Jiang Urges PLA to Accelerate Defense ModernizationPresident Jiang Zemin urged the People's Liberation Army (PLA) to enhance defense combat effectiveness under high-tech conditions, subject itself to the absolute leadership of the Party and speed up military modernization.  |  |
NPC Deputies Meet in Third Plenum The ongoing Fourth Session of the National People's Congress (NPC) held its third plenary meeting Friday to hear a report on the work of the NPC Standing Committee by Chairman Li Peng and an explanation of the draft of the amendments to the Law on Sino-Foreign Joint Venture by Gu Angran, chairman of the Commission of Legislative Affairs of the NPC Standing Committee. |  |
Three Gorges Ship Lift Nearly FinishedConcrete pouring of ship lift on the Three Gorges is near completion. Picture shows part of the imposing project. |  |
Moscowites Deeply Struck by Li Yundi's PerformanceLi Yundi, an 18-year-old Chinese pianist and gold medal winner at the 14th Frederic Chopin International Piano Competition, nearly drove the Moscowites crazy by his performance staged at Tchaikovsky Conservatory. |  |
Water Quality Closely Monitored in WuhanPicture shows a researcher checking on the quality of treated water with advanced TOC instrument in Wuhan, where a monitoring station for water discharges has passed state's quality assessment. |  |
"Fields on the Sea"Picture shows a 10,000-mu oyster-breeding base in Putian County, Fujian Province, where a 130km-long coastal line has been fully used for aquatic production, which alone had brought in a 250m yuan worth of yield last year. |  |
NPC Chairman on Legislation Work in 2000Li Peng, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, is delivering a report on the committee's work at the fourth plenary meeting of the annual NPC session, which entered the fifth day Friday. |  |
CPPCC Members Voice Full Support for Beijing's Bid to Host Olympic Games"We all support the stand of the Chinese government on this issue," said Zhang Faqiang, on behalf of the CPPCC Subcommittee of Science, Education, Culture, Public Health and Sports. |  |
CPPCC Member Calls for More Private Investment in Higher EducationChina should give a free rein to private investors to venture into the area of higher education, a member of China's top advisory body said Thursday. Prof. Yuan Xingpei of Beijing University said that there is an acute shortage of well-educated young people. |  |
Give More Attention to Coal Industry, Says CPPCC MemberSpeaking Thursday at a plenum of the fourth session of the Ninth National Committee of CPPCC, Wang Senhao complained that the over supply of coal has led to less government attention to the industry. |  |
China-Bangladesh Cooperation Fruitful, JiangChina-Bangladesh relations have developed in an all-round way after the two nations forged diplomatic ties, and bilateral cooperation is fruitful in many fields, Jiang Zemin, general-secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Central Committee said Thursday. |  |
Reception Held to Mark Int'l Women's Day in Beijing Vice Premier Qian Qichen (2nd, R), President of All-China women's Federation Peng Peiyun (3nd, R) and State Councillor Wu Yi (4th, R) present themselves at the grand reception held by All-China women's Federation to mark International Women's Day at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday March 8, 2001. |  |
Guangzhou Holds Int'l Clothing Fair A lady picks up a brand-name T shirt at the Guangzhou International Clothing Fair in Guangzhou, capital of South China's Guangdong Province, Thursday March 8, 2001. More than 700 clothing makers worldwide took part in this fair which opened Thursday as the first of its kind in the city. |  |
Hu Jintao Join NPC Group DiscussionsVice-President Hu Jintao Thursday joined National People's Congress (NPC) deputies from Zhejiang Province in their groups discussions on Premier Zhu Rongji's report to the current NPC session and the draft outline of China's development plan for the next five years. |  |
Li Lanqing Join NPC Group DiscussionsAt the group discussion with NPC deputies from Guizhou Province, Vice-Premier Li Lanqing said priority should be given to the development of science and technology, education and infrastructure facilities and the improvement of the ecological environment for the comprehensive social and economic progress in the western part of the country. |  |
President Attends Panels Discussions With Lawmakers from Two SW ProvincesAt the beginning of the new century, China is facing good opportunities and severe challenges for its development, Jiang said Thursday, when he was attending, separately, group discussions of deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) from Sichuan provinces, southwest China. |  |
President Attends Panels Discussions With Lawmakers from Two SW ProvincesAt the beginning of the new century, China is facing good opportunities and severe challenges for its development, Jiang said Thursday, when he was attending, separately, group discussions of deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) from Yunnan provinces, southwest China. |  |
Heads of US and Korea hold talks Kim Dae-jung, president of the Republic of Korea, waves to journalists while arriving at the White House in Washington D. C. in the United States March 7, 2001. U.S. President George W. Bush and visiting President Kim Dae-jung held talks at the White House Wednesday. |  |
