Friday, June 25, 2004

News

Rainstorms Kill 23 in Hunan: Severe storms have hit 30 counties in central China's Hunan Province over the past six days, killing at least 23 people and leaving 24 others missing.

'Sea turtles' losing the job race: Since her childhood, Zhang Qian has been eager to excel. After graduating from university in July 1996, she got a job in the finance department of a five-star hotel in Beijing, with a monthly salary of 4,000 yuan (US$483).

Beijing officials misused $16m Olympic funds: China's sports authorities have since 1999 misused Rmb131m ($16m) of government funds earmarked for the 2008 Olympic Games, China's National Audit Office said on Thursday in its annual report.

Attack on China Workers Said Not Terrorism: The slaying of 11 Chinese workers and the bombing of an international peacekeepers' vehicle in a northern province this month were "not terrorism," the interior minister said. Police believe the attacks were linked, but think they were motivated by other factors, possibly including competition between rival companies. [NYT, reg. req.]


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