【新闻英语】 2014 Mar 6

CHINA DAILY Headline Temporary security checks at parks Summary Beijing authorities have imposed random security checks at the entrances to 11 parks and gardens that will last until March 15th. The move is part of the security surrounding the annual two sessions of the NPC and NPPCC. Beijing launched security checks at park entrances during the 2008 Beijing Olympics and during the country's 60th anniversary celebrations in 2009. GLOBAL TIMES Headline Flu rumormongers held Summary Police have detained two men and a woman from Sichuan after they allegedly spread rumors about the spread of the H7N9 bird flu on the Internet. The suspects allegedly posted rumors via the WeChat claiming many people in the city have died from H7N9 avian flu. Sichuan authorities have not reported any human H7N9 cases so far this year. SHANGHAI DAILY Headline Women's Day set for online sales stunt Summary Online retailers are reportedly using Women's Day on March 8th as a marketing tool to try to convince consumers to pay via their mobile devices. Taobao has promised big discounts on March 8th in a bid to boost the use of its smartphone app. Users of Taobao's mobile phone apps can buy movie tickets for as little as 3.80 yuan this weekend. BEIJING TIMES Headline Beijing lifts registration fee for marriages and divorces Summary Beijing's Civil Affairs Bureau has announced people who want to get married in Beijing will no longer have to pay the 9 yuan registration fee starting this month. Authorities say the change further simplifies the marriage registration procedure and promotes work efficiency in the bureau. The same rules also apply for those who file for a divorce. BEIJING MORNING POST Headline Beijing millions on antibiotics Summary Hospitals in Beijing have reportedly saved around 500 million yuan through a reduction of antibiotics purchases last year compared with what was spent in 2011. This, after authorities started a campaign to limit the use of antibiotics in hospitals in April of 2011. Health authorities say the campaign is going to be expanded into grassroots hospitals and community health service centers as well. DONGGUAN TIMES Headline Dali cops apologise for eviction Summary Police in the city of Dali in Yunnan have apologized after helping a landlord evict a Uyghur tenant. The apology is in response to a much criticized online post claiming that police asked a man from Xinjiang to leave his residence, as the landlord did not want to rent to people from Xinjiang. A notice on the Sina Weibo account of the local police in Dali admits they were in the wrong. BEIJING NEWS Headline Beijing-Shenyang high-speed railway work underway Summary Construction has begun on a high-speed railway linking Beijing and Liaoning's capital Shenyang. The 709-kilomter project is expected to be finished within five years, with a total investment of over 120 billion yuan.