Farmers Benefit from Stockbreeding The stockbreeding has been made a key industry for adjusting the agricultural structure in accommodation with the local conditions and increased income for farmers in Qi County of Henan Province. Photo shows the ducks breeding in the Qihe River. |  |
Shenmu Becomes China's No.1 Coal-producing CountyShenmu County in Shaanxi Province was entitled China's No.1 coal-producing county with its annual production volume of raw coal reaching 23million tons in 2000. Photo shows the coal is being transported to other places. |  |
National Animal Epidemic Prevention Meeting Held in Beijing The National Animal Epidemic Prevention Meeting was held in Beijing recently. Wen Jiabao, Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC and Vice-Premier of the State Council made a speech at the meeting. |  |
Third TEMM Ends with a Joint Communiqu�� in TokyoThe Third Tripartite Environment Ministers Meeting (TEMM) between China, Japan and the ROK ended in Tokyo on April 8 after issuing a joint communiqu��. It calls for a close cooperation on environmental issues between the three countries and urging the United States to actively work together with other countries to bring the Kyoto climate treaty into force. Photo shows Environment Ministers of the three countries, Xie Zhenhua (left) from China, Kawaguchi Yoriko of Japan and Kim Myung Ja (right) of the ROK are shaking hands at the opening ceremony of the two-day meeting beginning from April 7. |  |
Taipei Held "Computer Children Festival"April 8 saw the "Computer Children Festival" held in Taipei. Photo shows parents under the guidance of conductor are learning doing the children computer health exercises. |  |
Search for Missing Pilot Enters 8th DayA pilot watches the sea in a helicopter above the South China Sea April 8, 2001. The search for the parachuted pilot entered 8th day. |  |
Large Flower Exhibition Opens in Xi'an Visitors walk in a park where a large flower exhibition including some 500,000 tulips and 30,000 peonies is held in Xi'an, capital city of northwest China's Shaanxi province April 8. |  |
Exhibition in Memory of Outspoken Architect OpensAn exhibition was open Sunday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Liang Sicheng, an outspoken Chinese architect who strongly lobbied for the protection of the old walls of Beijing.  |  |
Goalkeeper Saves Guoan to Tie Sichuan Beijing Guoan drew 1-1 with Sichuan Shangwutong at the Beijing Worker's Stadium Sunday leaving the host without a win in the past four matches. |  |
Kong Linghui Leads Nation's Top 10 Athletes Olympic table tennis champion Kong Linghui(1) headed the Aces Cereal Cup China's Top 10 Athletes for the Year 2000. Following Kong are Liu Xuan (gymnastics 2), Xiong Ni (diving 3), Wang Nan (table tennis 4), Fu Mingxia (diving 5), Li Xiaopeng (gymnastics 6), Zhan Xugang (weightlifting 7), Wang Liping (track and field 8), Tao Luna (shooting 9) and Gong Zhichao (badminton 10). |  |
Trade Fair to Promote Western Regions Proceeds in Xi'an Visitors view a model of an electronic plants complex at a high-profile trade fair in Xi'an, capital city of Shaanxi province opened April 8, 2001 to push forward cooperation between China's prosperous eastern region and the less developed western one. Attention and investment went mainly to industries with scientific contents. |  |
Fu Mingxia Honored One of the Nation's Best Ten AthletesChinese diver Fu Mingxia (R) receives a trophy as she is awarded as one of "The Nation's Best Ten Athletes" at a ceremony in Beijing April 7, 2001. All winners are medalists of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. |  |
Doctor Teaches Health Care Knowledge to Shanghai Residents A doctor teaches health care knowledge to residents of a community in Shanghai. Local people pay more attention to health and more medical knowledge is introduced to communities with healthy diets. |  |
Fierce Sand Storm Hits NW China -- A young man covers his mouth as a violent sand storm sweeps Lanzhou, capital city of northwest China's Gansu province April 8, 2001. Visibility in the city was limited to 200 meters due to the storm. |  |
Zhou Mi Won Japan Badminton Championships Women's Singles Final Zhou Mi Won Japan Badminton Championships Women's Singles Final of the Yonex Open Japan badminton championships in Tokyo April 8, 2001. Zhou beat her compatriot Gong Ruina 11-8 11-0. |  |
Jiang Zemin Vists Chilean Wine Brewery Chilean President Ricardo Lagos Escobar introduces wine to Chinese President Jiang Zemin in a wine brewery near Santiago April 7, 2001. Jiang ended his visit to Chile and arrived in Buenos Aires for his state visit to Argentina, the second-leg of his six-nation tour to Latin America. |  |
Chef Introduces Healthy Diet to Shanghai Resident Shanghai, April 8 (Xinhua) -- A chef from a Shanghai restaurant introduces healthy diet to residents of a community in the east Chinese city. Local people pay more attention to health and more medical knowledge is introduced to communities with healthy diets. |  |
