Hourly News updated 17:00 2011/10/08

 China to recheck closure of government liaison¹ offices in Beijing

China is set to begin a strict spot-check campaign to prevent local government liaison offices in Beijing that have been shut down from reopening or relocating.

The move is aimed at consolidating² the country's anti-corruption efforts and eliminating local government offices in the capital, many of which have been criticized for allegedly bribing³ central government officials and wasting public funds, according to a press release from the Government Offices Administration of the State Council. 

A total of 625 of the 971 offices have been shut down as of last November. Two hundred and ninety-six offices representing major cities, as well as 50 offices representing China's provinces and special economic zones, have remained open. 

The administration will strengthen its supervision⁴ of the office closures, adding that local governments should establish a self-auditing mechanism⁵ to prevent the reopening of the offices, according to the press release.

 

Shanghai subway to resume normal operation after crash injures hundreds

Shanghai's Line 10 subway will resume normal operation on Sunday after a rear-end collision on Sept. 27 injured nearly 300 passengers.

Subway authorities say a speed limit on the subway's trains will be lifted after a thorough inspection⁶ has been conducted.

 

Over 17,000 arrested in crackdown on illegal food production, gambling⁷, drug trafficking

Over 36,000 cases were investigated and more than 17,000 suspects detained during the first 45 days of a nationwide crackdown on illegal food production, gambling, drug trafficking and other offenses⁸, according to public security authorities.A statement issued by China's Ministry⁹ of Public Security summarized the "preliminary progress" of the campaign, stating that over 7 thousand venues¹⁰ used for illegal activity have been shut down so far. 

The campaign was launched in late Aug. to eliminate illegal food producers and vendors¹¹, factories producing counterfeit¹² goods and markets built for the disposal of stolen goods, pornography, gambling and drug trafficking.

 

Number of Chinese security engineers to rise to 250,000 by 2015: work safety watchdog

China’s work safety watchdog says the country aims to boost its total number of certified¹³ security engineers (CSEs) to 250,000 by the end of 2015.

It says in a statement China has registered a total of 153,000 CSEs since the establishment of a professional qualification system in 2002.

 The government aims to raise the number of CSEs and assistant CSEs to 250,000 and 500,000 by 2015, an increase of 70 percent and 25 percent from 2010, respectively.The statement says a greater number of CSEs will help improve the country's work safety management.

 

China's rail transport sees greater-than-expected increases in first three quarters: MOR

China's Ministry of Railways (MOR) says it transported more travelers and goods than it expected during the first three quarters of this year.

The ministry says it carried more than 1.4 billion travelers in the first nine months, up over 11 percent year-on-year. The figure accounted for over 75 percent of the ministry's full-year target. 

The ministry attributes the increase to the operation of newly-built high-speed railways, optimized¹⁴ operating schedules and improved services.

 

U.S. Senate apologizes for discriminating¹⁵ laws targeting Chinese

The U.S. Senate has apologized for the country's discriminating laws targeting Chinese immigrants at the turn of 20th century, and the Chinese American community said it brings a sense of closure and justice to their community. 

The Senate passed the resolution with unanimous consent. It acknowledged the contributions made by Chinese immigrants to U.S. economic growth in the late 19th century and the start of 20th century, and recounted injustices¹⁶, including the Chinese Exclusion¹⁷ Laws, done to the Chinese community.

 

Chinese experts working on new ways to "inject" hepatitis vaccines¹⁸ 

Chinese scientists are developing new methods like spraying or dropping hepatitis vaccines into people's noses to replace traditional injections, according to a leading expert on immunology.

Such researches were sponsored by a key national science project, according to Wen Yumei, an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, also the chairwoman of the 14th International Symposium¹⁹ on Viral Hepatitis and Liver Disease, which is scheduled to be held in Shanghai next July.

1 liaison   

n.联系，（未婚男女间的）暖昧关系，私通

参考例句：

• She acts as a liaison between patients and staff.她在病人与医护人员间充当沟通的桥梁。
• She is responsible for liaison with researchers at other universities.她负责与其他大学的研究人员联系。

2 consolidating   

v.（使）巩固， （使）加强( consolidate的现在分词 )；（使）合并

参考例句：

• These measures are meant for consolidating the system of basic medical care. 这些举措旨在夯实基层医疗体系，让老百姓看大病不必出远门。 来自互联网
• We are consolidating the Chinese and English versions of our homepage. 我们将为您提供中英文版本一起的主页。 来自互联网

