 01, 2006; ... The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the country'sbiggest lender, will restructure its head office this month toimprove corporate governance and operating efficiency. The revamp of the bank's corporate structure will mainly involvethree sectors corporate business, ...
Roddick pins hopes on grass revival
Jun 01, 2006 ... PARIS: The green, green grass of Queen's and Wimbledon will be asight for Andy Roddick's sore eyes as well as a welcome resting placefor his troublesome ankle after another fruitless French Opencampaign. The American was trailing 6-4, 7-5, 1-0 in his first round clashwith Spanish ...
Market
Jun 01, 2006 ... SHANGHAI Shares fall China shares dipped 0.96 per cent yesterday, ending four straightsessions of gains, as some investors offloaded stocks to lock inprofits in advance of a forthcoming resumption of IPOs. The benchmark Shanghai composite index ended at 1,641.300 ...
Italian Ministry for Environment: efforts for a "better city, better life"
Jun 01, 2006; ... The staging of the World Expo 2010 provides Shanghai with an idealopportunity for healthy growth. To fulfil the city's commitment toenvironmental improvement, the Shanghai municipal government and theItalian Ministry for the Environment and Territory have jointlydesigned a programme ...
Trendy cocktail popular in Shanghai
Jun 01, 2006 ... Cakes with amarena (sour black cherry), amarena mousse, gelatowith amarena, fruit salad with amarena and now the Amarena Fabbriaperitif."The recipe is simple", explains Nicola Fabbri, one of the ownersof the Italian company Fabbri. All you need is classic Amarena Fabbri ...
Perseverance essential in protecting environment
Jun 01, 2006; ... Beijing Youth Daily, one of the capital's major mass-circulationpapers, reported on Tuesday that leading hotels in Beijing haveresumed supplying disposable articles such as toothpaste,toothbrushes, razors, combs and slippers. This means that they have turned their back on the ...
US ready to join talks with Teheran
Jun 01, 2006 ... In a major policy shift, the United States said yesterday it isprepared to join other nations in holding direct talks with Iran onits nuclear programme if Iran first agrees to stop disputed nuclearactivities that the West fears could lead to a bomb. "I believe that it's important ...
'Hobbit' hominids trigger row
Jun 01, 2006 ... Anthropologists have traded new blows over the remains of dwarfhumans whose discovery on a remote Indonesian island blasted a holein theories about the Ascent of Man. Dubbed "hobbits" after the wee folk of J.R.R. Tolkien's tale, thehominids, discovered in 2003, measured only about ...
East
Jun 01, 2006 ... Young man gets unique World Cup experience A young man from Nanchang in Jiangxi Province has been selected toserve as a volunteer during the upcoming World Cup in Germany. Fu has studied in a university of Kaiserslauter, Germany, forseveral years. A well-known German ...
Survey reveals confusion on environmental issues
Jun 01, 2006; ... Most people feel at loss when confronted by seeminglyinsurmountable environmental problems, according to a surveypublished yesterday. Conducted by the China Environment Culture Promotion Association(CECPA), the survey focuses on public awareness of ...
Air ambulance ready for take-off
Jun 01, 2006; ... NANJING: Potentially life-saving helicopter rescue operations inEast China's Jiangsu Province will start today, local medicalofficials announced earlier this week. "The service could be the difference between life and death forthose in remote or inaccessible places," said Yin Jun, ...
All work and no play makes kids depressed
Jun 01, 2006; ... Zhang Xiaolu used to be happy when she finished classes every daybut now, at the age of 8, life has become stressful. Xiaolu, who studies at Shaoyaoju Primary School in Beijing'sChaoyang District, has been taking piano lessons on Saturday andSunday afternoons for three ...
PBOC to curb loan growth
Jun 01, 2006; ... China's central bank yesterday warned of excessive investment andloans growth in the country, pledging to take active measures to curbthe trend. China's financial institutions granted 1.26 trillion yuan(US$157.5 billion) of loans in the first quarter, up 519.3 billionyuan ...
Feeling four seasons through music
Jun 01, 2006; ... The famous piece "the Four Seasons" written by the Italiancomposer Antonio Vivaldi is one of the most beautiful pages fromworld music. It is the epitome of the love of beauty and the search forexcellence, which have been the basis of the Italian culture sincethe Roman ...
Enceladus riddle may have been answered
Jun 01, 2006 ... Scientists believe they can explain a mystery that enshroudsEnceladus, a moon of Saturn that could be the best bet for lookingfor life elsewhere in the Solar System. Orbiting eccentrically in Saturn's outermost ring, Enceladus is astrange and tiny world of white. It measures ...
