InterContinental Hotels Group received the 2005 Corporate Partnership Award which was presented by Her Royal Highness the Princess Royal, Princess Anne, President of Save the Children United Kingdom. The honor was conferred in recognition of InterContinental's excellent support for the work of Save the Children in China.

In a presentation at the 10th annual China International Pharmaceutical Industry Exhibition in Shanghai, Ian Sellick of Pall Corporation, described how the use of disposable and scalable technologies to purify large molecule vectors, such as for flu vaccines, can help manufacturers streamline the process and overcome many of the unique challenges associated with vaccine development.

The Beijing Municipal Administration of Industry and Commerce has stepped into the probe of a local company, registered early last month, claiming to sell land on moon.

Xinhua reports that KFC's fast food chicken outlets in Tianjin last week began to suspend the sale of a soup made from an allegedly poisonous plant.

North Carolina's Governor Mike Easley announced that China-invested Lenovo will use US$84 million to build a research and development center in his state, creating 400 new jobs during the next five years.

This week the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) released a report regarding problems in China's aviation industry in the third quarter of the year.

The head of the China National Tourism Administration will visit Taipei for "personal reasons" today.