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Domestic Retailers Keep Stranglehold
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| Foreign retailers have so far failed to take over China's chain store industry, despite worries that these giants would impact local businesses after China's accession to the World Trade Organization, according to statistics from the Ministry of Commerce. |
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New Measures to Support Poultry Industry
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| Premier Wen Jiabao approved several measures to support the poultry industry at a meeting of the State Council, as China reported seven new suspected bird flu outbreaks Wednesday. Measures included preferential loan, administrative fees and taxation for poultry firms. |
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China Launches Campaign to Promote Science and Technology
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| A long-term plan is underway to boost public awareness of science and technology in China to levels similar to moderately developed countries by 2049, or People's Republic of China's 100 birthday. |
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Ground Broken for New US Embassy Compound in Beijing
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| The United States broke ground Tuesday for a new US Embassy compound in Beijing, the Chinese capital, billed by the American government as the largest State Department project ever built on foreign soil. |
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Insurance Sector Sees Rapid Growth
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| China's insurance industry continued on its path of rapid growth last year. The China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC) said Monday that total insurance premium income for 2003 jumped by 27.1 percent on a year-on-year basis to 388 billion yuan (US$46.7 billion). |
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PNG Vows to Adhere to One-China Policy
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| Visiting Papua New Guinean Prime Minister Michael T. Somare reiterated to Premier Wen Jiabao Monday his government's adherence to the one-China policy, regarding Taiwan as a province of China. |
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Police Seek Labor Agents Behind Drowning Deaths
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| British police raided a number of homes across northwest England on Saturday in search of labor agents who were behind the 19 immigrants who drowned picking shellfish at Morecambe Bay. |
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Farmers' Income Increasing Underlined
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| The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and the State Council issued a document on Sunday about the policies for boosting the growth of the income of farmers. The document points out that raising farmers' income is a significant issue economically and politically. |
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Wind Energy Chosen by Yangtze River Delta
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| Severe power shortages suffered last summer in the Yangtze River Delta may be something of the past as the local governments consider employing wind as a new source of energy. Generators in wind power plants are now either under construction or being planned. |
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Renovation of Ancient Temple Calls for Help
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| Renovation on the Thousand-Buddha Pavilion, a major part of the Jietai Temple in west suburban Beijing, will start this year. As most relevant historical documents are unknown, the pavilion management staff are calling on the whole country to offer help. The temple is one of the cultural relics under key protection of the capital, which aims at boosting its culture sense to welcome the 2008 Olympics.
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