Taiwan People Protest on Chen AnniversaryOver 3000 people staged a "May 20 Peaceful Demonstration" under heavy rain, calling for Taiwan authorities to follow "One China" principle by resuming cross-Straits negotiations and stopping buying arms from the US so as to boost the island economy.  |  |
First China's Border Cultural & Art Festival Later in MayThe first Chinese Border Region Art Festival involving economy, trade and tourism is to be held in Maoming City, Guangdong Province from May 25-3. Xian Ying (513-603), known as Madam Xian, was an outstanding female politician and strategist in early Sui Dynasty from among hundreds of minorities inhabiting south China, who made significant contributions to the political stability, the national harmony, the economic prosperity, and the homeland unity in Lingnan Prefecture (including nowadays Hainan). It was she who submitted the memo to the imperial government for permission to establish Yazhou Prefecture on Hainan Island. |  |
Farmers Beating New Path to Success Farmers in today��s in Wenling, no longer of their past, are keen on super squash species with maximum market gains to be got. Picture shows ��King Watermelon�� farmer Peng Youda with his ��Super Melon Shop�� along with many others opened to business in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang, pointing to a market oriented rural China in the course of shaping. |  |
Building Removed to Make Way for Three Gorges MuseumLocal explosion experts succeeded in demolishing a nine-story building using explosives in the downtown of Chongqing Municipality Sunday, in order to make room for building the Three Gorges Museum and the third-phase construction of the People's Square. |  |
Expressing Support for Beijing's Bid to Host 2008 Olympic Games Union members of Lhasa, capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region, join a tug-of-war game during an activity to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet and to show their support for Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games. |  |
China-Thailand Friendship to Be Passed on From Generation to Generation: Chinese PremierCiting the verses "China-Thailand friendship is a friendship between brothers, which will last thousands of years and beyond," which was written by Princess Sirindhorn of Thailand in Chinese in praise of Sino-Thai friendship, Zhu said, "I would like to quote these widely loved verses to express my sincere hope that Sino-Thai friendship will be passed on from generation to generation and flourish forever." |  |
China-Thailand Friendship to Be Passed on From Generation to Generation: Chinese PremierThe China-Thailand friendship is a friendship between brothers and will be passed on from generation to generation, visiting Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji said Sunday night. |  |
China Beats Cambodia 3-1 in World Cup QualifierChina maintained their winning momentum in the group qualifiers of the 2002 World Cup as they pulled off a 3-1 victory over the visiting Cambodia Sunday in Guangzhou. |  |
Forum on Peaceful Reunification Held in HKA forum dedicated to promoting China's peaceful reunification was held here Sunday by the Hong Kong Region China Peaceful Reunification Association. |  |
China Tops Medal Table after First-Day Competition at East Asian GamesWu Wenxiong lifted a new junior world record of 165kg in the clean and jerk of men's 56kg class. He totalled 287.5kg for the title, 2.5kg more than silver medalists Wang Shin-yuan of Chinese Taipei. |  |
Chen Shih-hsin of Chinese Taipei Won the First Gold Medal at the 3rd East Asian GamesChen Shih-hsin (Right ) of Chinese Taipei stunned her South Korean opponent Yoon Song-hee in the women's 49kg class final with combination of fierce kicks. She won the bout 3-1 for the title--the first gold medal at the 3rd East Asian Games. |  |
National Aid-the-Handicapped Day Marked Nationwide Deaf and mute kids draw pictures in a street in Lhasa, capital city of China's Tibet Autonomous region May 20, 2001. Different activities were held on China's 11th National Aid-the-Handicapped Day around the country. |  |
China Tops Medal Table after First-Day Competition at East Asian GamesThe gold medal came from gymnastics. China fielded a star-studded team in the men's team event, with five out of six gymnasts members of Olympic gold medal winning team. The Chinese team were far superior than the other four participating team, winning the team with a total of 225.550 points. |  |
Overseas Chinese Show Their Supports for Motherland's Unification Overseas Chinese march on streets of China Town in New York Saturday, May 20, 2001, to express their strong wills for the unification of China. |  |
