http://english.people.com.cn/ http://english.people.com.cn/images/en/top_logo_e.gif People's Daily Online http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90776/ 6892423 2010-02-10 09:56:35 &$Photo shows the vendor is selling his fresh vegetables in Congsaikang market, Feb 8th. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$

&$Photo shows the vendor is selling his fresh vegetables in Congsaikang market, Feb 8th. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6892411 2010-02-10 09:51:33 &$China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Monday called for religious believers' role in promoting the country's economic development and social stability. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made the remarks when meeting with heads of national religious groups. He urged religious groups ...]]> &$China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Monday called for religious believers' role in promoting the country's economic development and social stability. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made the remarks when meeting with heads of national religious groups. He urged religious groups in the country to pool the wisdom and strength of believers to explore ways of helping promote economic and social development. He also asked them to help consolidate harmonious religious relations and help religious people build up national consciousness, civic consciousness and legal consciousness to ensure social harmony and stability. During the meeting, Jia, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee,bid greetings to religious believers for the upcoming Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 14 this year. He said 2009 was an important year for the country's religious work as the Party's basic policies on religious work were well implemented and people's religious freedom was fully ensured. He said 2010 was a key year to cope with the financial crisis and it was also of great significance for the country's harmony and stability in the religious circle. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6892400 2010-02-10 09:43:26 ...]]> &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892398 2010-02-10 09:43:26 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892397 2010-02-10 09:43:26 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892395 2010-02-10 09:43:26 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892394 2010-02-10 09:43:26 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892389 2010-02-10 09:43:26 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892388 2010-02-10 09:43:26 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892381 2010-02-10 09:35:19 &$River pilgrimage. (IC Photo)&$&$ With the traditional Losar Festival in Tibet set to begin February 14, the Tibet Tourism Bureau is preparing to launch the event with a host of activities aimed at attracting travelers to the region. The Losar Festival marks the beginning of Tibetan New Year and is usually celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar and ends on the new moo ...]]> &$River pilgrimage. (IC Photo)&$&$ With the traditional Losar Festival in Tibet set to begin February 14, the Tibet Tourism Bureau is preparing to launch the event with a host of activities aimed at attracting travelers to the region. The Losar Festival marks the beginning of Tibetan New Year and is usually celebrated on the first day of the first month of the Tibetan lunar calendar and ends on the new moon. One of the most important customs of the festival is a pilgrimage to a nearby river very early on the first day to pray for happiness and good fortune. A barrel of water from the river is then taken home to boil tea, regarded as a symbol of good luck. Full of dancing, music and merriment, the traditional ritual of qugui (ghost driving) also adds to the atmosphere. Travelers can join in a traditional Tibetan banquet organized by local people and sample delights such as tsamba, fried barley kernels and local ginseng, according to the bureau. &$&$Source: Global Times/Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892336 2010-02-10 09:12:56 &$Jackie Chan befriends a tiger in a new tiger conservation campaign. &$&$ As the Year of the Tiger approaches, conservationists are using the occasion to highlight increasing concerns of China's dwindling tiger population, issuing calls to protect tigers in the wild and ramping up efforts to save the endangered species. A series of public service announcements (PSA) were unveiled Friday, with action star ...]]> &$Jackie Chan befriends a tiger in a new tiger conservation campaign. &$&$ As the Year of the Tiger approaches, conservationists are using the occasion to highlight increasing concerns of China's dwindling tiger population, issuing calls to protect tigers in the wild and ramping up efforts to save the endangered species. A series of public service announcements (PSA) were unveiled Friday, with action star Jackie Chan lending his name to WildAid's "When the Buying Stops, the Killing Can Too" campaign for a second time. "As this majestic creature becomes threatened with extinction, we must stand side by side to protect them and say no to the tiger trade," Chan said at the PSA launch and press briefing in Beijing. "Consuming tigers' skins as a symbol of luxury and their bones for traditional medicine and health tonics are traditions for Chinese and still exist," explained Fan Zhiyong, Species Program Director at WWF Beijing, speaking at the briefing. "There are about 20 Siberian Tigers in the border area of Heilongjiang Province and Russia, 8-12 Bengal Tigers in southeastern Tibet and 11-16 Indochinese Tigers in southwest China," explained Su Ming from China's State Forestry Administration (SFA), adding that only 48 reliable clues have been found for the whereabouts of the rare South China Tiger. The SFA issued a directive last month to boost the protection of wild tigers through natural habitat management, stronger law enforcement against illegal trade in tiger parts and products, stricter regulation of captive breeding regulations and raising public awareness to reduce the demand for tiger products. The directive specifically called for local forestry bureaus in China to collaborate with law enforcement agencies to increase monitoring and undertake enforcement measures against illegal trade. Despite a complete trade ban for tiger products issued by the Chinese government in 1993, a 2007 report by the world's largest wildlife trade-monitoring network, TRAFFIC, found that demand for tiger parts, such as tiger bone for tonics and tiger skins for clothing and display, still exists. "The demand for tiger products drives people to kill the tiger if they know they can get a lot of money only with the cost of bullet, while farming a tiger costs thousands," WildAid President Steve Trent said at the briefing. "By simply not consuming their parts and products and making our support for wildlife and the natural world known, we can directly influence the unsustainable trade in these animals that is reducing their numbers so rapidly. These individual actions are critically important and we each have a role and responsibility to act now, before it is too late," he added. "Double or nothing, we hope this year is not the last Year of the Tiger that will see actual tigers surviving in the wild," Fan said. Efforts to protect the tiger in China have been stepped up considerably in the past 10 years. WWF and the Chinese government have built five Siberian Tiger conservation areas totaling 1,200 square kilometers. According to the SFA, a total of 17 tiger conservation areas and 74 conservation management offices are in operation and 6,000 tigers are living in captivity. In terms of international efforts, the Kathmandu Global Tiger Workshop was held October 27-30 and the First Asian Min ]]> 6892295 2010-02-10 08:58:26 &$Agencies – People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6892233 2010-02-10 08:49:33 &$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6892228 2010-02-10 08:48:48 &$Convict shouts in court claiming 'plea bargain' was not carried out&$&$ CHONGQING: The lawyer for an alleged gang boss in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality received a reduced one-and-a-half-year prison term yesterday. He had appealed charges that he helped his client make false claims of torture by police during interrogation. But the Beijing lawyer, Li Zhuang, yelled out in court after the punishment was announced that he only confessed during the appeal after "sen ...]]> &$Convict shouts in court claiming 'plea bargain' was not carried out&$&$ CHONGQING: The lawyer for an alleged gang boss in Southwest China's Chongqing municipality received a reduced one-and-a-half-year prison term yesterday. He had appealed charges that he helped his client make false claims of torture by police during interrogation. But the Beijing lawyer, Li Zhuang, yelled out in court after the punishment was announced that he only confessed during the appeal after "senior officials" told him that doing so would get him a suspended sentence. Yesterday's verdict upheld a previous conviction that he fabricated evidence and interfered with witness testimony while trying to save suspected local gang boss Gong Gangmo. But the Chongqing No 1 Intermediate People's Court shortened the sentence from two and a half years "considering Li's (cooperative) attitude in pleading guilty" during the second trial, according to the verdict. However, Li apparently was unsatisfied with the sentence, as he suddenly grabbed a microphone and shouted in court that the plea bargain was not being carried out and his previous guilty confession was faked. Li made a dramatic U-turn in two trials from being defensive to cooperative. In the initial stage of his second trial, he surprisingly admitted evidence against him was "clear and sufficient" - compared to earlier urging 160,000 Chinese lawyers to appeal for him - and acknowledged his acts "stained the role of lawyers" and he "lacked the ethics an outstanding lawyer should have". He even said he would not accept interviews from media, and would never retract his confession. Li's defense lawyer Gao Zicheng told China Daily yesterday that "it is the plea bargain (which is not allowed in China's law) between Li and some senior officials that tricked Li into pleading guilty, but consequently the innocent man was sentenced". "On Monday evening, when I asked why he confessed, risking his dignity and the case, he said he had met with senior officials who promised he would get a reprieve if he pleaded guilty," Gao said. In China, a reprieve longer than the sentence itself means the convict will not have to serve the sentence in jail. "He said he was told that if he didn't do so, the sentence would remain unchanged." "Today's sentence without reprieve surely failed Li's expectations, and the whole trial is a comedy, unjust and wrong," he said. Li's family said they would apply for a rehearing of Li's case in higher courts, according to the lawyer. However, a prosecutor denied that there had been any plea bargain deals. Yesterday's ruling upheld all the convictions of the first trial, which was also held in the southwestern municipality. Li and his lawyers had earlier repeatedly said that the trial should not be held in Chongqing because the local judiciaries involved in the case against suspected gang boss Gong are also stakeholders in Li's case. &$&$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6892225 2010-02-10 08:47:42 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ &$&$http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2010-02/10/nw.D110000renmrb_20100210_4-03.htm?div=-1&$&$ ]]> 6892223 2010-02-10 08:47:00 &$Artist keeps ancient crafts alive for the love of art, not for money &$&$ WUHAN: Like millions of people in China and around the world, Liu Niba is preparing for Chinese New Year. But Liu's preparations are a little different. For nearly 30 years, this renowned folk artist has been busy at his workshop near the port city of Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, supervising his craftsmen as they create the colorful paper and wire-framed creatures and bright lanterns that are ...]]> &$Artist keeps ancient crafts alive for the love of art, not for money &$&$ WUHAN: Like millions of people in China and around the world, Liu Niba is preparing for Chinese New Year. But Liu's preparations are a little different. For nearly 30 years, this renowned folk artist has been busy at his workshop near the port city of Wuhan in central China's Hubei province, supervising his craftsmen as they create the colorful paper and wire-framed creatures and bright lanterns that are the mainstays of Chinese New Year celebrations. Some are large dragons that stretch for over 100 m and are manned by many people, while others are more modest in size but just as dazzling. For Liu, his annual New Year celebrations are a labor of love for which he receives no financial support. One's first impression of Liu is his quiet and unpretentious demeanor. Contrary to what some may believe, his name Niba, meaning 'mud', is not an artistic nickname, but was given to him when plain names were thought to make growing up smoother for a child. His smooth, unlined face and bright eyes are those of a man much younger than his 63 years. Only his hands show the scars of over half a century of painstaking hand craftsmanship. Although he has twice been to Europe on Chinese government sponsored tours, and has a photo with former French president Jacques Chirac on display in his studio, Liu is modest and humble, and eager to share his passion for his art with visitors. To prepare for this year's Spring Festival lantern show, Liu starts his work at 2 am every day and does not stop until 9 pm. He works most days alone in the two rooms of his workshop, surrounded by his clock collection and his own works of art. When asked if he feels lonely, his answer is simple: "The duty of the artist is to persevere." A self-taught artist, he never imagined he would find himself in this career when he was young. "When I was 10, my sister was ready to get married and my parents purchased a clock as her dowry," Liu said. Unfortunately it broke before the wedding, so Liu took it to get repaired. However, the clock broke again when Liu was on his way home. The little boy was so scared of being blamed by his parents he reassembled it himself. Surprisingly, it worked. "I found I had a talent to manipulate objects," Liu said. The skill may also have been inherited. Liu's father was a plain but hard-working carpenter who always told his five children to be diligent so they could avoid starvation, as food was in short supply in the 1940s. Later, during the "cultural revolution" (1966-76), Liu was sent to work at the Wuhan Iron and Steel Corporation. "The paper and ink were all free, so I made good use of them to practice my calligraphy, and I made great progress those days," he said giggling. Although he works with different materials, Liu's specialties are wooden miniatures and paper cutting. The miniatures, about the size of a fingernail, are made of as many as 41 pieces of alternating light and dark sandalwood meticulously assembled into tiny bowls, barrels and buckets held together by thread. His paper&a ]]> 6892196 2010-02-10 08:42:10 &$Zhou Yongkang (R), a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Nepalese Minister of Home Affairs Bhim Bahadur Rawal in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2010.(Xinhua/Ju Peng)&$&$ A senior official with the Communist Party of China (CPC), Zhou Yongkang, proposed stronger law-enforcement cooperation between China and Nepal, according t ...]]> &$Zhou Yongkang (R), a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Nepalese Minister of Home Affairs Bhim Bahadur Rawal in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2010.