- "We have the common will: The entire international community has demonstrated readiness to enhance coordination and cooperation."
- "Protectionism was prevalent during the Great Depression in the1920s and 1930s, but it only led to grave consequences. Lessons of history must be learnt."
- China is a key player in what is happening to interest rate and financing the deficit in the United States. - If China continues to grow in the way it has, there is no reason not to believe that China´s currency will become ever more important and play a major role in the world.
A German group of 11 tourists arrived at Lhasa Saturday night, beginning its six-day tour in Tibet Autonomous Region. This is the first foreign tourist group Tibet received after it announced on March 29 to resume receiving foreign tourists as of April 5.
Westerners need to know more about "the reality of Tibet" and the fact that it was a "slave society over 60 years ago", French Ambassador to China Herve Ladsous said in Beijing on Friday.
Full Text: Report on the Economic and Social Development of Tibet
The ruined city of Beichuan County, once closed to avert pestilence, is opened to the public from April 1 to 4 so that people could offer sacrifices to their deceased relatives and friends in the May 12 Earthquake.
The county that perished in last year´s devastating earthquake reopened Wednesday morning to former residents who wished to mourn the dead ahead of the annual tomb sweeping day that falls on Saturday.
Over 1,000 local leaders, citizens and students gather and lay wreaths in the Martyr Mausoleum of the Jinggang Mountains in east China´s Jiangxi Province, April 3, 2009.
Construction of China´s new high-speed railway network should be completed in the next five years, making a huge difference to the railway system.
The opening of the high-speed railway between Wuhan and Hefei slashes a nearly 8 hour trip to less than 2 hours, and speeds up travel between central and eastern China.
Eighty nine pairs of passenger trains have been added to the network. Passengers have more choices, and the travel time between major cities has been cut.
China International Fashion Week, showcasing Autumn and Winter collections for 2009, closed on Monday evening in Beijing.
China International Fashion Week opened in Beijing on Wednesday. Evidence of the global financial crisis appears much in evidence as many international brands are noticeably absent from this year´s event.
Chinese elements are chic in the recent fashion scene around the globe. And domestic designers, obviously have a natural advantage in interpreting the theme.
"China´s fashion market is developing rapidly, and it is merging with the world trend. I´m very excited about the opportunity to attend the event. What I like most is this event gave much effort to promote new designers."
