Three women seem to dwarf the Bird]]> China Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:16:47 +0800 /articles/09/1121/197956/MTk3OTU2Eke6EH9B.html     BEIJING, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Yongkang, a member of the Standing Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee Political Bureau was back to Beijing on Saturday from official good-will visits to Sudan and South Africa.

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), meets with Amelita Villarosa, acting speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives, in Manila, the Philippines, on Nov. 20, 2009. (Xinhua/Fan Rujun)Photo Gallery>>>

    Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), hailed the traditional friendship and growing bilateral ties between China and the Philippines during the meeting, which was held hours before he wrapped up his official goodwill visit to the Southeast Asian country Friday night.

    "The year 2010 marks the 35th a...]]> China Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:05:58 +0800 /articles/09/1121/197953/MTk3OTUzka060Uza.html     LOME, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Togolese artists staged an open concert on Friday evening in the capital Lome to mark Universal Children's Day and the 20th anniversary of the UN convention on the rights of children.

    The celebrations were sponsored by the Togolese Ministry for Social action, Promotion of Women, Children and the Elderly in collaboration with Togo's Plan NGO and African rap musicians.

    It was held under the theme " learn without fear" and "violence is evil, denounce it". It brought together thousands of children, mostly students, in a euphoric ambiance. Questions and answers, as well as awards also featured the celebrations.

    "The Seeds", a musician group, staged their hit songs including "a better world" and "the street child" to drum hopes of one with a distorted childhood.

    Minister for Social Action, Promotion of ...]]> China Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:05:36 +0800 /articles/09/1121/197952/MTk3OTUymqsEoLFo.html     By Ren Yaqiu

    LIBREVILLE, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Whereas the entire humanity was on Friday marking the 20th anniversary of the convention on children's rights, in Gabon, a number of children, illegally brought into the country from West Africa, continue to be exploited by the West African nationals living in Gabon.

    Child trafficking and exploitation dates back to the 1970s. Because of its small population, Gabon was in need of workers from abroad for construction and other projects. Massive entry to Gabon was reported during the period from Togo, Benin and Nigeria in search for employment.

    The years that followed saw a lot of prosperity for these immigrants who discovered a country where some sectors were abandoned by the local population who had been changed by the easy gains from the enormous oil revenues.

    Very quickly, thes...]]> China Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:05:15 +0800 /articles/09/1121/197951/MTk3OTUxHJ2vQ4Op.html     ABIDJAN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- The global media campaign that was launched by China's Xinhua News Agency and UNICEF received applause in Cote d'Ivoire, where children are the most vulnerable in the West African country yet to step out of the protracted political crisis.

    Newspapers published stories, Xinhua photos, as well as the logos for the day, to make the children's world the center of attention.

    "In many cases, the rights of children are never respected. It is children who are always vulnerable to abuses from the adults," said the editor-in-chief for Le Jour Plus, Frederic Koffi.

    "Come to think of it, children do not have better channels to defend their rights and the media have made a good contribution by carrying out this campaign," he said, adding in his country "the campaign is good and satisfactory." "This initiative should be carried out ever...]]> China Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:04:54 +0800 /articles/09/1121/197950/MTk3OTUwhcecNcV0.html Philippine Vice President Noli del Castro addresses the closing ceremony of the 10th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention (WCEC) in Manila, capital of the Philippines, on Nov. 21, 2009.  Singapore will host the World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention (WCEC), the biennial gathering of the Chinese businessmen around the globe, in October 2011. (Xinhua/Chen Duo)Photo Gallery>>>

    Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry will be the organizing agency for the 11th WCEC, Ian. C.W. Fok, chairman of Hong Kong Chinese General Chamber of Commerce said at the closing ceremony of this year's WCEC convention in Manila.

Ian. C.W. Fok, chairman of Hong ...]]> China Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:04:31 +0800 /articles/09/1121/197949/MTk3OTQ5NlGhVPKY.html     VICTORIA, Seychelles, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Zhou Yongkang, a senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC), has met leaders of the Seychelles on bilateral relations.

Zhou Yongkang, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, meets with Seychellois Vice President Joseph Belmont in Victoria, capital of Seychelles, Nov. 20, 2009. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)Photo Gallery>>>

    Zhou, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, was welcomed Thursday evening at the airport by the general secretary of the People's Party of the Seychelles, Danny Faure, who is also finance minister.