(Xinhua/Ju Peng)&$&$ A senior official with the Communist Party of China (CPC), Zhou Yongkang, proposed stronger law-enforcement cooperation between China and Nepal, according to a statement of the Ministry of Public Security Tuesday. Zhou, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, made the remark during a meeting with visiting Nepali Minister for Home Affairs Bhim Bahadur Rawal in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Monday. China attaches great importance to China-Nepal law-enforcement cooperation and expects the two countries to deepen pragmatic cooperation and safeguard and promote the regional peace and stability, said Zhou, who is also secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the CPC Central Committee. China appreciates Nepal's firm adherence to the one-China policy and its prevention of anti-China forces from carrying out separatist activities on its territory, Zhou added. China is willing to further strengthen communication, coordination and cooperation on the Tibet issue with Nepal, he said. Rawal said Nepal, which brooks no anti-China separatist forces undermining its friendly relations with China, would like to boost law-enforcement cooperation with China and jointly crack down on crimes on their border areas. China's Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu also held talks with Rawal Monday after the latter's meeting with Zhou. Meng said China's Ministry of Public Security is ready to work with the Nepali Ministry of Home Affairs to implement the consensus reached by their state leaders to enhance bilateral exchanges and cooperation. Based on the principle of considering the overall situation and looking to the future, Meng expects continuous and healthy development in China-Nepal relations. Rawal echoed Meng sentiments, reiterating Nepal's willingness to further cooperate with China in law-enforcement. At the invitation of Meng, Rawal is visiting China from Feb.6-12. &$&$Source: Xinhua &$&$ &$&$http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2010-02/10/nw.D110000renmrb_20100210_6-01.htm&$&$ ]]> 6892178 2010-02-10 08:38:57 &$Li Keqiang&$&$ on Tuesday vowed a new nationwide campaign in 2010 to ensure food safety. "Food is essential, and safety should be a top priority for food. Food safety is closely related to people's life and health and economic development and social harmony," Li said at the first plena ...]]> &$Li Keqiang&$&$ on Tuesday vowed a new nationwide campaign in 2010 to ensure food safety. "Food is essential, and safety should be a top priority for food. Food safety is closely related to people's life and health and economic development and social harmony," Li said at the first plenary meeting of the recently-established food safety commission under the State Council. According to Li, this year's campaign will focus on the prominent issues of food additives, edible farm products, food production processing, food circulation and import and export, livestock slaughter, the catering industry and health supplements industry, among others. "We should understand the foundation for the country's food safety is still weak and the situation is grave," Li said. "We should fully realize that it is a pressing issue to ensure food safety." Media reports said melamine-tainted dairy products have resurfaced in several Chinese provinces, proof that the toxic milk powder recalled in 2008 was not destroyed and has been used. Melamine is an industrial compound which can give a false positive on protein tests and cause kidney stones. Melamine-contaminated milk products killed at least six children in 2008 and sickened 300,000. Li stressed responsibility of food producers and vendors while calling on various government departments to strengthen supervision and guidance of these companies. He urged improvement in food safety standards and the food system production check-ups, risk evaluation, accident prevention and emergency response. Li vowed to "thoroughly" investigate the latest milk scandal, destroy all tainted products and severely punish those responsible. Two managers from a dairy company and a milk powder dealer in northwestern Shaanxi Province were arrested on charges of manufacturing and selling food that does not meet hygiene standards, local police said earlier this month. Li urged the strengthening of law enforcement by increasing the frequency of inspection and expanding the supervision to clear up potential troubles and ensure people spend a happy and peaceful Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 14 this year. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ &$&$http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2010-02/10/nw.D110000renmrb_20100210_4-01.htm&$&$ ]]> 6892165 2010-02-10 08:33:53 6892156 2010-02-10 08:31:43 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ...]]> &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892132 2010-02-10 08:27:27 6892107 2010-02-10 08:22:59 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6892090 2010-02-10 08:18:14 &$He Guoqiang&$&$ has stressed the country's determination and efforts in fighting corruption in a lengthy report published Tuesday, saying current anti-graft situation was still "grave." "While fully acknowledging the achievements, we should see clearly that many problems still exist in our fight against corruption... the situation is still grave and the ta ...]]> &$He Guoqiang&$&$ has stressed the country's determination and efforts in fighting corruption in a lengthy report published Tuesday, saying current anti-graft situation was still "grave." "While fully acknowledging the achievements, we should see clearly that many problems still exist in our fight against corruption... the situation is still grave and the task is arduous," He said. He, a member of the Standing Committee of the &$&$Communist Party of China&$&$ (&$&$CPC&$&$) Central Committee Political Bureau, noted that the main missions for the new year included intensified crackdown on cases concerning officials' power abuse, embezzlement, bribery and dereliction of duty. He said the country would also step up campaigns against officials' extravagant behaviors in the new year. Figures from the report show that local party and government departments saved a total of 15.8 billion yuan (2.31 billion U.S. dollars) by reducing expenses in travels, vehicles purchase and food and accommodation. Party and government officials' spending on overseas business trips dropped 37.6 percent compared with the average figure of the past three years. Also, as of November, a total of 22,884 "small coffers" illegally held by Party and government officials worth 10.16 billion yuan (1.49 billion U.S. dollars), had been uncovered since a campaign was launched in last June. He also urged improving the regulations on party members and officials' declaring personal information for the country's upcoming anti-graft moves, saying that housing, investment, employment of their spouses and children should also be included in the information list. He said that officials who refuse to declare their properties should be severely dealt with. The report was first delivered on Jan. 11 at a plenary session held by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI), the party's internal anti-graft body. He, head of commission, urged officials to carefully study and implement President &$&$Hu Jintao&$&$'s speech on anti-corruption at the meeting. Hu said at the session that efforts should be made to investigate cases of power abuse, corruption and embezzlement as well as dereliction of duty. Hu pledged to push forward the construction of anti-corruption procedures, with confidence, determination, forceful measures and a solid working style. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892084 2010-02-10 08:16:29 &$Different growth path behind levels: Senior environment official &$&$ The country might see its pollution levels peak at an earlier stage of economic growth than expected, a senior environmental official said yesterday. "China has taken a different growth path from developed countries so it is very likely that our pollution peak will come earlier," Zhang Lijun, vice-environmental minister, told a news conference in Beijing during a release of the first national pollution census ...]]> &$Different growth path behind levels: Senior environment official &$&$ The country might see its pollution levels peak at an earlier stage of economic growth than expected, a senior environmental official said yesterday. "China has taken a different growth path from developed countries so it is very likely that our pollution peak will come earlier," Zhang Lijun, vice-environmental minister, told a news conference in Beijing during a release of the first national pollution census. The peak could occur when the country's per capita income reaches $3,000, Zhang said. China's per capita gross national income hit $2,770 in 2008, a report from National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed. Wang Yuqing, director of the national leading office for the pollution census, said the country's emissions of major air and water pollutants, sulfur dioxide and chemical oxygen demand (COD) - used to determine the amount of organic pollutants found in water - have already reached peak levels and started to come down, as a result of its stringent pollution reduction targets during the 11th Five-Year Plan period (2006-2010). The national pollution census, which mapped more than 5.9 million sources of industrial, residential and agricultural waste throughout the country, showed that China discharged about 209 billion tons of wastewater and 63.7 trillion cu m of waste gases in 2007. Most of the industrial pollution come from a small number of industries and are mainly concentrated in economically well-off areas, Zhang cited the census as saying. For instance, 81.1 percent of industrial emissions of COD come from seven industries such as paper-making, textile, agricultural processing and chemicals, according to the census. Similarly, six industries including power generation, heating, minerals and non-ferrous metal smelting account for 88.5 percent of total sulfur dioxide emissions. A database for the census has been established to cover environment-related information nationwide, which can provide a basis for administration and policymaking, Zhang said. Wang told China Daily the public will likely gain access to the database by the end of this year, while detailed pollution information for different industries will also be published in the future. "Results from the pollution census largely conformed with our understanding about the country's environmental issues, such as the distribution of pollution sources," Zhang said. The only difference between the census and previous environmental statistics comes from the amount of COD emissions, Zhang said. While the NBS reported 13.8 million tons of COD emissions in 2007, the census showed that a total of 30.3 million tons of COD was discharged that year. Zhang said the difference could be explained by the survey's expanded scope, adding in agricultural sources of wastewater, which contributed about 13.2 million metric tons, as well as residential sewage. This also showed that agricultural pollution has a notable influence on the country's water environment, which means the prevention and control of agricultural wastes must be strengthened, Zhang said. Wang Yanliang, a senior official from the Ministry of Agriculture, said livestock farming as well as the excessive use of fertilizer and pesticides are the major contributors to agricultural pollution. "The government will continue to promote the construction of household biogas projects&nbsp ]]> 6892069 2010-02-10 08:20:17 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892054 2010-02-09 21:38:50 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892053 2010-02-10 08:36:37 &$Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) shakes hands with a foreign expert at a meeting with more than 20 representatives of foreign experts, who have helped in China's social progress, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2010.(Xinhua/Li Tao)&$&$ Wen made the remarks at a meetin ...]]> &$Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) shakes hands with a foreign expert at a meeting with more than 20 representatives of foreign experts, who have helped in China's social progress, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2010.(Xinhua/Li Tao)&$&$ Wen made the remarks at a meeting with more than 20 representatives of foreign experts, who have helped in China's social progress. Wen said China pays equal attention to attracting both investment and talented personnel, while utilizing science and technology to achieve sustainable development. This calls for an active flow of talented foreigners to China to help with the nation's modernization drive, the premier said. He urged related organs to improve policy and service level for all the foreign experts coming to work in China. Isabel Crook, a 95-year-old Canadian expert in English teaching, gave her views on the key role that can be played by strong, vibrant rural communities. She suggested the government reevaluate the current practice of closing primary schools in small villages and concentrating them in larger villages. &$ &$Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with more than 20 representatives of foreign experts, who have helped in China's social progress, in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 9, 2010.(Xinhua/Li Tao)&$&$ Other representatives of talented foreigners working in China, including Daniel Jospeh Dudek, a U.S. expert in environmental protection area, and Jean Dorey, a French expert in the education sector, offered suggestions to the Chinese government for tackling environmental challenges and boosting cooperation in the education sector. Wen listened attentively to their remarks and exchanged views. Wen also extended festival greetings to all foreign experts and international friends working in China, as well as to their families. He expressed gratitude for their contributions to China's development. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ &$&$http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2010-02/10/nw.D110000renmrb_20100210_3-01.htm&$&$ ]]> 6892052 2010-02-09 21:36:43 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892051 2010-02-10 08:55:15 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ &$&$http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2010-02/10/nw.D110000renmrb_20100210_10-04.htm?div=-1&$&$ ]]> 6892050 2010-02-10 08:52:30 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892049 2010-02-10 08:52:48 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6892048 2010-02-09 21:32:23 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891994 2010-02-09 20:03:54 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891993 2010-02-09 20:01:52 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891991 2010-02-09 20:00:54 &$A forest fire is seen in Yi Autonomous County of Shilin, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 9, 2010. The forest fire broke out on Sunday in Yi Autonomous County of Shilin and has spreaded to neighboring Luliang County. Almost 3,000 soldiers and local residents have been trying to put out the fire. (Xinhua/Chen Haining)&$&$ About 3,000 fire-fighters, soldiers, government officials and villagers were strug ...]]> &$A forest fire is seen in Yi Autonomous County of Shilin, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 9, 2010. The forest fire broke out on Sunday in Yi Autonomous County of Shilin and has spreaded to neighboring Luliang County. Almost 3,000 soldiers and local residents have been trying to put out the fire. (Xinhua/Chen Haining)&$&$ About 3,000 fire-fighters, soldiers, government officials and villagers were struggling Tuesday to stop a fire that has been raging in a mountain forest for three days in southwest China's Yunnan Province. The fire started at about 2:09 p.m. Sunday in the forest on the Mt. Yangmei in the Yi Autonomous County of Shilin, a spokesman with the county government said. About 30 excavators, loaders and bulldozers and 60 pumps have been used to fight the fire. In addition, a helicopter was dispatched Tuesday morning to spray water over the forest, the spokesman said. "But the lack of water due to a lingering drought and strong winds have made the operation more difficult," he said. "For most of the time, two fire-fighters have had to carry a bucket of water between them on their shoulders while climbing up the mountain until they reached the fire, which consumed lots of time and energy," he said. The fire is still spreading, he added. The cause of the fire remains unknown. Also Tuesday, more than 2,000 fire-fighters and local villagers were trying to contain a fire in the Yushe National Forest Park in Guizhou Province that neighbors Yunnan. The fire has been raging for a day. