China Market Fuels African Ivory Activity: An increase in ivory-carving workshops in China fuels the poaching of endangered elephants in central and eastern Africa, a researcher said Friday. The illegal workshops appear to make China the largest single Asian market for illegal African elephant tusks, Esmond Martin told reporters attending a presentation of his research.
China to meet new 'Friends': The Chinese state broadcaster, China Central Television, will begin broadcasting the popular U.S. sitcom "Friends" to the world's biggest potential audience next year, the Beijing Star Daily newspaper reported in Friday's editions. In Chinese, the show will be called "laoyouji" -- "Old Friends' Story."
China sacks drunken police: The Shanghai Daily said a total of 587 officers were being investigated after new rules were imposed aimed at improving police behaviour.
China's mobile phone users exceed fixed telephone users: By the end of October, the number of fixed telephone users and mobile phone users in China reached 255.139 million and 259.638 million, respectively, as China's mobile phone users exceeded fixed telephone users for the first time.
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