China Elected Chairman of 35th ADB Board of GovernorsChina on Friday was elected chairman of the 35th board of governors of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), with Shanghai picked as the venue of the board's next annual meeting.  |  |
CPPCC Chairman Meets Libyan GuestsLi Ruihuan, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) met here Friday with General Coordinator Elhadi M. Abuagela of the People's Socialist Leaderships (PSL) of Libya. |  |
Chinese Premier Holds Formal Talks with Pakistani Chief ExecutiveVisiting Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji held formal talks here on Friday with Pakistani Chief Executive General Pervez Musharraf in the chief executive's office, reaching consensus on a vast range of issues in political, economic and trade fields as well as regional and international matters to the concern of both sides. |  |
Annual Hair Style Competition Closed in FujianA mother and her daughter show their "Mother-and-Daughter" hair style during the close of a competition May 11 in Fuzhou, provincial capital of East China's Fujian. The annual test, which drew 120 participants this year, shows off hair styles of dinner, wedding and imaginary make-up and attracted lots of viewers to cheer. |  |
CPPCC Chairman Attends Beijing Opera PartyFifty young Beijing opera performers that have recently won various prizes in a national contest gathered together in Beijing and performed opera pieces in the hall of CCTV in Friday night. Li Ruihuan, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, attended the party and watched their performance. |  |
Law Essential to Regulate Securities Market: Li PengLaw is indispensable to the development of the country's securities market, said Li Peng, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC). The securities market plays an important role in the nation's economic construction and regulations are needed to ensure its sustainable development, said Li Friday at the first plenary meeting of the law enforcement inspection team of the NPC Standing Committee. |  |
