China to use indigenous face recognition surveillance system
Beijing: China will now use an indigenously developed biometric face recognition system for identification purposes, and for security and surveillance.

The system examined and approved by experts from the ministry of public security, captures moving facial images and includes multi-camera technology to lower the error for mismatching. The system will be used in public places, such as airports, post offices, customs entrances and even residential communities, in the near future, according to a report in China Daily.

The system extracts the human face from the surroundings and measures nodal points, such as the distance between the eyes, the shape of the cheekbones and other distinguishing features. It then compares them to the nodal points computed from a database o f pictures in order to find a match.
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France has legitimate concerns on Mittal
New Delhi: French President Jacques Chirac, while on a state visit to India, said France has legitimate concerns on the proposed bid to takeover European steel firm Arcelor by steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal.

Chirac said very little was known about the details of the $23-billion bid. He said the hostile bid has been made contrary to practice, with no prior explanation and no reason given, on a large European company.

Mittal Steel's bid for Arcelor would create a steel giant with a global market share of about 10 per cent, but the deal has been rejected by Arcelor's board and has prompted opposition from some European politicians who fear job cuts.
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