World toy expo

　　scheduled

　　CHINA’S first international toy exposition is scheduled for Oct. 8-11 in Guangzhou. It will be hosted by the China Toy Association in cooperation with counterparts in Hong Kong and Taiwan and a Nuremberg-based toy exhibition company that hosts the world’s biggest toy fair.

　　China produces about 70 percent of the toys on the world market, with its exports worth US$7.58 billion last year.

　　GD announces

　　brand names

　　GUANGDONG has certified 98 brand names of 94 enterprises as provincial famous brands, of which 22 are made in Guangzhou.

　　The title is valid for three years, after which the owner must again apply and go through a series of inspections and evaluations. A total of 276 brand-name applications were made this year.

　　160 late for flights

　　ON the first day of China Southern Airlines tightened flight schedules, 160 passengers departing from Guangzhou’s Baiyun airport were late and had to rearrange their flights. The airline offered them other flights following international practice.