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Gains Reported in Nationwide Anti-drug Campaign
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| Chinese public security authorities have made "initial achievements" in controlling narcotics since a nationwide campaign was launched in early February with the aim of curbing the production, trafficking and use of “ice” and “ecstasy” in entertainment centers, according to sources with the National Narcotics Control Commission. |
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China's First Laws on Weather Modification to Take Effect May 1
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| China's first regulations on artificially modifying weather will provide an important legal and administrative basis for this branch of meteorology, according to Cao Kangtai, deputy head of the legislative affairs office under the State Council, at a press conference on Wednesday. The regulations will take effect May 1. |
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Better Sino-US Ties Called for
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| President Jiang Zemin yesterday expressed the hope during his meeting with US Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans that the United States would adhere to the one-China policy and the three Sino-US joint communiques to create a good climate for bilateral ties and economic cooperation. |
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EU Urged to Lift Ban on Seafood
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| The China Aquatic Products Processing and Marketing Association Monday urged the European Union to drop its January 30 ban on imports of Chinese seafood. |
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A Clan of Singers Discovered on Wudang Mountain
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| A clan in which most of its people can sing folk songs and tell folk stories was recently discovered in the southern part of Wudang Mountain, Hubei Province. |
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Northeastern City Gets EU Help on Urban Planning
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| The industrial city of Shenyang in northeast China's Liaoning Province has joined forces with the European Union (EU) to promote the city's sustainable development and increase the population's standard of living. The city has begun a three-year urban planning project with the EU to improve the city's situation in transportation, land use, infrastructure and urban services, housing, natural and artificial environment, as well as marketing and investment promotion. |
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Chinese Acrobatic Troupe a Hit in Kenya
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| Wave after wave of applause echoed in the Nairobi-based National Theater of Kenya on the night of April 20, with words like "terrific" and "wonderful" from the audience accompanying the entire performance by a Chinese acrobatic troupe. |
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Japan's Ambassador Summoned over Koizumi's Shrine Visit
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| The Japanese ambassador to China Koreshige Anami was summoned on Sunday by Vice-Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing who expressed China's strong objection to Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visit to Tokyo's Yasukuni Shrine Sunday morning. |
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Jiang in Tehran to Continue State Visit
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| Chinese President Jiang Zemin Friday evening flew in Tehran from Shiraz to continue his state visit to Iran that will last until April 22. Jiang will exchange views with Iranian President Seyyed Mohammad Khatami and other Iranian leaders on further strengthening bilateral ties of cooperation, and on international and regional issues of common concern. |
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Beijing to Build 2nd Airport Before 2008 Olympics
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| Beijing is planning to build a second airport before the 2008 Olympic Games even though a new terminal is already planned at the existing international airport, according to a report by China News Service. |
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Jiang in Iran on Last Leg of Five-nation Visit
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| President Jiang Zemin kicked off the last leg of his 15-day five-nation visit with his arrival in Shiraz on Thursday. In his written statement released upon arrival, Jiang said Sino-Iranian friendship has a long history and the two nations' ancestors started contacts more than 2,000 years ago via the world famous Silk Road. |
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China Leads World in Aquaculture, UN Official Says
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| A United Nations agricultural representative visiting in Beijing Thursday said he was impressed with the progress in aquaculture in China which today produces 70.2 percent of the world's farmed fish and other aquaculture products. "China will be a good teacher in aquaculture development to the whole world, especially to developing countries," said Ichiro Nomura, assistant director-general with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. |
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China Adventurers Scale New Heights
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| October 6 was an exhilarating day. On the day, 29-year-old Ahdili set a new Guinness record by walking 1,400 meters on a tightwire fastened between two hills without a safety belt. Later six Chinese pilots successfully flew through the 6-meter-tall, 26-meter-wide arch in the Lake Taihu Bridge in domestically made light aircraft. |
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