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Wen to extol China's policy in Europe
Premier Wen Jiabao (left) is to visit four European countries, starting tomorrow with Iceland. He will also call on Sweden, Poland and Germany, where he will attend the opening of the Hannover Fair, the world's largest book fair. State media said he would meet members of the countries' economic and business communities, deliver speeches on China's policy of reform and opening up, and discuss proposals for bilateral and China-EU business co-operation.
Power company prepares for busy typhoon season
CLP Power briefs the media in Yuen Long on measures it has taken to cope with typhoon damage. The Observatory says Hongkongers can expect a greater than usual number of typhoons to hit the city this year as a result of the La Nina phenomenon in the Pacific. The weather service also expects the typhoon season to start early, in June or even earlier.
Tunisian media chief faces blasphemy charges
The trial resumes in Tunis of Nabil Karoui, the head of the television station Nessma, who has been accused of violating 'sacred values', or blasphemy, by broadcasting the Iranian animated film Persepolis, which includes an image of God. After Islamists attacked the TV station in October, Karoui was also charged with disturbing public order on the ground that airing the film around the time of Tunisia's elections was provocative. He faces up to three years in prison if convicted, according to rights group Amnesty International.