    During their meeting, Zhou said the CPC and the People's Party have maintained close and friendly cooperation since the two parties forged ties in 1979 and played positive roles...]]> China Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:04:09 +0800 /articles/09/1121/197948/MTk3OTQ4pAkBPUBC.html     by Mohammad Ghazal

    AMMAN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Energy-poor Jordan sees great potential for nuclear energy cooperation with China, Jordan's Atomic Energy Commission (JAEC) Chairman Khaled Toukan said in a recent interview with Xinhua.

    "In Jordan, we see that China will be a major strategic partner with us in developing our nuclear energy program," Toukan said.

    Currently, the Arab kingdom generates 2,200 megawatt of electricity annually and imports 95 percent of the energy it needs. It is planning to build four nuclear reactors by 2040 with the potential to provide 60 percent of the country's power needs.

    As Jordan abounds in uranium reserves, estimated at some 140,000 tons, and other nuclear materials such as zirconium, the country is expected to produce annually 2,000 tons of yellowcake and about 300 tons of phosphate as of...]]> China Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:03:48 +0800 /articles/09/1121/197947/MTk3OTQ3HxCOulwt.html     ABIDJAN, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Cote d'Ivoire is intensifying its cooperation with China in fighting malaria, "the silent killer" of children, health officials say with a joint venture underway in the West African country.

    Officials vowed to escalate their joint fight at the ground breaking ceremony on Friday for an anti-malaria center at the National Institute for Public Health (INSP) in the city of Adjame.

    "This action is within the framework of Sino-Ivorian cooperation. This center is expected to help reduce malaria in Cote d'lvoire," declared Chinese ambassador Wei Wenhua at the ceremony. The Chinese diplomat pointed out that the research center would serve as the platform of exchanges in the health domain between the two countries.

    Cote d'Ivoire's Health Minister Remi Allah Kouadio said he was pleased with this initiative. Cote d'lvoire, just li...]]> China Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:03:26 +0800     BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- China on Friday urged Japan to be responsible for history in handling issues concerning former Chinese nationals who were forced to work as laborers in Japan during World War II.

    Japan's Sendai High Court on Friday rejected an appeal for damages filed by former Chinese laborers, saying that individual rights of Chinese nationals for war reparations were discarded under the 1972 Japan-China joint statement.

    Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang said the Chinese government's declaration in the Sino-Japanese Joint Statement on waiving the right for war compensations from Japan was a political decision made to help the two peoples live in amity.

    Qing said China strongly opposed the "arbitrary" interpretation by the Japanese court on Chinese government's waiving its right to war reparations.

    "...]]> China Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:03:32 +0800 /articles/09/1121/197929/MTk3OTI5RcLvD6GM.html     HARARE, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- China and African countries should pay more attention to African regional integration in a bid to have the two partners benefit more from their cooperation, participants to a symposium here were told on Friday.

    China will phase in zero-tariff treatment to 95 percent of the products from least developed African countries, starting with 60 percent of the products in 2010. So, there is need for China to engage Africa through regional economic communities so that the two partners benefit more from their cooperation, officials and scholars said at the 3rd Symposium on China-Africa and China-Zimbabwe relations.

    Addressing the symposium, deputy secretary for foreign affairs in the Zimbabwe government Godfrey Magwenzi said it was important to place China's cooperation with Africa within the context of regional integration.

    "It is i...]]> China Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:03:05 +0800     TOKYO, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Japanese Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama Friday on improvement of bilateral ties under the new government of the Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ).

    Yang said the leaders of the two countries have met under several circumstances to reach important consensus on deepening China-Japan strategic mutually beneficial relations. The political mutual trust has been improved and communication in all areas is progressing. China will seize the current opportunities to further bilateral cooperation and high-level visits, expand cooperation in Asian and international affairs.

    Yang also expressed that China is willing to facilitate the building of China-Japan-South Korea Free Trade Zone and an East Asia community. "It's a common goal of countries in the region, including China and Japan to build the East Asia Comm...]]> China Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:04:43 +0800     BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- This year's Universal Children's Day shall be remembered as a milestone, not only because the Convention on the Rights of the Child celebrated its 20th birthday, but because it raised global awareness on child rights protection through historic joint media efforts.

    In the kaleidoscopic world that we call home, few issues can make all people see eye to eye with each other. Child rights protection is one of them.

