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Tibet's Gandan Temple Celebrates Buddha Worship Festival The Gandan Temple, one of the three major temples in Lhasa, capital of China's Tibet Autonomous Region, celebrated its traditional festival of Zhanfo, which means "Buddha in sunshine" with thousands of native Tibetans and foreign guests and tourists in attendance.  |  |
Russia-DPRK Moscow Declaration Signed Russian President Vladimir Putin and the top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea ( DPRK), Kim Jong Il, signed a historic joint declaration after a nearly three-hour meeting in the Kremlin on Saturday. |  |
NPC Chairman Meets Vietnamese Delegation Li Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), met Saturday morning with Vice Chairman of the Vietnamese National Assembly (VNA) Mai Thuc Lan and his party in Beidaihe, Hebei Province. |  |
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