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HERE COME THE GAMES FOR ANIMALS 

PET DOG ADDICTED TO CIGARETTE SMOKE. 

 
 

ANIMAL STARS RELAX AFTER STRESSFUL WEEK  

CANADIAN VET FLIES IN TO TREAT PANDAS  

Shanghai lady nearly comes a cropper cleaning teeth 

TIGER HAS TEETH PULLED TO AMUSE TOURISTS 

MONKS TURN TO FIRE FIRGHTING 

 
 

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HEADLINES - BREAKING NEWS - TRAVEL AND TOURISM

ALL FOR LOVE
Affairs of the heart, endearing stories of love, anguish and suffering. Sometimes heart-rendering, often surprising
 
  • Chinese spent on average USD 235 million per month overseas whilst travelling; Spending less on flights and accommodation but more per capita on souvenirs, than any other national group.

ANIMALS
From sponsorship of Giant Pandas to strange habits.  Unique stories from zoos, the countryside and city.
 
  • 110 million inbound foreign tourist arrived in China between January and November 2005 and generated USD 27 billion in foreign exchange earnings.

ANTICS OF CHINESE
 The funny things people and animals get up to.
 
  • Christmas is now the 2nd most important holiday event in China, after the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year).

CHINA BUSINESS
 Snippets of business happens.
 
  • As at December 31, 2005 China had 236,000 millionaires in US Dollars and the figure was growing at over 50 per day.

FOREIGNERS IN CHINA
Some of the things that foreigners get up to in China
 
  • 4.8 million new passports were issued to Chinese citizens in 2004.

CHINA HEALTH
Matters affecting the health of people and sometimes animals.
 
  • New residential development in China is approx 2 billion square metres per year, which is 50% of the world's total new residential building.

CHINA LAW
 Amongst these articles you will find some real eye openners.
 
  • Chinese outbound tourists expected to exceed 100 million p.a. in 15 years.

CHINA NEWS
 Snippets of local news from across China
 
  • China has planted more than 12 billion trees over the past five years.  18.21% of the toal area of China now has forest coverage.

THE PEOPLE OF CHINA
These article demonstrate the real diffference between East & West.
 
  • 10 million inbound tourists arrived in China during November 2005, 20% from each from the US and Europe and generated USD 2.4 billion in foreign exchange.

SAD BUT TRUE
Things that shouldn't happen that have.
 
  • Chinese tourists will spend GBP 200 million each year in the UK by 2110 and GBP 500 million by 2020.