    As the Convention on the Rights of the Child reached its "coming of age," it won near-universal acceptance after having been ratified by 193 countries, making it the most widely endorsed human rights treaty in history.

    Today, the universal efforts on child rights protection have been further cemented by the global media's joint action to accept their social responsibility and play a bigger part in championing chil...]]> China Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:06:40 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197871/MTk3ODcx6T2u6IxP.html     MANILA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Philippine President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo Friday said Chinese entrepreneurs have played an important role to cushion the impacts of global financial crisis and help bring the world out from recession.

    Speaking to 3,000 businessmen gathering here for the biennial World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention, Arroyo said the Philippines and other economies with a very big Chinese community weathered the crisis with greater resilience and the active counter-crisis measures adopted, Chinese entrepreneurs is one reason why the world will bounce back from the recession sooner.

    "We are on a solid comeback," Arroyo said, adding that things could have been worse if her government did not take the "unpopular but necessary" economic and fiscal reforms several years ago. These reforms, Arroyo said, were strongly supported by the country's influential Chinese busi...]]> China Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:06:18 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197870/MTk3ODcwVqyCwsSO.html     BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Changes in economy, climate and population are threats to recent advances in child rights, said a report released here Friday by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and Xinhua News Agency.

    "Strains on household, corporate and government budgets are threatening spending on services and commodities essential to meeting children]]> China Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:05:56 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197869/MTk3ODY5nMJkp49B.html     MANILA, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Jia Qinglin, China's top political adviser, continued his two-day visit to the Philippines on Friday by urging Chinese entrepreneurs to forge closer ties and promote common development.

    In his speech at the opening ceremony of the 10th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention (WCEC) here, Jia, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), spoke highly of the contribution overseas Chinese, including the business communities, had made in promoting China's development.

    "China's remarkable achievements in economic and social development would not have been possible without the outstanding contribution of tens of millions of overseas Chinese," said Jia.

    Jia said overseas Chinese had opened many businesses in China, making good use of their advantages in capital, technolog...]]> China Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:05:36 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197868/MTk3ODY4EYKd4C51.html     BEIJING, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Chen Zhili, vice chairwoman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), met here Friday with a delegation of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (ROK) headed by its speaker Kim Hyong-o.

    Kim is visiting China from Nov. 18 to 22 at the invitation of Wu Bangguo, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, China's top legislature.

    BUCHAREST, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Romas or Romanians, 470 children study together, play together and they look forward to a shared future with self-respect and respect for one another in the Bucharest No.136 School.

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    Romas account for 2.5 percent of the total Romanian population and are the second largest ethnic minority in the country.

 &nbs...]]> China Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:04:54 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197866/MTk3ODY2gMvt7yJf.html     UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese UN ambassador said here on Thursday that China hopes to see positive outcome from the upcoming UN Conference on Climate Change scheduled for Dec. 7 in Copenhagen.

    Addressing the informal meeting of the UN General Assembly on climate change, Zhang Yesui, the Chinese permanent representative to the United Nations, said "the Chinese government also hopes the conference can produce positive results."

    He added that the upcoming Copenhagen conference will be "an important meeting of climate change, for which the international community has great expectations."

    At the UN Summit on Climate Change which opened here on 22, Chinese President Hu Jintao dwelled on the Chinese government's stance on climate change, and announced relevant measures to be taken by the Chinese government in response to this issue, Zhang said....]]> China Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:04:33 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197865/MTk3ODY1rAc4ROJF.html     ISLAMABAD, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- A committee in south Pakistan organized an awareness walk for the children rights in the eve of the Universal Children's Day on Friday.

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    Society for the Protection of the Rights of the Child (SPARC) is celebrating the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) week from Nov. 16 to Nov. 21, 2009, to mark the Universal Children's Day in various districts a...]]> China Fri, 20 Nov 2009 07:04:12 +0800     MANILA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's top political adviser, Jia Qinglin, and Philippines Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile pledged to boost cooperation between the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the Philippine Senate when they met here Thursday.

    Jia, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, said China-Philipines ties had witnessed healthy development since the two countries established diplomatic ties in 1975.

    "China and the Philippines share broad common interests," Jia said, highlighting the enhanced mutual political trust, booming economic and trade ties, frequent humanitarian and cultural exchanges and close coordination on international and regional issues.

    China appreciated the Philippine parliament's firm adherence to the one-China policy on the Taiwan issue, Jia noted.

