Monday, April 17, 2006

News

China's Three Gorges Dam nears completion: Thirteen years after construction began on the controversial Three Gorges Dam on China's biggest river, work on the project often compared to the Great Wall in its scale is nearly complete.

Rural-urban income gap continues to widen: Nearly 40 per cent of farmers-turned-labourers earn an average monthly wage of about 500-800 yuan (US$62-US$100), according to a recent survey conducted by the Research Office of the State Council.

Bush to talk tough on trade with Chinese leader: Despite recent concessions by his government, Chinese President Hu Jintao can still expect a grilling on a host of US trade complaints at long-awaited summit talks this week.


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