National conference on rural structural reforms convened in BeijingChinese Premier Zhu Rongji and vice-president Hu Jintao called for better effort to deepen structural reform of China's grassroots institutions Friday in Beijing.  |  |
Robot Talking with Human BeingsA Japanese robot manufacturer produces a kind of robot that can talk with the human beings. The intelligence system of the robot was installed advanced software which upgrades robot's capacity to recognize man's voice. |  |
Chengdu Labor Markets Overflow with Job Seekers after Spring Festival Laborers behind pieces of paper advertising their respective skills wait patiently for potential employers at the Jiuyanqiao Labor Market in Chengdu, capital of Southwest China's Sichuan Province, Friday Feb.2, 2001. Labor markets begin to be crowded with job seekers as the Spring Festival comes to its end. |  |
Theft Causes Great Loss to Kenya Telecom Kenyan men make phone calls in a telephone booth in Nairobi February 1. Officials of Kenya telecom claim that the theft on tele-cable causes great loss in last few years. |  |
Hefei Railway Station Sees Upsurge in Passengers Police keep order at the crowded railway station in Hefei, capital of East China's Anhui Province, Friday Feb.2, 2001. As the Spring Festival came to its end, festival-home-goers, most of which are job-keeping farmers, began to move back to their daily lives in other cities. |  |
Chinese Spring Festival Celebration Continues Children in costumes from rural areas of Xinji city in Hebei province perform traditional cymbal dancing February 2, the 10th day of Chinese Lunar New Year. Spring Festival Celebration continues all around China. |  |
Home Built for Prisoners' Children in Beijing A teacher joins children in decorating with paper flowers and lanterns in their snow yard at Beijing Model Village in the suburbs of Beijing Friday Feb.2, 2001. This newly-built model village, home to children whose parents are serving time in prisons or other correction institutions, offers home amenities as well as primary schooling. |  |
Fair Living Made out of Handicraft in Hotan A young man sharpens the blades in making decorative knives at their home-workshop in Hotan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Friday Feb.2, 2001. Funded by the United Nations Development Programme, residents in Hotan have managed a nice living by making handicraft knives and carpets. Bordering on the north the Taklimakan desert, Hotan is located in a setting least favorable to agriculture. |  |
Head coaches for China National Volleyball teamsNew head coaches for China's National Man's and Woman's Volleyball teams were recently announced. Chen Zhonghe, former assistant to Lang Ping, was selected head coach for women's team while Di Anhe was appointed head coach for men's. |  |
Time of Gujarat QuakeThe timepiece digged out of the relics showed the time when the Gujarat earthquake happened. |  |
China Commodities Exhibition in ParisChina Commodities Exhibition was debutted in Paris on Febuary 1. The exhibition will last 30 days. |  |
Indignant over Falun GongUpon learning of the suicide incident by Falun Gong followers who set themselves on fire, 78-year-old calligrapher Zhang Zhongyu and his wife were appalled by and indignant over the crimes committed by this evil cult, and wrote a scroll to fight against Falun Gong. |  |
Survivor of Gujarat QuakeA 90-year-old Indian woman was saved after being buried in the relics of the Gujarat earthquake for 70 hours |  |