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6891990 2010-02-09 19:54:12 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891989 2010-02-10 08:53:02 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891988 2010-02-10 08:53:43 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ &$&$http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2010-02/10/nw.D110000renmrb_20100210_10-04.htm?div=-1&$&$ ]]> 6891987 2010-02-09 19:49:59 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891974 2010-02-09 17:34:25 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891952 2010-02-09 17:08:38 &$By People's Daily Online/Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891947 2010-02-09 17:09:28 &$A forest fire is seen in Yi Autonomous County of Shilin, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 9, 2010. The forest fire broke out on Sunday in Yi Autonomous County of Shilin and has spreaded to neighboring Luliang County. Almost 3,000 soldiers and local residents have been trying to put out the fire. (Xinhua/Chen Haining)&$&$ &$ &$【1 ...]]> &$A forest fire is seen in Yi Autonomous County of Shilin, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Feb. 9, 2010. The forest fire broke out on Sunday in Yi Autonomous County of Shilin and has spreaded to neighboring Luliang County. Almost 3,000 soldiers and local residents have been trying to put out the fire. (Xinhua/Chen Haining)&$&$ &$ &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【3】 &$&$【4】 &$&$【5】 &$ &$ &$&$ ]]> 6891899 2010-02-09 16:48:12 &$ With China's lunar new year or Spring Festival around the corner, 100 thousand migrant workers from Foshan, Dongguan, Guangzhou and other Pearl River Delta cities composed the "returning army on motor bicycles" heading home to Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan and Sichuang along the 321 national highway. It is understood that short distance, expensive train tickets and lack of train tickets are the three main reasons ...]]> &$ With China's lunar new year or Spring Festival around the corner, 100 thousand migrant workers from Foshan, Dongguan, Guangzhou and other Pearl River Delta cities composed the "returning army on motor bicycles" heading home to Guangxi, Guizhou, Hunan and Sichuang along the 321 national highway. It is understood that short distance, expensive train tickets and lack of train tickets are the three main reasons that migrant workers chose to return home by motorbike. &$&$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6891843 2010-02-09 16:28:49 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6891841 2010-02-09 16:27:51 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6891829 2010-02-09 16:24:20 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6891812 2010-02-09 16:15:54 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891809 2010-02-09 16:12:50 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891808 2010-02-09 16:12:54 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891807 2010-02-09 16:12:54 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891800 2010-02-09 16:06:03 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6891730 2010-02-09 15:31:30 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6891649 2010-02-09 13:52:49 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891648 2010-02-09 13:53:13 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891607 2010-02-09 13:27:22 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6891536 2010-02-09 11:19:33 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6891535 2010-02-09 11:18:41 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891500 2010-02-09 11:02:00 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6891486 2010-02-09 10:50:09 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891483 2010-02-09 10:50:09 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891481 2010-02-09 10:50:09 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891480 2010-02-09 10:50:09 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891479 2010-02-09 10:50:09 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891478 2010-02-09 10:50:09 &$ WHEN IDEAL M ...]]> &$ WHEN IDEAL MEETS WITH REALITY&$&$ "I used to be proud of my work, but that feeling is fading," says Xiao Yuexin, a 26-year-old working in advertising. "I've worked for three years since graduation. But I have more and more debt every month, and I am always wondering where my salary has gone," she adds. Xiao earns 5,000 yuan a month, a good income for recent graduate. But she loves luxury goods and is very active socially -- she calls these her "happiness investments." Xiao is reluctant to give up buying luxury goods, like Dior handbags and a flash apartment. She feels it is through these things she can enjoy her life, even as the increasingly large monthly repayments on her debt stress her. "I am exhausted. I'm like a slave. I don't know where my happiness went," she laments. Xiao's situation reflects one of the social problems younger Chinese face: their pursuit of happiness has met with the reality. They feel they have become slaves to their house, their car, their credit cards, and their baby--all the things that they would bring contentedness. &$&$TOO MUCH TO AFFORD &$&$ In an Internet survey on people.com.cn, one of China's major Internet portals, nearly 61.5 percent of 2,384 respondents regard themselves as "slaves" to their babies. Some netizens complain they had spent all their money on their child, with the fees to send the child to kindergarten "incredibly high." About 60.7 percent of 3,236 peopled surveyed believe that economic pressures are the main cause of these social problems. "Some people's expectations for their lives, including those relating to babies and houses, are too high. They can't afford them. So they become slaves to themselves," one netizen commented. Another netizen chimed in saying the government should support this generation of "slaves," because society has heaped too much pressure on them. The 1980s generation grew up in an environment where things improved and developed quickly, and as a result, they are more susceptible to temptations and pressure, said Professor Zhang Zhimin from Hubei University's population department. "This generation will become masters of their own happiness when the government reduces the pressures on them. And when these young people themselves rethink what their 'ideal life' is," she said. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891475 2010-02-09 10:50:10 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891471 2010-02-09 10:50:10 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891466 2010-02-09 10:44:33 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891464 2010-02-09 10:44:33 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891462 2010-02-09 10:44:33 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891460 2010-02-09 10:44:33 6891458 2010-02-09 10:44:33 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891455 2010-02-09 10:44:33 6891451 2010-02-09 10:44:33 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891445 2010-02-09 10:38:15 &$Communist Party of China&$&$ (&$&$CPC&$&$) Central Committee Monday called on it members to strengthen learning Marxist theories and various fields of knowledge as required by the country's modernization drive. A circular issued by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee said, "Be it a country, ...]]> &$Communist Party of China&$&$ (&$&$CPC&$&$) Central Committee Monday called on it members to strengthen learning Marxist theories and various fields of knowledge as required by the country's modernization drive. A circular issued by the General Office of the CPC Central Committee said, "Be it a country, a nation or a party, if it does not strengthen study or enhance the learning ability, it will certainly be left behind by the time." It said as China has entered a new development stage, new problems will constantly emerge and "there are many things that we are not familiar with, or do not understand." It called on CPC members to deeply learn the Marxist theories, the Party's guideline principles, policies, history, and the country's laws and regulations, as well as various kinds of knowledge that would be useful in the modernization drive. It said efforts should be made to study the Scientific Outlook on Development, the core of policies of the leadership which has been enshrined in the Party's constitution and stresses a comprehensive, balanced and sustainable development that is people-oriented. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891430 2010-02-09 10:33:29 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891411 2010-02-09 10:32:32 &$Zhou Yongkang&$&$ (2nd L), a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the &$&$Communist Party of China&$&$ (&$&$CPC&$ &$Zhou Yongkang&$&$ (2nd L), a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the &$&$Communist Party of China&$&$ (&$&$CPC&$&$) Central Committee, talks with a lawyer during his visit at a law office in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2010. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)&$&$ Senior Chinese leader Zhou Yongkang Monday urged law enforcement personnel to make firm efforts to safeguard stability in the national capital this year. Zhou, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the remarks after he heard a report from the municipal government on maintaining the capital's stability. He commended work of Beijing's political and law enforcement workers in maintaining social stability in the past year, especially during celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of the founding of the New China. However, Zhou warned of the "arduous" task of maintaining social stability this year as "there are still many predictable and unpredictable factors that may affect social harmony and stability." "Our country is still in a stage when many conflicts are likely to arise," said Zhou, who is also the secretary of the Political and Legislative Affairs Committee of the CPC Central Committee. "Only when the national capital is stable, can the country be stable," he said. Zhou hoped the municipal government would enhance efforts to solve social conflicts and disputes, promote innovative social management, and improve law enforcement in a just way. Breakthroughs should be made in solving the root problems that have negative impacts on the capital's harmony and social stability so as to set an example to other provincial-level areas, he said. Zhou visited law enforcement police, armed police and law service agencies Monday and extended festival greetings to them for the upcoming Chinese New Year. Zhou Yongkang (R), a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, visits security personnel in Chaoyang District in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2010. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei) &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ &$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6891377 2010-02-09 10:44:33 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6891376 2010-02-09 10:50:10 &$File photo shows "Zetie," a kind of woolen farbic produced in Tibet's Zetang County only. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ The traditional art of making "Zetie," a kind of woolen fabric, which is also Tibet's intangible cultural heritage, has been inherited and promoted by a professional hand-knitting cooperative in Nedong County, Shannan Prefecture, southeastern Tibet. "Ze" is the short ...]]> &$File photo shows "Zetie," a kind of woolen farbic produced in Tibet's Zetang County only. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ The traditional art of making "Zetie," a kind of woolen fabric, which is also Tibet's intangible cultural heritage, has been inherited and promoted by a professional hand-knitting cooperative in Nedong County, Shannan Prefecture, southeastern Tibet. "Ze" is the short form for Zetang County in Shannan and "tie" stands for "Tiema," a kind of pulu, or woolen fabric. "Zetie" in the Tibetan language refers to a unique handmade exquisite woolen fabric produced in Zetang County only. "Zetie" features the most difficult and complicated craftsmanship and the most delicate materials among all kinds of pulu. It has been very popular among locals for being soft, durable, electricity-resistant, as well as good air permeability. The craftsmanship of making "Zetie" is almost 1,000 years old in Tibet. After the death of Songtsen Gampo in 650, one of the virtuous kings of the Tubo Kingdom, his wife Princess Wencheng moved to Shannan, where Tibetan pulu was created and developed. With the development of pulu, the craftsmanship of making "Zetie," a more delicate pulu, was also formed. Pasang, who is in charge of the cooperative, said that years ago with the aging of the last "Zetie" inheritor Ngawang Tsomo, the art was on the verge of extinction. Having learned of this, the cooperative invited Ngawang Tsomo to teach 34 craftsmen at the cooperative the ancient craftsmanship to carry forward the art. It was selected as Tibet's intangible cultural heritage last year and an application has been filed for the title of national intangible cultural heritage. &$&$Source: Xinhuanet&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6891372 2010-02-09 10:50:10 &$Source: People's Daily/Xinhuanet&$ ...]]> &$Source: People's Daily/Xinhuanet&$&$ ]]> 6891362 2010-02-09 10:50:10 &$Lhasa residents shop for the upcoming traditional Tibetan New Year. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$ As the Tibetan New Year is just a few days away, Phurbu Tsering, a farmer from Damxung Nyemo County, Lhasa, was selecting a computer as a gift for his son at the Sabo Digital Plaza in Lhasa. He and his son decided to buy a brand-name computer with 3,998 yuan (585.7 U.S. dollars). "I've made some money in the pa ...]]> &$Lhasa residents shop for the upcoming traditional Tibetan New Year. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$ As the Tibetan New Year is just a few days away, Phurbu Tsering, a farmer from Damxung Nyemo County, Lhasa, was selecting a computer as a gift for his son at the Sabo Digital Plaza in Lhasa. He and his son decided to buy a brand-name computer with 3,998 yuan (585.7 U.S. dollars). "I've made some money in the past two years by engaging in tourism and our family now leads a much better life than before," Phurbu Tsering said, adding that as more people are using computers he did not want his son to lag behind. This year's traditional Chinese Lunar New Year and the Tibetan New Year, the most important festivals for Han Chinese and Tibetans respectively, both fall on Feb. 14. Lhasa residents will have a ten-day holiday starting from Feb. 13. Supermarkets in Lhasa have become brisker with various promotions and residents from the city's rural areas also go to Lhasa to do shopping for the holiday. "We started preparing goods for the two festivals one month ago," said a manager of the Lebailong Supermarket in Lhasa. Sales of goods, especially those for the new years, have been on the rise since last week with an increasing number of customers. With the promotion at the Baiyi Supermarket in the western suburbs of Lhasa, dried seafood, such as dried shrimp meat, squid and octopus, are selling well, said a salesman of the supermarket. The Barhkor Street and the Congsaikang Market in downtown Lhasa have the most varieties of the traditional goods for the Tibetan New Year, for example, the pulu, or woolen fabric, dried beef and highland barley ears. Traditional goods for the Chinese New Year have also become popular in Lhasa, such as the Chinese knots, red lanterns, Spring Festival couplets and tiger-shaped puppets. &$&$Source: Tibet Daily&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6891353 2010-02-09 10:06:17 &$Photo shows a Tibetan boy walking with his family on the square of downtown Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Warmer weather in this city indicates that spring is drawing near on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$Photo shows a Tibetan boy walking with his family on the square of downtown Xining, capital of northwest China's Qinghai Province. Warmer weather in this city indicates that spring is drawing near on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6891328 2010-02-09 10:01:25 &$Photo shows the needy students are receiving the subsidies. (CNR Photo)&$&$ With the traditional festivals approaching, the Tibet Youth Development Foundation began to grant 40,000 yuan subsidies to 223 needy college students still staying in school during holidays. Tsewang Phuntsok, deputy secretary of TAR Communist Youth League said:" Besides 200 yuan subsides for each student, various activities inclu ...]]