Pen Used to Sign WTO Accession Protocol Donated to Museum The pen used by Chinese trade minister Shi Guangsheng to sign the protocol on China's accession to the WTO at the Doha meeting was donated to the Museum of the Chinese Revolution as a historical relic.  |  |
China Telecom's North-South Split PlanThe State Council recently approved China Telecom's restructuring plan, under which the telecom giant is to be divided into the north sector and the south sector. |  |
Premier Zhu Meets with S. African PresidentThe China-South Africa Bi-National Commission will play a positive role in promoting the stable development of bilateral relations and expanding friendly cooperation between the two countries, Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji said Tuesday in his meeting with South African President Thabo Mbeki . |  |
President Jiang Greets China's Rocket Pioneer President Jiang Tuesday paid a personal visit to rocket scientist Qian Xuesen at his home. The two exchanged views on how scientific and technological progress can contribute more to the country's reform and modernization. |  |
Teleconference on Epidemics HeldA national teleconference on the control of schistosomiasis and other epidemics was convened Tuesday, at which Vice Premier Li Lanqing called for better control of the diseases. |  |
Chinese Vice President Meets S. African President Chinese Vice President Hu Jintao met Tuesday with visiting South African President Thabo Mbeki. |  |
Premier Zhu Meets Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji met Tuesday with visiting Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister Zoran Kerstevski. |  |
China Makes Progress in Rectifying Market OrderLi Rongrong, minister in charge of the State Economic and Trade Commission, said at a press conference that so far this year, government departments concerned have revoked 41,800 business licenses and closed down 152,700 offending businesses. |  |
Jiang Meets Seleznev Chinese President Jiang Zemin(L) shakes hand with Chairman of the Russian State Duma Gennady Seleznev in Beijing 11 December 2001. |  |
Foreign Financial Organizations Participate in RMB Business The sign board of one branch of Hong Kong's Bank of East Asia Ltd. shines in the evening in Dalian, China's northeast Liaoning Province, December 11, 2001. China becomes the 143th World Trade Organisation (WTO) member Tuesday. After China and its 1.3 billion people join the WTO, Chinese authorities will allow foreign financial organizations to participate in RMB business in Shanghai and Shenzhen, and foreign financial organizations in Dalian and China's east coastal city Tianjin can also run RMB business under approval. |  |
Boy Slides on Snow-Covered Ground A boy slides on the snow-covered ground with the help of his parents in Taiyuan, capital of China's north Shanxi Province, December 11, 2001. Snow falls on parts of North China Tuesday. |  |
"Harry Potter" Goes to Public Show in Thailand A poster of the film "Harry Potter" is seen outside one cinema in Thailand's capital Bangkok, December 11, 2001. The much anticipated film based on J.K. Rowling's books goes to public show in 120 cinemas in Bangkok, and the box office will reach 2 million US dollars. |  |
Li Peng Meets Foreign Jurists Top Chinese lawmaker Li Peng met Tuesday with foreign jurists attending a legal forum focusing on "judicial impartiality and efficiency" sponsored by the Supreme People's Court. |  |
Li Peng Meets South African PresidentChinese top legislator Li Peng met Tuesday with the President of South Africa Thabo Mbeki. |  |
Zhu Rongji Meets Duma Chairman Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji (R) meets Chairman of the Russian State Duma Gennady Seleznev in Beijing 11 December 2001. |  |
Private Museum in Booming Chang Dunming, curator of private Chinese Folk Music Instrument Museum in Yangzhong of Jiangsu province in eastern China, gives instruction to his disciples in making a Pipa (Chinese guitar) December 11, 2001. His museum, boasting a collection of over 300 pieces in about 200 categories, is attracting more visitors and clients in recent years. |  |
Mexico to Improve Traffic Cars move slowly in a jammed road in express ring route in Mexico city, Mexico, late afternoon December 10, 2001. The municipal government of Mexico is planning an investment of 0.8 billion USD to build a 30 kilometers plus elevated road in the city in order to improve the traffic. |  |
Inner Mongolia Prepared for Winter Herdsmen sort the fodder December 11, 2001 in Dong Ujimqin Banner of Xilin Gol League, east part of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The region, apt to suffer the heavy snow in winter, is now in full preparation to survive the coldest season. |  |
Internet-aided Criminal Searching Successful Policemen investigate in a village in Xushui county of north China's Hebei province December 11, 2001. Over 70 criminals were captured and some 20 delivered themselves to the police in a month after the clues of the crimes they committed are publicized via internet. |  |
