SHANGHAI, Aug. 23 (Xinhua) -- Serbian President Boris Tadic on Sunday visited China's economic powerhouse Shanghai, continuing his week-long visit to the country. Accompanied by Wei Jinghua, China's ambassador to Serbia, Tadic arrived here Saturday evening from the ancient capital Xi'an in northwest China. During his stay, Tadic visited the landmarks of Shanghai, such as the Oriental Pearl TV Tower, Yuyuan Garden, a renowned traditional Chinese-style garden, and the Shanghai Urban Planning Exhibition Center, where the progress of and plans for the city's major projects are illustrated. Serbian President Boris Tadic (1st R) looks at a Shanghai local dwelling during his visit at the Shanghai History Museum in Shanghai Municipality, east China, Aug. 23, 2009. Tadic made the week-long visit as guest of his Chinese counterpart Hu Jintao.
BEIJING, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao said Friday that the role of the United Nations should be bolstered in handling the global economic downturn, achieving sustainable development, and safeguarding world peace and security. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council and the largest developing nation, China has always observed the principles of the UN Charter, supported the UN's efforts to improve security, development and human rights and its reform to increase efficiency, Hu said to visiting UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Hu. "China will continue to join in the UN undertakings and carry out its duties with responsive and constructive attitude, and will work with the international community to build a harmonious world," Hu said. Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon in Beijing, China, July 24, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon praised China's achievement in economic and social progress, as well as its contribution to overcoming world economic recession, food crisis and climate change. Also on Friday afternoon, Ban presented at a seminar of senior Chinese officials who have taken part in UN workshops on advanced leadership, a capacity building program established in 2005. Ban asked the officials, who came from various ministries, banks and state-owned companies, to put their knowledge learned in the workshops into practice. He stressed the importance of tackling the international financial crisis and climate change with joint efforts from the international community, and suggested China establish a low-carbon economy. Li Yuanchao, head of the Organization Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, lauded the UN workshops, and asked the world community to support the Chinese government's strive for harmony, pledging to enhance cooperation with the United Nations Development Program. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi also met with Ban on Friday. Ban arrived in Beijing Thursday evening to have a four-day China trip with climate change atop his agenda. Ban will travel on Saturday to northwestern city of Xi'an, an ancient Chinese capital, to continue his China tour.
BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Senior Chinese leaders on Sunday attended a concert of a renowned Chinese singer to commemorate the 70th anniversary of her participation into the country's revolutionary artistic cause. Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun and He Guoqiang, all members of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau, attended the concert performed by Wang Kun and her students. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao sent a congratulatory letter to the show, which was jointly organized by the Ministry of Culture and the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles. Wang Kun, born in 1925, was the protagonist in the opera of the White-Haired Girl, a household legend describing the sufferings by local farmers under the exploitation of landlords before 1949.
BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao on Thursday personally conveyed National Day greetings to elderly scientists who have made prominent contributions to atomic and medical research. China's National Day this year will commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of modern China. Premier Wen first visited Zhu Guangya, a nuclear physicist and one of the key scientists engaged in producing the first of China's atomic and hydrogen bombs between the 1950s and 1960s. "You have devoted your whole life to the development of the country and service to the people. We will remember you with concern forever," Wen told 85-year-old Zhu. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao(L) talks with Zhu Guangya, a renowned Chinese physicist during his visit to Zhu in Beijing, capital of China, on Aug. 6, 2009 "Your loyalty and unselfish dedication to the country and people will encourage younger generations and their descendants forever," Wen told Zhu, a winner of the prestigious Achievement Medal for his work on nuclear weaponry and also satellites. Wen had worked closely with the scientist for five years when Zhu was president of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and China Association for Science and Technology. Zhu told Premier Wen that China should take the opportunity provided by the global economic downturn to bring the country on to a track of innovation-oriented development, and also that the government should establish firmer regulations to prevent academic cheating. Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao(1st, R) supports He Zehui(C), a renowned Chinese physicist, during his visit to He in Beijing, capital of China, on Aug. 6, 2009Upon arrival at He Zehui's home, Premier Wen was delighted to see the 95-year-old physicist had recovered from an illness. It was the fifth consecutive visit by Wen to He in the past five years after her husband, physicist Qian Sanqiang, died in 1992.
HONG KONG, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Bank of China (Hong Kong) said Thursday its half-year profit fell by 5.6 percent from a year earlier, dragged lower by falling interest income amid the deepening economic downturn. The bank's net profit for the six months ending June 30 amounted to 6.69 billion Hong Kong dollars, down from 7.09 billion Hong Kong dollars in the same period last year. However, the bank said it represented a major improvement against the net loss of 3.75 billion Hong Kong dollars in the second half of 2008, which can be attributed to the increase in operating income as well as the decrease in impairment charges on securities investments. Net interest income decreased by 11 percent to 8.93 billion Hong Kong dollars as net interest margin narrowed by 27 basis points to 1.76 percent. But the net fees and commission income grew by 1.7 percent year-on-year to 2.95 billion Hong Kong dollars driven by the rebound of the local stock market in the first half of this year. The bank's vice chairman and chief executive He Guangbei said the performance in the first half of this year reflected the progress the bank had made in regaining its growth momentum. As the turbulence and its knocks-on effects began to subside, the bank would pursue a prudent yet flexible development strategy in an environment of change and challenge. He also said BOC (HK) would actively expand the RMB-related banking business as the sole Clearing Bank for Renminbi business in Hong Kong.
