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Beijing will not change its hardline attitude towards the Dalai Lama in the foreseeable future despite a decision by Tibetan exiles to continue with his "middle way" approach towards the central government, according to mainland Tibetan studies experts.

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At least one person was killed and five others were missing after a massive landslide in Guangxi , Xinhua reported yesterday. The landslide occurred just after 11.30am in Fengshan county, Hechi , when some 40,000 to 50,000 cubic metres of rock and soil buried more than 300 metres of road. Six buildings and 19 houses were destroyed.

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A doctor has been jailed for 2-1/2 years for molesting two girls in a Beijing children's hospital in January, the Fazhi Wanbao reports. Beijing No 1 Intermediate Court heard that the Hebei doctor, 43, attacked the girls, aged five and 12, while they were sleeping in a ward.

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The central government is poised to announce a raft of policies to boost consumption and head off a looming economic slowdown. The National Development and Reform Commission was working on a stimulus package that would raise the taxable income threshold and increase salaries for state workers, the mainland-based Economic Observer quoted unidentified sources as saying.

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Shantou's city government has promised to investigate claims by taxi drivers that officials are illegally profiting from their trade, mainland media reported. The pledge came after more than 1,000 taxi drivers took to the streets of the city on Thursday, calling for a crackdown on illegal cabbies they accuse of eating into their business, with the tacit consent of officials.

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The Dalai Lama yesterday ruled out retirement and warned Tibetan exile leaders to be prudent in their plans or risk failure, after they said at a key conference they might push for independence if Beijing refused to grant autonomy soon.

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The Foreign Ministry yesterday rejected a United Nations panel report alleging police on the mainland used torture, calling the accusations "untrue and slanderous" and saying some panel members were prejudiced against Beijing.

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In the past 30 years, travel for pleasure has gone from being a novelty on the mainland to part of everyday life.

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The Beijing city government has offered a subsidy to firms willing to hire laid-off workers, mainland media said yesterday, in the latest instance of local governments trying to combat the threat of rising unemployment.

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Rural dwellers stand to benefit from a central government push to spend more on social welfare, amid concerns over declining consumer confidence. Quoting Ministry of Health spokesman Mao Qunan , Xinhua reported yesterday that the central government would spend 4.8 billion yuan (HK$5.4 billion) to upgrade medical facilities in rural areas.

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