Wednesday, October 12, 2005

News

Second manned spacecraft successfully takes off: Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Wednesday hailed the successful launch of China's second manned spacecraft Shenzhou-6, reiterating China's policy for peaceful use of space.

China's average life expectancy at 71.8: According to statistics, China's average life expectancy has increased to 71.8 years, infant mortality rate reduced to 2.55%, mortality rate of children below five years old fell to 2.99%, and mortality rate of pregnant and lying-in women also declined to 0.0513%.

China's wealth gap reaching critical level: Eight years ago, Chen Hua thought she'd put poverty behind her when she left her remote, mountain village in Sichuan province for a factory job in China's booming Pearl River Delta.


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