Safety, cheap flights on CAAC's sights
China's top civil aviation authority vowed yesterday to further step up flight security management and create a better air safety record.

Constructive US role on Taiwan valuable: Jiang
China values the commitment of the United States Government to play a constructive role in the peaceful settlement of the Taiwan question, the country's top military leader said yesterday.

Bush sees trips back to moon
WASHINGTON: US President George W. Bush announced plans on Wednesday to send humans back to the moon as early as 2015 and eventually to Mars "an election-year initiative that critics derided as a costly extravagance that could renew a military space race.

Beijing-Shanghai railway drops maglev plan
Plans for a magnetic levitation railway between Beijing and Shanghai were shelved yesterday.

Plane nose-touches at airport
An Iran Air passenger Boeing 747 plane made an emergency landing at the Beijing International Airport shortly after take off yesterday.