Saturday, October 22, 2005

News

Beijing Tian'anmen Square to Have a New Look: Mr. Wang, a cleaner in blue uniform, revealed that he started working on the square from 8:30 AM without a break at noon but only removed 1,000-odd chewing gum stains.

Left-behind Children Should Not Be Forgotten: Over the past decade, millions of rural elderly, women and children have been separated from the family's breadwinner as sons, husbands and fathers head to the cities in search of a better wage.

Foreign Language Fever Hits Beijing: Every Friday evening throughout the year, the English Corner at Renmin University of China said to be the "No 1 English Corner in Beijing" is swarming with hundreds of Chinese from different quarters and some foreigners who immerse themselves in chatting with the eager Chinese English learners.

'Grave' bird flu threat to China: China faces a "grave" threat from bird flu, Vice-Premier Hui Liangyu has warned.


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