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HK Not a Testing Ground for Political System
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| The Hong Kong Legislative Council (LegCo) on March 17 voted down a motion initiated by democrat James To, who urged the task force on constitutional development to consult the public with proposals on political review. "We shall not treat Hong Kong as a testing ground for a political system," said Hong Kong government Chief Secretary Donald Tsang at the LegCo session. |
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China Urges Lift of Poultry Import Ban
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| China called on other countries Wednesday to lift import bans on poultry and poultry products imposed out of fear of the bird flu. By Tuesday, 48 countries and regions had taken measures to stop or restrict the import of poultry and poultry products from Chinese mainland. |
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Porno Smugglers Headed to Court
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| A smuggling operation involving 3.8 million pornographic videodisks, the largest such haul uncovered in China, is expected to go before the Guangzhou Municipal Intermediate People's Court soon. |
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China, EU to Forge Strategic Partnership
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| Premier Wen Jiabao and visiting EU Council Secretary-General Javier Solana Tuesday pledged to forge ahead their comprehensive strategic partnership via cooperation in various sectors, including joint efforts to fight terrorism. |
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China Claims Initial Victory over Bird Flu
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| The Ministry of Agriculture declared Tuesday that all 49 confirmed cases of bird flu on the mainland have been eradicated. No new cases in birds have been reported in the past 29 days, and there have been no human infections. |
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677 State Newspapers Shut Down
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| Since the Chinese government started to reform state-owned newspapers seven months ago, 677 government and Party newspapers have been shut down, with previous subscribers of a total of 1.8 billion yuan (US$217 million) in compulsory fees. |
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Putin Wins Easily, Getting 69% of Vote
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed victory early Monday after easily winning a second term with more than 69 percent of the vote, confirming widespread expectations of a commanding victory. The election lasted 22 hours, stretching over 11 time zones, before ending at 8 pm in the Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad. |
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Kazakh Mudslide Kills 9 Chinese
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| A landslide in southern Kazakhstan Sunday killed 19 people, including four children and nine Chinese citizens who were believed to be workers from a construction company affiliated with the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC).
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National Grand Theater: Studying the Three Obsessions
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| The Ministry of Culture has already sent out invitations to domestic and foreign art troupes to perform at the National Grand Theater, expected to open to the public in September 2005. But with two-thirds of the main construction complete, the theater is looking ahead to some serious operational problems. |
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Constitutional Amendments Approved
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| The annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, came to a close in Beijing Sunday afternoon after adopting the amendments to the Constitution and resolutions on a series of relevant documents. |
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