Let's make learning fun
Jun 01, 2006 ... Chinese parents tend to believe that higher education is the onlyladder to high echelons and a higher salary. Next week's nationalcollege entrance examination will be the "battlefield" where placesat colleges and universities will be fought for. The long, long preparations, which ...
Central
Jun 01, 2006 ... Cops smash Henan counterfeiting racket Police in Zhumadian, Henan Province, recently caught a ganginvolved in making and selling false documents, thanks to a textmessage they received on a mobile phone. Police inspector Yan Ruihua ordered his men to track down thefraudsters ...
Jilin to build port on Songhua River
Jun 01, 2006; ... CHANGCHUN: Jilin City in Northeast China's Jilin Province plans toinvest 60 million yuan (US$7.4 million) to build a comprehensiveriver port, sources with Jilin Maritime Safety Authority saidyesterday. Zhai Lin, vice-president of the authority, told China Daily in aninterview ...
Forget the smile, Mona Lisa now speaks
Jun 01, 2006 ... TOKYO: The Mona Lisa's smile may always remain a mystery, but itis now possible to hear what her voice would have sounded like,thanks to a Japanese acoustics expert. Matsumi Suzuki, who generally uses his skills to help withcriminal investigations, measured the face and hands of ...
Home owners rush to beat tax deadline
Jun 01, 2006; ... SHANGHAI: Property owners rushed to register the sales of theirhousing units yesterday before a 5.5 per cent transaction tax on saleof houses within five years of purchase comes into effect today. Till yesterday, only those selling property less than two yearsafter purchase had to ...
Voting on disputed islets arouses protest
Jun 01, 2006 ... Japan yesterday objected to absentee voting boxes it said were setup on a set of disputed islets by officials from South Korea as theneighbouring country held local elections. The islets, called Dokdo in South Korea and Takeshima in Japan,are currently under South Korea's control ...
Congresses are not rest homes
Jun 01, 2006 ... The status and functions of people's congresses should be fullyrespected, says a signed article in China Youth Daily. An excerptfollows: Chi Xiongbiao, the director of Shenzhen Travel Bureau, asked toresign last month for health reasons at the age of 52 eight yearsearlier than ...
Efforts to bring cultural connection closer
Jun 01, 2006; ... In three months, Paolo Sabbatini found many cultural affinitiesbetween the ancient countries of Italy and China. Turning over his clippings commemorating his best experiences inChina, the director of the Cultural Office of the Italian ConsulateGeneral in Shanghai recounted two ...
China, Italy set to toast future co-op
Jun 01, 2006; ... Italy's relations with China may have a proud and famous history,but, as Italians in Shanghai celebrate the 60th anniversary of theirRepublic on June 1, they will be toasting future co-operation, ratherthan the two countries' distinguished past. From his 19th floor office in ...
Stirring up the dynamics of modern dance
Jun 01, 2006; ... Although it made its debut in China 70 years ago, modern dancestill remains one of the smallest art circles in the country. Only about 50 professional modern dancers carry on the art formthat was introduced by Chinese modern dancer Wu Xiaobang (1906-95) inthe 1930s. Most are ...
Eriksson likes cut of new-look England
Jun 01, 2006 ... MANCHESTER, England: Sven-Goran Eriksson declared his World Cuppreparations to be firmly on track after his new-look England secureda 3-1 win over Hungary with a performance that was not quiteconvincing enough to suggest they will be the finished article intime for the World ...
Revenue of electronics firms soars
Jun 01, 2006; ... The total revenue of the top 100 Chinese electronics andinformation technology (IT) manufacturers in 2005 hit 964.3 billionyuan (US$120.5 billion), representing a year-on-year increase of 18.2per cent. That was according to statistics released by the Ministry ofInformation ...
Photographers win awards for capturing changing Asia
Jun 01, 2006 ... Eight photographers from professional and news fields received tophonours at the first Asian Press Photo Contest. The photographers from six Asian countries are to be awarded in aceremony today in Beijing for their depictions ranging from news tosports coverage. Meanwhile 160 ...
Italian firms maturing in Shanghai market
Jun 01, 2006; ... In the past, Italian businessmen would only find one story aboutChina in their newspapers a week, but now they read about Chinaalmost every day. In the past, they only bought materials from China and soldfinished products to other countries, but now they build factories inChina ...
