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Ship Traffic Lanes Set in Yangtze River
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| Upstream ship traffic in the Yangtze River has never been restricted to designated lanes, until a Jiangsu Province tested the system beginning last year. Accident rates plummeted, and now other areas along both the Yangtze and the Pearl River are planning to implement the ship lane system. |
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British Consul-General's Remarks on HK Refuted
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| Yang Wenchang, commissioner of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China in Hong Kong expressed Wednesday strong dissatisfaction with remarks on Hong Kong's implementation of "One Country, Two Systems" made by Stephen Bradley, British Consul-General to Hong Kong.
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China Confers with US on Arms Control
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| China and the United States have identical nonproliferation goals, but China does not always agree with the US methods of achieving those goals. Nevertheless, the two countries are working closely together in such areas as anti-terrorism and controls on shipments of weapons and components of WMDs. |
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Indigent Population Up by 800,000 in 2003
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| The number of indigent Chinese with less than 637 yuan (US$77) of annual net income rose by 800,000 in 2003. This is the first time the number increased since China began opening-up in the late 1970s, said a senior Chinese official. |
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Foreign Ministry Opens More Historical Files
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| Over 5,000 diplomatic records from the 1949–1955 period saw the light of day for the first time Monday, including documents related to the Geneva and Bandung conferences. It is the second group of records the ministry has opened to the public this year. |
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China to Enrich Strategic Ties with ASEAN
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| China is willing to enrich the strategic partnership with ASEAN, said Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan in Beijing Monday while meeting with Ong Keng Yong, secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). |
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Leading State Firms Log Solid Profit Rises
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| China's biggest state-owned enterprises reported solid profit growth in the first half of the year after adjusting production and investment in accordance with state macroeconomic management policies. Those in the petrochemicals, metallurgy, transportation, mining, telecommunications and power industries recorded the biggest gains. |
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Palestinian Offices Burned Down in Gaza
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| Dozens of Palestinian gunmen shot their way into the office of the Palestinian intelligence service early on Sunday and burned down the one-story building in Gaza. |
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7,700 Residents Relocated for Flood Diversion
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| The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said Saturday nearly 7,700 local residents had been moved from two areas used to diverse floodwater when floods hit two tributaries of the Huaihe River after days of heavy rain. |
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Extreme Weather Takes Toll Across Nation
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| Tropical storm Kompasu slammed into Hong Kong and Guangdong Province on Friday. Many trees and outdoor advertisement boards were blown down and uprooted. A total of 12 typhoon-related injuries have been reported in Hong Kong so far. |
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