China Attaches Importance to Sino-African Relations: Vice PresidentVice President Hu Jintao Wednesday said the Chinese government has attached great importance to its relations with African countries, noting that it is a major part of China's peaceful and independent foreign policy to strengthen and develop friendly cooperation with African countries.  |  |
Powell Outlines New US Foreign Policy"In what President-elect (George W.) Bush has called the distinctly American internationalism, there is no inclination whatsoever to have our nation withdraw from the world into a fortress of protectionism or an island of isolationism," Powell said at a Senate confirmation hearing. |  |
Top Three Tenors to Sing Forbidden City's Olympic BidThe world top three tenors Lucianno Pavarotti(right), 66, Placido Domingo(center), 60, and Jose Carreras (left),55 will gather again since 1998 World Cup in Beijing on June 23. This time they will perform and sing their praises of the Forbidden City's 2008 Olympic Bid. This is to be their first performance in the new century, and most likely the last one to be held by the trio. |  |
China Fall to Egypt in ShootoutFollowing a scoreless 120 minutes, China fell to Egypt in a shootout on Wednesday evening January 17 in Tehran in the opening match of the Culture Cup. China will face hosts Iran on Saturday. |  |
China WTO Accession Talks Make ProgressChina's chief trade negotiator Long Yongtu said, "It's regretful that we could not reach a package agreement due to one or tow major issues. But the Chinese delegation firmly believes that the positions we insist on are correct and are supported by the majority of the WTO members." |  |
Traditional decorations for Spring FestivalAn amateur photographer takes in the scene at the Xujiahui shoppoing area, where traditional decorations for Spring Festival greet visitors |  |
Gala of Chinese Pop MusicThe Chinese Music Awards 2000 ceremony will be staged in Beijing on Thursday by China Central Television (CCTV) and Channel V China. |  |
Gala of Chinese Pop MusicThe ceremony has become a world-class music awards show and the grandest of its kind in Asia. More than 30 artists receive the honors each year. |  |
Biggest Embezzler Sentenced to Death in QinghaiChen Zhiqing, former division head of the Xining branch of the People's Bank of China, was arrested in May 1999 for being suspected of embezzlement. |  |
Supporting to Host the Olympic Games 2008 Primary school students from the Dongcheng District of Beijing show off their artistic work -- a logo of Beijing's 2008 Olympic bid made of 2008 paper cranes -- to the public Wednesday. The school children produced the artwork in support of the city's bid to host the 2008 Games |  |
Memorial Globe Put on Sale in Beijing A Memorial procelain globe matched with a bronze pedestral is put on sale in Beijing Wednesday Jan.17, 2001. Designed by the Beijing White Peacock Art World to mark the new century, this 21cm-in-diameter globe rests on a bronze pedestral cast with nine dragons in relief. |  |
China to Pursue Sound Monetary PolicyChina will continue to pursue the sound monetary policy to support economic growth this year, central bank governor Dai Xianglong said Wednesday, January 17. |  |
Gala of Chinese Pop MusicThe Chinese Music Awards 2000 ceremony will be staged in Beijing on Thursday by China Central Television (CCTV) and Channel V China. |  |
Hong Kong Fashion Week for Fall/Winter 2001 Opens The four-day event is expected to attract 16,000 visitors from around the world. Apart from the exhibition, there will be 12 fashion shows, seven fashion industry seminars and an industry survey findings presentation, which aims to alert manufacturers and buyers to the latest market intelligence and fashion trends. |  |
Seminar of Finance market&New economics held by Huifeng Groups in Shanghai Seminar of Finance market&New economics was held by Huifeng Groups in Shanghai on Jan 16th.The contents cover the trend of International Finance market,the influence of U.S.A.economical risk to World economic and Analysis of stock investment,in which some high-grade officials from HK management office and experts from Huifeng Groups took part. |  |
The Dancing Lion in Beijing Appealing to Norway Guest Norway marine product foreign trade bureau made out Chinese tradition cooked food Water gushing with Wind for the coming Spring Festival in China guild hall,where the dancing lion in Beijing appeals to Norway guest. |  |
Cultural Fair for the Spring Festival Being Held in Beijing Ground Altar The 16th session Beijing Ground Altar Cultural Fair for the Spring Festival is being held in Beijing.People can see the peacock spreads its tail made of 1000 kites on the Ground Altar Cultural Fair. |  |
Chinese Vice President Start Visit to Uganda Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao arrived Kampala on Wednesday for a three-day official visit to Uganda, during which he is expected to exchange views with Ugandan leaders on bilateral relations, regional and international situations and other issues of common interest. |  |
Ancient Tomb Unearthed in Henan Province (3)Archaeologists work on a newly excavated tomb that is believed to belong to an aristocrat who lived 3,200 years ago in Anyang, Central China's Henan Province, Tuesday Jan.16, 2001. Measuring 7.2 meters deep, 5.6 meters long and 3.8 meters wide, the tomb is found rich in funeral wares. |  |
Ancient Tomb Unearthed in Henan Province (2)The skeleton of a sacrificed dog is shown in a newly excavated tomb that is believed to belong to an aristocrat who lived 3,200 years ago in Anyang, Central China's Henan Province, Tuesday Jan.16, 2001. Measuring 7.2 meters deep, 5.6 meters long and 3.8 meters wide, the tomb is found rich in funeral wares. |  |
Ancient Tomb Unearthed in Henan Province (1)Weapons are shown in a newly excavated tomb that is believed to belong to an aristocrat who lived 3,200 years ago in Anyang, Central China's Henan Province, Tuesday Jan.16, 2001. Measuring 7.2 meters deep, 5.6 meters long and 3.8 meters wide, the tomb is found rich in funeral wares. |  |
Italian Prime Minister Visits in Shanghai Italian Prime Minister Giuliano Amato delivers a lecture at the Sino-Europe International Commerce Institute while he visited in Shanghai Wednesday Jan.17, 2001. Amato is on his three-day official visit in China. |  |
Li Peng Back in Beijing Li Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), was back in Beijing by special plane Wednesday evening, after concluding an official goodwill visit to India. |  |
Inner Mongolia Strives to Recover Road Transportation after Blizzards A worker clears snow after blizzards hit Xilin Gol League, an area in the central part of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region in North China. More than 40 of Mengke's livestocks died from severe cold and at least 30,000 heads of cattle were killed and about 10,000 are missing during the disaster. |  |
