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China – People's Daily Online » 33.57 mln Chinese travel by ship during Spring Festival traffic rush
Some 33.57 million long-distance ship trips were made by Chinese passengers during the 40-day Spring Festival traffic rush, said the Ministry of Transport (MOT) Thursday. The figure was eight percent up from the same period the previous year, said He Jianzhong, spokesman with the MOT. The latest figure, together with figures published Wednesday, showed a total of 2.56 billion long-distance … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Official sentenced to death with 2-year reprieve in east China
A municipal official was sentenced to death with a 2-year reprieve Thursday for taking bribes of over 15 million yuan (2.2 million U.S.dollars) in east China's Anhui Province. Wang Haifeng, 56, was the former chief of Ma'anshan Municipal Land and Resources Bureau and once served as the head of Huashan district government in Ma'anshan. He was arrested on Jan 24, … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Official: China to invest 30 bln yuan in Tibet
China will give more financial support to Tibet Autonomous Region during the 12th Five-Year Plan period (2011-2015), which may double or more than that of the previous Five-Year Plan, Sita, vice minister of the United Front Work Department said on Wednesday. Sita said the drawing up of the 12th Five-Year Plan was still in progress and the investment was preliminarily … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Shanghai to open new airport terminal, as it builds "world-class" traffic hub
A new airport terminal will open next week in Shanghai amid the city's effort to build a "world-class" traffic hub, municipal authorities said on Thursday. More than 90 percent of all flights to Hongqiao Airport would be transferred to the newly built No.2 Terminal as of March 16 when its operation was scheduled to begin, said Shen Xiaosu, deputy director … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Fugitive shot dead in northwest China
A fugitive, who allegedly killed a policeman and resisted arrest threatening a gun, was shot dead Thursday in northwest China's Gansu Province, local police said. Fu Xiaolin, after hiding in his relative's apartment in provincial capital Lanzhou City, confronted police and was gunned down at around 4:00 p.m., a spokesman with the municipal police said. Suspecting his wife of having … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Two rescued after being buried for 54 hours in NW China landslide
&$ &$Rescuers carry survivor Cao Lele at the site of landslide at Shuanghuyu Village in Zizhou County, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on March 12, 2010. Twenty-year-old Cao Lele and his 17-year-old sister Cao Yanyan were rescued early Friday after being buried 54 hours following the landslide, which occurred early Wednesday. The landslide left 26 people dead among the total of … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Chinese political advisor calls for more use of recycled water
A Chinese political advisor on Thursday urged more use of recycled water, in a bid to relieve water shortages that plague many cities of the country. Hong Meixiang, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, said recycled water, which is viewed as the second most important water source for cities, only takes up less than … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Feature: Nixon in China via Vancouver
&$&$by Al Campbell&$&$ Vancouverites are set to get a history lesson in Sino-U.S. relations this week when the opera Nixon in China plays for four performances as one of the highlights of the Cultural Olympics, running parallel to the Canadian city's recent hosting of the Winter Olympics and the upcoming Paralympics. Chronicling U.S. President Richard Nixon's historic 1972 visit to … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China donates medical equipment to Zanzibar gov't
The Chinese government on Thursday donated a number of medical equipment worth more than 64 million Tanzanian Shillings (about 49,000 U.S. dollars) to Tanzania's Zanzibar government through the Chinese medical team working in the Indian Ocean Archipelago. The equipment was handed over by Zhu Xiangjun, head of the Chinese medical team, to Zanzibar Minister of Health and Social Welfare Sultan … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China courts stress facts, evidence in Lhasa, Urumqi riots trials
Chinese courts laid special stress on facts and evidence in the trials of suspects involved in the riots in Lhasa in 2008 and in Urumqi last year, said a report delivered by the country's chief justice to the parliament Thursday. The courts handled the cases in the principle of "to punish only a handful of criminals but unite, educate and … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » U.S. sets preliminary penalties on Chinese potassium phosphate salts
The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday that it has set preliminary antidumping duties ( AD) on imports of certain potassium phosphate salts from China, a move might escalate trade disputes between the two countries. The department said it "preliminarily determined that Chinese producers/exporters have sold potassium phosphate salts in the United States at 69.58 to 95.40 percent less than … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Italian firms must not lose chances in China, says head of Italy-China Foundation
In the future China could become the leading global economic power and Italian firms must not lose the opportunity to enter the Chinese market, Cesare Romiti, head of the Italy-China Foundation, said at a press conference in Rome on Thursday. Presenting the first annual report "China in 2010: scenarios and perspectives for enterprises" issued by the study center of the … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » ASEAN secretary general to visit China
Surin Pitsuwan, Secretary General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) will pay an official visit to China regarding bilateral relations and cooperation, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang on Thursday. Surin would visit China from March 16 to 22 on the invitation of his Chinese counterpart Yang Jiechi, Qin told a regular news briefing. Qin said Yang … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China holds World Expo tourism evening in Berlin
Chinese and German officials, and global tourism professionals gathered at a gala Wednesday to celebrate the upcoming 2010 World Expo in Shanghai. Dietmar Schmitz, commissioner general for the German pavilion at the Shanghai Expo, told Xinhua that "since 1998, the development in Shanghai was so impressive to me that I believe this city has a very good future." The German … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » China says Dalai Lama's speech divisive
China on Thursday rejected the Dalai Lama's latest speech, saying it exposed his intent of splitting the country and sabotaging ethnic unity. "Didn't his sympathy with the 'East Turkestan' expose and prove his intent of splitting the country and sabotaging ethnic unity? "Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regular briefing on Thursday. Qin's comments came after the Dalai … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Dalai Lama told to stop separatist activities
China on Thursday called on the Dalai Lama to stop indulging in separatist activities and create conducive conditions for talks with the government. "The Dalai distorts the true situation in Tibet. He attacks and insults the central government's policies on Tibet to trumpet his separatist claims of independence or semi-independence," Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said during a regular news … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » France expands loan project to support clean energy in China
The French Development Agency (AFD) agreed Thursday to double its loans to 120 million Euros to support enterprises engaged in energy saving and renewable energies in China. The agreement was signed in Beijing by the AFD director general Jean-Michel Severino and Chinese vice minister of finance Li Yong. The project will be carried out by three Chinese commercial banks: China … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Overseas media maintains focus on China's parliamentary sessions
Since the 2010 annual plenary sessions of China's National People's Congress began last week, overseas media has been covering a string of hot topics concerning politics, economy and democracy, reflecting China's ever enlarging global influence. Russia's RIA Novosti news agency said it's quite a surprise that the world's major media have kept their eyes on China's ongoing parliamentary sessions. With … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Interview: World Bank official commends China's experience in developing high-speed railway
"China has very good experience in developing high-speed railway, which can be learned by the East African countries," a senior World Bank official said on Thursday. John Murray McIntire, World Bank Country Director for Tanzania, Uganda, and Burundi, made the remarks in an exclusive interview with Xinhua at the sidelines of a regional conference on East African railways system with … [Link]
China – People's Daily Online » Panchen Lama at ongoing session of CPPCC National Committee
&$ &$Photo taken on March 10, 2010, shows the 11th Panchen Lama attending a panel discussion of the religious people at the ongoing session of the National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top advisory body. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】
