Another Expedition to Mount Qomolangma by Chinese ScientistsChinese scientists on May 28 began another expedition to Mount Qomolangma for scientific research. It is another scientific inspection after last year's monitor to the Mount Qomolangma and Himalayan Mountains and the expedition will continue till June 15.  |  |
Artificial Limbs Installed Free of Charge for Handicapped in FujianLately,58 disabled persons from Fuzhou, Fujian Province, were installed artificial limbs free of charge, becoming the first batch of beneficiaries of the ��Salvation Project with Love��, which was launched jointly by the Department of Civil Affairs of Fujian Province and Fujian Welfare Lottery-issuing Center, artificial limbs will also be fixed for 1,000 handicapped people in the province this year. Photo shows medical workers installing artificial limbs for the disabled. |  |
Kindling of EAG Arrives in MacaoThe kindling of the East Asian Games (EAG) arrived in Macao, the host of the next EAG, on May 28 from Osaka where the 3rd EAG took place. Photo shows Han Jing, the Wushu gold medal winner of China's Macao at the 3rd EAG, escorting the kindling down the plane. |  |
2nd Int'l Beauty Expo Held in ShenzhenThe 2nd International Beauty Expo was held in Shenzhen on May 26-28, participated in by enterprises from China, the United States, Japan, China��s Hong Kong, and other countries and regions. Photo shows a visitor trying a set of medical massage equipment. |  |
Cross-Straits Abacus Communication Contest Held in ZhengzhouThe 10th Cross-Straits Abacus Communication Contest, co-sponsored by the Chinese Abacus Association and the Chamber of Commerce of Taiwan Province, was held on May 27 in 29 venues in Zhengzhou, Henan Province. Over 5,400 preschool children took part in this traditional contest. |  |
Shanghai and Paris Hold Two-way Satellite Transmission ConcertA two-way satellite transmission concert was held synchronously in China's Shanghai and France's Paris on May 27. It's reported that this was the first time that the two countries jointly conducted the two-way satellite transmission of TV programs and China's theatrical TV items entered numerous European households through main French media. |  |
Egypt, China See Broad Prospects for CooperationOn the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Egypt In April, Dr. Mohamed Noman Galal, Egyptian ambassador to China, enthusiastically had a free talk with Our Staff Reporters about friendship between the two peoples of Egypt and China, looked forward to the broad prospects for the development of Egypt-China economic and trade cooperation in the new century and pinned infinite hopes on the future development of the friendly and cooperative relations between Egypt and China. |  |
HK, Xinjiang Sign Contract Boosting Tourism CooperationThe Hong Kong Tourist Development Bureau and the Tourist Administration of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region signed a contract in Urumqi Monday with an aim to promote tourist cooperation in the long run. |  |
APEC's SCSC Convene for 2nd Meeting The Sub-committee on Standards and Conformance (SCSC) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) convene for their second meeting in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province, May 28, 2001. |  |
APEC's SCSC Convene for 2nd Meeting Li Shaoqing(2nd from right), chairman of the Sub-committee on Standards and Conformance(SCSC) of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), presides over the 2nd meeting of the committee in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province, May 28, 2001. |  |
Jiang Zemin Meets ROK Guest Chinese President Jiang Zemin (L) meets with Kim Joong Kwon, chairman of the Supreme Council of the Millennium Democratic Party of the Republic of Korea, Beijing, May 28, 2001. |  |
Jiang Zemin Meets PNG Prime Minister Chinese President Jiang Zemin(L) meets with Mekere Morauta, prime minister of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea (PNG) in Beijing, May 28, 2001. |  |
Beijing University Establishes School of Journalism and CommunicationBeijing University, China's prestigious university which initiated the country's earliest journalism education over 90 years ago, set up the School of Journalism and Communication Monday. |  |
Local Kids of Heilongjiang Welcome Children's Day A group of school children of the Durbot Mongolian Autonomos County in northeast China's Heilongjiang province practice waist drum dance to welcome the International Children's Day, which falls on June 1 every year. Local kids are making preparation for their own holidays in different ways. |  |
Military Map of Japanese Invaders Found in Lanzhou An unidentified man points to a military map once had been used by the Japanese army during the invasion war against China over half a century ago. The map, newly found during an action in Lanzhou, capital city of north China's Gansu province, is a hard evidence of Japan's aggression against China. |  |
Pupils Encouraged to Do Social Practice Guo Zhening from Xinwenlu Primary School in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, washes vegetables at home after school May 27, 2001. The municipalities has made a point of encouraging children to take part in social practice, including planting trees, doing housework and other activities. |  |
Ancient Town Zhouzhuang Ready for APEC Meeting The informal meeting of trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) 2001 will be held in early June at this water meeting hall in Zhouzhuang, a famous ancient water town in Kunshan City, in east China's Jiangsu Province. The boat-shaped house, 50 meters long and 15.68 meters wide, may hold over 100 people. |  |
Old Town Prepares For APEC's Trade Ministers Meeting A boat sail on the river going through the old town of Zhouzhuang in Kunshan City, east China's Jiangsu Province. The informal meeting of trade ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation(APEC) 2001 will be held in early June at this famous "water town". The local people, who hosted over 1.5 million tourists from home and abroad last year, are making preparation for the upcoming APEC's meeting. |  |
Shenzhen Welcomes APEC Senior Officials Meeting Picture shows the brightly illuminated Wuzhou Guesthouse of Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong province. The second Senior Officials Meeting (SOM) of APEC is scheduled to be held at the hotel from June 2-3. |  |
Children Practise Martial Arts A boy, accompanied by his grandmother, practises martial arts at the Shaolin Boy Martial Arts Training Center in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province May 28, 2001. More than 40 children aged from 3 to 12 learn Shaolin skills under the guidance of monks of the well-known Shaolin Temple. Parents sent their children to the center aiming to make them strong. |  |
President Jiang Zemin Meets Former Russian President Boris Yeltsin Chinese President Jiang Zemin (L) meets with former Russian President Boris Yeltsin in Beijing, May 28, 2001. |  |
