West China Exhibition Held in Hong Kong Western China Culture and Life Exhibition staged in Hong Kong has attracted a multitude of visitors. Picture shows a visitor appreciating minority costume at the exhibition on March 20. |  |
"Green Economy" Enriching Old Revolutionary BaseChangzhi, an old revolutionary base in Shanxi Province, has been out in making most of local soil and water resources available, with a series of "green food" hi-tech undertakings developed. Picture shows a jv fish farm in the city. |  |
Taxation Reform Re-liberate Agricultural Productivity Anhui Province first carried out tax reform in rural areas in China in 2000 and this has resulted in a booming economy and a stable social life by rural people. Picture shows the duck coop with over 10,000 ducks raised by four farmers in Wuxingzhen, Taihe County, Anhuai. |  |
Hi-tech Agriculture Fascinates FarmersShuangjingzhen Hi-tech Agricultural Garden has demonstrated its exemplary role in Hulan County, Heilongjiang Province, especially since initiation of the 9th Five-year Plan in the new century. In 2000, the garden received about 15,000 farmer visitors from various places in the province, familiarizing them with new farming technology. Photo shows personnel of the garden cultivating new flower species |  |
Vice-Premier Qian Qichen on China-US TiesVisiting Chinese Vice-Premier Qian Qichen said Tuesday in New York that China and the United States are both duty bound to develop a stable relationship between them, for such a relationship serves the interest of peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region and the common interest of the two countries  |  |
US President Bush Meets with Israeli Prime Minister Sharon US President George W. Bush told visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon Tuesday that the United States "will not try to force peace" in the Middle East. |  |
Hong Kong Park to Install New FountainHong Kong Park is expected to be equipped with new Viennese drinking fountain, with distinctive bronze fittings which resemble the on-going nature of water cycle. |  |
Air Waitresses Donate to Little Tibetan Singer Waitresses Li Xuemei (1st, right) and Pan Min from the Southwest Airline Company call on the 11-year-old Tibetan singer Lan Ka who underwent operation for brain tumor at the Tiantan Hospital in Beijing March 19, 2001. The plane crew first met the child when he travelled by their plane from Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan province, to Beijing for treating his disease last month. The crew and passengers have donated more than 8,000 yuan to the child. |  |
Sixth China Int'l Lingerie Fair held in Shanghai Models parade 2002 spring-summer lingerie creations at the Sixth China International Lingerie Fair in Shanghai Tuesday March 20, 2001. A total of 100 brand names from 16 countries and regions took part in this Asia-largest fair. |  |
China Sells Wheat from National Grain Reserves China put to auction 600,000 tons of wheat from its national grain reserve Tuesday in Tianjin, the largest amount to be auctioned since 1999. |  |
Carl Lewis Climbs Great Wall in Beijing Olympic champion Carl Lewis is given a certificate for climbing the Great Wall at Badaling in Beijing Tuesday March 20, 2001. Certificates of this kind are usually granted to celebrities for climbing the Great Wall at Badaling. |  |
HKTA to Rename as Tourism BoardThe Hong Kong Tourist Association (HKTA) announced Tuesday that the name change into the Hong Kong Tourism Board will take effect from April 1 following the passage of the Hong Kong Tourist Association (Amendment) Bill 2001 on March 14. |  |
Senior CPC Official Meets ROK GuestsWei Jianxing, president of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), met Tuesday with a delegation of the Federation of Korean Trade Unions led by its president Lee Namsoon. |  |
Newly Born Lambs Survive Well in Inner Mongolia Newly born lambs are shown living in a cozy sheepfold in Xilin Gol League of Inner Mongolia Tuesday March 20, 2001. After stranded by blizzards for about two months, the Central and East Inner Mongolia has started a fresh season for sheep reproduce this spring, with a satisfactory surviving rate of 95 per cent. |  |
Large Butcherhouse Set up in Northeast China Workers clean hogs at the newly-built butcherhouse of the Dongpeng Meat Processing Company in Harbin, capital of Heilongjiang Province, Tuesday March 20, 2001. The largest in Northeast China, this butcherhouse covers 20,000 square meters and enjoys a processing capacity of 3,000 pigs each day. All process steps including quarantine and wholesale are streamlined into one conglomerative sequence. |  |
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum to be finished Architects admire the model of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in Shanghai Tuesday March 20, 2001. The construction of this museum, which started on a budget of 1,500 million yuan two years ago, is planned to finish by the end of March. A new landmark of Shanghai, this new museum falls into 5 exhibition halls and covers 98,000 square meters. |  |
Shanghai Science and Technology Museum to be Finished Construction workers put the finishing touches to the roof of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in Shanghai Tuesday March 20, 2001. The construction of this museum, which started on a budget of 1,500 million yuan two years ago, is planned to finish by the end of March. A new landmark of Shanghai, this new museum falls into 5 exhibition halls and covers 98,000 square meters. |  |
Location of Future Lhasa Railway Station Settled Experts prospect the topographical situation at Liuwu county Monday on the south bank of Lhasa River, surburb of Lhasa, the capital city of China's southwest Tibet Autonomous Region, March 20, 2001. This zone is defined as the location of future Lhasa Railway Station of the railway from Qinghai through Tibet. |  |
Overseas Chinese Stage Chinese Arts in New York Americans join overseas Chinese in performing the traditional Chinese "lotus dance" among others at the Broadway Urban Theatre in New York, the United States March 18, 2001. The Chinese residents in New York staged a performance of Chinese songs and dances, which was entitled "Bridge of Friendship". |  |
42th Annual Assembly of IDB Governors Opens in Santiago Enrique Iglesias, president of Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the 42th annual assembly of governors of IDB Monday in Santiago, March 19, 2001. |  |
