Traditional Chinese Medicine, Modern International CultureThe 1st China Cultural Festival of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is to be held from May 26 to 28 in north China's Tianjin.Here is part of the 150-meter-long TCM Sculpture to be unveiled during the festival.  |  |
Chinese Handicraft Exhibition Opened in IslamabadThe Chinese Handicrafts Exhibition was lately opened in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan, for celebrating the golden jubilee, the 50th anniversary of the establishment of Sino-Pakistan diplomatic relations. Photo shows two visitors are appreciating an exquisite cloisonn�� vase at the exhibition. |  |
International Forum on Educational Economics Held in Peking UniversityMay 17 witnessed an international forum on educational economics entitled "To Provide Education with Enough Resources" held in Peking University. Present at the forum are Min Weifang, vice president of Peking University and a professor from the State University of New York as shown here in the photo. |  |
The Everest Securities Trading of the World Opened to BusinessLocated at an altitude of 3,800 meters, the Xigaze Securities Business Department, the highest securities trading in the world, was opened lately to business in Xigaze, Tibet Autonomous Region. By far, a total of 175 stock traders, of which 10 percent are local Tibetans, have opened accounts in this business department. Photo shows stock traders at watching the stock exchange screen. |  |
Heroic Chinese Boy Succeeded in Swimming across Qiongzhou Straits Li Lida, a Grade-2 student of a junior high school in Hannan Province, has successfully swum across the Qiongzhou Straits on May 17, the day being his 13-year-old birthday. Picture shows the boy was all smiles after he scored a triumphant crossing of the straits. |  |
World Biggest Chinese Media Platform to Be EstablishedMay 16 saw the three companies in Taiwan and Hong Kong, including PC Home Publishing Group, Cit�� (HK) Publishing Group, and Tom.com Limited, jointly release the news in Taipei that they will join in hands to set up a Chinese media platform, the biggest one of the world. |  |
Taiwan Ethnic Art Group Sing for Beijing's Olympic Bid Lin Qiumei, who was leading the delegation explained that is a tradition of the Amei hunters to tell their family about their hunting harvest through song. |  |
Taiwan Ethnic Art Group Sing for Beijing's Olympic Bid A Taipei-based 24-member ethnic art delegation presented Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bid Committee (BOBICO) a one-meter high wooden statue, "Singing Hunter" on Friday morning to show their support for Beijing's bid to host the 2008 Olympic Games. The carving depicts an Amei ethnic hunter singing after a hunt. |  |
People's Daily Appointed Resident Correspondents to Taiwan ProvinceThe two correspondents, Zheng Gugu and Wu Yaming, will make in-depth news report on Taiwan's politics, economy, culture, society, and local customs and practices. |  |
Exhibition of Ancient Tomb Objects Opens in Xinjiang Visitors watch a male corpse dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907) in Urumqi, capital city of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region May 16, 2001. An exhibition of burial objects excavated in the past two decades from ancient tombs in Xinjiang opened here Wednesday. |  |
A Confident Wang Comes Back from NBA Debut Wang Zhizhi, the first Asian player to join the National Basketball Association, came back to China on Thursday after 45 days with the Dallas Mavericks which he claimed was a great boost to his confidence. |  |
Don King Satisfied with Beijing Capital Gymnasium US boxing promoter Don King shouts in Chinese "I love China!" while waving a national flag of China and a flag of Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Bidding Committee (BOBICO) during an inspection tour of the Beijing Capital Gymnasium, in Beijing May 17, 2001. King, who arrived in Beijing on Wednesday to thrash out details for the first heavyweight fight to be held in China, was greatly satisfied with the 20,000-seat gym, where the fights will be held. |  |
Hangang Eliminates Out-Dated Equipment Liu Zhe, a worker at the Handan Iron and Steel Group Co. (known as Hangang), conducts disassembling of an out-dated 15-ton converter, in Handan City in north China's Hebei Province May 17, 2001. Hangang takes lead across the country in eliminating out-dated equipment which had an annual production capacity of one million tons. A new line for the production of hot-rolled sheet is planned to be set up on the site of the old plant. |  |
90th Birthday of Famous Chinese Scholar MarkedBeijing University Thursday held a ceremony marking the 90th birthday of Ji Xianlin, one of China's most prominent academic figures. |  |
Senior CPC Official Meets Brazilian Guests China is ready to work with Brazil to further upgrade their bilateral strategic partnership on the basis of the five principles of peaceful co-existence, a senior official of the Communist Party of China said |  |
Chinese Vice-president Meets Mali Guest Chinese Vice-president Hu Jintao shakes hands with Soumeylou Boubeye Maiga, Mali Minister of Armed Forces and Veterans at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing May 17, 2001. |  |
Senior Official Stresses Environmental ProtectionLi Ruihuan, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), said Thursday that China must make more efforts to improve its deteriorating environment. |  |
Chinese Men's Soccer Team Prepares Match Against Cambodia Chinese striker Yang Chen (R) reacts during a training session in Guangzhou, capital city of Guangdong province May 17, 2001. Chinese men's soccer team is preparing for their World Cup qualifying match against Cambodia here on May 20. |  |
Booming Trade in Lhasa A customer chooses a piece of carpet at a carpet shop in Lhasa, capital of Tibet Autonomous Region May 17, 2001. Various kinds of shops and supermarkets have sprung up in Lhasa in recent years, that has turned Lhasa into a bustling downtown. |  |