Sports cars speeding into Chinese market
Jun 01, 2006; ... Mirko Pietro Bordiga had every reason to be optimistic about theChinese market. The general manager of Ferrari Maserati Cars Int'l Trading(Shanghai) Co Ltd has seen sales of Ferrari and Maserati cars growrapidly since the Italy-based luxury sports car manufacturer enteredChina in ...
At 24, eye-catching Bolivian girl dreams of being female president
Jun 01, 2006 ... She is young, attractive, upper middle class and US-educated. And until recently, she was close to Bolivian President EvoMorales. But now, Adriana Gil leads a rival party and her career goalis clear: "I want to be my country's first woman president." Her principal role model, ...
Stop abusing public services
Jun 01, 2006 ... Public resources should not be used to make profits, says a signedarticle in Beijing News. An excerpt follows: The local branch of China Netcom Corporation in Shenyang, LiaoningProvince, recently held a special auction. Up for grabs were the priority offer rights for 114, the ...
SCOREBOARD (06/01/2006)
Jun 01, 2006 ... BASEBALL NEW YORK: Results from the MLB games on Tuesday (home team inCAPS): BALTIMORE 7 Tampa Bay 5 CLEVELAND 4 Chicago White Sox 3 NY Yankees 11 DETROIT 6 (11 innings) PHILADELPHIA 4 Washington 2 PITTSBURGH 12 Milwaukee 1 FLORIDA 5 San ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 15, Date: 06/01/2006)
Jun 01, 2006 ... FOOTBALL Red Bull denies US$120-million offer for Ronaldo VIENNA: The Austrian maker of the energy drink Red Bull on Tuesdaydenied reports that it had offered Brazilian striker Ronaldo a 10-year contract worth US$120 million to play for US club Red Bull NewYork. "It ...
North
Jun 01, 2006 ... Magpies steal foodfrom mouths of wolves A number of magpies have started thieving food from wolves at azoo in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. Dozens of magpies gather near the wolf enclosure every feedingtime to seek a chance to steal food from the mouths of the ...
Report: India has largest number of HIV/AIDS cases
Jun 01, 2006 ... India has overtaken South Africa as home to the world's highestnumber of people infected with HIV/AIDS, as the epidemic in the Asia-Pacific gains ground in some countries and shows some promise ofslowing in others, a UNAIDS report found. With an estimated 5.7 million infections ...
Improving accountability
Jun 01, 2006 ... Guangdong's legislature has changed the province's rules for theelection of deputies to people's congresses at and below municipallevel, allowing candidates to conduct their own promotionalactivities for the first time. The draft regulation, which has been submitted for examination ...
Trade with Arab bloc set to grow
Jun 01, 2006; ... China aims to increase trade with Arab nations to US$100 billionin 2010. State Councillor Tang Jiaxuan yesterday said the growth in tradewould be achieved "by facilitating the free flow of goods, capital,technology and services." Speaking at the second ministerial meeting of ...
Bad cop suspended for falsereporting
Jun 01, 2006; ... XI'AN: A police officer in Northwest China's Shaanxi Province hasbeen suspended for allegedly falsifying the number of trafficaccidents in his county. According to police sources, Pingli County in the city of Ankangreported only three traffic accidents in 2004, with two deaths, ...
Secessionist 'security report' slammed
Jun 01, 2006; ... Beijing yesterday condemned Taiwan leader Chen Shui-bian for hiscontinued push for secession, the latest instance of which is theisland's first-ever "national security report." The report, commissioned by Chen and released on May 20, says themainland poses a "military threat" ...
Trade ties spur growth
Jun 01, 2006 ... The Year of Italy in China this year offers both countries anexcellent opportunity to enhance bilateral economic and traderelations, which have steadily improved in recent years. Trade figures show that Italy is China's third largest Europeantrade partner. Italy chiefly sells ...
Fujian Province museum creates bridge across the Straits
Jun 01, 2006; ... For a moment, 68-year-old Wang Renshou couldn't tell if he was inFujian or in Taiwan. The accountant from Taiwan declared that the dance performances atthe opening of the China Museum for Fujian-Taiwan Kinship in Quanzhouof Fujian were authentic sights. "These performances ...
Messi gives Argentina a lift, says Pekerman
Jun 01, 2006 ... SALERNO, Italy: Livewire forward Lionel Messi lifts the teamwhenever he comes on, coach Jose Pekerman said after Argentina's 2-0win over Angola in a World Cup warm-up on Tuesday. Messi gives the team a leap upwards when he comes on. He's gettingmore and more adapted to his team ...