    He said China...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:03:20 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197828/MTk3ODI4TSJEbLNq.html     PRETORIA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Senior official of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Zhou Yongkang has said that China is willing to enhance cooperation with South Africa in various fields in a bid to lift bilateral ties to a new height, according to sources with the International Department of CPC Central Committee on Thursday.

    Zhou, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee Political Bureau, made the remarks while meeting with South African President Jacob Zuma on Wednesday in Pretoria.

    Zhou arrived in Johannesburg on Wednesday on an official goodwill visit to South Africa after concluding his three-day visit to Sudan. Zhou visits South Africa as guest of South Africa's ruling party African National Congress (ANC).

    "Since the two countries established diplomatic relationship 11 years ago, China and South Africa have enjoyed incr...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:02:58 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197827/MTk3ODI36VWQAdvD.html     LILONGWE, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- The People's Republic of China, through its Export-Import Bank Bank, has pledged to provide a 65-million-U.S. dollar loan to Malawi towards construction of a modern national stadium in the capital, Lilongwe.

    Malawi Parliament has already authorized the government to go ahead and borrow the funds from the Export-Import Bank of China.

    "The project is one of the activities to be carried out pursuant to the framework of cooperation between the Government of Malawi and the Government of the People's Republic of China in support of Malawi's economic and social development agenda," stated an authorization bill that parliament has approved.

    The bill said the national stadium, whose seating capacity would be 40,000 people, would be able to host all kinds of sporting disciplines in Malawi, adding that the stadium would have a stand...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 21:02:37 +0800     MANILA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Jia Qinglin, China's top political advisor, arrived in Manila on Thursday to begin a two-day official visit to the Southeast Asian country.

    Jia, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, delivered a written speech upon his arrival at the airport of the Philippine capital.

    In the speech, Jia hailed the traditional friendship between China and the Philippines, highlighting the enhanced political mutual trust, fruitful cooperation in various fields and close contact between the two peoples.

    "The sound development of bilateral ties brought about tangible interests for the two peoples and is conducive to regional peace, stability and development," he said.

    Jia was to exchange views with Philippine leaders on issues of common concern during his stay...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:09:05 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197814/MTk3ODE0MfetoObv.html     BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Indonesia are preparing a series of activities to mark the 60th anniversary of their diplomatic ties in 2010.

    Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang told a regular press briefing on Thursday that the two countries had decided to set next year as the "Year of China-Indonesia Friendship" and plan to hold activities marking the occasion.

    China and Indonesia forged diplomatic ties on April 13, 1950. Currently China is the second largest trading partner of Indonesia and bilateral trade volume hit 31.5 billion U.S. dollars last year.

    The decision would set new obstacles for the Middle East peace process, said Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang, adding China was seriously concerned and opposed to it.

    He urged the Israeli side to take concrete measures to resume the Palestinian-Israeli mutual trust, and create favorable conditions for resumed talks between the two sides.

    Israel gave green light on Tuesday to a plan to build some 900 new housing units in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo, located beyond the Green Line, which drew widespread international criticism.

    He was responding to a question over the latest announcement of U.S. President Barack Obama on sending special envoy Stephen Bosworth to Pyongyang next month for bilateral talks.

    "We hope their dialogues and contacts will help resume the six-party talks at an early date, facilitate the denuclearization process of the Korean Peninsula, and safeguard peace and stability on the peninsula and in the region," Qin said.

    He expressed belief that the efforts were made within the framework of the six-party talks and formed part of the talks process. China was in close contacts with parties concerned on the arrangement of future six-party talks, he added.

    ...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:08:04 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197811/MTk3ODExDGYGetG9.html President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front Central Committee Huynh Dam (R) meets with Feng Zuoku, vice chairman of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, in Hanoi, capital of Vietnam, Nov. 19, 2009. Feng Zuoku was leading a group of Chinese optical doctors to Vietnam for a free eye surgery program. (Xinhua/Li Qing)Photo Gallery>>>

    HANOI, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- President of the Vietnam Fatherland Front (VFF) Central Committee Huynh Dam said here on Thursday that Vietnam highly appreciated the valuable assistance of Chinese doctors for Vietnamese people, especially the cataract patients in the country's northern province Bac Giang.

