Li Lanqing Visits Veteran Chinese Scientists Li Lanqing, vice premier of the State Council, on January 29 called on four veteran Chinese scientists to extend greeting for the coming Spring Festival that begins on February 16 this year. ����The four scientists, Wu Yingkai, Wang Daheng, Lin Lanying and Peng Huanwu, were academicians at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
		State Councilor on China's Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation Chinese State Councilor Wu Yi told the nation's trade officials on Friday that they should make greater efforts to boost China's foreign trade and economic cooperation.
		China Establishes Reporting Center to Net Economic Criminals The Ministry of Public Security announced on January 29 that a center for reporting economic crimes has been established, and people who report these crimes will be rewarded.
		China's Legislator on Method of Electing Macao SAR Deputies to Ninth NPC An electoral council responsible for electing Macao deputies to the Ninth National People's Congress (NPC) will be established in the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) after its return to China on December 20, 1999.
		50th Anniversary of Capital's Peaceful Liberation Marked A grand assembly was held in Beijing on January 29 to mark the 50th anniversary of Beijing's peaceful liberation.