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'Bund' Revitalization Plan Right on Track
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| Shanghai has completed preliminary planning for a major project that will revitalize land on both banks of the Huangpu River. The project, according to Jiao Yang, a municipal spokesperson, will include the construction of a world-class entertainment and shopping area. |
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Foreign Parents and Their Adopted Chinese Babies
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| Statistics show that foreign families have adopted more than 50,000 Chinese abandoned babies since the 1990s, and the number keeps rising. Foreign-related adoption not only helps release the burden of Chinese orphanages, but also gives family love to these children. |
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Hu Stresses Need to Raise Farmers' Income
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| The increase of farmers' income and the development of agriculture are essential for the sustainable and coordinated development of the national economy and social stability, President Hu Jintao said during his recent inspection tour in Shandong and Henan provinces. |
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Constitution Amendments to Be Discussed
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| The upcoming week-long session of the National People's Congress Standing Committee will review proposals made by the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee on the amendments to the Constitution and deliberate draft amendments based on the proposals. |
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China-African Forum Reaches Action Plan
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| After two days of intensive talks, delegates at the Second Ministerial Conference of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum agreed on the Addis Ababa Action Plan (2004-06) on Monday, aiming to promote cooperation in a wide range of fields between China and numerous African countries. |
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China's Decade of Professional Soccer
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| On November 30 the curtain finally came down on China's controversial first division soccer league, which is poised to be reborn as the premier league next year. It is a time to reflect and a time to act if the drive for reform is to get back on track.
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Wen Calls for More Help for Africa
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| Chinese and African leaders attending the Second Ministerial Conference of the China-Africa Cooperation Forum Monday expressed their common desire to further strengthen economic and trade relations. Premier Wen delivered a speech during the conference's opening ceremony. |
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New System to Treat Eye Diseases in Rural Areas
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| The Chinese government is aiming to set up a system covering all villages to help rural people suffering from serious eye diseases. The country has over 5 million blind people, approximately 18 percent of the world's total. |
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World Leaders Commenting on Capture of Hussein
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| As celebratory gunfire erupted in Baghdad, world leaders welcomed Saddam Hussein's capture, saying it brought a long-awaited end to the career of a brutal dictator and could mark the beginning of peace in Iraq. |
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Saddam Hussein Captured Alive
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| Former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was captured by the US and Kurd forces in his hometown of Tirkrit, US administrator for Iraq Paul Bremer told a news conference in Baghdad. |
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