101.   The government raised its compensation offer Monday for chickens slaughtered in the attack on bird flu, but farmers, vendors and legislators said it was still not enough.

102.   THE first experimental human vaccine has been developed to protect people against the deadly Hong Kong bird flu, it was revealed on Monday.

103.   The ministries of health and agriculture are introducing measures to prevent the possible spread of bird flu from Hong Kong to Vietnam, government officials said Friday.

104.   The Hainan Daily has reported that a lethal virus had hit chickens in the city of Sanshui in Guangdong province but did not identify the disease as bird flu.

105.   The Hong Kong authorities plan to inspect chickens coming from the mainland, which says it has yet to see any signs of the bird flu.

106.   The outbreak is the first time that the bird flu has turned up in humans, and there is no vaccine for it.

107.   The ministry has warned Vietnamese poultry farmers to keep a close watch over livestock and immediately report any signs of bird flu.

108.   The massive killing, intended to wipe out the source of a bird flu that has killed four people, was taking longer than planned.

109.   The number of humans sickened by bird flu rose by two Friday, while Chinese authorities said they would tighten controls on poultry headed for Hong Kong.

110.   The scheme was introduced for all imported ducks and geese after the bird flu struck for the first-time in May last year.