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Constructive US Role in Taiwan Issue Valuable
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| China values the commitment of the US government to play a constructive role in the peaceful settlement of the Taiwan issue, said Chairman Jiang Zemin of the Central Military Commission yesterday when meeting with top US General Richard Myers. |
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Arctic Research Station to Start Operating
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| China's first scientific Arctic research station is expected to start operating in March in Ny-Alesund on Norway's Spitzbergen Archipelago. The station will focus on oceanography, meteorology, space physics, geology and biology research as well as investigations on local mineral and biological resources. |
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Chinese Striker Confident in Man Utd Future
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| Chinese teenager Dong Fangzhuo said on Tuesday he is able to build a successful career with English premier side Manchester United, dubbed the world's biggest and richest club. Dong joined the English champions in a deal worth 3.5 million pounds after Dalian Shide inked the contract last Saturday. |
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Compulsory Fuel Efficiency to Solve Auto Society Plight
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| With an aim to lower carbon dioxide emission and to ensure the nation's energy security, China will implement a compulsory regulation to set auto fuel efficiency up to 15-20 percent higher than the United States. |
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2004 a Critical Year for Reform
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| The year 2004 will be a critical year for the reforms and development in China and the country will face both opportunities and challenges, Premier Wen Jiabao said in a report on the economic situation to a meeting held in Beijing Tuesday. |
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Sino-US Olympic Protocol Signed
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| China and the United States signed a Green Olympic Protocol for Beijing's 2008 Olympic Games Monday. Under the protocol, eight clean energy programs will be implemented to improve the capital's air quality and environment, Beijing Vice Mayor Fan Boyuan said. |
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Grain Production Targets Set for 2004
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| Chinese Minister of Agriculture Du Qinglin said Monday that China has set the overall grain output for 2004 at 455 million tons with the acreage for grain crops not less than 100 million hectares, increasing by 1.6 million hectares over the previous year. |
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Catering to Conflict: Culture and Caution
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| The Chinese love their food -- and the way they eat it: sitting around a table with common dishes in the center, everyone dipping their chopsticks in. But then struck SARS last year -- and personal hygiene topped the menu. |
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China Suspends Oil Exports to Japan
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| China has suspended oil exports to Japan due to a stalemate in sales negotiation, risking the future of a three-decade long oil shipment program. The sales talks were on hold as China demanded a price increase and a cut in volumes to justify exports from its aging Daqing Oilfield. |
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WHO Experts Inspect Guangzhou Restaurant, Wildlife Market
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| A joint experts' team Saturday visited the restaurant where the latest suspected severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patient had been working as a waitress, and a wild animal market in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province. |
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