Chinese Vice Premier Stresses InnovationChinese Vice Premier Li Lanqing has said that the administration of scientific and technological work in China should be improved to promote innovation.  |  |
Chinese Fair Issues Awards to Exhibits for First TimeThe Third Shanghai International Industry Fair Tuesday became the first exhibition in China authorized to issue awards to outstanding exhibits. Approved by the State Council, the fair has 22 awards for product exhibits. |  |
Cloning still to prove itselfA human embryo clone as featured in the journal e-biomed. Advanced Cell Technology Vice President of Research Jose Cibelli announced in a scientific paper published November 25, 2001 that he and other researchers at the company have successfully cloned a human embryo for the purpose of mining stem cells used to treat disease. Cibelli, seen in an undated file photo provided by the Worcester, Massachusetts based bio-technology company, is the first author of the scientific paper which represents the first public announcement that scientists have succeeded in cloning human embryos. |  |
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) bronze animal headsThree Chinese national treasures including a bronze monkey head, a bronze ox head and a bronze tiger head, together with another 120 relics will be sent to Taiwan on November 28 for a grand exhibition in late December. |  |
Eiffel Tower Undergoes 18th Repainting(2)France's Eiffel Tower, one of the world's most popular tourist attractions, is set to be repainted. |  |
Eiffel Tower Undergoes 18th RepaintingFrance's Eiffel Tower, one of the world's most popular tourist attractions, is set to be repainted. |  |
China's First Home-made Light-rail Trains Completed(2)China's first two home-made light-rail trains rolled off line November 25 in Xiangtan in central China's Hunan Province. |  |
China's First Home-made Light-rail Trains CompletedChina's first two home-made light-rail trains rolled off line November 25 in Xiangtan in central China's Hunan Province. |  |
People Concern about Agro-Science (2)A new breed of pumpkin weighted over 50 kg is shown at the Second National Agriculture High-tech Research Expo held in Guilin, a tourism attraction in Southwest China's Guangxi Province November 26, 2001. Lots of people from home and abroad attended this Agro-High-Tech Expo since more and more people show great concern on agro-science after China's access to WTO. |  |
Sea Water Invasion Under Control (2)Picture shows a huge dam built in the coastal Zhujia Village in east China's Shandong Province, November 27, 2001. The village has successfully blocked the sea water encroachment by building dams and frest water reservoirs, opening canals and planting winterbreak forest over the past five years. |  |
Sea Water Invasion Under Control An elderly farmer enjoys angling by a reservoir at the coastal Zhujia Village in east China's Shandong Province November 27, 2001. The village has successfully blocked the sea water encroachment by building dams and frest water reservoirs, opening canals and planting winterbreak forest over the past five years. |  |
Bonn Talks On Afghan Future StartThe United Nations-sponsored talks on Afghanistan started in Bonn Tuesday, bringing factions of the war-torn land to negotiate political and security structures in the post-Taliban era. |  |
