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More Donations Desired for Needy College Students
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| The New Great Wall, a relief program launched by the China Foundation for Poverty Alleviation last year, is struggling to raise 20.002 million yuan (about US$2.41 million) needed for 10,001 needy college students before their enrollment day on September 1. |
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Chinese, ROK Presidents Exchange Views on Korean Nuclear Issue
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| Chinese President Hu Jintao and President of Republic of Korea (ROK) Roh Moo-hyun Thursday afternoon exchanged views via phone conversation on the nuclear issue of the Korean peninsula and the six-party talks to be held in Beijing next week. |
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Chinese, Russian Presidents Call for Strengthened Cultural Ties
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| Chinese President Hu Jintao and Russian President Vladimir Putin have called for more efforts to strengthen cultural ties between the two countries in their messages sent to "China Week" which opened in St. Petersburg on Wednesday afternoon. |
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China Shocked at Bombing Against UN Iraq Headquarters
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| China is shocked at the devastating bomb attack on the United Nations (UN) headquarters in Iraq, Foreign Ministry spokesman Kong Quan said in Beijing Tuesday. The UN envoy to Iraq, Sergio Vieirade Mello, was confirmed dead during the explosion. |
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China Simplifies Procedures for Marriage, Divorce
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| Chinese couples planning to get married may soon do so without a letter from their employers testifying to their unmarried status and without having a health examination, according to a new regulation issued by the State Council Monday. The old version of the regulation which was in effect for nine years will be annulled from Oct.1. |
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Quake Relief Fund for North China
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| The central government Monday allocated 10.8 million yuan (US$1.3 million) to thousands of quake-hit residents in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The majority of the fund will go to earthquake victims in the form of emergency disaster subsidies. |
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China to Strengthen Relations with Australia
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| China will work with Australia to promote the further development of bilateral relations in all fields on the basis of mutual respect, equality and mutual benefit, said Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Monday during his talks with visiting Australian Prime Minister John Howard. |
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New Rule for Better Health Service for Farmers
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| China's rural population of 800 million people is expected to receive a better primary health service under a newly adopted administrative regulation on the management of medical practitioners in the nation's countryside.
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Earthquake Topples 7,900 Homes, Kills Three
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| The earthquake that struck north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Saturday evening has killed at least three people. More than 7,900 homes have been demolished and another 83,000 were damaged in the quake area. |
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Institute to Display National Treasures
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| A digital institute, which will display cultural relics in the Palace Museum or the Forbidden City to visitors, has finished the main part of the project. The joint Sino-Japanese institute has collected the most advanced high technology in the world. |
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