January 26, 2009 Monday
Updated

BEIJING - THE Chinese government will help train 1 million unemployed university graduates over the next three years and will give loans to companies who hire them, state media said on Sunday, as the economic crisis starts to bite.

Premier Wen Jiabao warned earlier this month that college graduates face a 'grim' job market as a global slowdown seizes the economy.

 
Taiwan to unveil jobs initiative

TAIPEI - TAIWAN plans to launch a billion-US-dollar initiative next month to ease the island's unemployment rate, which hit a five-year high in December, a government spokesman said on Sunday.

Visa rules hit casino revenue

IT WAS a group of Chinese high-rollers who helped bankroll Macau's success as the world's top gambling playground.

6th bird flu case in China

BEIJING - A MAN in the southwestern Chinese province of Guizhou has been infected with bird flu and is in a critical condition in hospital, the Health Ministry said on Sunday.

It is the sixth human case of bird flu to be reported in China this year. The Chinese Health Ministry said on its website the latest victim was a 29-year-old man surnamed Zhou who fell sick on Jan 15.

   
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