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Clinton Visit Promotes HIV/AIDS Cooperation
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| Yesterday, the former US President Bill Clinton signed an HIV/AIDS treatment cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Health in Beijing. He was visiting after a tour of countries affected by December's tsunami. |
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Quarantine Watchdogs Go After Malignant Red Dye
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| The State Administration for Quality Supervision and Inspection and Quarantine on Wednesday slapped a ban on imports of any foods containing Sudan I dye, a potential carcinogen, and began screening foods coming from the European Union. |
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River Pollution Yet to Improve
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| The State Environmental Protection Administration released its monthly report Tuesday on river water quality in January. Pollution levels were found to be basically stable, remaining particularly bad in the Haihe, Liaohe and Huaihe. |
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New Generation Ship on Patrol
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| The largest and most advanced patrol ship China has ever built went into active service on Tuesday. Haixun 31 is equipped with the most cutting-edge technology, and its launch reflects the country's determination to better protect its sea routes and maritime territory. |
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Finance Ministers Stress Sino-UK Teamwork
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| As this year's G20 and G7 chairs, China and Britain will work to improve international cooperation in economy, trade and poverty alleviation. Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renqing and visiting British Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown also agreed at their Monday meeting that prospects for Sino-British trade and economic cooperation are good. |
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Lantern Festival Lights Up Dumpling Market
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| Sweet rice dumplings, or yuanxiao, are a treat traditionally eaten during the Lantern Festival, which falls on February 23 this year. Leading dumpling makers are hiking prices for the first time in years owing to higher costs for ingredients, but demand for the tasty snack is still outstripping supply. |
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Fewer Hurdles for Migrant Workers
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| A new policy launched Friday means rural migrant workers will find it is easier to get urban posts in the post-Spring Festival job-hunting season. Documentation requirements have been simplified in what has been called a "Spring Breeze Action." |
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Non-stop Charter Flights End
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| Hainan Airlines' flight HU 7952, which landed Sunday night in Beijing, was the last non-stop charter flight across the Taiwan Straits for this year’s Spring Festival. More than 10,000 Taiwan business people and their families took the special charters that began on January 29. |
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Online Forbidden City Badge Design Selected
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| The number one on-line design for the Forbidden City Badge has been selected. The design, featuring the Wumen Gate, will be used for 80th birthday celebrations of the Imperial Palace Museum this year. |
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National Theatre Construction to Continue
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| The result of the investigation into the cause of the collapse of the terminal at Charles de Gaulle Airport will not influence the ongoing construction of the National Grand Theatre, said a proprietor committee official on Friday, while denying they will reassess the project's safety. |
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