Production Increased, Pollution ReducedThe Panzhihua Iron and Steel (Group) Company (PISG) is the biggest iron and steel complex in China's western regions. In 2000, it successfully reduced its total discharge of 12 pollutants to below the level as required by the state examination or equal to that of 1995. Currently the plant sees its green coverage up to 34.13 percent. Picture shows a big stretch of lawn in its cold-rolling plant. |  |
Peach Trees in Full Bloom AgainThe 2001 Peach Blossom Festival, Hunan, China is to be held March 25 in the Taoyuan Tourism Spot of the Province to fully display the beauty of nature and folklore and customs of the people. A group of children are having their photos taken at the "Peach Blossom Hill". |  |
International Furniture Fair Opened in ShundeThe "Lecong International Furniture Fair" was opened in Lecong International Furniture Exhibition Center in Shunde of Guangdong Province. Covering an area of 183,000 square meters, picture shows the Center built at a cost of 350m yuan. |  |
World Most Complete Buffalo Fossil Found in ChinaArchaeologists lately found a world most complete buffalo fossil in the Zhaoyuan County of Heilongjiang Province. The discovery of the fossil is of great historical and academic value to the study as to how great an influence the terrestrial transformation and climatic changes would exert upon animals and human beings. |  |
2001 Digital Summit HeldMarch 21 saw the opening of "2001 Annual Summit of Digital Economy and Digital Ecology" in Beijing under the theme of "understand digital economy, improve digital ecology, bridge digital gaps, diminish digital clashes, and seize digital opportunities". Picture shows the founding ceremony of "Digital Alliance". |  |
Vice-Premier Qian Qichen Meets US Secretary of StateVisiting Chinese Vice Premier Qian Qichen met with US Secretary of State Colin Powell Wednesday to discuss ways to advance bilateral relations in the 21st century.  |  |
Chinese President Chairs A Ceremony In Honor of His Djibouti Counterpart Chinese President Jiang Zemin, left, chairs a welcoming ceremony in honor of visiting Djibouti President Ismail Omar Guelleh at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, Wednesday March 21, 2001. |  |
Bayi Wins CBA TitleA two-man efforts of Wang Zhizhi and Liu Yudong handed the Bayi Rockets the sixth successive title of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) when they beat the Shanghai Sharks 3-1 overall after Wednesday's 128-118 victory in Shanghai Luwan Stadium. |  |
Baosteel Joins Hands With Shougang, Wuhan Iron & Steel Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation signed a letter of intent for strategic cooperation on March 20 with Shougang Group and Wuhan Iron & Steel (Group) Corporation respectively. |  |
Chinese Hospital Separates Siamese Twins The twins are under intensive care and the next week will be crucial to their chances of survival. They will be monitored for possible signs of post-operative infections or complications, the medical experts said. |  |
Chinese Hospital Separates Siamese Twins Chinese surgeons announced Wednesday that Siamese twins Tu Jian and Tu Kang have been separated after a four-hour operation, and the twins are in a stable condition. |  |
Chinese Premier Meets Poland FM Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji shakes hands with Wladyslaw Bartoszewski, minister of foreign affairs of Poland Wednesday in Beijing, March 21, 2001. |  |
Guizhou Speeds Up Construction of West-to-East Electricity Transmission Project Photo taken Wednesday March 21, 2001 shows the high-tension cable which will transmit electricity to eastern province of Guangdong with a length of 1,793 km after completion. The southwest province of Guizhou, which undertakes many key projects of China's huge West-to-East electricity transmission project, sped up the construction of several large hydropower stations in the province. |  |
