Headlines from the Chinese press
JANUARY 16 NEWSPAPERS (print editions; headlines may not be the same on the publication’s websites)
Jiang Zemin emphasizes: [We will] never tolerate ‘Taiwan Independence’
江泽民强调绝不容忍“台独”
This during Jiang’s meeting with Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US armed forces Richard Myers.
Iranian airplane crash at [Beijing’s] Capital Airport
伊朗客机头栽首都机场
An Iran Air 747-SP crashed shortly after take-off. The plane’s landing gear failed, causing it to slide 300m on the ground. There were no injuries or fatalities. Nearly 200 flights were delayed.
Olympic Committee confirms 6 big tasks to do this year
奥组委确定今年六大工作
The Olympic Committee held their first conference about how to guarantee the success of the 2008 Olympic Games.
Military and civilian Spring Festival evening show held in the Capital
首都举行军民迎新春文艺晚会
News editors working overtime again.
Material big awards return to lottery market
实物大奖重返彩票市场
Temple Fair grand prize is QQ car, all taxes paid
11AM INTERNET
Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou transportation capacity nearly to the limit, Railway Bureau arranges a hundred sets of trains
京沪穗运力逼近极限 铁道部急调百组列车
The good old Spring Festival rush to the provinces.
Quality Examination Bureau and Health Department: Take the same serious precaution against AI(Avian Influenza) as against SARS
质检总局、卫生部：要向防非典一样防禽流感
Good move.
JANUARY 15 NEWSPAPER
Spring Festival migration: 11000,000 air passengers must all have their temperature measured
春运1100万人飞行都要测体温
Shanghai Xinmin Evening News 新民晚报
Moving in new apartment, expecting to good neighbors
住进新房子 还盼好邻居
Residents of a a Shanghai neighborhood invented their own festival: ‘Neighbors Day’. It’s nice to know that my subscription to Xinmin Evening News is worth the money as Shanghai’s finest daily continues to deliver the news other newspapers just don’t get.