Chinese Kongfu Beats Japanese Karate by 3:1The contest between Chinese martial arts and Japanese Karate was concluded on July 3 in Langfang City of Hebei Province. Chinese players beat their Japanese rivals by 3:1. Photo shows Chinese 80-kg Xue Fengqiang edged out Japanese Karate heavyweight champion Shinichiro Hamamatsu.  |  |
Foreign Reporters Visit People's Daily OnlineAt 2:30 p.m. July 4, People's Daily Online welcomed in a group of 40 special guests to visit the new working platform of People's Daily Network Center. This is the first group of foreign reporters and news officials received since the new working platform was put into use on June 5, as well as the first large-scale reception of foreign colleagues to come for visit. |  |
Foreign Reporters Visit People's Daily OnlineAt 2:30 p.m. July 4, People's Daily Online welcomes in a group of 40 special guests to visit the new working platform of People's Daily Network Center. This is the first group of foreign reporters and news officials received since the new working platform was put into use on June 5, as well as the first large-scale reception of foreign colleagues to come for visit. |  |
Foreign Reporters Visit People's Daily OnlineAt 2:30 p.m. July 4, People's Daily Online welcomed in a group of 40 special guests to visit the new working platform of People's Daily Network Center. This is the first group of foreign reporters and news officials received since the new working platform was put into use on June 5, as well as the first large-scale reception of foreign colleagues to come for visit. |  |
All 143 Passengers Killed in Russian Plane CrashNone of the 143 passengers and crew members aboard a Russian Tu-154 plane survived a Tuesday crash near the Siberian city of Irkutsk, the press service of the Emergency Ministry announced. |  |
Gangkouwan Power Plant in Anhui Joined into Network for OperationGangkouwan, a reservoir power plant, also a state key project for water conservancy, has been lately put into operation. Picture here shows two generator sets in the power plant with a designed capacity of 113 million kilowatts for each. |  |
WTO Holds 16th Conference of China Working GroupThe 16th conference of China Working Group of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held on July 3 in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss all the issues left over on China's Entry into WTO. Picture here shows Long Yongtu, Chinese chief negotiator, together with his US counterpart. |  |
100 Tibetan Herdsmen of Nagqu Join in CPCNagqu Prefecture of Tibet has recently held various kinds of activities to celebrate the 80th birthday of the Communist Party of China and the 50th anniversary of peaceful liberation of Tibet. Here are 100 local herdsmen who are taking oath on being admitted into the Party. |  |
Henan: Summer Grain Purchase in Full Swing Recently it has seen active sales and purchases of summer grain in Henan Province as local government exercises strictly grain-purchase policy at a protective price of the state. Seen in the picture is a county warehouse is putting newly bought wheat into the storage. |  |
FM Spokeswoman: Removal of US EP-3 Plane to be CompletedThe disassembly and removal of the US EP-3 spy plane will be completed soon, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue Tuesday afternoon. Photo shows technicians of the US side sent disassembled EP-3 to An-124 on July 2. |  |
Xinjiang's Hami Melon SweeterA Hami melon farmer smiles as he picks up a foam-packaged melon to be shipped to market yesterday in Shanshan County,Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.The county this year has a better harvest of Hami melons by adopting new varieties. |  |
Senior CPC Official Meets Vietnamese GuestsWei Jianxing said here Tuesday that China will join hands with Vietnamese comrades in pushing forward bilateral friendship and cooperation in a bid to bring benefits to the two peoples and make new contributions to the peace, stability and human progress in Asia and the world at large. |  |
President Jiang Meets International Nano TechnologistsChinese President Jiang Zemin met Tuesday with international nano technologists, who are attending the 2001 international forum on nano materials, at Beijing's Great Hall of the People. |  |
Jiang on Attracting Foreign InvestmentChinese President Jiang Zemin Tuesday called for making greater efforts to attract foreign investment so as to guarantee the sustainable and rapid development of the national economy. |  |
Friendly Ties Beneficial to China, India: Premier ZhuChinese Premier Zhu Rongji said Tuesday that Sino-Indian friendship is in the fundamental interests of the people of both countries. |  |
