Beijing petrol stations to close
186229
China is shutting dozens of polluting petrol stations in Beijing six months ahead of the Olympics.
751718
China has ordered small coal mines in Henan province to shut for inspections and larger ones to curb production or undergo repairs after 148 miners were killed in the country&#39;s worst mining accident in years.
155519
Royal Dutch/Shell Group (RD.AS) (SHEL.L) said it would jointly operate 180 gas stations in China by the end of 2004, the second foreign oil major after BP to enter the country's huge but tightly controlled retail market.
587485
Beijing's first smoke-free restaurant chain faces going out of business after its customers deserted it in droves after the ban was enforced, state media reported on Friday.
721953
Authorities have launched an inquiry after thousands of motorists complained of having been sold contaminated petrol, causing problems for their cars, officials said Thursday.
724969
Chinese police say they have shut seven illegal "underground banks" accused of money laundering.
642775
(InfoWorld) - BenQÂ will close a mobile phone research and development center in Beijing as it continues to slim operations. The company opted earlier this year toÂ stop investing in a German subsidiaryÂ due to rising losses. The Taiwanese company will shift work from the Beijing center to R&D labs in Suzhou, China, and Taiwan, BenQ said Monday. Closing the Beijing facility will help it reduce costs and work more efficiently, it said. Around 400 workers in Beijing will be affected by the closure, but some of them are expected to relocate to Suzhou. The closure shows BenQ is still trying to recover from its push to become a global handset player via BenQ Mobile, the mobile phone operation itÂ took over from SiemensÂ last year. The operation was such a burden to Siemens that it paid BenQ â¬250 million ($327.1 million) to take it over. It proved too difficult for BenQ to turn around, despite strong intellectual property and a solid brand name in Europe. The decision to step away from the business cost BenQ dearly, and the company still faces financial troubles from the move.Â BenQ lost NT$12.22 billionÂ (US$375.1 million) in the third quarter of this year, mainly due to inventory and impairment charges related to BenQ Mobile. It was BenQ's fourth straight quarterly loss. In all, the Taiwanese company reckons it lost over US$1 billion in its mobile phone operations over the past year. Analysts roundly blamed stiff competition in the mobile handset business for BenQ's troubles. NokiaÂ and MotorolaÂ have been taking market share away from most of their rivals in the handset business this year.
412448
Millions of Beijing residents were warned to stay indoors at the weekend as a hazardous smog choked the city, closed highways and forced the cancellation of an air show for the visiting French president, Jacques Chirac.
227793
InBev&#39;s Labatt Breweries, which makes Blue, Bud and Bud Light beers, said it will close its New Westminster, British Columbia, brewery on April 21, eliminating 180 jobs.
221696
Beijing citizens will not be allowed to   park at 2008 Olympic venues as part of government plans to   discourage the use of private cars during the Games, Chinese   media reported on Monday.
238064
Chinese police have shut down a Beijing-based Internet news site that counted the World Bank, UN agencies and a host of foreign aid groups as clients, its British founder said Wednesday.
133027
Iraq says it will close the offices of the Kurdish PKK rebel group and stop its operations in the country.
32560
Gaza's main power plant began shutting down on Sunday due to a fuel shortage caused by Israel's closure of the territory's borders in response to Palestinian rocket attacks.
371322
Gaza's main power plant began shutting down on Sunday due to a fuel shortage caused by Israel's closure of the Hamas-controlled territory's borders in response to Palestinian rocket attacks.
539948
Bulgaria in Brief: 29 December 2004, Wednesday. Sofia's central Alexander Batemberg Square was closed down for vehicles Wednesday in order to prepare for an open-air New Year's Eve gig.
19069
Italy's truck drivers agreed Wednesday to call off a protest that has blocked highways and borders for three days, causing shortages of gasoline, medicine and perishable foods across Italy, government officials said.
384402
North Korea has agreed to close its main nuclear reactor in exchange for fuel aid, reports from Beijing say.