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China.org.cn in Russian -- A New Window to See China
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| China.org.cn in Russian is officially launched today at www.china.org.cn, a state-owned key media website in China. So far, China.org.cn has become China’s only Internet platform to release information with nine languages, including Arabic, Chinese, English, Esperanto, French, German, Japanese, Russian and Spanish. |
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Two Teens Detained for Arson in Web Cafe
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| Two teenage boys started the fire that killed 24 people at an Internet cafe in a Beijing university district because the staff would not let them surf there, the municipal government official said on Wednesday. |
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Chinese Scientists to Head for Suspected ET Relics
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| A group of nine Chinese scientists will go to west China's Qinghai Province this month to closely examine the relics thought by some to have been left by extraterrestrial beings (ET). It will be the first time scientists seriously study the mysterious site near Delingha City in the depths of the Qaidam Basin, according to government sources with the Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, where Delingha is located.
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China Allows Japan to Salvage Boat in East China Sea
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| China has approved Japan's request to salvage a sunken boat in the East China Sea, Liu Jianchao, spokesman for the Foreign Ministry said Tuesday at a regular press conference held in Beijing. |
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China Achieved Breakthrough Progress in Panda Cloning
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| Chinese scientists have successfully developed an embryo of a giant panda using clone technology, which could be a critical and exciting breakthrough for saving an endangered species.
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Reemployment Model Tells of Business Success
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| Li Yuqiong who was laid off from a cement plant four years ago is now the owner of a small fast food shop in Tianhe, Guangzhou City in south China's Guangdong Province. She can take home some 4,000 yuan (US$482) in earnings from the small business each month. |
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Sino-Russian Pledge to Fight Cross-border Crimes
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| Prosecutors from China and Russia will strengthen cooperation to fight cross-border crimes, according to a final document of a Sino-Russian vice-prosecutor-general meeting that closed Tuesday in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province. |
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Foreign Ecologist Praises China's Environmental Protection
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| The ecological environment in areas inhabited by Tibetans in China has been well protected and is almost unchanged from last century, said Bob Moseley, an ecologist of the United States. Moseley drew the conclusion after more than a year of first-hand research in the Diqing Tibet Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province, southwest China.
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Three Magnates Fix Their Eyes on Beijing-Shanghai High-speed Railway
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| At the 5th Modern Railways 2002 Exhibition held in Beijing, June 12-15, the Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway project soon to be built in China has become the focus of attention from the world's first-rate railway equipment companies, including Japan's New Trunk Line, Germany's Siemens and France's Alstom. "We are perfectly confident if we can participate in the construction of Beijing-Shanghai high-speed railway", said Yasuki Kurasawa, administrative director of the Japanese Overseas Rolling Stock Association.
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Jiang's Lithuanian Visit Fruitful
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| China is ready to make an across-the-board promotion of its friendly relations and mutually beneficial cooperation with Lithuania on the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence, visiting President Jiang Zemin Monday made the pledge in talks with Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus. |
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Locusts Plague Under Control
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| Locusts in North China have been "basically brought under control" and will not become a severe plague this summer, said Huang Hui, an official with the Department of the Prevention of Plant Diseases and Pests under the Ministry of Agriculture. |
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China Auto Sales Head for 3 Million in 2002
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| Sales of domestically made automobiles this year are forecast to reach 3 million units by the end of the year based on robust growth during the first five months, according to Jia Xinguang, chief analyst from the China Automotive Industry Consulting and Development Corp. |
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Legal Service Hotline to Aid Foreigners
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| If you are an overseas visitor in Beijing and happen to have a query about Chinese laws, answers are now just one call away. Starting from June 17, an English-language legal service hotline is available for foreigners in the Chinese capital.
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24 Die in Beijing Internet Cafe Fire
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| A fire at an Internet cafe in the university district of Beijing left 24 people dead and 13 injured, according to Xinhua News Agency. All Beijing-based Internet cafes stop operation since Sunday for rectification as part of local efforts to guarantee safe operation. |
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Relocation Remains the Last Hope for White-fin Dolphins
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| With the world's only captive white-fin dolphin getting older in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province, more and more people are aware that it is urgent to accelerate conservation work with the world's most endangered species by rescuing more wild dolphins from the busy navigation route of the Yangtze River, and moving them to a nature reserve. |
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Zongzi Remains Festival Favorite
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| Fiery competition is expected across China Saturday as dragon boat races are held to mark the fifth day of the fifth lunar month. Zongzi, the pyramid-shaped steamed glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves with a history dating back thousands of years, has retained a special place in the hearts of Chinese seeking to join in the celebrations. |
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ROK Claims on Intrusion Incident Strongly Refuted
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| China Friday expressed strong dissatisfaction at some diplomats of the Republic of Korea (ROK) who tried to prevent Chinese police from taking away an intruder of unknown identity from its consulate post in Beijing. |
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ROK Claims on Intrusion Incident Strongly Refuted
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| China Friday expressed strong dissatisfaction at some diplomats of the Republic of Korea (ROK) who tried to prevent Chinese police from taking away an intruder of unknown identity from its consulate post in Beijing. |
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Tibet Fights Against Eye Ailments Through International Aid
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| Aided by friendly international organizations, the Tibet Autonomous Region is making every effort to cure and prevent eye ailments that threaten people’s health on the plateau. |
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Beijing Welcomes Foreign Participation in Subway Projects
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| Beijing will introduce a bidding system for the design, construction and management of its subway projects to allow participation by prominent firms around the world, Beijing Mayor Liu Qi said Wednesday. |
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