Miss Taiwan is not interested in Chinese pageant: China is inviting Taiwanese women to compete in its Miss China beauty pageant, but the nation's top beauties aren't interested in the contest, which requires them to "passionately love the motherland" and "support the Communist Party."
China factory output surges: Chinese factory output jumped by almost a fifth in August and grew at its fastest rate in five months, feeding an insatiable export engine and fueling fears that the economy may be overheating.
Beijing on high alert over SARS: Beijing's health, quarantine and transport departments are maintaining a level of high alert following the discovery of a new SARS case in Singapore. Travelers arriving in China from Singapore—as well as Hong Kong and Taipei—will have to undergo temperature tests and fill out special health forms.
At least 250,000 Chinese Commit Suicide Every Year: According to statistics, at least 2 million Chinese commit an attempted suicide every year, that is, one person dies of suicide and eight do an attempted suicide in every two minutes. The average age of the suicide persons is 32 years old. The mentally retarded persons, those suffering from bad marriage and the poor are the top three groups of people who are most possible to commit suicide.
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