    The president of the VFF Central Committee made the statement when warmly receiving Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries Feng Zuo Ku, wholed a group of Chinese opti...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:07:43 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197810/MTk3ODEwE5mHGXfm.html     By Olatunbosun Awoniyi

    LAGOS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- First Bank of Nigeria Plc has expressed the readiness to enhance its banking relations with major Chinese financial institutions, following the approval of the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) to open a representative office in Beijing.

    In July, the bank announced that it secured the approval of the CBRC to open an office in China, having satisfied the official requirements prescribed by the Chinese financial services regulatory body.

    Bisi Onasanya, group managing director of First Bank told Xinhua in an interview in Lagos, Nigeria's commercial hub, on Wednesday that the bank recognizes China as the greatest trading partner with Nigeria.

    Whichever financial institution that chooses to ignore China's strength, chooses to do that at its own peril, he said, notin...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:07:23 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197809/MTk3ODA5aMMhJ2OG.html     BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and the Netherlands Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on police cooperation in fighting crime.

    The MoU was signed by China's Public Security Minister Meng Jianzhu and visiting Dutch Interior Minister Guusje ter Horst.

    Before signing the document, the two officials had in-depth talks on issues such as transnational crime and illegal immigration, drug controls, terrorism and coordination in case investigation.

    During the talks, Meng said law enforcement cooperation was in the common interests of both countries as bilateral trade and personnel exchanges increased.

    He said the pragmatic cooperation between China's Public Security Ministry and the Netherlands' Interior Ministry in the area of cross-border crime and illegal immigration had yielded fruitful results.

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    FREETOWN, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Ties between developing countries commonly referred to as the South-South Cooperation are increasingly seen as one of the most promising ways to enhance sustainable growth in developing countries like Sierra Leone.

    In this regard most developing countries, especially in Africa, have realized that for Africa to develop to meet the Millennium Development Goals, it must forge close cooperation with other developing countries that have been able to forge ahead in various fields of endeavor.

    One such country is the People's Republic of China, which has shared its experience and wealth with mainly African nations who are grappling with the problems of under-development.

    During the last Sino-African Summit held in Beijing, the government of China not only committed its financia...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:06:19 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197806/MTk3ODA2WpjRMtEF.html     NICOSIA, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Cypriot President Demetris Christofias on Thursday declared relations with China were outstanding and that Cyprus wanted to further strengthen bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

    Christofias was speaking after accepting the credentials of Li Guobang, China's new ambassador to the eastern Mediteranean island state.

    "Our two countries share a vision of a peaceful world, free from religious extremism, intolerance, terrorism and secessionist movements which have shattering effects on people's lives," he said.

    "As a member of the European Union, Cyprus is ready to contribute towards the development of a multidimensional relationship between China and the EU and help in achieving acceptable accommodation in fields where differences between the two parties may exist," the Cyprus president added.

    Yang said after the new Diet was formed after the Aug. 30 general election of Japan, leaders of the two countries have met under many circumstances to reach important consensus on strategic mutual beneficial relations. The bilateral ties are facing fresh opportunities of development and a main purpose of his visit is to discuss with the Japanese side how to further improve the relations.

    Yang said the Shanghai Expo, which is to open next May, is a good channel of friendly communication between China and the rest of the world. China appreciated the assistance provided by the Japanese Diet to the preparation of the Expo and will continue to wo...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:37 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197804/MTk3ODA0GiW9bj6E.html     DAMASCUS, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Hui Liangyu expressed hope to promote bilateral cooperation in economy, trade and agriculture with Syria during his meeting with Syrian Prime Minister Mohammed Naji Otri here on Thursday.

    Hui said the bilateral relations between China and Syria enjoyed sound development since the two countries established diplomatic ties more than five decades ago.

    He said China hopes to deepen the mutual political trust with Syria and strengthen the practical bilateral collaborations, especially in the fields of economy, trade and agriculture, to benefit the peoples of both countries.

    Hui also showed appreciation of Syrian prime minister's efforts in improving the friendly relationship between the two countries, and thanked Syrian government and people for their hospitality.

    For his part,...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:05:16 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197803/MTk3ODAzQHXUHV2j.html     PYONGYANG, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- A shared experience provided the background when senior cadres from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and China met here Thursday.

    Choe Thae Bok, secretary of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of the DPRK met a delegation of cadres from the Communist Party of China led by Wang Wei, vice-minister of Supervision of China.