BEIJING, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Beijing has widened a ban on flying activities to include pigeons and kite flying in its latest efforts to beef up security ahead of the National Day celebrations, police said Tuesday. The ban, which is effective from Sept. 15 to Oct. 8, applies to sports, recreational and advertising flight activities in the capital. Li Runhua, head of the public security squadron of the Beijing municipal public security bureau, said residents were banned from releasing pigeons, and flying kites and balloons even at celebrations and shopping promotions. Li encouraged residents to report to police if they find suspicious flying objects. Police also started to check every vehicle entering Beijing at nearly 200 major road intersections and security check points on Tuesday. Police would check drivers' and passengers' ID and confiscate imitation guns, fireworks and knives until Oct. 8. More than 7,000 police have been patrolling the city's major roads and business districts since Aug. 22. China will stage a wide array of activities, including a grand military parade in Beijing, to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1. Chinese citizens will have an eight-day public holiday from Oct. 1 to 8.
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BEIJING, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Wednesday met with visiting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, hailing fresh development of bilateral relationship and vowing closer collaboration. "Russia is one of the top agenda on China's diplomacy as we pay much attention to relations with Russia," Hu told Putin in their half an hour meeting in Diaoyutai State Guesthouse. Hu said this year was significant for China-Russia relations as both countries celebrated their 60th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties. Russia was the first country to establish diplomatic relations with China, days after the People's Republic of China was founded on Oct. 1, 1949. Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 14, 2009. As an important milestone in deepening relations, both countries established strategic partnership of coordination in 1996. Hu said this partnership had reaped substantive benefits to both peoples and worked for the world peace, stability and prosperity. He underscored the mutual support both countries offered to each other on issues concerning their core interest and close coordination and cooperation on international and regional affairs. "China would like to work more closely with Russia to enhance political trust and strategic coordination," Hu said. Chinese President particularly called for both countries to boost cooperation in energy, high-tech and culture. "Let's work together to take strategic partnership of coordination to a higher level," Hu said. Putin said his China visit was very successful, marking "an important step forward" in bilateral cooperation. He said close exchanges between leaders of both nations contributed a lot to bilateral relations, which witnessed rapid progress in trade, energy and culture. Putin said the "Year of Russian Language" went on well in China and looked forward to the "Year of Chinese language" in Russia next year. During the "Year of Russian Language" in China, the two nations held more than 200 cultural exchange activities in about 20 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities in China. Putin said he was satisfied with Russia's ties with China and would like to advance the relations. On Tuesday, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao hosted a red-carpet welcome ceremony for Putin, who is on his first official visit to China since taking office in May 2008. They held closed-door talks and witnessed the signing of 12 agreements, including the agreements on natural gas and oil.
TANGSHAN, Hebei Province, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese top political advisor Jia Qinglin Friday called for international cooperation, shared responsibility and dialogue to promote sustainable development worldwide. "Green development should be a common cause for the world," said Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the opening ceremony of the first Caofeidian Forum held in Tangshan, northern Hebei Province. Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, speaks at the opening ceremony of the First Caofeidian Forum in Tangshan City of north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 16, 2009He suggested that the government of all countries should develop their own roadmap of green development based on the reality of their countries and adopt effective policies. "It is a shared responsibility for the world to improve energy efficiency and reduce greenhouse gas emission," he said. He called for developed countries to lead the cause and provide financial and technical support for developing countries to cope with climate change. Jia Qinglin (L), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, inspects the Nanhu ecological area in Tangshan City of north China's Hebei Province, Oct. 15, 2009. Jia Qinglin made an inspection tour in Tangshan from Oct 15 to 16New technologies in energy saving, environmental protection and new energy application should be widely used, he said. "The international society and governments of all countries should strive to set up a new mechanism that smoothes international technological exchange while protecting intellectual rights." Jia also suggested that the world should explore sustainable development through dialogue. "China will stick to the sustainable development," he said. "We will work to build a resource-saving, environmentally-friendly and innovative country." The three-day forum was the first permanent international forum themed on the sustainable development initiated by China. It will be held every two years.
BEIJING, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- China will lower gasoline and diesel prices by 190 yuan (27.8 U.S. dollars) per tonne from Wednesday, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) announced Tuesday. The benchmark price of gasoline will be 6,620 yuan a tonne, and for diesel 5,880 yuan a tonne, according to the NDRC. The retail price of gasoline will drop by 0.14 yuan per liter and that of diesel will decrease by 0.16 yuan per liter. It is the eighth fuel price adjustment since the country adopted a new fuel pricing mechanism, which took effect on Jan. 1 and the first reduction of fuel prices in two months. Under the pricing mechanism, the NDRC will consider changing the benchmark retail prices of oil products when the international crude price changes more than 4 percent over 22 straight working days. The price cut was in accordance with the international price changes, the NDRC said. The average crude price of Brent, Dubai and Cinta has declined to 71.52 U.S. dollars a barrel, down 5.02 percent since the previous fuel price adjustment, according to the Shanghai-based CBI (China) Co., Ltd., a leading service provider in Chinese commodity markets.