The China Business Women Charm Pageant 2005 was launched recently.

Sponsored by China Women and Children Development Center, Women's Foreign Language Publications of China and Women Sohu.com, the event aims to lead successful business women to a high-quality lifestyle by teaching them to care for themselves, and to build up elegant image as well as inner charm.

In addition, sponsors want to show the improvement in women's economic position, and that their cultural value for the whole society also can't be ignored

In China, the number of women who have successfully built up their own businesses has reached 20 million, forming a strong force in the Chinese economy.

(CRI July 14, 2005)