Xinhua China News Digest at 16:00 GMT, May 27

The following are China news stories moved by Xinhua News Agency as of 16:00 GMT, May 27.

TOP STORIES:

* 3rd Ld-Writethru: Chinese mainland reports 13th A/H1N1 flu case, two suspected cases

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The number of A/H1N1 cases on the Chinese mainland rose to 13 after southern Guangdong Province reported its second flu case Wednesday. Two suspected cases were reported on the mainland.

* China Focus: 60 years on, Communist-ruled Shanghai is robust economic hub

SHANGHAI, May 27 (Xinhua) -- From the Bund to Pudong, from colonial-era apartments to modern-day skyscrapers, from "red capitalist" Rong Yiren to NBA star Yao Ming, Shanghai has caught the world's attention over the past 60 years as a showcase of the achievements under the rule of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

* China Focus: Flu scare chills China's holiday tourism

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tour companies are promoting short, domestic trips for the upcoming three-day holiday as the A/H1N1 flu casts a shadow over travel.

* Top lawmakers of China, U.S. meet on wide-ranging issues

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua)-- Top legislators of China and the United States met Wednesday to discuss issues ranging from legislative exchanges to climate change.

* Chinese Premier: China ready to cooperate with U.S. in coping with climate change

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China will enhance cooperation with the United States in coping with climate change, Premier Wen Jiabao said here on Wednesday.

* Hu Jintao meets U.S. House Speaker

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday met with visiting U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

* Migrant worker gets jail term for setting time bomb on city bus

GUANGZHOU, May 27 (Xinhua) -- A local court in south China's Guangdong Province Tuesday convicted a migrant worker who set a time bomb on a city bus last August of jeopardizing public security and sentenced him to six years in prison.

* Accused killer of local official on bail in C. China

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The woman accused of murdering an official and injuring another has been released on bail.

* Chinese frontier guards arrest Indian, Nepali human traffickers

GUANGZHOU, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Eight human traffickers, including five Chinese and three foreigners,were arrested by frontier guards in south China for attempted smuggling of 18 foreigners in to Hong Kong.

* Chinese mainland organizes industry purchasing tours of Taiwan

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese mainland has organized schedules for industry purchasing groups to Taiwan from May to September, to help develop the island economy during global financial crisis.

SEE ALSO:

-- Mainland welcomes visits of more Taiwan opposition politicians: official

BUSINESS & FINANCE:

* 1st Ld-Writethru: China announces further support policies for exports

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China's State Council announced Wednesday further support policies, including expanded export credit insurance, tax breaks and more financial access, to help exporters.

* 1st Ld-Writethru: Chinese government reports tax cut was worth 120bln yuan in Q1

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China's tax payers have enjoyed tax reductions of 120 billion yuan (17.65 billion U.S. dollars) in the first quarter, as the country offered cuts to stimulate the slowing economy, Vice Minister of Finance Zhang Shaochun said at a press conference here Wednesday.

* 1st Ld-Writethru: Chinese shares rise 1.71 pct, led by oil producers

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Chinese shares rose 1.71 percent Wednesday, led by the country's two largest oil producers, on market expectation that the government would raise gasoline retail prices.

* German insurance co. to open more branches in China

JINAN, May 27 (Xinhua) -- The Allianz Group, a global insurance company, plans to expand business in China despite the current global financial downturn.

* China's Haier says to take 20 pct stake in NZ company

QINGDAO, May 27 (Xinhua) -- China's largest home appliances maker Haier announced Wednesday that it would take a 20 percent stake in New Zealand's Fisher & Paykel Appliances.

FEATURES:

* China Exclusive: Global flu, economic downturn hinder Canadian's charity project

JILIN, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Rheal Desy, a 68-year-old Canadian, had planned to admit two more people this month to his "Home of Harmony and Joy" for handicapped people in the suburbs of the northeast Chinese city Jilin. But now, he realized it would not come true.

* China Exclusive: Matrilineal Chinese tribe strives to maintain 2,000-year-old tradition

KUNMING, May 27 (Xinhua) -- WengJici Erqing and Ruheng Cirenduoji grew up in households where grandmothers had absolute authority. Raised by their mothers and their uncles, neither knew his father well. (By Xinhua writers Ding Yun, Shi Sisi and Li Huaiyan)

* China Focus: New generation of migrant workers faces identity crisis

HEFEI, May 27 (Xinhua) -- Despite high property prices, migrant worker Fan Xiaoshun has decided to buy an apartment in the prosperous eastern Jiangsu Province.

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