> &$Photo shows the needy students are receiving the subsidies. (CNR Photo)&$&$ With the traditional festivals approaching, the Tibet Youth Development Foundation began to grant 40,000 yuan subsidies to 223 needy college students still staying in school during holidays. Tsewang Phuntsok, deputy secretary of TAR Communist Youth League said:" Besides 200 yuan subsides for each student, various activities including art performances and sending wishes to their families will be available for those needy students." &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6891304 2010-02-09 09:53:17 &$Twenty models from Beijing perform fashion show titled "Image of Tibet" in rehearsal of the Tibetan New Year Gala, which will be held on Feb. 14, 2010. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$Twenty models from Beijing perform fashion show titled "Image of Tibet" in rehearsal of the Tibetan New Year Gala, which will be held on Feb. 14, 2010. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6891284 2010-02-09 09:46:56 &$Two black-necked cranes are playing in Lhasa river valley on Feb 6th. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Entering winter, thousands of birds migrate over the Lhasa River valley to spend winter. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$Two black-necked cranes are playing in Lhasa river valley on Feb 6th. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Entering winter, thousands of birds migrate over the Lhasa River valley to spend winter. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6891252 2010-02-09 09:40:28 &$The opening ceremony of "Experts forum on Tibetan medicine". (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ The "Experts forum on Tibetan medicine" was held on Feb 8th in Lhasa with Xile, deputy director of TAR Health Department and related officials in attendance. During the two days meeting, experts discussed how to develop the Tibetan medicine industry and how to let the "miracle of Tibet" play more impor ...]]> &$The opening ceremony of "Experts forum on Tibetan medicine". (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ The "Experts forum on Tibetan medicine" was held on Feb 8th in Lhasa with Xile, deputy director of TAR Health Department and related officials in attendance. During the two days meeting, experts discussed how to develop the Tibetan medicine industry and how to let the "miracle of Tibet" play more important role in prevention and treatment of major infectious diseases. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 【6】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6891241 2010-02-09 10:44:33 &$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6891240 2010-02-09 09:29:31 &$A worker is pakaging Tibetan medicines in a workshop of the Jinke Tibetan Medicine Company, the biggest of its kind in Qinghai Province. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Known as the "miracle of Tibet," the Tibetan medicine has begun to move out of the snowy plateau and enjoy popularity abroad. But how are the prospects of its domestic and foreign promotion? According to Tibetan physician Zhonggegya, the Tibetan medic ...]]> &$A worker is pakaging Tibetan medicines in a workshop of the Jinke Tibetan Medicine Company, the biggest of its kind in Qinghai Province. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Known as the "miracle of Tibet," the Tibetan medicine has begun to move out of the snowy plateau and enjoy popularity abroad. But how are the prospects of its domestic and foreign promotion? According to Tibetan physician Zhonggegya, the Tibetan medicine poses strict requirements on processing mineral medicinal substances, such as gold, silver, copper and iron. With special processing techniques, these substances will become specific curatives following qualitative changes. But such medicines were believed to be highly toxic as they have a high heavy metallic content. Actually, modern research shows that these heavy metals in the Tibetan medicines are safe to the human body after going through strict refining processes. The Tibetan medicines are mainly produced on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau featuring the world's highest altitude, a sharp temperature difference between the day and night, strong ultraviolet rays and abundant biological species. Such a unique natural environment contributes to the high-content and high-activated Tibetan medicines. "Integrating the characteristics of the traditional Chinese medicine and ancient Indian and Persian medical sciences, the Tibetan medicine has been effective in treating cardiovascular diseases, prostate disorders, stomach trouble, dermatosis, and hepatitis," said Li Fangrui, CEO of the Jingzhu Tibetan Medicine Group, Qinghai Province. Zhonggegya noted that clinic institutions and research centers on Tibetan medicine have been set up in the U.S., Europe, Japan and southeastern Asia since 2000. A pharmaceutical factory producing Tibetan medicines has been built in Switzerland as well. Meanwhile, India and Nepal are considered another two major potential markets for Tibetan medicines. For geographic proximity, the residents in these two countries tend to accept the medicine's healing philosophy more easily.&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6891236 2010-02-09 13:46:44 &$Yan Jun poses for a photo with his wife Zhang Yinghui and his baby, Yushu, at their home in Beijing. (CRI online Photo)&$&$ Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese festival for family reunion and this year's Spring Festival happens to occur on the same day as Valentine's Day which has been celebrated in China for many years. What will the Chinese people do on February 14 2010? How will they deal with t ...]]> &$Yan Jun poses for a photo with his wife Zhang Yinghui and his baby, Yushu, at their home in Beijing. (CRI online Photo)&$&$ Spring Festival is a traditional Chinese festival for family reunion and this year's Spring Festival happens to occur on the same day as Valentine's Day which has been celebrated in China for many years. What will the Chinese people do on February 14 2010? How will they deal with the conflict there might be between the families and lovers? Song Juwei is a 29-year-old engineer who has been working in Beijing for many years. He met his girlfriend in a very romantic way when he visited Sichuan as a tourist in October of 2009. On first sight Song fell in love with the girl named Gao Dan and had a feeling that she was the one he wanted to spend the rest of his life with. Song Juwei comes from northeast China's Jilin province while Gao Dan is currently living and studying in southwest China's Sichuan province. Song says he has been to Sichuan to see Gao Dan three times since they met each other and he plans to go back home to see his parents in Jilin during the coming Spring Festival. He will call Gao Dan on Valentine's Day. "The Valentine's Day just provides an opportunity to express love and not necessarily a need to express it on the exact day. If I can make her feel beloved in daily life, it is not a must to be together on that day." Compared with Song Juwei and Gao Dan, Alice Zhu and David Song are luckier since both of them come from east China's Jiangxi province and their homes are very near to each other. Alice Zhu, a returnee from France, says her boyfriend was her classmate in senior school and they have been apart for many years. They won't miss the opportunity to celebrate this year's Valentine's Day. "We will go back home together this time. Following Chinese costume, we will pay a New Year call to each other's relatives in the morning and then go shopping, have a cup of coffee and go to the cinema together afterwards." Shanghai Evening Post cited an online survey on which festival is more important, the Spring Festival or Valentine's Day. Nearly eighty percent of the netizens chose the Spring Festival. Only three percent chose Valentine's Day. Most of the others chose to celebrate the two festivals together. As more and more Chinese people choose to work and settle in big cities such as Beijing and Shanghai, the problem of where and how to celebrate festivals has become a social problem that affects many people. Yan Jun, a project manager of an IT company in Beijing, married his classmate from university about three years ago. They each come from different places but began a family in Beijing. They now have a lovely daughter call Yushu. Before the birth of Yushu, they went to each other's parents' homes to celebrate the Spring Festival in turn. While after Yushu's birth, especially while she is still very young, it is not convenient to take her back to their hometowns. So their parents will come to Beijing to celebrate Spring Festival with them in turn. As a son, husband and father, Yan Jun has a new&nbsp ]]> 6891226 2010-02-09 09:22:46 &$Relatives of Li Guofu, a former official in Fuyang, Anhui province, who was persecuted to death by a local district Party secretary, hold Li's portrait to protest the sentence outside the Wuhu Intermediate People's Court yesterday. Inset: Zhang Zhi'an, former Party secretary of Yingquan district of Fuyang, who was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve yesterday. Lao Chun/China Daily &$&$ A former offici ...]]> &$Relatives of Li Guofu, a former official in Fuyang, Anhui province, who was persecuted to death by a local district Party secretary, hold Li's portrait to protest the sentence outside the Wuhu Intermediate People's Court yesterday. Inset: Zhang Zhi'an, former Party secretary of Yingquan district of Fuyang, who was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve yesterday. Lao Chun/China Daily &$&$ A former official in East China's Anhui province nicknamed "the director in the White House" was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve yesterday for taking bribes, and retaliating against and framing an innocent person. The sentence was handed down to Zhang Zhi'an, former Party secretary of Yingquan district of Fuyang in Anhui province, by the Wuhu Intermediate People's Court yesterday afternoon. Wang Cheng, the district's former chief prosecutor, was also sentenced to six years in jail for helping Zhang. Both Zhang and Wang refused to accept the verdict. "I'm innocent! I want to appeal," Zhang shouted after hearing the verdict in court. He was so emotional he even knocked down a microphone in front of him, according to the China News Service. Zhang has been accused of getting revenge on Li Guofu by making up false charges against the man, who later committed suicide in a local detention house. Li's family was also dissatisfied with yesterday's verdict, calling for an immediate death penalty. Zhang was also accused of abusing power, and taking and asking for bribes 52 times involving a total of 3.6 million yuan ($527,000). In 2007, Zhang was given the nickname of "White House director" by locals and netizens after he was found to have spent 30 million yuan to construct the district government office building that looks identical to the US White House. In August 2007, Xiao Hua, a secretary of the Fuyang city government, intercepted a letter that reported Zhang as being guilty of bribery, making money out of selling government posts and abusing power. The secretary then gave the letter to Zhang. Believing the whistleblower who wrote the letter was Li Guofu, then director of the business and commerce development bureau of Quanbei trade zone in Yingquan district and director of a local real estate company, Zhang decided to take revenge. He wrote a letter containing false accusations of Li's misbehaviors, including embezzlement, taking bribes and abusing power to help his children find jobs. He sent the letter, as if it was written by an anonymous person, to local police, the procuratorate, the court and himself. He then put pressure on the local procuratorate, police, disciplinary inspection department and other relevant departments to investigate Li's case. After the district procuratorate started an investigation on Li, letters that Li wrote to report Zhang's misbehaviors were found at Li's home. Chief prosecutor Wang then handed the letters over to Zhang. In September 2007, Li was arrested and detained at Fuyang detention house. Zhang then interrogated Li about his alleged corruption, and forced Li to confess after Zhang threatened his family. On March 13, 2008, after more than five months in the detention house, Li died at the prison hospital. The official report said he hanged himself. Li's family said both& ]]> 6891218 2010-02-09 09:17:41 &$ The girl, who suffers from a congenital defect that blocks the anus, along with other illnesses, has been taken to Beijing United Family Hospital for medical treatment. However, surgery cannot be ...]]> &$ The girl, who suffers from a congenital defect that blocks the anus, along with other illnesses, has been taken to Beijing United Family Hospital for medical treatment. However, surgery cannot be done without agreement from the parents, a press official from the hospital told China Daily yesterday. The baby, named Xi Wang (Hope), was born in Tianjin and diagnosed with proctatresia and heart disease shortly after birth. Her parents left her in a hospice care hospital and refused to give her any medical treatment. "I saw her story on tianya.cn last Wednesday evening and I couldn't sleep. Four of my friends and I decided to come to Tianjin and save the baby," Chen Lan, a volunteer, said in her blog. Chen and a friend took the baby from the hospice care hospital and brought her to Beijing United Family Hospital for treatment. She revealed in her blog that Xi Wang is stronger and healthier now due to the medical care. "She was very thin and reduced to skin and bones. But now she can drink milk every two hours and has more energy to laugh and cry," Chen said. Doctors said the baby's case was not severe and could be cured with surgery, so Xi Wang would probably be as healthy as the other babies, Chen said. However, persuading the baby's parent has been hard work. According to the Beijing News, the baby's parents only allowed the volunteers to take care of the baby for a week. "But without the consent of the parents, surgery still cannot be done," said Sun Di, press official of Beijing United Family Hospital. Guangzhou Daily reported that volunteers in Tianjin had tried to persuade the baby's father to send her to hospital but he refused and claimed that he didn't want his daughter to suffer more pain from the medical treatment. A notice was released on the website of the China Association of Social Work Child Welfare League of China, saying that they had dispatched volunteers to talk to the child's parents and vowed not to give up hope. "Her parents gave life to her. Do they have the same right to take the life away?" the notice read. According to the Law of the Protection of Juveniles in China, parents who abandon or harm a child will be deprived the right of custody. But Xi Wang's father paid all the cost for her treatment in Tianjin, the Beijing News reported. A netizen named Qiqiu commented on Chen's article, saying that to send the baby for surgery might not be what the baby wanted. "Perhaps Xi Wang may suffer more pain for the rest of her life," said Qiqiu. &$&$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6891210 2010-02-09 10:44:33 &$By Yang Jiechi&$&$ In the eyes of the Chinese, France is a country with a rich intellectual and cultural heritage, advanced economy and state-of-the-art science and technology. It is a country that carries considerable weight in Europe and the world. French scholars of international studies are full of new ideas and inspirational thoughts. Last year, at a forum on China-EU relations, a European scholar raised a very important question: Can EU-China relations be lifted to a high ...]]