The story behind the picture
Jun 01, 2006; ... My photo (top right) was born during a salvaging struggle againstTyphoon Matsa on August 8, 2005. In the afternoon of that day, I was on duty at my police stationnear the seashore in Qingdao of Shandong Province. We were suddenly informed that someone had been washed out to ...
China Mobile poised to buy European operator Millicom
Jun 01, 2006; ... China Mobile, the larger of the country's two cellular operators,is reportedly about to announce its acquisition of Luxembourg-basedcellular firm Millicom. The acquisition, if realized, will be a big step in China Mobile'stentative overseas expansion efforts. But it will also be a ...
Vying for huge business potentials
Jun 01, 2006; ... A delegation of 33 leading Italian machinery firms, all from thenorthern industrial region of Emilia Romagna, Italy, visited Shanghaiin March. Their purpose was simple and straightforward: to study the hugeChinese market and decide whether to tap into it. One third of them ...
Details determine perfection
Jun 01, 2006; ... The Fiat 178 series, which derives from Italy the kingdom ofoutstanding design in terms of colour and detail, makes people fallin love with them at the first sight. This could not be achievedwithout inspiration from the aesthetic and romantic land of Italy,and input from the great ...
Midwives becoming mainstream
Jun 01, 2006 ... Instead of a conventional hospital birth, Heidi Teeple and herhusband Rod brought baby Logan into the world while soaking togetherin a freestanding tub of warm water in their living room, with a firein the fireplace and two midwives at their side. The Teeples are part of a small ...
Quake survivors immunized, some still need aid
Jun 01, 2006 ... Indonesia began immunizing quake survivors against measlesyesterday and helicopters swept disaster sites on Java Island to lookfor isolated victims, but help was still too slow for many. Indonesian Health Minister Siti Fadillah Supari said thegovernment was also evacuating patients ...
Carrier-theme park sold at auction
Jun 01, 2006; ... SHENZHEN: Weighing in at a hefty 42,000 tons, throughout the 1980sit carried 32 fighter jets plus a deadly arsenal of more than 130missiles and torpedoes. But today the former Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk cuts a lessthreatening figure, kitted out with a cinema and restaurants. For ...
Official vows to improve urban heritage protection
Jun 01, 2006; ... SHAOXING: China's urban heritage is facing unprecedented threatsfrom rapid development, a senior official warned yesterday. "How to improve the conservation of cultural heritage in theaccelerated process of urbanization has become our major concern,"said Shan Jixiang, director ...
Hard battle on pollution
Jun 01, 2006 ... Air pollution has turned into a major hazard affecting urbanresidents' quality of life. Air monitoring in 522 cities across the nation last year foundthat 39.7 per cent of them had either mediuml or serious airpollution, which poses a potential threat to residents' ...
East
Jun 01, 2006 ... Angry spouse stabs pampered pooch A jealous husband in Chongqing Municipality stabbed a pet dogseveral times because his wife treated it better than him. Zhang complained that his wife cared more for the pooch than forhim. Angered by the pampered pet, Zhang lashed out ...
China Daily celebrates 25th anniversary
Jun 01, 2006 ... Bigger and better. That is the vision for China Daily next yearand in 2008 as the country counts down to the Beijing Olympics. "We have both the will and the resources to be more innovative andmore successful," Zhu Ling, editor-in-chief of China Daily, saidyesterday at a reception ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 2, Date: 06/01/2006)
Jun 01, 2006 ... BEijing Joint water surveillance The State Environment Protection Administration and the RussianNatural Resource Ministry yesterday signed a join-surveillance planto monitor the quality of water in border rivers and the XingkaiLake. According to the plan, signed in ...
IN BRIEF (Page: 10, Date: 06/01/2006)
Jun 01, 2006 ... SHANGHAI Electronic trading China is to introduce an electronic system for trading dollar-denominated bonds sold in the country. The China Foreign ExchangeTrade System and the National Interbank Funding Centre markets fortrading foreign currencies, bonds and other related ...
Dow Chemical invests in Jiangsu
Jun 01, 2006; ... ZHANGJIAGANG, Jiangsu Province: The Dow Chemical Company, a worldleader in the chemical industry, has signed a letter of intent withthe Zhangjiagang Free Trade Zone to invest an additional US$200million in the city. The agreement covers products in three Dow businesses: DOWANOL ...