January 3, 2008
The top headline in today’s Beijing Daily Messenger concerns the possibility that mobile phone roaming fees will be lowered in the future. The National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Information Industry have announced that they will host a public hearing on the fee reduction at the end of January.
The front page picture is a poster from an upcoming movie featuring Andy Lau. Lau plays Zhao Yun in “Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon”, which is directed by Hong Kong director Daniel Lee and wil hit theaters in March 2008.
Other headlines:
• The Ministry of Railways published the 2008 Spring Festival Railway Transportation Plan yesterday. The rush this year will last from January 23 to March 2, and the total number of railway passengers is expected to reach 178.6 million, an increase of 8% over last year
• The government has put a halt to all online lottery sales. Lottery agents are no longer permitted to sell tickets over the Internet.