JING HUA TIMES General News Highlights

1. Anniversary treatment.
   

Workers renovate the Golden Water Bridge at Beijing's Tian'anmen Square for the 60^th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

2. Chinese ship sinks in Russian waters, 7 missing.

7 Chinese sailors were missing after Chinese cargo ship sank in Russian waters near Japan on Saturday, the Foreign Ministry said yesterday. Though the ministry did not say why the vessel sank, a Chinese language newspaper reported yesterday that the Russian navy had fired at it.

3. From April this year, Chinese elder citizens can buy insurance for only 960 RMB.

4. China reiterates the sovereignty of HuangYan island.

5. Drivers who modify the taximeter would be punished seriously.
   

6. MengNiu (one of the biggest milk companies in China) claims that the "OMP milk" can be returned by consumers.
   

However, the CEO said that they will not pull back products from the stores for now.

4. The 24^th Winter Universiade (University students' world wide sport event) starts at Harbin (Northeast of China).
   

China aims to improve its golden medal record in this month's Winter Universiade.