【新闻英语】2014 Mar. 1

CHINA DAILY Headline New rules to make low-cost airlines more competitive Summary Guidelines to enhance the development of low-cost airlines have been unveiled, in a move expected to provide a boost to the nation's aviation sector. The Civil Aviation Administration of China says the guidelines will adjust the cap on budget airline fleets, encourage more rapid expansion and make it easier to set up low-cost carriers. Authorities are also streamlining the approval procedures and cutting airport charges in third and fourth tier cities. SHANGHAI DAILY Headline Tourism center in talks for duck Summary Shanghai authorites are hoping to bring the original giant inflatable yellow rubber duck to the city to raise money for autism. The Shanghai Industrial Tourism Promotion Center says talks are ongoing. The 16.5-meter-tall duck has attracted huge crowds while on display in more than 10 cities including London, Hong Kong and Beijing. GLOBAL TIMES Headline China shuts down illegal clinics Summary China's health authority has shut down over 5-thousand illegal clinics in three months amid a crackdown on illicit medical practices. A year-long campaign began in October targeting unlicensed clinics and unqualified doctors. Illegal fetal sex diagnosis and sex-selective abortions and the unlawful transfer of medical licenses have also been targeted. BEIJING NEWS Headline Smog research facility pondered Summary Authorities here in China are considering building two outdoor facilities to help research smog. The chambers, each with a volume of about 300 cubic meters, are part of a broader environmental project to be built in Beijing's Huairou District. The whole project, with an estimated cost of 500 million yuan, will be devoted to the research on the formation of smog and its control. BEIJING TIMES Headline Xinjiang's longest rail tunnel completed Summary The longest railway tunnel in Xinjiang has been completed. The tunnel has taken about seven years to build. The tunnel is part of the Nanjiang Railway's second trunk that links Turpan with Korla in southern Xinjiang. The line is expected to be in operation by the end of the year. BEIJING MORNING POST Headline College punished over test scandal Summary The Ministry of Education says that it has applied to the State Council to cancel Harbin University of Science and Technology's qualifications for issuing master's degrees in business administration. This follows a cheating scandal during the university's graduate candidate test in January. 20 students were found to have cheated on the entrance exams for the university's MBA course. XIAOXIANG MORNING POST Headline Dongguan faces labor shortage Summary A labor shortage has reportedly worsened in the service sector in the city of Dongguan after the crackdown on the local sex trade. Companies in the electricity, shoe, garment, hardware, catering and hotel industries say they're finding it harder to employ more workers, which account for more than 70 percent of Dongguan's labor shortage gap. However, Yuan Baocheng, mayor of Dongguan, says the GDP growth in Dongguan will be maintained at 9 percent.