Monday, March 06, 2006

News

Long Corridor at Summer Palace Gets Face-lift: A 720-meter long corridor at gorgeous Summer Palace in the western suburbs of the national capital Beijing is undergoing an overhaul to protect the dainty paintings on its ceilings and beams against the rain.

China confirms new bird flu death: A man who died last week in the south Chinese province of Guangdong has been confirmed by the health ministry as the country's ninth victim of bird flu. [Related MSNBC Article]

China teaching how to spit, sit for 2008: The government is teaching citizens "the right way to spit." A college is showing students the right way to sit. Two years ahead of hosting the Olympic Games, people across Beijing are on an all-out drive to mind their manners.


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