Piano Prodigy Makes Collaboration Debut with Philadelphia OrchestraChinese piano prodigy Lang Lang, made his collaboration debut with one of the world's leading orchestras, the Philadelphia Orchestra, on its centennial celebration tour in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday evening.  |  |
B Shares Fall on First Day after Ban China's B shares spent International Children's Day quietly Friday, despite people's expectation of a storm of fresh funds when the government lifted a three-month ban to free more local funds into the hard currency market. |  |
Top Chinese Legislator Meets Moroccan GuestsLi Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met Friday with M. Moulay Abedelaziz Hafidi Alaoui, the first vice president of the Moroccan Chamber of Representatives. |  |
Fishing ban in South China Sea begins Fishing will be banned over the next two months in the South China Sea as the country's summer fishing ban became effective at 12:00 AM Friday. |  |
France's Nuclear Sector Booming Up A few kids look curiously at a model of a nuclear station in the south of France. There have been 20 nuclear stations built in the country in the past 20 years. Besides satisfying domestic need of energy, France exports nuclear power to these countries such as Switzerland, Italy, Germany and etc.. |  |
Key Drug Tycoon in Gold Triangle Area ArrestedTan Xiaolin, a key drug tycoon in the Gold Triangle Area, has been arrested through collaboration efforts between Chinese and Myanmar police, Chinese police said Friday in Kunming, capital city of Yunnan Province. |  |
Nepal's King, Queen Killed in Shooting at Royal PalaceNepal's crown prince opened fire in the royal palace Friday, killing the king, queen, a prince and five others before shooting himself, a senior military official said. |  |
Shanghai Welcomes APEC Two tourists pose for a photo in front of a picture of the night view of Shanghai Pujiang River. Shanghai is making good preparation for the 9th APEC to be held in September. |  |
Shanghai Welcomes APEC Picture shows the Shanghai International Conference Center in Pudong, one of the main convention places for 9th APEC. The city is make good preparation for the upcoming APEC. |  |
Shanghai Welcomes APEC Picture shows down town Shanghai across the Pujiang River. Shanghai is making good prepartion for the 9th APEC to be held in September. |  |
Commonwealth of Independant States Founded Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) listens to Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov at the summit of the Commonwealth of Independant States (CIS) in Minsk May 31, 2001. The five nations of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Tadzhikistan and Kirghizia signed documents to found CIS. |  |
Process Environment-Friendly Tea Workers from the Anshun Tea Planation process tea in Anshun City in southwest China's Guizhou Province June 1, 2001. The city has an annual production of more than 600,000 kilograms of environment-friendly tea, sold to more than 10 provinces and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan regions. |  |
