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Reservoir Dam Breaching Put 10,000 Residents in Danger
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| A breach happened to the dam of Bayi Reservoir in Wujiaqu City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region on January 22. Several companies of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps were dispatched immediately to do the rescue work. By now over 8,000 local residents who were affected have been evacuated. |
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President Hu Extends New Year's Greetings
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| Chinese President Hu Jintao has extended New Year's greetings to people of disaster stricken regions on the eve of the traditional Lunar New Year while visiting Zhangjiakou in north China's Hebei Province. |
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Love for Monkeys Heats up as Chinese New Year Sets in
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| The monkey, a symbol of cleverness and vitality, has found favor with the Chinese more than ever before as its sheepish predecessor, the sheep, prepares to cede its place on the Chinese Lunar New Year falling on Thursday. |
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State Celebration for Spring Festival Held
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| China's leaders and more than 4,500 representatives of various walks of life attended a grand celebration Tuesday morning at the Great Hall of the People to mark the upcoming Chinese Lunar New Year which falls on Jan. 22 this year. |
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China Defends Asian Women's Basketball Crown
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| China successfully defended its Asian title, beating finalist Japan 92-80 at the Asian women's basketball championship in Sendai on Monday, while third-placed South Korea also booked its berth for the Athens Olympics Games. |
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State Councilor Criticizes 'Defensive Referendum'
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| State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan on Monday criticized the so-called "defensive referendum", launched by Taiwan authorities, at a forum to commemorate the Ninth Anniversary of Jiang Zemin's Important Speech entitled "Continuing to Endeavor for the Accomplishment of the Grand Cause of Reunification of the Motherland". |
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The Cutting Edge, in Paper
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| Just as Christmas trees or wreaths of pine are essential to Christmas in the West, papercuts are an indispensable element of the Spring Festival in China. You can see them adorning lanterns, mirrors, walls, in fact, on just about anything, at this time of the year. |
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At Least 23 Dead in Baghdad Bombing
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| At least 23 people were killed -- most of them Iraqi civilians -- and more than 60 were wounded early Sunday when a suicide truck bomber detonated a half-ton of explosives near the US-led coalition's headquarters, according to US military sources. |
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Going Home for the Spring Festival
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| The Spring Festival, or lunar New Year, is China's most important traditional festival, and it will fall on January 22 this year. A great number of Chinese residents, migrate workers, college students, employees working outside their native places are busy traveling for going home to enjoy their family reunion. |
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Airbus to Sell over 30 Planes to China
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| France-based aircraft manufacturer, Airbus will deliver more than 30 civilian aircraft to China in 2004, Airbus China president Laurence Barron announced in Beijing Friday. Airbus has been steadily expanding its China business since entering the country in 1985. |
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