> &$By Yang Jiechi&$&$ In the eyes of the Chinese, France is a country with a rich intellectual and cultural heritage, advanced economy and state-of-the-art science and technology. It is a country that carries considerable weight in Europe and the world. French scholars of international studies are full of new ideas and inspirational thoughts. Last year, at a forum on China-EU relations, a European scholar raised a very important question: Can EU-China relations be lifted to a higher level through strategic innovation? I believe that given the evolution of China-EU relations in recent years, this question is on the mind of many Europeans, especially those who specialize in international relations. It is in essence a question about how one should view China's development and China-EU relations. Today, I would like to answer this question from China's perspective, and I hope my observations will be of some help to you. Over the past 60 years since the founding of the People's Republic, and especially over the past 30 years since the reform and opening-up, we have found a development path suited to China's national conditions. Thanks to this path, China has gone through a sea change. Our economic and overall national strength has steadily increased, people's livelihood has markedly improved, and the country's international standing has risen. We are keenly aware, however, that China remains a developing country, and it lags behind more than 100 countries in per capita GDP. To achieve basic modernization, we have to work long and hard. Last year, the world experienced the worst economic woes since the 1930s, and China encountered the greatest economic difficulties since the turn of the century. Yet China rose up to the challenge and scored notable achievements in countering the impact of the international financial crisis. Against the backdrop of a deep global recession, China's GDP grew by 8.7 percent and reached $4.9 trillion. The Chinese economy was among the first to recover and has given a strong boost to the global economic recovery. Over the last year, we have stepped up coordination with other countries on macroeconomic policies and taken an active part in the G20 summits. We have joined global efforts to tackle the crisis and advanced the reform of the international trading regime and financial system. While working to maintain rapid and sustainable economic growth at home, China has reached out to the world in pursuit of mutual benefit. China is the world's second largest trading country. Two thirds of our imports are finished industrial products, coming mainly from developed countries. Nearly half of our exports are processed goods, produced mainly by foreign-funded enterprises. Through foreign trade and investment, China has pushed forward global economic growth, created more development and job opportunities for other countries and provided inexpensive yet high-quality products to global markets. It is worth mentioning that last year, the Chinese economy contributed over 50 percent to the global economic growth. This represented a significant contribution to the recovery of the world economy. China cannot develop in isolation from the world and the world needs China for development. As a large and responsible country, China is a staunch force for world peace and common development, not a threat& ]]> 6891148 2010-02-09 08:55:55 &$Xi Jinping&$&$ on Monday stressed knowledge of the Scientific Outlook on Development through study of senior leaders' insights into the transformation of the economic growth mode. &$ &$Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C), also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Burea ...]]> &$Xi Jinping&$&$ on Monday stressed knowledge of the Scientific Outlook on Development through study of senior leaders' insights into the transformation of the economic growth mode. &$ &$Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (C), also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the &$&$Communist Party of China&$&$ (&$&$CPC&$&$) Central Committee, addresses a meeting on further study and implementation of the Scientific Outlook on Development in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2010. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)&$&$ Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made remarks during a meeting on the study and implementation of theory. Xi said various requirements for the transformation of the economic growth mode are of significance to the study and implementation of the theory and the victory in the fight against the financial crisis. At a seminar for provincial and ministerial level officials which ran from Feb. 3 to 7, Chinese president &$&$Hu Jintao&$&$ and other senior leaders made speeches on the transformation of the country's economic development mode and its sustainable development. Hu urged the country to enhance its capacity for independent innovation, deepen reform of the system for managing science and technology, and speed up its building of a "grand" pool of innovation-oriented talented people in a bid to give scientific and technological support for the transformation. Xi called on officials to listen to public opinion during their travels during the New Year holiday, and to be on the lookout for problems and to solve them. The CPC launched the Scientific Outlook on Development study campaign in September 2008. It emphasizes the well-being of people and a comprehensive, coordinated and sustainable approach to development. The campaign, scheduled to end late this month, garnered wide participation with more than 75 million CPC members taking part. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891144 2010-02-09 08:51:39 &$$57 million earmarked for relief efforts in Yunnan&$&$ The worst drought in 60 years that has left millions of people in Yunnan province lacking drinking water has also fueled forest fires and threatened local energy supplies. A local official said late Sunday the drought has inflicted a direct agricultural economic loss of 6.5 billion yuan ($952 million) in Yunnan. The province has earmarked 389 million yuan ($57 million) for drought relief, said Zhou Yunlong, head of the p ...]]> &$$57 million earmarked for relief efforts in Yunnan&$&$ The worst drought in 60 years that has left millions of people in Yunnan province lacking drinking water has also fueled forest fires and threatened local energy supplies. A local official said late Sunday the drought has inflicted a direct agricultural economic loss of 6.5 billion yuan ($952 million) in Yunnan. The province has earmarked 389 million yuan ($57 million) for drought relief, said Zhou Yunlong, head of the provincial water resources bureau. The efforts have helped temporarily ease the shortage of drinking water for 4.25 million people and 2.42 million livestock, as well as irrigate 733 hectares of crops, Zhou added. Two firefighters were injured when they struggled to bring two mountain fires under control in the suburb of the provincial capital of Kunming on Sunday. Wang Bin, a firefighter who works for a mountainous park near Kunming, needed an operation to remove the shrapnel from a fire extinguishing bomb from his chest. According to local government officials, one mountain fire started at around noon on Sunday in the northwestern suburb of Kunming and was under control by about 7 pm. Another fire in the Shilin county of Kunming occurred at about 2 pm and was finally put out at around 8:50 am yesterday. "The fire was so strong and I could not get closer than 10 meters," said a forest guard surnamed Lin. "It is difficult to control the fire with the changing wind direction and dry weather." The drought and fires raised the alarm for many local sites. Zhang Chengyong, who works for Dali Tourism Group in Yunnan, said it is important to remain vigilant so a mountain fire does not endanger Cangshan Mountain, a famous tourist site. "No one entering the site is allowed to bring in a lighter," he said. The drought might also effect energy supplies in Yunnan. Wang Jinxian, an official with the Huaneng Lancang River Hydropower Co Ltd, told China Daily yesterday: "The long-term drought had caused the water level to drop, which might effect the electronic plant." The drought, which began in July, has left 4.9 million residents and 3.34 million livestock with a shortage of drinking water. More than 2 million hectares of crops, 81.7 percent of the total, have been effected. About 534,600 hectares have been destroyed. As a result, the province will suffer a drop of more than 40 percent in its summer grain output. The severe drought has forced residents to replant 135 hectares of potatoes, corn, pulses and vegetables. It also caused six times more forest fires and a 50 percent drop in the generation of hydropower. Yunnan's rainfall since last July was 29 percent, a record low, or 207 millimeters lower than the average, whereas the temperature was 1.7 degrees higher than average and even went beyond the highest level since records began. There will be no substantial rainfall in the short term, the Yunnan provincial meteorological bureau said, warning that the drought will not begin to lift until the raining season begins in May. &$&$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6891138 2010-02-09 08:49:08 6891129 2010-02-09 08:45:28 &$Li Changchun&$&$ has called on Chinese artists and writers to help promote the prosperity of socialist culture and contribute to the Chinese nation's rejuvenation. "The promotion of prosperity of a socialist culture is facing a very good opportunity," ...]]> &$Li Changchun&$&$ has called on Chinese artists and writers to help promote the prosperity of socialist culture and contribute to the Chinese nation's rejuvenation. "The promotion of prosperity of a socialist culture is facing a very good opportunity," said Li, who is a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Sunday at a seminar with the country's well-known writers and artists. The Chinese artists and writers should remain closely connected with the public so that their works reflect people's concerns and wishes, he said. He also encouraged them to be innovative and to explore new areas of arts to meet the demand of the public and the market. He hoped the artists and writers could introduce more works to foreign countries to enhance the international influence and competitiveness of the Chinese culture. Li visited a new center built for the Chinese writers and artists Sunday and extended festival greetings to the representatives. The Chinese are to celebrate their Spring Festival, or Lunar New Year, in mid February this year. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891085 2010-02-09 08:34:51 &$Latest arrests made in Shenzhen amid national drive to fight crime &$&$ Police have arrested 17 suspects in Shenzhen as part of a major dragnet aimed at child kidnapping, amid a nationwide crackdown on the crime. The latest arrests involved 51 cases that targeted parents of students in the city in Guangdong province with kidnapping scams, local police said yesterday. The police launched their sweep between Jan 11 and 26 following mounting worries about kidnappings, Deng Gua ...]]> &$Latest arrests made in Shenzhen amid national drive to fight crime &$&$ Police have arrested 17 suspects in Shenzhen as part of a major dragnet aimed at child kidnapping, amid a nationwide crackdown on the crime. The latest arrests involved 51 cases that targeted parents of students in the city in Guangdong province with kidnapping scams, local police said yesterday. The police launched their sweep between Jan 11 and 26 following mounting worries about kidnappings, Deng Guangsheng, deputy director of the local police's criminal investigation department, said in a press briefing. Many parents in the city grew increasingly worried after rumors spread over dozens of student kidnappings that occurred since last October. In their scams, suspects tried fooling their victims into paying ransoms for children whom they did not actually kidnap. But local police confirmed there were three kidnapping cases in a month starting from October, when two children were killed and six suspects arrested. The arrests also marked a major step in national efforts to clamp down on kidnapping cases, after central authorities announced a crackdown on the crimes targeting children and their parents. Police in Guangdong, Henan, Hubei, Qinghai and Shaanxi provinces have also outlined major plans to prevent child kidnappings. Similarly, more severe penalties for the crime are being meted out. On Thursday, two courts in Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong, sentenced 25 people to death in separate trials in nine kidnapping cases, according to Xinhua News Agency. In one case handed down by the Municipal Intermediate People's Court of Guangzhou, one of three defendants was given the death penalty, while jail terms of 10 and 12 years were given to the other two. The family of the case's victim, who died at the hands of the defendants, will receive compensation of more than 150,000 yuan ($22,000). In another case, two kidnappers held an 11-year-old child for three days for ransom. One of the kidnappers was subsequently jailed 11 years, while the other one was jailed eight years. The Guangzhou's Municipal Intermediate People's Court and the People's Court of Zengcheng, a suburb of Guangzhou, also handed out jail terms of up to 20 years for 26 other people in similar cases. In one of the latest kidnapping scams in Shenzhen, a man surnamed Gu reportedly received a call from a strange number on Jan 6 and heard a boy crying. Kidnappers told him his child was being held and demanded a ransom of 120,000 yuan. Gu immediately transferred 50,000 yuan to a bank account designated by the callers. But he realized he was cheated when he found his son safe in school after the money transfer. After intensive investigations, Shenzhen police identified four suspects and arrested them in Fujian province one week later. The group was allegedly cheating parents of students in more than 20 similar cases in Shenzhen and Shanghai. In other cases, suspects also told parents to remit money for the sake of their children. The threats were made through cell phone text messages, but no kidnappings were actually carried out in all of the 51 cases in Shenzhen, Deng Guangsheng said. "The suspects acquired some information on the family members and threatened parents that they&am ]]> 6891070 2010-02-09 08:32:38 6891063 2010-02-09 08:28:05 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6891053 2010-02-09 08:27:03 &$Jia Qinglin&$&$ on Monday called for religious believers' role in promoting the country's economic development and social stability. Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPP ...]]> &$Jia Qinglin&$&$ on Monday called for religious believers' role in promoting the country's economic development and social stability. Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made the remarks when meeting with heads of national religious groups. He urged religious groups in the country to pool the wisdom and strength of believers to explore ways of helping promote economic and social development. He also asked them to help consolidate harmonious religious relations and help religious people build up national consciousness, civic consciousness and legal consciousness to ensure social harmony and stability. During the meeting, Jia, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee,bid greetings to religious believers for the upcoming Lunar New Year, which falls on Feb. 14 this year. He said 2009 was an important year for the country's religious work as the Party's basic policies on religious work were well implemented and people's religious freedom was fully ensured. He said 2010 was a key year to cope with the financial crisis and it was also of great significance for the country's harmony and stability in the religious circle. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ &$&$http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2010-02/09/nw.D110000renmrb_20100209_5-01.htm&$&$ &$&$ ]]> 6891014 2010-02-09 08:24:27 &$Residents sit around a table where nearly 10,000 dishes are displayed at a party in Baibuting community in Wuhan, Hubei province February 7, 2010. The community held its 10th annual feast where all families brought their own cuisines to celebrate the Spring Festival. [Photo/CFP]&$&$ &$ 【1】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6891006 2010-02-09 10:44:33 6890981 2010-02-09 10:44:33 &$Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Taizo Nishimuro, Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) president, during his meeting with members attending the first meeting of the fifth 21st Century Committee for China-Japan Friendship in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2010. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)&$&$ Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged China and Japan to strengthen exchange and cooperation Monday to boost mutual underst ...]]> &$Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Taizo Nishimuro, Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) president, during his meeting with members attending the first meeting of the fifth 21st Century Committee for China-Japan Friendship in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2010. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)&$&$ Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged China and Japan to strengthen exchange and cooperation Monday to boost mutual understanding and trust. Wen made the remarks while meeting with members of the fifth 21st Century Committee for China-Japan Friendship. The committee, an advisory panel to both nations' governments, convened a meeting in Beijing on Sunday to discuss various aspects of China-Japan relations and to provide suggestions to the two governments. "The foundation, as well as the hopes for and future of China-Japan friendship, lies in the peoples of the two countries," Wen said. &$ &$Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R, front) meets with members attending the first meeting of the fifth 21st Century Committee for China-Japan Friendship in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2010. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)&$&$ Stressing that both sides need to take history as a mirror and face the future, Wen said China and Japan should handle relevant issues with the broad situation of Asia and the world in mind, enhance exchange and cooperation and increase mutual understanding and trust, so that the peoples of the two nations can become closer to each other and further develop bilateral ties. Hailing the committee as the bridge linking the two countries and the two peoples, Wen said he believed the committee would produce fruitful outcomes with the concerted efforts of the two parties. &$ &$Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) meets with Taizo Nishimuro, Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) president, and chief member of the Japan side of the first meeting of the fifth 21st Century Committee for China-Japan Friendship in Beijing Feb. 8, 2010. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)&$&$ China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi also met with the committee members. The committee met the press during their first meeting earlier Monday. During the meeting, Chinese chair of the panel Tang Jiaxuan dismissed the notion China's development meant acting "tough" towards others. "The anxiety over China's being tough is groundless and unnecessary. What's crucial is the actual policies and moves China has taken," Tang said when asked if China will take "tougher" policies vis-a-vis Japan as the two countries' gap in national strength narrows. Tang said China's achievements over the last six decades have been notable and that the country's gap with Japan has narrowed. Still, he noted, China's per capita GDP is only 3,700 U.S. dollars, meaning it is not in the top 100 ranking of countries by the measure while Japan's per capita GDP is well over 40,000 U.S. dollars. China still has 150 million people living in poverty, according to the UN's standard of poverty of living on less than one U.S. dollar a day, Tang noted. "That means China will remain a developing country for a long time into the future and needs to focus on its own development." "By tradition, China advocates harmonious relations with neighboring countries. China will stick to a peaceful development path and befriend the peoples of neighboring coun ]]> 6890972 2010-02-09 08:12:24 &$ &$&$By Guo Qiang and Lin Meilian &$&$ The founder of a Chinese knockoff of Google is denying allegations of copyright infringement, and vowed Monday not to bow to pressure from the Internet search engine giant. The relatively new search engine and social networking site, called Goojje, is growing in popularity. As a result, Google lawyers sent the site a cease-and-desist letter, received Sunday, cla ...]]> &$ &$&$By Guo Qiang and Lin Meilian &$&$ The founder of a Chinese knockoff of Google is denying allegations of copyright infringement, and vowed Monday not to bow to pressure from the Internet search engine giant. The relatively new search engine and social networking site, called Goojje, is growing in popularity. As a result, Google lawyers sent the site a cease-and-desist letter, received Sunday, claiming that Goojje infringes on Google's rights and trademark by imitating the latter's logo, which could mislead users into thinking the sites are related. Goojje's chief founder, who goes by the pseudonym Xiao Xuan, told the Global Times Monday that Google's allegations are "unimaginable," because people who understand Chinese know of the difference between the two sites. Xiao has refused to give his real name, but he said his site will resort to legal action if necessary to protect its so-called rights. Xiao is a 2008 university graduate who studied media and printing. His site's name is a play on words. "Goo" represents the name, while "jje" sounds similar to "elder sis-ter" in Chinese, or "jiejie." Put together, they mean "sister Goo." Whereas the Chinese name for Google sounds like "brother Goo." Goojje launched on January 14 – one day after Google threatened to pull out of China after claiming that hacking attempts were launched against its e-mail servers. Goojje has been criticized as a knockoff of both Google and Baidu, as Goojje's logo is sort of a hybrid of the two biggest search en-gines in China. When Goojje launched, it ran a message under its logo saying, "The brother is leaving … but the sister will be missing him." But after Google decided to stay, Goojje changed its message to "The brother stayed for the sister." Wu Mengyi, a legal specialist with Baidu, told the Global Times Monday that Baidu is aware of goojje.com and its logo's resemblance to Baidu's. But she said the company had no intention to take action against Goojje. It's short lifespan notwithstanding, Goojje's popularity as a website, according to ratings by the Alexa Web information company, put it at 11,073rd worldwide and 496th domestically. The site boasted 60,000 registered users as of Thursday, when Xiao said hackers started trying to access goojje.com. "Since February 4, sophisticated unidentified hackers have been trying to attack the site over three days, and users couldn't register any more," Xiao told the Global Times. The team has reported the hacking to the police. Xiao wouldn't speculate on the source. The site was inaccessible as of 6 pm Monday, a sign that it was still being attacked, Xiao said. It became accessible again around 8 pm, after Xiao's team redirected goojje.com to another domain name, dierqi.com. Goojje is independently financed and run by eight college students, including Xiao. Shortly after the site was established, it received advertising offers from taobaolianmeng.cn, with a preliminary offer of 1 million yuan. The site has also had investment offers of up to 10 million yuan, Xiao said. "But we refused all these offers. We don't want to commercialize the website too early," Xiao said. He said all of his partners are working for the website for free, and they have been able to bear the daily operating costs so ]]> 6890967 2010-02-08 22:00:17 &$Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Taizo Nishimuro, Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) president, during his meeting with members attending the first meeting of the fifth 21st Century Committee for China-Japan Friendship in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 8, 2010. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei)&$ &$【1】 &$&$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$ &$ &$&$ ]]> 6890937 2010-02-08 21:01:36 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890936 2010-02-08 20:59:47 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890918 2010-02-08 19:42:15 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890917 2010-02-08 19:40:27 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890866 2010-02-08 17:29:46 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6890863 2010-02-08 17:27:04 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890861 2010-02-08 17:25:16 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890854 2010-02-08 17:04:43 &$Source: China Daily &$&$ ]]> 6890852 2010-02-08 17:04:03 &$Source: Chinadaily.com&$&$ ]]> 6890850 2010-02-08 17:03:36 &$Source: China Daily&$&$< ]]> 6890849 2010-02-08 17:02:50 &$Source: Chinadaily.com&$&$ ]]> 6890847 2010-02-08 17:01:40 &$Source: Chinadaily.com&$&$ ]]> 6890844 2010-02-08 17:00:41 &$Source: C ]]> 6890834 2010-02-08 16:54:22 &$Photo taken on January 29, 2010, shows Naindra Prasad Upadhaya (R), Nepalese consul-general in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, interviewed by the Xinhua News Agency. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Naindra Prasad Upadhaya, Nepalese consul-general in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, said, "I have witnessed Tibet's amazing growth in recent years," when speaking of Tibet's development. Upadhaya has worked in Lhasa for more than t ...]]> &$Photo taken on January 29, 2010, shows Naindra Prasad Upadhaya (R), Nepalese consul-general in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, interviewed by the Xinhua News Agency. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ Naindra Prasad Upadhaya, Nepalese consul-general in Lhasa, capital of Tibet, said, "I have witnessed Tibet's amazing growth in recent years," when speaking of Tibet's development. Upadhaya has worked in Lhasa for more than two years since he took office as Nepalese consul-general in October, 2007. He said, "I'm very excited about and inspired by Tibet's rapid development in the past two years, which has left a deep impression on me." Upadhaya, who attended in January as a non-voting member the Third Session of the 9th Tibet Autonomous Regional Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), is very familiar with Tibet's economic and social development. According to the official, Tibet scored a 12-percent rise in its GDP in 2009, which has been growing at a double-digit rate for 17 straight years and this could not be achieved without the Chinese Central Government's great support to Tibet in terms of financing, policy, technology and personnel. While working in Tibet, Upadhaya has inspected Tibet's remote rural areas. He said that Tibet 50 years ago cannot be comparable to today's Tibet. Fifty years ago, the Tibetan people simply could not afford meat or drink the highland barley liquor, and most of the Tibetans did not have their own properties. But now, even in Tibet's remote areas, the Tibetan farmers and herders have tractors, TV sets and mobile phones. A lot of Tibetan families have had access to electricity and tap water and lived in the houses built by the local government. Upadhaya added that apart from economic development, the Tibet Regional Government has also paid close attention to cultural undertakings. For instance, he has seen many monasteries in Tibet under renovation. He said, "Tibet's development is balanced in terms of both materials and culture." The Nepalese official noted that more and more Nepalese people have come to Lhasa to do business thanks to Tibet's rapid development in recent years. Currently, Lhasa has 300 Nepalese business people, who run hotels, restaurants and handicraft shops. &$&$Source: Xinhuanet&$&$ ]]> 6890831 2010-02-08 16:52:38 &$Source: Xinhuanet&$&$ &$&$Book your trip to China>>&$&$ ]]> 6890823 2010-02-08 16:50:01 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890775 2010-02-08 16:31:38 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890773 2010-02-08 16:31:44 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890757 2010-02-08 16:29:46 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890753 2010-02-08 16:30:05 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6890752 2010-02-08 16:49:54 &$Source: Xinhua&$ &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890750 2010-02-08 16:28:42 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890720 2010-02-08 16:11:06 &$People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6890641 2010-02-08 15:04:20 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6890613 2010-02-08 14:48:10 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890603 2010-02-08 14:37:50 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890601 2010-02-08 14:37:10 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890585 2010-02-08 14:30:53 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6890544 2010-02-08 14:01:27 &$Photo shows the Tibetan herdsmen are selling homemade dairy products on the famous Barkor street in Lhasa, capital of Tibet. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$ Dairy products as the necessary food on the table for Tibetans are on hot sale among the markets with the Tibetan New Year approaching. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$ ...]]> &$Photo shows the Tibetan herdsmen are selling homemade dairy products on the famous Barkor street in Lhasa, capital of Tibet. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$ Dairy products as the necessary food on the table for Tibetans are on hot sale among the markets with the Tibetan New Year approaching. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$ ]]> 6890532 2010-02-08 13:58:04 &$ A fire balloon over the Lhasa city attracts many citizens as a work team for a short film is busy with screening in Lhasa. Titled "One Day in Lhasa", the film will act as the topic film for Tibet Pavilion in World Expo 2010 will record the new looks and changes of Lhasa in past ten years and prospect for the beautiful development in next ten years.&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6890530 2010-02-08 13:52:03 &$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$ ...]]> &$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$ ]]> 6890521 2010-02-08 13:45:58 &$An undated photo shows a shooting site of "Heavenly Tibet," a movie for the Shanghai World Expo. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ Tibet will showcase its colorful culture via the 2010 Shanghai World Expo and promote its culture sector, according to Duotuo, vice-chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Government. Duotuo made the remark at a meeting to mobilize performances and intangible cult ...]]> &$An undated photo shows a shooting site of "Heavenly Tibet," a movie for the Shanghai World Expo. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ Tibet will showcase its colorful culture via the 2010 Shanghai World Expo and promote its culture sector, according to Duotuo, vice-chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Regional Government. Duotuo made the remark at a meeting to mobilize performances and intangible cultural relic shows by the region at the World Expo on Feb. 5. "Tibet will seize the opportunity to present its ethnical culture and publicize itself on the big platform," he noted. Duotuo said the World Expo will promote Tibet's reputation and attract more investments and tourists from home and abroad, boosting the region's rapid development. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890518 2010-02-08 13:46:23 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6890489 2010-02-08 13:36:09 &$By People's Daily Online&$&$ ]]> 6890306 2010-02-08 10:50:46 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890304 2010-02-08 10:50:16 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890289 2010-02-08 10:45:40 &$China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi holds his speech during the 46th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 5, 2010. (REUTERS/Harald Dettenborn/Pool. Photo)&$&$ Chinese Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi, is in Germany for the Munich conference, where more than 300 diplomats and defense officials are discussing major security issues. On the sidelines of the conference, Yang Jiechi has urged the Uni ...]]> &$China's Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi holds his speech during the 46th Conference on Security Policy in Munich February 5, 2010. (REUTERS/Harald Dettenborn/Pool. Photo)&$&$ Chinese Foreign Minister, Yang Jiechi, is in Germany for the Munich conference, where more than 300 diplomats and defense officials are discussing major security issues. On the sidelines of the conference, Yang Jiechi has urged the United States to stop selling arms to Taiwan and to not allow the Dalai Lama to visit the US. Yang noted that Taiwan is the most sensitive and core issue between China and the US. He called on the US to abide by the Three Joint Communiques. He hopes the US will prioritize these issues and avoid further undermining bilateral ties. On the Tibet issue, Yang said China opposes any contact between the Dalai Lama and US leaders. He said the Dalai Lama is not a religious figure, but a political exile who has conducted separatist activities for a long time. &$&$Source: CCTV online&$&$ ]]> 6890259 2010-02-08 10:32:11 &$Bruneian dancers perform at a China-ASEAN expo in Xining, Guangxi, in November 2008. (Photo Source: Chinadaily.com) &$&$ Despite the country being an economic powerhouse, few of ...]]> &$Bruneian dancers perform at a China-ASEAN expo in Xining, Guangxi, in November 2008. (Photo Source: Chinadaily.com) &$&$ Despite the country being an economic powerhouse, few of its big companies have ever made a major impact on the world stage. But if they dominate the 1.9 billion-population CAFTA, Chinese companies could build a platform from which to attack European and North American markets. China will have made the switch from being a developing country exporting cheap goods to finally making a success of globalization. Zhang Tianbing, founder of international management consultants AT Kearney's China Research Center in Shanghai, said China companies could move from being regional to global players. "Chinese companies have never successfully taken advantage of globalization and this could be one of the opportunities presented by the free trade area," he said. "If they establish dominant market positions in the region they could move on to do the same in Europe and North America. It would be a major stage in the evolution of the economy." The China-ASEAN Free Trade Area came into being on Jan 1 with 90 percent of goods set to be tariff-free between China and Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei. Li Shunde, chairman of Guangyuan Tian Mei Jewelry Co, based in Guangyuan in Sichuan province, is one entrepreneur who sees the CAFTA area as a platform on which to eventually attack world markets. "I see the ASEAN market as the first stop on the way to selling in international markets. The free trade area with its zero-tariff policy is a major opportunity for us," she said. China's largest private car manufacturer Geely is another that expects to benefit from the free trade area. Yu Xueliang, vice-president of Geely, has confirmed he has had discussions about setting up car manufacturing facilities in Indonesia, where it already has an assembly plant. "Indonesia doesn't have an indigenous carmaker and the total number of vehicles produced there is just around 600,000 a year. The country has a big population and plenty of potential, however," said Yu. "We are going to extend the scale of the plant and expand other operations there in alliance with other companies," Yu said. Indonesia is one country to voice concerns about China using the free trade area as a dumping ground for cheap goods it cannot now sell to western markets because of the economic crisis. Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was still coming under pressure from his own parliament to ask for a delay in the implementation of CAFTA - even after the launch date - to protect the country's footwear, textile and food beverage industries. Ignatius Lim, commercial counselor at the Singapore embassy in Beijing, said Indonesia's reaction was understandable. "Officials there need to protect domestic factories so as to maintain people's living conditions. Under such an economic situation, even developed countries tend to protect themselves by initiating anti-dumping and other measures," he said. Zhang Yunling, director of the Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies at& ]]> 6890255 2010-02-08 10:27:28 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890250 2010-02-08 10:26:44 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890245 2010-02-08 10:20:47 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6890138 2010-02-08 09:45:41 6890115 2010-02-08 09:40:33 &$The well-known Tibetan singer Cedai Drolma is singing on the record site of Tibetan New Year gala held in Lhasa, Feb 7. (Xinhua Photo)&$&$ The record for a performance offered by famous artists was completed to celebrate the traditional Chinese New Year and the Tibetan New Year, both of the festivals fall on this Feb. 14. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6890100 2010-02-08 09:34:41 &$A tourist from Beijing is offering hada for the holy lake "Mapham Yutso". (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ Lake Mapham Yutso as the highest body of freshwater in the world locating at 2,000 kilometres from Lhasa in Tibet Autonomous Region, has attracted many tourists for sightseeing. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$&$ &$ Lake Mapham Yutso as the highest body of freshwater in the world locating at 2,000 kilometres from Lhasa in Tibet Autonomous Region, has attracted many tourists for sightseeing. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6890094 2010-02-08 09:32:26 &$With a suitcase of hundred bills, he gets on the train, drunk as a skunk&$&$ After investigation, the guard gets to know that the young man has drunk over ten bottles of beer since he got on the train. The drama didn't start untill the man spotted a pretty girl. He went to the girl with his heavy suitcase, drunk as a skunk, said: "Xiao Qian, I'm rich now. Marry me, please!" Then he opened his suitcase which was full of hundred bills. He took out dozens of bills, pressed them to the girl. When the girl's friends tried to rescue her, the man took out more money and gave to other girls, repeating: "Xiao Qian, I'm rich now. Marry me, please!" The girl was scared to cry. Then came the guard. &$&$He proposes crazily because of a frustrating relationship &$&$ The young man, Zhang Yong, is 26 years old. He works as a salesman in Nanjing province. He fell in love with his first girlfriend Xiao Qian at first sight. "She is the most beautiful girl I've ever seen." said Zhang. However, the three-year relationship was ended by Xiao Qian's parents in 2007. Due to the rocketing high housing price, Zhang Yong, together with his poor family, cannot afford to buy a house for Xiao Qian and himself to get married, which annoyed Xiao QIan's parents. Finally, Xiao Qian was draged by her parents to her hometown Anhui province. &$&$Thanks for the lottery prize, he decides to get his girl back &$&$ Zhang Yong realized the importance of money. He knew that as long as he can afford a house, Xiao Qian's parents will give her back to him. Since then, Zhang started to buy lottery tickets. In the end of 2009, he won a prize in the lottery, which was what he had expected so long. He bought two houses, one for his parents, one for himself and Xiao Qian. When he knew that Xiao Qian was going to get married, Zhang drew 500,000 yuan cash from a bank, and got on a train to Xiao Qian's hometown Anhui, in hope of bring her back. On the train, Zhang abandoned himself to the past frustrating memory, then started to drink, which led to the drama. After Zhang awakes from a drunken sleep, the guard tells him what he has done. Zhang feels&a ]]> 6890084 2010-02-08 09:26:39 &$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$ ]]> 6890072 2010-02-08 09:23:51 &$Railway stewards perform for passengers on K9801 from Xining to Lhasa. (Xinhua Photo) &$&$ Feb. 6 marks the traditional "Little Year" according to Chinese lunar calendar and the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Corporation offered wonderful performances to passengers for celebration. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$&$ 【1 ...]]> &$Railway stewards perform for passengers on K9801 from Xining to Lhasa. (Xinhua Photo) &$&$ Feb. 6 marks the traditional "Little Year" according to Chinese lunar calendar and the Qinghai-Tibet Railway Corporation offered wonderful performances to passengers for celebration. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6890060 2010-02-08 09:19:17 &$A Tibetan herdsman from Damxung is selling homemade butter. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ ...]]> &$A Tibetan herdsman from Damxung is selling homemade butter. (Chinatibetnews Photo)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6890022 2010-02-08 09:07:39 &$Photo shows a piece of woodcut print by Lebo Dhondup. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ A woodcut print exhibition titled "Tibetan Jampa" will be held at the "Bridge Art Space" in Beijing 798 Art Zone on March 6, with more than 60 pieces of works by 12 Tibetan artists on show. The exhibition reflects Tibetan people's spiritual outlooks by showing their daily life and religious life. ...]]> &$Photo shows a piece of woodcut print by Lebo Dhondup. (China Tibet Information Center Photo)&$&$ A woodcut print exhibition titled "Tibetan Jampa" will be held at the "Bridge Art Space" in Beijing 798 Art Zone on March 6, with more than 60 pieces of works by 12 Tibetan artists on show. The exhibition reflects Tibetan people's spiritual outlooks by showing their daily life and religious life. "Jampa" means woodcut print in the Tibetan language. The pigments for "Jampa" are made from natural minerals and raw materials taken from plants on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau. The paper is handmade which is antiseptic, mothproofing and dampproof. &$&$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6890013 2010-02-08 09:02:48 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6889988 2010-02-08 08:59:11 &$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6889942 2010-02-08 08:49:55 &$Source: China Daily&$&$ ]]> 6889896 2010-02-08 08:44:01 &$Xi Jinping&$&$ on Sunday urged improvement of the Party's role in leading the economic work as the country pushes forward transformation of the economic development mode. &$ &$Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (2nd L), also a member of the Standing Committee of the &$&$Xi Jinping&$&$ on Sunday urged improvement of the Party's role in leading the economic work as the country pushes forward transformation of the economic development mode. &$ &$Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping (2nd L), also a member of the Standing Committee of the &$&$Communist Party of China&$&$ (&$&$CPC&$&$) Central Committee Political Bureau and a member of the Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, speaks during the closing session of a seminar on the implementation of the Scientific Outlook on Development and the transformation of the mode of economic development in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 7, 2010. The seminar, attended by the country's provincial and ministerial chiefs, opened on Wednesday at the Party School of the CPC Central Committee in Beijing. (Xinhua/Ma Zhancheng) &$&$ Xi, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, made the call at the closing ceremony of a seminar for provincial and ministerial level officials, which began on Feb. 3. "As the international environment is experiencing major changes and the country's economic development is showing a series of new characteristics, we must... adapt ourselves to changes and accelerate the transformation of the economic development mode," said Xi, adding that the country should sharpen the competitive edge of its economy amid fierce international competition and meet people's expectations for a better life. He said that in the drive, Party committees must exert full efforts in guidance while Party organizations at lower levels should strengthen their role in implementation with Party members setting examples for others. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6889889 2010-02-08 08:33:22 6889868 2010-02-08 08:29:23 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6889854 2010-02-08 08:26:01 &$Industry inspectors in Chaohu city of Anhui province examine milk powder in a supermarket on Friday. The central government has sent eight inspection work teams to 16 provinces nationwide to prevent melamine-tainted milk powder from resurfacing. Cheng Qianjun&$&$ Dairies shut; 170 tons of dairy product recalled More than 170 tons of milk powder have been recalled amid a 10-day nationwide crackdown on mela ...]]