    Choe said the traditional friendship created by revolutionaries of the elder generation of the two countries was a "common treasure" to the two peoples. It was the DPRK government's unswerving stand to keep improving the DPRK-China relationship and he believed this would be the case.

    The two countries were holding a series of celebratory activities this year, which was the DPRK-China friendship year, said Choe.

    Wang said 2009 marked the 60th anniversar...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:04:54 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197802/MTk3ODAyxSaSJoQj.html     BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Li Keqiang Thursday has called for greater investment between China and the European Union ahead of the annual leaders' summit this month.

    "As the world's biggest developing country and the biggest developed economy, China and the EU have broad prospects for cooperation in trade and other fields," Li told a forum on China-EU relations.

    "A stronger China-EU relationship serves the interests of both sides and has global significance," Li told more than 200 officials, diplomats, experts and business executives from China and the EU.

    Li proposed China and EU upgrade the size and level of investment and trade and work more closely in advanced technologies, energy conservation, environmental protection and green economy.

    He called for both sides to respect each other's core inter...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:04:32 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197801/MTk3ODAxslbAWUsz.html     TOKYO, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Japanese counterpart Katsuya Okada Thursday evening to discuss bilateral ties as well as international and regional issues of common concern.

    Yang said after the new government was formed after the Aug. 30general election of Japan, leaders of the two countries have met under many circumstances to reach important consensus on strengthening strategic mutual beneficial relations. The bilateral ties are embracing fresh opportunities of development and a main purpose of his visit is to discuss with the Japanese side how to further improve the relations.

    Yang said the two countries should maintain high-level mutual visits and economic dialogues to deepen cooperation. On issues where divergences still remain, the two countries should seek solutions on the basis of dialogue and consultation.

 &nbs...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:04:11 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197800/MTk3ODAwz6EyKoPC.html     BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Senior military officials of China and Senegal said Thursday they would enhance cooperation between the two armed forces.

    China and Senegal had cooperated beneficially since the resumption of diplomatic ties in 2005, said Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie in a meeting in Beijing with Abdoulaye Fall, visiting Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of Senegal.

    Liang appreciated Senegal's support for China on reunification and major international issues.

    China and Senegal had developed sound military relations and China was willing to work with Senegal to advance friendly cooperation, Liang said.

    The armed forces in both countries shared similarities in their self-development and Senegal hoped to enhance understanding and trust through more communication and cooperation with the Chinese ...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:03:50 +0800 /articles/09/1120/197799/MTk3Nzk5TB6LWtc4.html

Vice President of Xinhua News Agency Zhou Xisheng (L, front) shakes hands with Dr. Yin Yin Nwe, UNICEF Representative in China (R, front), after signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Beijing on Nov. 5, 2009. A large-scale global media campaign for children' rights co-sponsored by Xinhua News Agency and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) was launched here Thursday in the run-up to Universal Children's Day, which falls on Nov. 20, in advance of a planned 24-hour global live multimedia coverage of events on the day. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)Photo Gallery>>>

    BEIJING, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Starting from 8 a.m. (Beijing time) Friday, Xinhua will work with all participating media organizations to launch a 24-hour multimedia "relay" coverage of "Global News Day for Children" on six continents.

    "Global News Day for Children" is a global media campaign ...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:03:28 +0800 /articles/09/1119/197751/MTk3NzUx3Vgi4zIj.html     BEIJING, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), left here Thursday for official visits to the Philippines, Peru, Ecuador and Brazil.

    Jia will also attend the opening ceremony of the 10th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention (WCEC) on Nov. 20 in Manila, the Philippines, a biennial gathering of worldwide Chinese entrepreneurs since 1991.

    Jia made the trips at the invitations of Juan Ponce Enrile, president of the Philippines Senate, the government of Peru, Fernando Cordero, president of the National Congress of Ecuador, and Jose Sarney, president of the Federal Senate of the Brazilian National Congress.

    Suzanne Malec-McKenna, commissioner of the Department of Environment at City of Chicago, said Tuesday in an interview with Xinhua that it is just so exciting to see China, the largest developing country, and the United States, the largest developed country, to work together.

    "(The fact that Chinese) President Hu Jintao and (U.S.) President (Barack) Obama agreed to work together is absolutely not just symbolic, but also dynamic and compelling," she said.

