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CHINA DAILY - Wednesday October 22,2008
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Police yesterday sought the arrest and extradition to China of eight alleged leaders and key members of a terror group accused of plotting attacks in the run-up to, and during, the Beijing Olympics.
A pedestrian walks by an electronic market board with an image of Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben S. Bernanke in central Tokyo yesterday. Japan's benchmark Nikkei index gained 3.3 percent from Monday to close at 9,306.25.  AP
Nation
GUANGZHOU: Authorities in Guangdong will consider setting up an emergency fund to protect workers against losing their wages in the event of further factory closures, the provincial labor and social security department said on Monday.
China Scene
Farmer reunited with lost son after 19 years
Insight
Beneath a red banner that reads "Mianyang: Happiness can only be long-lasting when new houses are built!", Yuejia villagers Zhao Keliang and his wife Li Guihua moved into their new house last Thursday, but before that day ceremoniously set down a fire pan in the center of the living room, a traditional practice to usher in coming prosperity.
Comment
The tainted-milk scandal is by far the most widespread food safety problem that has hit China. It affected babies throughout the country, leading to several deaths. As milk is a very common ingredient in many processed food products, ranging from biscuits to drinks, it seems that nobody can totally escape unconsciously consuming some melamine. Many of the tainted milk, milk powder, as well as numerous food products are exported, leading to a worldwide frenzy to test all suspected products, and take them off the shelves once tested positive. Needless to say, in some parts of the world, babies and children are lining up to check their kidneys, and quite a few were alarmed to find stones there. A part of the positive image generated by our successful holding of the Beijing Olympics and the Paralympics has now been tainted by melamine.
Opinion
The current financial crisis has put the credibility of the US dollar in serious doubt while calls for multi-polarization of the international monetary system have grown. Some people have even suggested that now is a good time to introduce an "Asian dollar".
Special Supplement
Ganzhou in southern Jiangxi province is expected to benefit from a new round of global industrial restructuring. As manufacturers move out of the Yangtze River and Pearl River deltas into low-cost hinterland areas, Ganzhou is braced for development.
International
The worst financial crisis since the 1930s may be a chance to put price tags on nature in a radical economic rethink to protect everything from coral reefs to rainforests, environmental experts say.
International
Thailand's Supreme Court ruled yesterday that former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra had violated a conflict-of-interest law while in office and sentenced him to two years in prison.
Life
The treasures all around me would do justice to the world's finest museums. In fact, I am in the middle of Guangdong, in the home of a factory owner showing off his hobby a mind-boggling array of the finest audio equipment you could imagine.