HEADLINES FROM THE CHINESE PRESS
FEBRUARY 4 NEWSPAPERS
Note: These headlines are from print editions which may not be the same on the publication’s website. Below is the front page of The Beijing News. The women in the photograph are not nurses: they are vendors selling sweet dumplings which are traditionally eaten on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month (yuanxiao jie), which is tomorrow.
Wu Ruofu kidnapped, whereabouts unknown
吴若甫遭劫持下落不明
Wu is an actor. His abandoned car was found by the police in suburban Beijing.
Suspected bird flu attacks Gansu and Shanxi
疑似禽流感入袭甘陕
Beijing tradition tells of splendid China
北京风情讲述精彩中国
‘Sino-French Culture Year’ starts in Beijing
Hu Jintao begins state visit to Algeria
胡锦涛开始对阿尔及利亚进行国事访问
Quality and quantity both important: Beijing’s new economic goal
质与量并重：北京经济新追求
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Countrywide bird flu prevention and treatment conference held, Hui Liangyu gives speech
全国防治禽流感会议召开 回良玉讲话
SohuBeijing Evening News 北京晚报
Chaoyang District starts building 5000 mu lakes
朝阳开建五个千亩湖
5000 mu is about 330 hectares. The lakes will function as reservoirs and help beautify the city.
Shanghai Xinmin Evening News 新民晚报
Shopping basket stays fresh
菜篮子照样“鲜得来”
Less chicken and more fish in the market in Shanghai.