廣州將通無人駕駛地鐵

The world's first underground Automated People Mover System (APM) is set to meet the public in about 10 days. Guangzhou citizens can travel within the center of the city's central business district with only 2 yuan.

據(jù)《廣州日報》報道，世界上第一條全地下的旅客自動輸送系統(tǒng)（簡稱APM系統(tǒng)）再過10多天就可與廣州市民見面了。屆時，只需2元，市民便可以乘坐這條地鐵線穿行于廣州CBD商圈中心。據(jù)介紹，該線路總長約3.94公里，共設9座車站。列車為原裝美國進口，最高運行速度為60公里/時。每列車有兩節(jié)車廂，無駕駛室, 每次可搭載276人。目前為止，行車間隔時間尚未公布。

第三季度經(jīng)濟數(shù)據(jù)發(fā)布

據(jù)新華社引述國家統(tǒng)計局消息，第三季度中國國內(nèi)生產(chǎn)總值（GDP）同比增長9.6%，增長勢頭比起一季度的11.9%和二季度的10.3%有所回落。作為通貨膨脹指示燈的消費者價格指數(shù)（CPI），今年9月上浮3.6%，為2年以來的最高增幅，環(huán)比8月，該指數(shù)上揚0.1個百分點。

韓不收緊對華簽證政策

據(jù)《北京晨報》報道，44名中國游客赴韓國濟州島后非法脫離旅游團，其中11名昨天下午被驅(qū)逐回上海，其余33名仍下落不明。韓國駐華大使館官員就此表示，該事件不會導致韓對華簽證政策收緊。

南科大獲教育部批準

《新京報》從可靠渠道獲悉，教育部已批準建立南方科技大學。這所大學將采用新型管理模式，教授將在管理中扮演核心角色。該校坐落在廣東深圳，校園還處于建設階段。它將是中國第一所“教授治校”的高等教育機構。

全國降溫 最高可降16℃

據(jù)新華社報道，中央氣象臺稱，今年入秋以來最強冷空氣將“橫掃”我國大部地區(qū)。預計本周四至周五，新疆氣溫將下降6℃，出現(xiàn)雨雪天氣。本周六至下周二，中東部地區(qū)將出現(xiàn)大范圍的大風降溫和雨雪天氣過程，氣溫普降6℃-10℃。華北、東北、東南等地區(qū)降溫幅度可達12℃-16℃。

Unmanned subway set to open

The world's first underground Automated People Mover System (APM) is set to meet the public in about 10 days, the Guangzhou Daily reports. Guangzhou citizens can travel within the center of the city's central business district with only 2 yuan. The route is 3.94 km long and has 9 stops. Its subway trains are imported from the United States, with the fastest speed reaching 60km/h. Having no cab, each subway train has two carriages and can carry 276 people each time. The interval between two trains hasn't been publicized yet.

GDP growth slows in third quarter

China's GDP is 9.6 percent greater than it was this time last year, Xinhua reports, citing China's National Bureau of Statistics. The growth rate slowed from 11.9 percent in the first quarter and 10.3 percent in the second quarter. The consumer price index, the main gauge for inflation, rose to a two-year high of 3.6 percent in September, or 0.1 percent higher than in August.

Visa policy won't be tightened

Eleven of the 44 Chinese tourists who deserted a cruise ship at South Korea's Jeju Island were deported and arrived in Shanghai yesterday afternoon; 33 others are still missing, the Beijing Morning Post reports. The incidents will not lead to a tightening of South Korea's visa policy for Chinese travelers, a staff member at South Korea's embassy in Beijing told the newspaper.

Astronomers find oldest galaxy yet

A reliable source told the Beijing News that the Ministry of Education has approved establishing South University of Science and Technology of China. The university, whose campus is now under construction in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, will adopt a new type of management mode in which professors are set to play a central role. It will be the first professor-governed higher education institution in China.

Temperatures to drop across nation

China's National Meteorological Center said a cold front will sweep across most regions of China, lowering temperatures further, Xinhua reports. Forecasters say Xinjiang will see light rain, showers or snowfall on Friday and Saturday, triggering a further 6-degree Celsius drop in temperatures. In middle and eastern China, temperatures could drop to 6 degrees Celsius to 10 degrees Celsius, bringing strong winds, rain and snow between Saturday and Tuesday. In northern, northeastern and southeastern China, temperatures may drop to 12 degrees Celsius to 16 degrees Celsius.

(China.org.cn October 21, 2010)