Photo Exhibition of China's Inner Mongolia Showcased in SydneyA photo exhibition for showing the beautiful grassland of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region has been lately opened in Sydney. With nearly 100 photos being shown, the exhibition expresses the great achievements scored in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region since China carried out the policy of reform and opening up, and the beautiful landscape and traditional culture, rites and customs of the ethnic people on horsebacks in this region. |  |
Cross-Straits Long-distance Running Team Arrives at NanjingJune 25 saw the Cross-Straits long-distance running team arrive at Nanjing and run with over 2,000 Nanjing citizens for supporting Beijing's 2008 Olympic bid. Started from Taipei on June 16, the team will arrive at the terminal Beijing on June 30 having traversed many cities as Kaohsiung, Shenzhen, Ningbo, Hangzhou, Shanghai, Wuxi, Nanjing, and Qingdao. Photo shows the running group at Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum in Nanjing. |  |
Henan Put up Large Ecological Aquatic Farm for Fish & DuckA high-effective ecological aquatic farm for fish and duck has been lately completed in Weshi County of Henan Province. As the largest of its kind in the province this farm is able to raise 450,000 ducks and drakes, and the yearly lay of eggs comes to 650,000 kilograms. In the meanwhile the yearly fish-catch is 150,000 kilograms. The multi-purpose way of breeding, which can not only reduce the cost, but also increase the income, has offered an exemple for the development of ecological agriculture. |  |
"No Way for Drugs into My Family"A launching ceremony for the activity "No Way for Drugs into My Family" was held in Nanning, Guangxi Province on June 24. This is to make millions of citizens realize the harmfulness of narcotics by prohibiting it into their families so that they will no longer use, smuggle, make and plant narcotics. Photo shows a family of three is signing names on the paper of promise. |  |
Typhoon Chebi Savages Fujian, At Least 79 Killed "Chebi,'' the second tropical typhoon this year, ravaged southeastern China's Fujian Province on Sunday, killing at least 79 people and leaving another 87 missing.  |  |
Portal Leadership Fight Goes on, Wang Threatens Legal Action The chaos shaking China's largest Internet portal Sina.com intensified on Monday as its former chief executive officer (CEO) Wang Zhidong labelled the announcement of his resignation as "illegitimate'' and threatened legal action. |  |
Portal Leadership Fight Goes on, Wang Threatens Legal Action The chaos shaking China's largest Internet portal Sina.com intensified on Monday as its former chief executive officer (CEO) Wang Zhidong labelled the announcement of his resignation as "illegitimate'' and threatened legal action. |  |
Post Card Issued in Support of Beijing's Olympic BidThe China National Philatelic Corporation has recently issued a set of post cards in support of Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympic Games. |  |
UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/AIDS OpensThe United Nations General Assembly on Monday convened a special session on HIV/AIDS amid growing alarms on rapid spread of the lethal epidemic and its global impact. |  |
39 Killed, Nearly 400 Injured After Major Quake Rocks PeruThirty-nine people have been confirmed dead and nearly 400 others injured in a strong earthquake that hit southern Peru Saturday, and the authorities reported two minor tremors rattled the northern part of the country late Saturday. |  |
Hu Jingtao Visits Exhibition on State's Aid to Tibet Chinese Vice-President Hu Jintao visited an exhibition showcasing the nationwide support to Tibet for its modernization drive Monday evening. |  |
Ancient Tombs Discovered in Shanxi A set of opera statue brick carvings were unearthed from the Han Dynasty(206 B. C.-220 A.D.) tombs discovered in Xiangfen County in northwest China's Shanxi Province June 25, 2001. A large number of potteries and brick carvings were found. |  |
Ancient Tombs Discovered in Shanxi Workers from the Institute of Archaeology excavate one of the Han Dynasty(206 B.C.-220 A.D.) tombs in Xiangfen County in northwest China's Shanxi Province June 25, 2001. A large number of potteries and brick carvings were unearthed. |  |
Brazil Destroys Illegal Arms A housewife hands over a gun she collected to a police officer during a campaign launched by the authorities to demolish some 100,000 illegal small arms in Rio de Janeiro, capital of Brazil June 24, 2001. |  |
Brazil Destroys Illegal Arms A heavy construction equipment crushes over 100,000 guns in Rio de Janeiro, capital of Brazil June 24, 2001. The authorities launched a campaign of demolishing illegal small arms collected over the past five years. |  |
Funeral of Israeli Soldier Two Israeli soldiers weep during the funeral of their companion Ophir Kit at the Mount Herzl military cemetery in Jerusalem, June 24, 2001. Ophir Kit was killed together with another Israeli soldier in a Palestinian suicide attack in northern Gaza Strip June 22. |  |