    During President Obama's China visit, the two sides singed a joint statement in Beijing on Tuesday after talks between the two presidents, agreeing that "the transition to a green and low...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:04:27 +0800 /articles/09/1119/197749/MTk3NzQ5lyKJXgrH.html     NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama's just-concluded trip to China once again demonstrated that U.S.-China relations are very broad and deep, president of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations, Stephen A. Orlins, said Wednesday.

    "I am pleased with the broad range of issues covered at the summit between our two leaders," Orlins said in an exclusive interview with Xinhua, adding that "it's becoming a very broad and deep relationship."

    Obama is the first U.S. president to pay a state visit to China during his first year in office. China is the third leg of the president's ongoing Asia trip.

    Commenting on Obama's China visit, Orlins said: "If you look at the joint communique, particularly the length of it, and the number of issues discussed, you will find our relations are intertwined."

    Orlins sp...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 07:04:07 +0800 /articles/09/1119/197725/MTk3NzI1NqLx2TaQ.html     UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday called on the international community to work toward an integrated solution to the piracy menace in Somalia.

    "An effective fight against Somali piracy still awaits an integrated solution," China's deputy permanent representative to the UN, Liu Zhenmin, told a Security Council meeting.

    He noted that China had provided an escort flotilla and other contributions and would continue to cooperate with international efforts.

    It was essential, however, that all efforts in that area comply with international law applicable to the sea and maritime commerce, and respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of littoral States, particularly Somalia, he said.

    In that context, it was crucial to support the return of stability in Somalia, even though political reconciliation had ...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:03:42 +0800 /articles/09/1119/197724/MTk3NzI0ked5qrTv.html     KHARTOUM, Nov. 19 (Xinhua) -- China and Sudan have agreed to further enhance cooperation on agriculture during the visit to Khartoum by Zhou Yongkang, a senior leader of the Communist Party of China (CPC), said sources with the International Department of the CPC Central Committee on Thursday.

    Zhou, a member of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Committee's Political Bureau, paid a three-day official goodwill visit to Khartoum from Monday to Wednesday at the invitation of Sudan's ruling National Congress Party (NCP).

    During his visit, Zhou and Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir held talks and agreed to further oil cooperation and tap potentials for cooperation in the agricultural field, the sources said.

    "Fourteen years ago, then Chinese President Jiang Zemin and youmade the strategic decision to start China-Sudan oil cooperation, and our bilate...]]> China Thu, 19 Nov 2009 02:03:22 +0800 /articles/09/1119/197703/MTk3NzAzc2cHSBvp.html     BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Senior military officials of China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) said they would enhance relations between the two armed forces here on Wednesday.

    China and the DPRK enjoyed the traditional friendship and the two armies have kept indepth exchanges, said Xu Caihou, Vice Chairman of China's Central Military Commission, when meeting with Kim Jong Gak, member of the DPRK National Defense Commission.

    Xu said that to improve strategic communication between the two armies served mutual interests and would contribute to regional peace and stability.

    Kim said the traditional friendship was a "common treasure" to the two peoples. The DPRK hoped to improve military ties and cooperation with China, he said.

    BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping met here Wednesday with the members of the China-Russia Friendship Committee for Peace and Development (CRFCPD).

    Xi said that the committee, which was set up under the initiative of two heads of states, has done a lot of effective work in promoting bilateral non-governmental exchanges and friendship.

    Non-governmental exchange is an important basis for Sino-Russian strategic cooperative partnership, Xi said, urging the committee to make more contribution to the development of the friendship between the two countries.

Hua Jianmin (3rd R),...]]> China Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:08:12 +0800 /articles/09/1119/197694/MTk3Njk0E5FrU93V.html     BEIJING, Nov. 18 (Xinhua) -- China and Vietnam signed a packageof agreements on the demarcation of their 1,300-kilometer land boundary Wednesday.

    Vice Chinese Foreign Minister Wu Dawei and his Vietnamese counterpart Ho Xuan Son inked these agreements on behalf of the two governments. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi attended the signing ceremony.

    The agreements include a protocol on demarcation of the land boundary, an agreement on land boundary management regime and an agreement on land port and its management regime.

    The two vice foreign ministers held talks before the ceremony, during which they agreed to further the coordination and cooperation in land border affairs and work to achieve lasting peace, security and mutual development along the border areas.

    They also reiterated that the two countries will try to sol...]]> China Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:07:51 +0800