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UNESCO, China Sign Memorandum on Education
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| The United Nations main cultural body UNESCO and the Chinese government signed a memorandum of understanding in Paris Wednesday to enhance their partnership in the field of education. |
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President Hu Calls for Political System Reform
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| Hu Jintao, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Tuesday called for active and steady promotion of political system reform, expansion of socialist democracy and improvement of the socialist legal system. |
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Beijing Ready for National Day Holidays
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| With tourism, transportation and public security departments and commercial enterprises fully motivated, the capital city of China is now ready for the upcoming "golden week" of the National Day holidays, from Oct. 1 to 7. |
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More Housing for Low-income Families
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| More budget housing will soon become available to low-income earners in the capital, according to the Beijing Municipal Development Planning Commission. Construction would begin on 3 million square meters of new budget housing a year. |
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Gas Leak Victims to Get Compensation from Japan
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| A Japanese court on Monday ruled compensation demand by 13 Chinese nationals for damage caused to their health by chemical weapons left over in China by Japanese invading troops during World War II. |
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New Law to Deal with Radioactive Pollution
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| The imminent implementation of a new law on radioactive pollution control will help the development and use of nuclear technologies in China, officials said Sunday. The Law on Radioactive Pollution Prevention and Control was passed on June 28 by the National People's Congress and will come into effect on October 1. |
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UN Hails Project to Help Poor
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| United Nations officials Sunday praised the active role that China's private enterprises play in alleviating poverty around the country through the Guangcai Program, which aims to provide financing for China's poverty-stricken regions in their struggle to improve conditions. |
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Shooting at Chinese Fishing Boat 'A Severe Incident'
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| China lodged representations to the Foreign Ministry of Vietnam Sunday on the Chinese fishing boats being chased and shot by Vietnamese armed boats. It "should be regarded as a severe incident," said a Chinese FM spokesperson. |
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Water from Shanxi to Ease Shortage in Beijing
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| China began to divert 50 million cubic meters of water from north China's Shanxi Province over the weekend to ease water shortage in Beijing, where the existing freshwater reserve is only enough for 10 month's supply. |
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President Stresses Maintaining Stability in HK
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| Maintaining stability in Hong Kong is essential for Hong Kong itself and the country as a whole, said Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing Saturday while meeting with noted industrial and business personages from the special administrative region. |
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