The demand of color-screen mobile phones reached its climax in 2003, mainly thanks to the younger generations.
The war between telecommunication suppliers
Competition turned fiercer as China Mobile and China Unicom continued their war on grabbing more market share. Thanks to the low price of the 'Little Smart' phone it also took a slice of the consumer market. It was a best choice for those who usually stayed in one city.
Shenzhou V Spaceship carried Yang Liwei, the first Chinese astronaut into space. Children nationwide could dream of being an astronaut instead of being a scientist.
Worm blaster, a computer virus, spread on Internet. People tended to pay more attention on cyber safety. "Has your computer been infected with a virus?"
IELTSMore and more Chinese took IELTS than TOFEL since 2003. But problems still remain, those who took the written test could not speak so well, and those who could speak English could not do the written teat so well.
The Lord of the RingsThe primer of The Lord of the Rings: the Return of the King sparked another round of love for American movies in China.
Focus of theyear: SARS
An epidemic caused great panic in China. Rumors could be heard in every corner of Guangdong province that a fatal disease was spreading in the cities. But nobody knew the real cause.
In the nationwide battle against SARS, people began to pay more attention to personal hygiene. No spitting, washing hands frequently and so it became a habit.
What was in vogue this year?
SARS.
By People's Daily Online
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