Business -- January 16, 2006

• $1.2 bln needed to tackle bird flu: WB
• 1st peak travel day witnesses orderly transportation
• Beijing sees rare increase in housing sales late last year
• China names top 10 auto makers in 2005
• China's foreign exchange reserves reach 818.9 billion U.S.

• China's Huawei signs cooperation deal with Malian telecoms firm
• China's foreign exchange reserves reach 818.9 billion U.S. dollars, up 34.3 percent
• China to build 180,000-kilometer rural highways in 2006
• China opens "green corridor" network for fresh agricultural produce
• China's A-share, B-share markets set to be merged: report

• DaimlerChrysler suspends mangers over bribe accusations
• Employees' salary increases 12.6 pct during 2001-2005
• Ethiopian firms urged to export more products to China
• HK airport sets new record in traffic figures in 2005
• IC cards widely used in SW China city

• Money supply grows 17.57 percent in December: central bank
• United States becomes east China province's No.1 export market