Jiang Zemin Meets Austrian President Chinese President Jiang Zemin met Wednesday afternoon with visiting Austrian President Thomas Klestil.  |  |
32nd International Conference of International Hospital Federation OpenedMay 15 saw the opening of the 32nd conference of International Hospital Federation in Hong Kong Exhibition Center. Present at it were Health Ministers and other representatives from 36 countries and regions. On display here is the latest sickbed in the exhibition hall. |  |
Ancient Chinese Cultural Relics Charmed Americans AwayThe cream show of ancient cultural relics of Sichuan Province, China, set off cheers among Americans during the ongoing exhibition in Seattle Art Museum, USA. |  |
2001 Harbin International Auto Industry Expo Kicked offMay 15 saw the five-day 2001 Harbin International Auto Industry Expo started in the Ice World of Heilongjiang Province. With its classic style, the ��Beetles�� of Volkswagen Company became a charmer during the exhibition. |  |
BaoSteel to Set up A World-top Base for Stainless Steel Production During the 10th Five-year Plan Period, BaoSteel Group is to start its stainless steel project in Shanghai No.1 Iron & Steel Company. The project, having been listed in the key technological transformation programs, was inaugurated on May 15. |  |
Beijing Supports Lhasa��s Main Road ReconstructionThe reconstruction of 3-km trunk road, Beijing Street, aided by Beijing was kicked off in Lhasa May 15. The ongoing stretch, with an investment totaling 15 million yuan, is part of a road running from the east to the west of Lhasa City. |  |
Former Odd-jobbers Turn to Be Flower NymphsThe latest policies on flower planting issued in Pingyi County, Yimeng mountainous area of Shandong Province drew some ten thousand migrant girls to engage in flower-planting. |  |
Buddha Hidden in Ancient Tree A clay Buddha looks out from a hole of the 1,000-year-old camphor tree in Jianyang County, east China's Fujian Province. The legend has it that the statue more than 60 centimeters tall was put in the tree by disciples of Zhu Xi, a philosopher in the Ming Dynasty��1368-1644��. The hole has become smaller along with growth of the tree. Thus only upper part of the Buddha can be seen. |  |
Media, Film Director Receive Award from UNICEFThe United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) conferred the UNICEF-China Leadership for Children Media Awards for the 1996-2000 Country Program to famous Chinese film director Zhang Yimou and five media recipients Tuesday for their outstanding contributions to the children's cause in China during the past five years. |  |
Chinese Premier Meets Nepalese KingVisiting Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji Tuesday met with Nepalese King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev in Kathmandu and they exchanged views on bilateral relations. |  |
IOC Release Evaluation Report for Candidate Cities for 2008 OlympicsHein Verbruggen, president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Evaluation Commission for the 2008 Games, announced Tuesday in Lausanne that Beijing, Paris and Toronto are rated as having the ability to organize an excellent Olympic Games in 2008. |  |
Space Navigation Appears in National Science Activities Week A man mocks human moon landing during an exhibition of space technology in Beijing May 15, 2001. China kicked off its first national science activities week Monday, in an effort to promote scientific awareness and creativity among the public. |  |
Chinese President Meets Heads of Delegation for Children's Development Consultation Chinese President Jiang Zemin has a photo taken with a group of leaders of delegations who are here in Beijing attending the Fifth Ministerial Consultation in East Asia and the Pacific on Shaping the Future for Children May 15, 2001. |  |
Shanghai Composite Index Create New Historic High A stockholder writes down index data in an exchange hall in Shanghai May 15, 2001. The Shanghai composite index ended at 2191.06 to create a new historic high. |  |
Chinese President Meets Sultan of Brunei Chinese President Jiang Zemin (L) shakes hands with Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal Bolkiah in Beijing May 15, 2001. |  |
Jiang Addresses APEC Meeting Chinese President Jiang Zemin delivers a speech at the opening of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) High Level Meeting on Human Capacity Building in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing May 15, 2001. Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal Bolkiah is also to address the opening of the two-day meeting. |  |
Jiang and Sultan of Brunei Attend Opening of APEC Meeting Chinese President Jiang Zemin (right) and Sultan of Brunei Darussalam Haji Hassanal Bolkiah are present at the opening of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) High Level Meeting on Human Capacity Building in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing May 15, 2001. The two heads of State delivered speech at the meeting. |  |
Chinese Top Legislator Meets Syrian Vice-President Li Peng (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, shakes hands with Abdul Halim Khaddam, vice-president of Syria, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing May 15, 2001. |  |
Farmers' Living Quarters A group of pupils walk on the way home after school in the living quarters in the Wanbei Village, in suburbs of Qinyang City in central China's Henan Province May 15, 2001. More than 280 households at the village have moved into the new living quarters. |  |
National Science Activities Week -- A boy tries to touch a model of an ancient animal at the exhibition of biology in Zhongshan Park, Beijing May 14, 2001. The exhibition is one of China's first National Science Week activities which kicked off on May 14, and in an effort to promote scientific awareness and creativity among the public |  |
Ninety-Year-Old Model Zuo Xiuying (R) sits tight while acting as a model for students in a middle school in Huzhou, east China's Zhejiang province. Zuo is glad to be a voluntary model for local youngsters. |  |
