Monday, October 13, 2003

News

China Plans Giant Step This Week: Amid all the clutter that has been rocketed into space is a clunky satellite expected to circle the Earth until 2070. The satellite, the Dong Fang Hong, was the first ever launched by China, in 1970, and is also an extraterrestrial boombox: It broadcasts into the cosmos the strains of the Maoist anthem, "The East is Red."

Population Forecast System Introduced to Avoid Baby Boom: The forecast data, as part of the city's population and family planning regulation, will be publicized periodically to make citizens aware of the situation relating to birth numbers in the city.

Traffic accidents seen as top danger for children: According to the Ministry of Public Security, the country reported 448,535 traffic accidents in the first eight months of this year, resulting in 66,180 deaths and 330,331 injuries.

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