> &$Industry inspectors in Chaohu city of Anhui province examine milk powder in a supermarket on Friday. The central government has sent eight inspection work teams to 16 provinces nationwide to prevent melamine-tainted milk powder from resurfacing. Cheng Qianjun&$&$ Dairies shut; 170 tons of dairy product recalled More than 170 tons of milk powder have been recalled amid a 10-day nationwide crackdown on melamine-tainted dairy products, authorities have said. The recall is the latest of dairy products to resurface from a 2008 contamination scandal that hit the country. Two dairy companies in the Ningxia Hui autonomous region were closed for selling tainted milk powder on Saturday, while candies made with tainted milk powder were found in Jilin province yesterday. The two affected companies are the Ningxia Tiantian Dairy Co Ltd and Ningxia Panda Dairy Co Ltd, Ningxia's regional government said in a press conference on Saturday. Ningxia police also found that another company outside the region paid the Ningxia Tiantian Dairy Co Ltd last July about 170 tons of milk powder - melamine-tainted products left over from the 2008 scandal that should have been destroyed - as debt payment. From July to November last year, the company repacked 164.75 tons of the affected powder in their own packages and sold it to five factories in the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, Fujian and Guangdong provinces, police investigations showed. About 72 tons of the milk powder have been recalled and seized and the authorities are tracking the rest of the tainted products. However, the Ningxia Panda Dairy Co Ltd was shut down because it was related to the Shanghai Panda Dairy Co Ltd, a company that was earlier closed for selling tainted milk last year. Zhao Shuming, secretary-general of the Ningxia Dairy Industry Association, said: "Many small companies lack the technology to test melamine, an industrial chemical added to milk to boost false protein readings in quality tests." "As a small company, the Tiantian dairy company doesn't have a machine to test melamine. Such a machine can cost up to 1 million yuan ($147,000). So many companies are just not able to check if the milk powder they buy is safe or not. But their repacking of the products is illegal," Zhao told China Daily yesterday. Zhao said the latest findings have dealt a huge blow to the Ningxia dairy industry. "The dairy industry in the region is export-oriented. Now most of its companies are in panic and worrying about possible negative impacts on their businesses," he said. "Flaws in the previous system led to the current chaos. What if companies with tainted milk also hold back their stocks for this round of checkups and reuse them later, just like what's happening now?" he asked. He said the association has issued an emergency warning to all companies in the region to conduct strict checks on milk products they buy. The latest discoveries marked the second batch of tainted milk products found in the 10-day inspection that was launched on Monday last week. The first batch of affected milk products found in the latest crackdown was identified in Shaanxi province last week, with three suspects subsequently detained. A portion of the Sha ]]> 6889850 2010-02-08 08:26:54 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ &$&$http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2010-02/08/nw.D110000renmrb_20100208_1-01.htm&$&$ ]]> 6889835 2010-02-08 13:23:51 &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$ &$ &$&$ ]]> 6889824 2010-02-08 08:21:43 &$Chen Mingshu (left), 47, takes his two-year-old granddaughter back to their hometown in Sichuan province, at the Beijing Railway Station yesterday. [China Daily/Wang Jing] &$&$ &$&$Bad weather forecast to hit during peak festival season&$&$ The weather refused to cooperate yesterday as the country entered its peak traffic season with millions on the move home. Over the weekend, snow and heavy fog ...]]> &$Chen Mingshu (left), 47, takes his two-year-old granddaughter back to their hometown in Sichuan province, at the Beijing Railway Station yesterday. [China Daily/Wang Jing] &$&$ &$&$Bad weather forecast to hit during peak festival season&$&$ The weather refused to cooperate yesterday as the country entered its peak traffic season with millions on the move home. Over the weekend, snow and heavy fog hit northern China, closing expressways and delaying flights. And meteorologists are forecasting bad weather to sweep across the country in the week ahead. About 2.5 billion trips are expected to be made over the 40 days from Jan 30, as people rush home for family reunions and celebrations during the week-long Spring Festival holiday, which starts Saturday, the eve of the lunar New Year. The transport authority reported that traffic began to surge yesterday, burdening the country's railways, roads and airports. The Ministry of Railways said some 5 million passengers took trains on Saturday and yesterday. Railway stations in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou handled more than 200,000 passengers each day. Some 63 million people took long-distance buses and ships home each day over the weekend, the Ministry of Transport estimated. The number of passengers taking flights also grew so fast yesterday that belts transporting luggage from a check-in counter in Terminal 3 at the Beijing Capital International Airport broke down. "The straps became overheated and produced smoke around 1 pm. But the trouble was soon solved and we opened new check-in counters to handle passengers. Order has resumed at the terminal," an airport spokesman said. Ten freeways were closed yesterday because of snow and fog in Shanxi, Hebei, Henan and Liaoning provinces, causing delays at some long-distance bus stations, state broadcaster CCTV reported yesterday. &$ &$Travelers wait for their trains at Beijing Railway Station yesterday. The national railway network had transported 5.03 million passengers as of Saturday, the eighth day of the country's annual Spring Festival travel peak. [PhotoChina Daily]&$&$ Due to the shut-down, Beijing's Liuliqiao bus hub said some buses from Hebei and Shanxi provinces to Beijing would be delayed for three to four hours. Snow and ice caused at least 21 flights to be canceled and 64 flights delayed at the Beijing Capital International Airport by noon yesterday. Meteorologists warned that such delays at bus stations and airports could only get worse because of a strong cold snap that will hit most parts of the country this week. Qiao Lin, chief forecaster with the National Meteorological Center, said from today to Friday, rain and fog will hit central and east China, while lingering snowstorms will sweep northeast and north China. On Thursday and Friday, freezing rain, which caused chaos during the Spring Festival traffic peak in 2008, is likely to hit Guizhou and the northwestern part of the area to the south of the Yangtze River. Most parts of the country will experience a temperature drop of 6 to 8 C, he said. As the period coincides with the busiest time for the country's transport system, he warned travelers and transport departments to be prepared for bad weather. "Nothing can be done about this weather. All I can do now is pray," said Li Zhenzhen,& ]]> 6889801 2010-02-08 08:16:27 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6889800 2010-02-08 08:16:25 &$Wen Jiabao&$&$ said Sunday that China-Japan ties are at a crucial stage, urging the two countries to enhance mutual trust and step up dialogue and cooperation in all spheres. "In the first decade of this century, China and Japan have taken an import ...]]> &$Wen Jiabao&$&$ said Sunday that China-Japan ties are at a crucial stage, urging the two countries to enhance mutual trust and step up dialogue and cooperation in all spheres. "In the first decade of this century, China and Japan have taken an important step towards the goal of a strategic and mutually beneficial relationship after undergoing twists and turns," said Wen in his congratulatory letter to a meeting on China-Japan friendship. The first meeting of the fifth 21st Century Committee for China-Japan Friendship, an advisory body for the two governments, opened in Beijing on Sunday to discuss various dimensions of China-Japan relations and provide policy suggestions to the two governments. The committee, with Tang Jiaxuan, a former state councilor, and Taizo Nishimuro, Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) president, as chairs of the two sides, is holding a three-day meeting. "At the crucial stage of bilateral relations, I hope the members from both sides will work closely and come up with valuable suggestions to contribute to the long-term friendship and common prosperity," Wen said. The relations between China and Japan, two important neighboring countries in Asia, have seen stable development since Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama took office last September. Wen said the cooperation between China and Japan will "not only benefit both countries and Asia at large, but also exert positive and profound impact on world political and economic structure" in the face of complex international situation and many grave challenges. Hatoyama in his congratulatory letter also urged the two countries to beef up understanding and cooperation to build comprehensively their strategic and reciprocal relations. In his keynote speech at the meeting, Tang Jiaxuan made four proposals on advancing bilateral ties. Tang proposed that the two countries continue to foster strategic mutual trust, work on the economic relations by highlighting cooperation in environmental protection, low-carbon economy and high-tech, boost cultural exchanges and enhance coordination in international and regional affairs. He said China-Japan relations still face some problems and challenges that can't be neglected, noting that their political mutual-trust needs to be promoted, their national feelings towards each other need to be improved and some sensitive issues need to be properly handled. Taizo Nishimuro also made proposals including enhancing political mutual trust, promoting trade liberalization, encouraging cultural exchanges and promoting Asian regional cooperation and world peace. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6889790 2010-02-08 08:15:03 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6889784 2010-02-08 08:14:13 &$Source: China Daily (By Lan Tian )&$&$ ]]> 6889772 2010-02-08 08:36:55 &$Chinese Preimer &$&$Wen Jiabao&$&$ presides over a meeting on education in Beijing Feb. 4, 2010. The Premier presided over five meetings from Jan. 11 to Feb. 6 to solicit opinions from represent ...]]> &$Chinese Preimer &$&$Wen Jiabao&$&$ presides over a meeting on education in Beijing Feb. 4, 2010. The Premier presided over five meetings from Jan. 11 to Feb. 6 to solicit opinions from representatives from all walks of life on a plan of education reform and development that the Chinese government is formulating. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)&$&$ Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has held five meetings over the past month to seek opinions and suggestions on a draft featuring guidelines of an education reform plan of China for the next decade. The document, entitled "State guidelines for middle- and long-term educational reform and development plan", is intended to chart the course for education development in China before 2020. The country began working on the document in late August 2008, and a leading group with Premier Wen in charge, was set up to be responsible for the drafting efforts. Among Wen's guests invited to Zhongnanhai in Beijing for the meetings were education experts, teachers, parents, students, and education administrative officials. The invitees aired advice and suggestions on reforming the management system of colleges, improving quality of vocational education, reducing children's study loads, and loosening limitations on the education of migrant workers' children in cities at the meetings held from Jan. 11 to Feb. 6. Wen said the reform plan must stick to principles including emancipation of the mind from shackles of traditional concepts and system to realize scientific development in education, letting teaching faculty, instead of the administrative staff, play a leading role in schools, and advancing an equal distribution of educational resources. Apart from the five meetings, other forms, such as opening a designated e-mail box, organizing Internet forums, and launching a special column with the website of the Ministry of Education have also been tried to solicit opinions and suggestions for drafting of the document. After the fifth round of opinion soliciting on Saturday, the document would be made public so that more people in the country would participate in the consultation and extra advice be heard before the document could be revised and improved, said Wen. &$&$Source: Xinhua&$&$ &$ &$【1】 &$&$【2】 &$&$【3】 &$&$【4】 &$&$【5】 &$&$【6】 &$ &$ &$&$ &$&$http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2010-02/08/nw.D110000renmrb_20100208_4-01.htm&$&$ &$&$ ]]> 6889760 2010-02-07 17:15:20 &$Source: Xinhua &$&$ ]]> 6889728 2010-02-07 15:50:48 &$A woman takes pictures of flowers at a market in Taipei of southeast China's Taiwan Feb. 6, 2010. The eight-day 2010 Taipei Flower Festival opened on Saturday to greet the Chinese lunar New Year, or Spring Festival, which will begin on Feb. 14 this year. (Xinhua/Wu Ching-teng)&$&$ &$ 【1】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6889727 2010-02-07 15:44:14 &$Source: Xinhua &$&$ ]]> 6889726 2010-02-07 15:43:13 &$Source: Xinhua &$&$ ]]> 6889725 2010-02-07 15:42:32 &$Source: Xinhua &$&$ ]]> 6889724 2010-02-07 15:41:38 &$Railway passengers pour into the ticket-inspection lanes at the Jinan Railway Station in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 30, 2010, the first day of China's Spring Festival travel peak. (Xinhua/Lv Chuanquan)&$&$ China's railway network has transported 5.03 million passengers as of Feb. 6, the eighth day of the country's annual Spring Festival transport peak lasting from Jan. 30 to March 10 this yea ...]]> &$Railway passengers pour into the ticket-inspection lanes at the Jinan Railway Station in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 30, 2010, the first day of China's Spring Festival travel peak. (Xinhua/Lv Chuanquan)&$&$ China's railway network has transported 5.03 million passengers as of Feb. 6, the eighth day of the country's annual Spring Festival transport peak lasting from Jan. 30 to March 10 this year, said the Ministry of Railway (MOR) Sunday. The figure was 105,000 more than that in the same time last year, up 2.1 percent year on year, according to the MOR. Beijing railways have transported 347,418 passengers by Feb.6, and the figures in Guangzhou and Shanghai stood at 576,710 and 325,190, the MOR said. The MOR had forecasted in January that China's railways were expected to transport 210 million passengers during the Lunar New Year travel rush, up 9.5 percent year on year. &$ &$Photo taken on Jan. 31, 2010 shows railway passengers at a platform in Bozhou Railway Station in Bozhou, east China's Anhui Province. China on Saturday began its annual mass passenger transportation for the traditional Lunar New Year, with an expected 2.54 billion journeys in the coming 40 days. (Xinhua/Zhang Yanlin)&$&$ &$&$Source: Xinhua &$&$ ]]> 6889722 2010-02-07 15:36:39 &$Chinese peacekeeping anti-riot and civilian police officers pose for a group photo to send new year's greetings to their motherland, at the encampment of the Chinese peacekeeping anti-riot police team in Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti, Feb. 6, 2010. According to Chinese Lunar calendar, this Saturday is the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, marking the end of the year and the start of a series of Spring Festival activi ...]]> &$Chinese peacekeeping anti-riot and civilian police officers pose for a group photo to send new year's greetings to their motherland, at the encampment of the Chinese peacekeeping anti-riot police team in Port-au-Prince, capital of Haiti, Feb. 6, 2010. According to Chinese Lunar calendar, this Saturday is the 23rd of the twelfth lunar month, marking the end of the year and the start of a series of Spring Festival activities in China. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)&$&$ &$ 【1】 【2】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6889721 2010-02-08 08:29:33 &$Source: Xinhua &$&$ &$&$http://paper.people.com.cn/rmrb/html/2010-02/08/nw.D110000renmrb_20100208_2-01.htm&$&$ ]]> 6889667 2010-02-07 13:51:11 &$Source: China Tibet Information Center&$&$ ]]> 6889662 2010-02-07 13:40:24 &$Source: Xinhua&$&$ ]]> 6889658 2010-02-07 13:34:20 &$A contestant attends a street dance competition in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, on Feb. 6, 2010. (Xinhua/Gesang Dewa)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 &$&$ &$ ]]> 6889653 2010-02-07 13:27:17 &$Potato curry is also called Xiangzhai in Tibetan language and is eaten in the evening of the first day of Tibetan New Year. Tibetans are fond of this potato curry. (Source: CCTV.com)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3 ...]]> &$Potato curry is also called Xiangzhai in Tibetan language and is eaten in the evening of the first day of Tibetan New Year. Tibetans are fond of this potato curry. (Source: CCTV.com)&$&$&$ 【1】 【2】 【3】 【4】 【5】 &$&$ &$ ]]>