Wednesday, September 22, 2004

News

Clock Counts Down Until Games: A giant clock started ticking yesterday in Tian'anmen Square, at the very heart of the Chinese capital, counting down the days, hours and minutes to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

International marriages ending in divorce: After a seven-year-boom, the number of international marriages taking place in Shanghai each year is gradually reducing. However, now there is a new trend. The number of these marriages ending in divorce is increasing year on year.

China diary—Vanishing Beijing: Corruption is, as ever, a major issue here. But another by-product of China's economic transformation has become just as worrying for many—the rapid disappearance of the country's resources, including its incomparably rich cultural heritage.


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