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FM Spokesman on Reports of DPRK's Nuclear Weapon-linked Tests
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| Keeping the Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons is of vital importance for the peace and stability of the region, said Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesman Kong Quan Thursday at a regular press conference in Beijing. He also expressed China’s appreciation of Spain’s opposition to weapon sales of any kind to Taiwan. |
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Tenures on Tenterhooks at Peking Uni
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| Peking University most recently hit the headlines over a planned, radical overhaul of its faculty appointment and promotion policies. For top university management, the proposed reform program is in fact to carry on the legacy of Cai Yuanpei (1868-1940). |
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World's Largest Generator Connected to Power Grids
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| The first power generator of China's Three Gorges Project, the largest of its kind in the world, was connected to the power grid to begin generating electricity at 01:31 am on Thursday morning, 20 days ahead of schedule. |
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Floods Spread to More Provinces
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| Areas along the Huaihe River will continue to receive strong rainfall today, making flood control increasingly difficult in east China's Anhui Province. The entire mainstream of the river has exceeded the flood warning line. |
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China to Keep Major SOEs in Public Ownership
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| China will restructure its 196 major state-owned enterprises (SOEs) according to the law and diversify their shareholders, but they will remain in public ownership, said a top economic official Tuesday. |
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More Human Fossils Found
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| Chinese paleontologists revealed Monday that they have found human fossils at Zhoukoudian, a suburb in Beijing, where the world-renowned Peking man fossils were unearthed 84 years ago. The find may turn out to be an evidence linking Peking man and modern man. |
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China, ROK to Promote Direct Talks on DPRK Nuclear Issue
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| Chinese President Hu Jintao and visiting President of the Republic of Korea Roh Moo-hyun Monday agreed that the nuclear issue in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea should be settled peacefully through talks, and the Korean Peninsula should be nuclear free. |
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TCM Students Thrive in China
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| Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, has lately returned to be the focus of public attention as it proved effective in preventing and curing SARS. The news has greatly heartened over 100,000 domestic and overseas students studying TCM in universities around China. |
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Huaihe River Flood Defenses Blasted
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| With the Huaihe River running at a record-high of over 26 meters, a 1,500-meter hole was blasted Sunday in one of its flood protection dykes. The move came amid no sign of let-up in the torrential rains that have hit this part of eastern China. |
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Tung: HKSAR Government to Make Amendments to Article 23
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| Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa said Saturday that the HKSAR government has decided to introduce further three amendments to the drafted National Security (Legislative Provisions) Bill (Article 23 of the Basic Law). |
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