中国流动人口达2.21亿

The number of people living in a different place than that of their household registration reached 221 million in China in 2010, Xinhua reports.

据新华社报道，周一，国家人口和计划生育委员会主任李斌表示，去年中国不在户口注册地居住的人口达2.21亿。其中，1.6亿人为农民工，42.8%的人出生在1980年以后。李主任说，在未来30年里，预计另有3亿人将从乡村迁移到城镇工作生活。

北京八条地铁同时开建

据新华社电，北京昨日同时启动8条轨道交通的建设工作，总里程约113.7公里。其中的S1线是中国第一条低速磁悬浮列车。建成以后，中国将成为日本之后第二个拥有低速磁悬浮的国家。S1线预计2013年建成通车，设计时速为100-120公里。

通用在华召回23.3万辆车

据新华社报道，为修复燃油管缺陷，上海通用汽车公司周一开始在华召回232931辆车。该公司发表声明表示，此次召回包括2008年9月18日至2010年10月14日生产的133074辆2升、2.4升新君威轿车，以及2009年4月20日至2010年10月14日生产的99857辆2.4升新君越轿车。该类缺陷可使燃油管在极端情况下接头脱离，导致引擎无法启动或熄火。漏油也可能引起火花。上海通用汽车售后服务中心将和车主联系安排维修事宜，中心的800-820-2020也会提供咨询和预约服务。

Floating population reaches 221 mln

Li Bin, head of the National Population and Family Planning Commission, said Monday that the number of people living in a different place than that of their household registration reached 221 million last year, Xinhua reports. Of those people, 160 million are rural migrant workers and 42.8 percent were born after 1980. Another 300 million people from rural areas are expected to move to work and live in cities and towns over the next three decades, Li said.

Beijing builds 8 new subway lines

Beijing began construction on eight new subway lines yesterday, which will add 113.7 km to the city's total subway mileage, Xinhua reports. China's first low-speed maglev line, Line S1, is also included in the project. The line will make China the second country to run such a train, after Japan. Line S1 is expected to be operational in 2013 with speeds of 100 to 120 km per hour.

GM recalls 233,000 cars in China

Shanghai General Motors Co. began recalling 232,931 cars in China Monday to fix faulty fuel lines, Xinhua reports. The recall covered 133,074 two-liter and 2.4-liter Regal sedans produced between Sep. 18, 2008 and Oct. 14, 2010, and 99,857 2.4-liter LaCrosse cars made between Apr. 20, 2009 and Oct. 14, 2010, said a statement from the company. The fault could cause the fuel pipe to break at the joints under extreme conditions and the engine could fail to start or stop working. The oil leaks could also spark fires. The after-sales service center at Shanghai General Motors will contact car owners to arrange repair work and its 800-820-2020 hotline offers counseling and reservation services.

(China.org.cn March 2, 2011)