New Magnetic Resonance Equipment Made Debut in ShanghaiNoted for its medical use, sophisticated, with technology introduced from America, the equipment made debut in Shanghai July 23. The magnetic resonance scanning equipment with 1.5T and 3T was produced in April 2001, only 30 hospitals in the world have this equipment. Picture shows representatives from domestic hospitals learning about use of the new equipment. |  |
Power Construction Being Carried out Against TimeThe Dachaoshan hydropower station in Yunnan Province has now been at a construction stage racing against time as it will have to put its first power generating set into operation in December this year. Pictured is the Dachaoshan hydropower station. |  |
Two-D Migrant Population Management System Put to Use in FuzhouUnder the system, a migrant resident��s profile, name, photo, fingerprint, sex, ID card and other information are stored into a two-dimension code done onto a handy residency card identifying qualifications of the holder. Available also is a handy two-D code reader (right) linking it up with the databank to help out in local migrant population��s check-up work and crack down on crimes. |  |
46 Bodies Discovered After Coal Mine Explosion By early Tuesday morning, the bodies of 46 victims had been found at the coal mine in Xuzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, where an explosion Sunday morning trapped 105 miners underground, rescuers said Tuesday.  |  |
Chinese President Jiang Arrives in MaltaChinese President Jiang Zemin(L) is greeted by Maltese President Guido De Marco at the airport of Valletta July 23, 2001. Malta is the last leg of Jiang's five-nation tour in Europe, which took him to Russia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine. |  |
Jiang Zemin Meets with Maltese PresidentChinese President Jiang Zemin(L) meets Maltese President Guido De Marco in Valletta July 23, 2001. Malta is the last leg of Jiang's five-nation tour in Europe, which took him to Russia, Belarus, Moldova and Ukraine. |  |
Falun Gong Follower Dies of Self-Immolation A 19-year-old Falun Gong follower died early this month after setting himself on fire in Nanning, capital city of south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local police announced here Monday. |  |
Beijing to hold Xixia Calligraphy Exhibition Calligraphy of a dead language used by people of the ancient Chinese kingdom of Xixia will be on exhibition from July 24-27 at the China Art Gallery. |  |
Luo Wins China's First Breaststroke Swimming World Title Chinese woman swimmer Luo Xuejuan made a breakthrough by winning the country's first ever breaststroke swimming world title at the 9th FINA world championships Monday in Fukuoka. |  |
Public Lecture on Beijing Olympic Bid Held in Beijing Liu Qi (2nd L), mayor of Beijing, delivers a speech at the public lecture held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to celebrate the success of Beijing Olympic bid Monday, July 23, 2001. He Zhenliang (1st L), Chinese executive member of the IOC, and Yuan Weimin (3rd L), director general of the State Sports General Administration, also presented themselves at the meeting. |  |
Hu Jintao Returns to Beijing Chinese Vice-president Hu Jintao(L) is welcomed at the Xijiao Airport by State Councilor Luo Gan as he came back to Beijing from Tibet July 23, 2001. Hu Jintao led the central government delegation to attend the celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the peaceful liberation of Tibet. |  |
Don King and Ruiz Arrive in BeijingAmerican promoter Don King (Front) and reigning champion John Ruiz smile while arriving at the airport of Beijing Monday, July 23, 2001. Ruiz will participate in the World Boxing Association (WBA) heavyweight title fight, scheduled at Beijing Capital Arena on 4th of August, against four-time world champion Holyfield. The event is the first world heavyweight title fight ever to be held in China, and the third between the two boxers in a year. |  |
Ceramic Works Exhibition Held in Guangzhou A piece of ceramic and glass work entitled "the galaxy" by Guo Shuhua of Hong Kong is shown at the Chinese Contemporary Exhibition of Ceramic Works by Women at Guangdong Art Gallery in Guangzhou, the capital city of southern China's Guangdong province, July 23, 2001. Ceramic works of 10 Chinese influential women ceramists are shown in the exhibition. |  |
Chinese Malls Establish Web A man passes by a billboard bearing the website of Chinese malls entitled Dragon's Trail in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province July 23, 2001. Beijing's Xidan Mall and 16 other famed malls from 15 cities jointly established a web to raise the urban commercial information level. |  |
China Offers Aid to Palestine Wu Jiuhong (L), director of the Chinese office to Palestine, exchanges documents with Intisar Wazir, minister of Social Affairs of Palestine, on China's material aid to Palestine, in Gaza July 22, 2001. The Chinese Government provides a batch of humanitarian materials to alleviate the difficulties facing the Palestinians. |  |
