|
FM: Talks Only Way to Solve East China Sea Dispute
|
|
| China and Japan should resort to dialogue to solve differences surrounding the disputed area of the East China Sea, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said yesterday. He said the two countries will hold a new round of talks on the disputed area soon. |
|
|
Qomolangma Garbage Clean-up
|
|
| A hundred-strong team of volunteers is working to collect as much rubbish as possible from Mount Qomolangma before June 5, or World Environment Day. |
|
|
Treaty Signed with Uzbekistan
|
|
| China and Uzbekistan signed a treaty on friendly and cooperative partnership Wednesday at the start of Uzbekistani President Islam Karimov's three-day state visit to China. |
|
|
EU Sets Deadline on Textile Deal
|
|
| The EU said Wednesday it hopes to reach agreement with China on T-shirts and flax yarn imports by next Tuesday. EU Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson will continue informal talks with Vice Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng. |
|
|
New Vaccines Developed to Stop Spread of Bird Flu
|
|
| Chinese scientists announced on Wednesday that two newly developed vaccines are capable of stopping the spread of the deadly H5N1 strain of the bird flu virus. Experiments show that the vaccines are 100 percent effective.
|
|
|
New Projects to Satiate Country's Soaring Energy Demands
|
|
| A host of infrastructure projects in China's energy sector are being pushed forward to satiate the country's soaring energy demands, a senior official from the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) said yesterday. Experts predict that by 2020, China will have to turn to foreign resources for about 50 percent of its oil and natural gas supplies due to the imbalance between domestic demand and production.
|
|
|
More Aid for Ethnic Minorities
|
|
| Ethnic affairs officials said yesterday that around 630,000 people from 22 ethnic minority groups will receive additional financial aid from central government in a new funding and training program. |
|
|
Researchers Reach Highest Peak
|
|
| Twenty-four Chinese researchers succeeded in scaling Mount Qomolangma Sunday to measure its height for the second time in three decades. The result, due to be released in August, is expected to help inform research into geological and environmental studies. |
|
|
Record Number of Overseas Students in 2004
|
|
| The number of overseas students in China hit a record high of 110,844 in 2004, of which 6,715 were sponsored by the Chinese government, the rest studying at their own expense, said the Ministry of Education Friday. |
|
|
Mainland Offers Tourism Good-will for Taiwan
|
|
| The China's National Tourism Administration Friday called on Taiwan authorities to allow mainland residents to visit the island, saying the opening of such trips will be a boon for Taiwan's tertiary sector and a boost for the exchange and understanding of people across the Straits. |
|
|
.gif){kind=small}
