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64 Confirmed Dead in Henan Coal Mine Blast
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| The tragic gas explosion at a Henan Province coal mine has killed at least 64 miners. Chances of survival are slim for the 84 still trapped underground, but rescue teams are working around the clock to locate them while medical personnel from the surrounding area have been called in to assist with the injured. |
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FIFA Changes Schedule but China Wants More
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| The Chinese Football Association wrote the AFC and FIFA Monday proposing a rematch with Kuwait if they equalize with them in the World Cup qualifiers. The AFC has already warned China and Hong Kong against fixing their game to secure China's progress, but agreed to the qualifiers being played simultaneously. |
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China Committed to Nuclear Safety
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| The National Nuclear Safety Administration celebrated the 20th anniversary of its founding on Wednesday. During those years, it has been a strong force in promoting adherence to International Atomic Energy Administration safety standards and implementation of the IAEA safety strategy. China will increase international cooperation and improve supervision to guarantee the safety of its expanding nuclear program. |
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Dalai Lama Urged to End Splittism
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| Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Zhang Qiyue said that China continues to stand by its policy that Tibet is an inalienable part of the country, and that the Dalai Lama must publicly agree to this policy if he wishes to resume talks. Zhang also welcomed the US decision to cooperate on China's nuclear plant projects, and discussed next week's talks with Japan concerning disputed borders in the East China Sea, and prospects for continuation of the six-party talks on the Korean nuclear issue. |
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Hu Hails Deep Sino-DPRK Friendship
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| China looks forward to strengthening relations with North Korea, President Hu Jintao told visiting top legislator Kim Yong Nam in Beijing on Tuesday. The two exchanged views on issues that included the Korean nuclear issue, agreeing that both countries wish to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons and continue seeking a peaceful solution through dialogue. |
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More Efforts to Restart Six-party Talks
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| Chairman Kim Yong Nam of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea will visit China today, preceding US Secretary of State Colin Powell's tour of Japan, China and Republic of Korea at the end of the week, in an attempt to break the Korean nuclear deadlock. |
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Space Satellite Lands in Sichuan Apartment
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| A section of a scientific satellite returning to Earth made a spectacular reentry last Friday when it crashed through the roof of a building and landed in an apartment whose tenant had left just five minutes earlier. No injuries were reported, but the apartment was destroyed in what experts say is a highly unusual occurrence. |
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China Marks Int'l Anti-poverty Day
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| On Sunday, the 12th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 18 China Poverty Eradication Awards were presented to institutions and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the fight against poverty. They include the World Bank and a 90-year-old man who helped poor university students with his pension and income from riding pedicab. |
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Powell to Visit China on DPRK Nuke Issue
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| US Secretary of State Colin Powell will visit Japan, China and South Korea beginning from next week for talks on the nuclear issue of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), the US State Department said Saturday. |
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Putin: Regional Cooperation Benefits Continent
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| Russia-China regional cooperation will bring substantive benefits to both countries and the rest of the Euro-Asia continent, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday in Xi'an. Putin has winded up his China visit by leaving Xi'an Saturday. |
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