As we mentioned earlier in the show, China’s car sales continue to show strong increases despite the global recession, with a record number of cars produced this year. In today’s BON feature story, Sylvia Gunawan looks at the reasons behind the boom and if the growth is sustainable.
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China's Ministry of Public Security has amended rules covering the issuing of driver's licenses. The changes will give more disabled people the right to drive.
Currently only those who have the use of their right leg are allowed behind the wheel. But the new rules - which take effect on April 1 next - will mean anyone who can sit upright independently will be able to drive specially-adapted, compact cars with automatic transmissions.
An increasing number of physically disabled Chinese people will soon be able to get out and about by car thanks to an amendment to the current law on driver's licenses. BON's Zach Reff has been looking at how and why the restrictions were relaxed, and what this will mean to disabled people in China.
The Chinese soccer team may not have been able to qualify for the World Cup, but that doesn't mean that the Chinese aren't soccer crazy. Recently in Jilin province, more than 1000 people gathered to prove this. BON's Steffi Lau reports…