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Putin Meets DM Cao
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| Russian President Vladimir Putin praised present ties with China and urged for greater joint efforts to boost bilateral relations during his meeting Wednesday with visiting Defense Minister Cao Gangchuan in Sochi. |
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Loans to Help Taiwan Businesses Invest in Mainland
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| Chen Yunlin, director of the State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office, and Chen Yuan, president of the China Development Bank, signed an agreement on Wednesday that makes available bank loans worth 30 billion yuan (US$3.7 billion) to Taiwan businesses wanting to invest in the mainland. |
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Relief Goods Airlifted to Hurricane-hit US
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| The first batch of humanitarian aid from China to the United States for victims of Hurricane Katrina were sent on Wednesday afternoon. According to information from the Ministry of Commerce, the relief goods include power generators, tents, bed sheets and children's clothing. |
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Amendments to Criminal Procedure Law Likely
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| China is considering revising its Criminal Procedure Law to pave way for ratification of a UN civil and political rights convention, a gesture hailed by a law expert on Wednesday as "one more step toward judicial justice." |
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Central Government Earmarks US$197 Million for Ethnic Minorities
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| Chinese central government is expected to invest 1.6 billion yuan (about US$197 million) over the next five years to help ethnic minorities with their development programs, a Chinese official said on Tuesday. |
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China, EU Ink Multiple Agreements Including Textile Resolution
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| China and the European Union (EU) signed a series of agreements in Beijing on Monday on the sidelines of the eighth China-EU summit in a bid to facilitate their all-round strategic partnership. In related news, China and the EU have reached an agreement that should resolve the issue of stockpiled Chinese textiles at EU ports. The agreement embodied a "cooperative and win-win" spirit, Chinese Commerce Minister Bo Xilai said on Monday night. |
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Mainland Airspace Open to Taiwan Airlines
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| Two Taiwan carriers flew through the mainland's airspace Monday after the General Administration of Civil Aviation of China approved the use of mainland airspace by four Taiwan airlines on September 2. |
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Committee Established to Search for Peking Man Fossils
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| A working committee tasked with searching for missing fossils including Peking Man skulls, the first government-led search group of its kind, was officially set up in Beijing Monday. |
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World Law Conference Convenes in Beijing
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| The 22nd World Law Conference opened Monday in Beijing. Over 1,000 delegates from 60 countries will hold panel discussions on topics including international terrorism, Family Law and International Criminal Law. |
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Wreaths Laid to Mark Victory Anniversary
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| Chinese leaders laid floral baskets to the Monument to the People's Heroes in Tian'anmen Square in Beijing Saturday morning, as part of activities to mark the 60th anniversary of the Chinese people's victory in the war against Japanese aggression and the victory of the World Anti-fascist War.
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