The figure is expected to hit 28 billion dollars this year,

China is scheduled to offer nine year compulsory education free to children in rural areas starting from 2006.

No 27-year-old has the experience to run a company that does a quarter of a billion dollars a year in sales.

A Billion dollars isn't what it used to be

Under the complex international situation, the deepening of Sino-Australian relations is not only in the fundamental interests of the peoples of the two countries, but is also in the interests of peace and stability in the Asia Pacific region,

China has conducted technological exchanges and cooperation with the international community on prevention and control of bird flu.