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HK Chief's Maiden Policy Address
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| Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang delivered his first policy address at the Legislative Council yesterday, pledging to pursue excellence in governance, a harmonious society and widespread economic growth. |
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Sino-US Textile Talks Fruitless
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| The sixth-round Sino-US textile talks ended Thursday, and the two sides failed to reach an agreement, said Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC). |
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Asia Pacific Cities Summit Opens
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| The 5th Asia Pacific Cities Summit opened Wednesday in Chongqing with over 1,000 guests from 124 cities. Mayors, CEOs and academics will discuss the relationship between people and nature at the three-day event. |
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Shenzhou VI in Orbit
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| China's second manned spacecraft, Shenzhou VI, successfully entered its planned orbit this morning from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Gansu, carrying astronauts Fei Junlong and Nie Haisheng. |
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Yellow River Source Under Threat
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| A Chinese Academy of Sciences report for Greenpeace released yesterday called for concerted international effort to help save the source of the Yellow River, which has been losing water reserves due to climatic change.
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China Sends Aid Team, Supplies to Pakistan
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| The Chinese government sent a 49-member rescue team and tons of materials Sunday to earthquake-hit areas of Pakistan for humanitarian aid, said the China Seismological Bureau. |
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Qomolangma Remeasured: 8,844.43m
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| China announced today that the height of Mount Qomolangma (Everest) has been remeasured at 8,844.43 meters above sea level, nearly four meters lower than the last Chinese measurement taken in 1975. |
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N. Korean Leader Meets Vice Premier
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| Kim Jong-il, top leader of North Korea, met in Pyongyang yesterday with visiting Vice Premier Wu Yi, who conveyed President Hu Jintao's congratulations on the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Workers' Party of Korea. |
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WB Chief on China Visit
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| World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz said one of his key aims in visiting China is to learn about its successes and challenges in large-scale poverty reduction, and that he is looking forward to hear more from Chinese people about their own aspirations. |
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CPC Session Opens Today
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| The Fifth Plenary Session of the 16th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is scheduled to open in Beijing today. The discussions on national economic and social development in the next five years are expected to focus on narrowing income gaps. |
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