Foreign Teacher in KindergartenA kindergarten child in Shanghai is learning English under the help of his teacher, Patricia Collins from England. Despite thousands of foreign language teachers nationwide, few are in kindergartens. |  |
Land Auction in ShenzhenAuctioneers and bidders swarm to the auction of the Shenzhen Bay Tianhai District on December 6 under full media coverage in South China's Shenzhen bordering Hong Kong. The auctioned area, deemed as Shenzhen's "King of Land", was sold at 2.235 billion yuan. More than 200 mainland and HK reporters covered the event. |  |
China to Improve Nutrition of its PeopleChina plans to carry out a 10-year program to improve the nutrition of its 1.3 billion people, not only by the consumption of nutritious food, but also by the promotion of scientific knowledge of and information about a balanced diet.  |  |
Xinjiang Continues to Lead China in Cotton OutputThe Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region retained the rank of China's leading cotton producer this year with the output reaching 1.57 million tons, up 4.7 percent over last year's figure. |  |
China's Largest Media Group EstablishedChinese Radio, TV and Film Group, the largest of its kind in China, was established Thursday in Beijing to accelerate the country's media development. |  |
CPPCC Leaders on Role of People's Political Consultative ConferenceA national meeting on the experience of the work of local committees of the people'spolitical consultative conferences closed Thursday Beijing. |  |
Chinese Premier Inspects Xinhua News AgencyChinese Premier Zhu Rongji toured Xinhua News Agency's Headquarters in Beijing Thursday morning, telling journalists he appreciated their role in boostingthe country's economic reform and socialist construction. |  |
Morning ExercisesA middle aged manpractises gongfu (martial arts) with sword in hand on the morning of December 6 in the downtown square in Kunming, capital of Southwest China's Yunnan Province. Thanks to the erection of a traditional memorial gate (background) and recent renovations to the city's commercial center, the square is now a picturesque place that attracts large crowds for morning exercises. |  |
Yassin Under House Arrest (2)Palestinian security persons stand guard on the street in Gaza City December 6, 2001. Palestinian Authourity security forces have placed Yassin under house arrest, and is barred from outside contacts, Palestinian security officials said December 5, 2001. |  |
Yassin Under House Arrest A Palestinian boy rides a bicycle in front of a wall with a Hammas soldieri's portrait in Gaza City December 6, 2001. Palestinian Authourity security forces have placed Yassin under house arrest, and is barred from outside contacts, Palestinian security officials said December 5, 2001. |  |
2nd Beijing International Jewelry Fair Opens A visitor is attracted by a necklace with the brand of Hong Kong "Jazz Pearls" at the opening ceremony of the Beijing International Jewelry Fair Thursday December 6, 2001. More that 200 exhibitors from home and abroad participated the 4-day fair. |  |
Chinese Premier Meets DRC FM Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) shakes hands with Leonard She Okitundu, minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), during a meeting in Beijing Thursday December 6, 2001. |  |
Japanese Economy to Slide in 2002 A homeless wanderer cuts his beard at a park in Tokyo, December 6, 2001. Economy in Japan will go on sliding next year according to a report from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development£¨OECD). The economic growth rate in 2002 is expected to be -1 percent while this year's rate is -0.75 percent. |  |
4th Annual Meeting of China Development Forum Opens in Beijing The Fourth Annual Meeting of China Development Forum opens in Beijing December 6, 2001. Over 600 representative from across the world participated in the meeting. |  |
China Dig Wells for Cambodia Some Cambodian officials taste water from a well at the handover ceremony of 500 wells dug by Chinese constructors to Cambodian authorities, in Kampong Spoe Province, Cambodia recently. China has dug 1,000 wells gratis for Cambodia, bringing drinking water to 250,000 local farmers. |  |
Afghan Refugee School in Dushanbe Afghan refugee children listen to the teacher on a mathematics class at an Afghan refugee school in the suburbs of Dushanbe, Tadzhikistan December 5, 2001. The free-of-charge school, established last year, has 600 students and over 40 teachers. |  |
Russia Marks 60th Anniversary of Campaign in Defense of Moscow A veteran soldier with emotion voices an old song that spred widely during the Campaign in Defense of Moscow in 1941 at its 60th anniversary meeting, held in the Kremlin Palace in Moscow December 5, 2001. All walks of life in the capital have held various activities to mark the Campaign. |  |