3 bribing   

贿赂

参考例句：

• He tried to escape by bribing the guard. 他企图贿赂警卫而逃走。
• Always a new way of bribing unknown and maybe nonexistent forces. 总是用诸如此类的新方法来讨好那不知名的、甚或根本不存在的魔力。 来自英汉非文学 - 科幻

4 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。

5 mechanism   

n.机械装置；机构，结构

参考例句：

• The bones and muscles are parts of the mechanism of the body.骨骼和肌肉是人体的组成部件。
• The mechanism of the machine is very complicated.这台机器的结构是非常复杂的。

6 inspection   

n.检查，审查，检阅

参考例句：

• On random inspection the meat was found to be bad.经抽查，发现肉变质了。
• The soldiers lined up for their daily inspection by their officers.士兵们列队接受军官的日常检阅。

7 gambling   

n.赌博；投机

参考例句：

• They have won a lot of money through gambling.他们赌博赢了很多钱。
• The men have been gambling away all night.那些人赌了整整一夜。

8 offenses   

n.进攻( offense的名词复数 )；（球队的）前锋；进攻方法；攻势

参考例句：

• It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses. 因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Thus, Congress cannot remove an executive official except for impeachable offenses. 因此，除非有可弹劾的行为，否则国会不能罢免行政官员。 来自英汉非文学 - 行政法

9 ministry   

n.(政府的)部；牧师

参考例句：

• They sent a deputation to the ministry to complain.他们派了一个代表团到部里投诉。
• We probed the Air Ministry statements.我们调查了空军部的记录。

10 venues   

n.聚集地点( venue的名词复数 )；会场；（尤指）体育比赛场所；犯罪地点

参考例句：

• The band will be playing at 20 different venues on their UK tour. 这个乐队在英国巡回演出期间将在20个不同的地点演出。
• Farmers market corner, 800 meters long, 60 meters wide livestock trading venues. 农牧市场东北角，有长800米，宽60米的牲畜交易场地。 来自互联网

11 vendors   

n.摊贩( vendor的名词复数 )；小贩；（房屋等的）卖主；卖方

参考例句：

• The vendors were gazundered at the last minute. 卖主在最后一刻被要求降低房价。
• At the same time, interface standards also benefIt'software vendors. 同时，界面标准也有利于软件开发商。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

12 counterfeit   

vt.伪造，仿造；adj.伪造的，假冒的

参考例句：

• It is a crime to counterfeit money.伪造货币是犯罪行为。
• The painting looked old but was a recent counterfeit.这幅画看上去年代久远，实际是最近的一幅赝品。

13 certified   

a.经证明合格的；具有证明文件的

参考例句：

• Doctors certified him as insane. 医生证明他精神失常。
• The planes were certified airworthy. 飞机被证明适于航行。

14 optimized   

adj.最佳化的，（使）最优化的v.使最优化，使尽可能有效( optimize的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• We are often asked whether consumer Web sites should be optimized for beginners or intermediates. 我们常常被问到这样的问题：消费类网站究竟应该为新手而优化，还是应该为中间用户而优化？ 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓
• GOOGLE Advertising optimized sequence, greatly increasing the advertising effect. 优化了GOOGLE广告位排列顺序，大大增加了广告效果。 来自互联网

15 discriminating   

a.有辨别能力的

参考例句：

• Due caution should be exercised in discriminating between the two. 在区别这两者时应该相当谨慎。
• Many businesses are accused of discriminating against women. 许多企业被控有歧视妇女的做法。

16 injustices   

不公平( injustice的名词复数 )； 非正义； 待…不公正； 冤枉

参考例句：

• One who committed many injustices is doomed to failure. 多行不义必自毙。
• He felt confident that his injustices would be righted. 他相信他的冤屈会受到昭雪的。

17 exclusion   

n.拒绝，排除，排斥，远足，远途旅行

参考例句：

• Don't revise a few topics to the exclusion of all others.不要修改少数论题以致排除所有其他的。
• He plays golf to the exclusion of all other sports.他专打高尔夫球，其他运动一概不参加。

18 vaccines   

疫苗，痘苗( vaccine的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• His team are at the forefront of scientific research into vaccines. 他的小组处于疫苗科研的最前沿。
• The vaccines were kept cool in refrigerators. 疫苗放在冰箱中冷藏。

19 symposium   

n.讨论会，专题报告会；专题论文集

参考例句：

• What have you learned from the symposium?你参加了这次科学讨论会有什么体会？
• The specialists and scholars present at the symposium come from all corners of the country.出席研讨会的专家学者们来自全国各地。