Placido Domingo Arrives in ChinaAt 10:45 AM January 3, Placido Domingo, the dramatic Spanish of the Three Tenors in the world, arrived in Shanghai from Seoul by the flight of Asiana Airlines.  |  |
Domingo's Premier Vocal Solo in China Scheduled for Jan. 5Placido Domingo, one of the world's three greatest tenors, rehearses opera with famous Chinese singer He Hui after a press conference on January 3, 2000 in Shanghai. He will begin his solo concert on January 5 at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. |  |
Hongze Lake Ecological Project Kicked off China's biggest lake ecological project-sustained development of ecological and tourist agriculture around Hongze Lake, has lately been started. |  |
Maglev Successfully Developed in ChengduThe world first manned high-temperature superconductive magnetically levitated (Maglev) test train was successfully developed on January 3, in the Southwest Jiaotong University in Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province. Made of high-temperature superconductive materials, the test train claims a suspending height of 23mm and an acceleration of 1 meter/ second. With a total suspending weight of 530kg, it is able to carry 5 persons. |  |
Hillary Sworn in As U.S.Senator�� Hillary, the wife of U.S. President Bill Clinton��was sworn in as a U.S. senator in Washington on January 3. Hillary, a Democrat, was elected as a senator from New York. The photo shows her taking the oath of office before Clinton. |  |
Overseas Kindling of Universiade Torchlight Arrives in BeijingOn the night of January 2, the "New Century Light" kindling, collected at the Massey University of New Zealand for the 21st Universiade, arrived in Beijing, which was mixed up with the one collected in the campus of Peking University and kept in China Centenary Altar. The picture shows students from Peking University are hailing the arrival at the Altar. |  |
China's First Giant Seal Completed in Fuzhou "China's first giant seal" was placed on display in Fuzhou, the capital of Fujian Province, at the beginning of the new century. The seal made from granite is 1.8 meters in length, width and height, and weighs 15 tons. |  |
"New Century Automobile Exhibition" Closes in KunmingThe six-day "New Century Automobile Exhibition" closed in Kunming, the capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on January 3. On display were the latest family cars and mini-cars. Sold were nearly 100 cars worth 10 million yuan. |  |
Twelve Killed in Spain Road Accident A suburb train collided with an overcrowded van Wednesday morning in Lorca in southeast Spain, killing 12 people and seriously injuring three others. local media reports said.The dead and two of the injured were Ecuadorian immigrants and the others were Spaniards. According to the reports, the 7-seated van, which was overcrowded with 14 Ecuadorian immigrants, collided with the train at a road junction. The cause of the accident is under investigation. Secretary of State for foreign affairs Enrique Fernandez went to the scene of the accident. |  |
Kournikova Wins at Hong Kong Women's ChallengeTop seed Anna Kournikova of Russia got a flying start in the new century Wednesday when she overwhelmed Olga Barabanschikova of Belarus in straight sets in the opening day of 2001 Hong Kong women's tennis challenge. |  |
Kournikova Wins at Hong Kong Women's ChallengeTop seed Anna Kournikova of Russia got a flying start in the new century Wednesday when she overwhelmed Olga Barabanschikova of Belarus in straight sets in the opening day of 2001 Hong Kong women's tennis challenge. |  |
Yellow River flowing without break in Shandong With the effective adjustment to the resource, the Yellow River flows without break in the section in Shandong Province during the whole year in 2000. |  |
U.S. President Bill Clinton and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat End Second Round of Talks.S. President Bill Clinton and Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat ended a second round of talks on Tuesday night after about an hour of discussions, the White house said.There was no sign of any imminent peace breakthrough from the talks. |  |
Germany allows women in military combat roles Equal opportunities for women in the German military has come after the European Court ruled against legislation banning women from combat positions. The judges said the legislation violated European Union laws against gender discrimination.The German military opened its ranks to women in combat units for the first time on Tuesday, accepting 244 female recruits. Most have gone into the army, with others joining the air force and navy. |  |
Structural Adjustment Enrich Farmers Farmers harvest a kind of vegetable introduced from the United States in a hothouse at Hugezhuang village in Tongzhou district in Beijing. To satisfy the need of customers, a flowers and plants base of 50 mu is built in the village and more than 20 kinds of flowers and plants are cultivated in the base. Farmers in the village become rich by adjusting the structure of agriculture. |  |
Image of Buddha by ice carving in Harbin Image of Buddha by ice carving in Harbin appeals to eveyone that have been there. |  |
On the Way to Getting Rich Gao Tianbi (left), a woman farmer of Tielongbao village in Pingwu County, southwest China's Sichuan province, washes clothes with running water while her husband plays with their child near her house Wednesday January 3, 2001. Thanks to the help of the local autherities, farmers in the county, inhabited mainly by minority nationalities, have shaken off poverty and some of them have even become rich. |  |
20th Ice Carving Contest Closed in HarbinLiu Wanze finishes the last etch of his ice carving, which went on to win the top prize at the 20th Harbin Ice Carving Contest. The contest, held in Harbin, capital city of Heilongjiang Province, ended January 3, 2001. |  |
Structural Adjustment Enrich Farmers A farmer sprays water to flowers in a hothouse at Hugezhuang village in Tongzhou district in Beijing. To satisfy the need of customers, a flowers and plants base of 50 mu is built in the village and more than 20 kinds of flowers and plants are cultivated in the base. Farmers in the village become rich by adjusting the structure of agriculture. |  |
New Drive to Build Water Conservancy Facilities Farmers scoop up soil to build a canal in the Leizhou peninsula, west of south China's Guangdong province, January 3, 2001. Local people are taking measures suited to local conditions to build water conservancy facilities. |  |
New Drive to Build Water Conservancy Facilities Picture shows the uncompleted key water control project in the Leizhou peninsula, west of south China's Guangdong province, January 3, 2001. Local people are taking measures suited to local conditions to build water conservancy facilities. |  |
Solar-Power Facilities at An Army Barrack PLA soldiers take care of solar-power facilities at an army barrack in northeast China's Heilongjiang province Wednesday January 3, 2001. Such facilities have been widely used at all the army barracks on the border area of the province. |  |
Yellow River flowing without break in Shandong A technician surveys the flow capacity and content of sand of the Yellow River at Luokou hydrologic station in Shandong Province. With the effective adjustment to the resource, the Yellow River flows without break in the section in Shandong Province during the whole year in 2000. |  |
Photo Exhibition of Long-lived Person Held in Sanya Several visitors look at the photos shown in an photo exhibition of persons of more than 100 years old held in Sanya, a city in Hainan Province. Photographs of more than 30 elderly persons are shown in the exhibition. Hainan is called the Island of long-lived persons in China. |  |
Shandong Flaming Bulls Defeat Jinan Army In a match between two Shandong teams, the Shandong Flaming Bulls had the better of the game to win 96-83 over the Jinan Army. |  |
HK Film Archive, Island East Sports Center OpenHong Kong movie actor Chow Yun-fat attend the opening ceremony of the Hong Kong Film Archive January 3, 2001. The HK$185 million (US$24 million) film archive is home to a number of studios, an exhibition hall, film and information archives and other facilituies, storing more than 3,800 Hong Kong films. |  |
On the Way to Getting Rich Shui Shunzhen (right), a woman farmer of Tielongbao village in Pingwu County, southwest China's Sichuan province, rubs off corn near her house Wednesday January 3, 2001. Thanks to the help of the local autherities, farmers in the county, inhabited mainly by minority nationalities, have shaken off poverty and some of them have even become rich. |  |
