Sino Japan News Roundup

1. In Beijing, a woman was sentenced to one year in prison for soliciting sex knowing she is HIV positive.
   
2. Education board in Japan proposes that from 5^th grade, it is mandatory for elementary students to study English for a hour a week.
   
3. 0.3 Billion people, about one fourth of Chinese population are learning English, according to a conference on foreign language learning in China. Experts urge to introduce learning methods and tools from western countries, as most of Chinese learners are at the level of learning for examinations, not for communications.
4. China's growing military strength and its tense relationship with Taiwan are major destabilizing factors in East Asia, according to a Rueters story quoted a stragety report issued on Monday by a think tank affiliated with Japan's Defense Ministry.