2009-3-2 JING HUA TIMES General News

1. The Chinese Satellite Chang'e 1 ends its lunar mission with a bang.

China's lunar probe ended its 16-month mission with a controlled crash onto the moon yesterday, officials said. A 02

2. The 2009 Political Consultation Congress will start on March 3^rd and will last until the 12^th of March. A 02

3. From March 15^th a series of Recruitment Fairs for migrant workers will take place in Beijing. These events aim to promote the employment of migrant workers in the capital. A 03

4. The Chairman Mao Zedong Memorial Hall will be closing for 20 days due to reconstruction. It will reopen on March 21^st. A 04

5. Coupons to lure tourists. A 11

Shanghai residents hold up the latest batch of promotional coupons issued by Hangzhou tourism commission yesterday to boost visitor numbers. The commission said two branches of the Bank of Hangzhou in Shanghai had already handed out 30,000 books of the vouchers, worth 4.5 million RMB.