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German president arrives in Beijing for Paralympics
German President Horst Koehler arrived here Saturday afternoon for the upcoming Beijing 2008 Paralympics. During his stay in China, Koehler will attend the opening ceremony of the Paralympics and other relevant activities, according to sources with the Chinese Foreign Ministry. &$&$ ...
Chinese president holds grand luncheon to welcome distinguished guests for Beijing Paralympics
Chinese president Hu Jintao held a grand luncheon at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing on Saturday to welcome international dignitaries who have come to attend the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Proposing a toast, Hu said by participating in the Games, Paralympians from around the world display self-esteem, self-confidence, self-improvement and self-support. They share joy, forge friendships, realize dreams and experience success. They challenge themselves and bring out the ...
China to equip major hospital in Afghan capital
The People's Republic of China after rebuilding one of the major hospitals in the Afghanistan capital Kabul has agreed to equip it with modern facilities, Afghan public Health Ministry said on Saturday. "Provision of medical equipment to the Jumhuriat Hospital or Republican Hospital by China with a value of 2.5 million U.S. dollars is another important step in the strengthening of health system in Afghanistan," the ministry said in a statement. Afghan Minister for Public Health S ...
Chinese vice premier meets Special Olympics chairman ahead of Paralympics
Vice Premier Hui Liangyu met with the visiting chairman of Special Olympics International (SOI), Timothy Shriver, here on Saturday. "Caring for people with disabilities is a significant way to promote peace, friendship and human progress," Hui said at the meeting. "The Special Olympic Games in Shanghai last year and the Beijing Paralympic Games will serve as a platform for people with disabilities from all over the world to realize their dreams. The two Games will also further promot ...
Endangered monkey population doubles in three decades in SW China
The number of wild gray snub-nosed monkeys, an endangered species only found in southwest China's Guizhou Province, has more than doubled to about 850 over the past three decades. The monkey, the rarest among the three species of golden monkeys in China's Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu and Hubei provinces, mainly lives in the 419-square-kilometer mountainous Fanjingshan National Nature Reserve in Guizhou. Thanks to the steady improvement of the environment and government protection measu ...
Report finds 20% Guangdong shore polluted by sewage
About one-fifth of the coastal waters near south China's Guangdong Province are polluted by industrial and domestic sewage, a government report said. The 2007 Guangdong Oceanic Environment Quality report said 9,300 sq km of the shore had been polluted to some degree. The area accounts for 18.6 percent of the province's total inshore area. The Pearl River Delta was worst affected, according to the report by the Guangdong Provincial Oceanic and Fishery Administration released on Fr ...
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