Today’s news from state-owned news agency and lads magazine Xinhua:
Xinhua in Chinese:
– Xinhua Viewpoint: Results of 2005 audit report shocking (Link) — This is a page with links to a collection of articles including
‘Audit: sports lottery company feathers its own nest with 500 million yuan, 10 hospitals take 300 million in kickbacks’, which describes corrupt practices involving 9 billion yuan (Link).
– Hu Jintao: Saving energy resources is a priority (Link)
– Officials consume 19 times more electricity than common people every day: Who should economize in an economical society? (Link)
Xinhua in English:
– China rejects US criticism on IPR, citing progress — excerpt: “I should say China is among the countries that carry out the severest crackdown on the IPR protection,” said Shen Deyong, vice president of the Supreme People’s Court (Link)
– China has over 100 million Internet users, 358 million mobile phone users (Link)
Skinhua: (the web editors are not on form today)
– Britney Spears to pose nude for Vanity Fair —pictured (Link)
– Homosexual parade in New York — (Link)