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Chinese Mainland reported no new confirmed SARS cases...WHO States Criteria for Lifting Travel Advisory against Beijing...China's Retails Business Sees a Recovery since May...Nokia obtains CDMA manufacturing licence for China... 
 
The Chinese mainland reported no new confirmed SARS cases in the 24 hours ending 10 am Wednesday and no deaths from the disease.

Newly suspected SARS cases are four, among which two are in Beijing.

During the period, 116 people were discharged from hospitals upon recovery and 74 were allowed to go home in Beijing.

The cumulative suspected SARS cases have risen to 908 with confirmed cases still at 5,329. 
 
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The World Health Organization will not lift the travel advisory against Beijing as the capital is still reporting new or suspected SARS cases and many patients remain in hospital.

WHO's representative in China, Henk Bekedam says Beijing won't be considered safe until it doesn't have any new SARS cases for a 20-day period.

The representative stated four criteria for lifting the travel advisory: the number of patients in hospital must be less than 60, daily reported new patients fewer than five for a number of days and no local transmission and exporting of cases to other regions. 
 
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China's retail business has seen a recovery since May with economic profits rebounding.

A survey China's General Chamber of Commerce conducted in the country's 100 shopping malls shows that their retail business is recovering from the influence of the SARS outbreak.

During this period, E-commerce developed significantly and many businesses are using their initiative by trying to develop new ways for trading. 
 
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Nokia Corp says the Chinese government has granted it a licence to manufacture and sell mobile terminals using Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) technology in China.

Beijing Nokia Mobile Telecommunications Co Ltd (BNMT), Nokia's manufacturing joint venture in China, is now able to proceed with its plans to introduce its first CDMA-based products for the Chinese market.

Nokia says BNMT intends to start deliveries of its first CDMA terminals to the Chinese market during the second half of 2003.

Nokia plans to build an equally strong presence in CDMA in China as we currently have in GSM.