Country living
The government's efforts to build a "new socialist countryside" will benefit China's 745 million rural residents and provide huge business opportunities for foreign-funded firms, economists say. Most of these companies, however, seem to be in little hurry to rush into the market.

DIESEL drive
China should widely use diesel engines to release the bottleneck in energy supply and demand brought about by accelerating fuel consumption, said the All-China Environment Federation in a proposal presented last Wednesday to the current National People's Congress being held in Beijing.

Colour of danger
NANJING, Jiangsu Province: Among the major seas in China, the East China Sea was the worst hit by the red tide in 2005, according to the 2005 China Marine Environment Quality Bulletin released by the State Oceanic Administration (SOA).

Quick look
The government's efforts to build a "new socialist countryside" will benefit China's 745 million rural residents and provide huge business opportunities for foreign-funded firms, economists say. Most of these companies, however, seem to be in little hurry to rush into the market.

IN BRIEF (Page: 8, Date: 03/13/2006)