UK, China to exchange poems along metro lines

UK, China to exchange poems along metro lines BEIJING, Jan.12 -- Commuters in Shanghai and London can enjoy poetry in motion from next month. More than 500 posters displaying works by four famous English poets are to be displayed in some trains of Shanghai's underground system. ; In return, underground lines in the capital of England will feature more than 2,000 posters carrying mast...

China warns Japan about Lee Teng-hui visit

China warns Japan about Lee Teng-hui visit China warned Japan on Thursday that a possible visit by former Taiwan leader Lee Teng-hui could further raise tensions between Beijing and Tokyo. A Tokyo newspaper said on Wednesday Lee planned to travel to Japan in May, and Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Shinzo Abe said the government had yet to decide whether to grant him a visa. Chinese...

Got a question for NYC schools chancellor?

Got a question for NYC schools chancellor? NEW YORK (AP) -- If you have a question for the head of the nation's largest school system, you might consider sending him an e-mail. The address isn't hard to find. Joel Klein, chancellor of New York City schools, speaks to an 11th grade American history class. New York City schools Chancellor Joel Klein frequently gives out his e-mail address t...

Report warns Chinese of unhealthy lifestyle

Report warns Chinese of unhealthy lifestyle BEIJING, Jan.12 -- A national study has found that smoking an addiction affecting 24 per cent of the Chinese population is still one of the greatest dangers to people's health. The behaviour and lifestyle report said that male smokers, who number 300 million on the Chinese mainland, are a US$350 million burden to the national economy. The ...

Chinese cars may hit US market by 2007

Chinese cars may hit US market by 2007 BEIJING, Jan.12 -- U.S. imports of cars manufactured by China's Chery Automobile will likely begin at the end of 2007, the founder and president of importer Visionary Vehicles said Monday, moving back the target date for a second time. Malcolm Bricklin, best known for bringing the low-cost Yugo car to America in the 1980s, initially set a target of...

Authorities warn of more human bird flu cases

Authorities warn of more human bird flu cases BEIJING, Jan. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Human cases of bird flu may continue to increase in China if there are more bird flu outbreaks, Ministry of Health spokesman Mao Qun'an said at a press conference Tuesday. Noting that the current bird flu situation is "not optimistic", Mao said measures to prevent and control the epidemic must be strengthened a...

Chinese, Mongolian perform for Spring Festival

Chinese, Mongolian perform for Spring Festival Mongolian models wearing national costumes perform on the Spring Festival entertainment cooperated by China and Mongolia, in Ulan Bator, capital city of Mongolia, on Jan.10, 2006. Chinese and Mongolian performers give excellent performences to celebrate the up-coming Spring Festival, which has become an annual cooperation in recent year...

Bin Laden's aide boycotts Guantanamo trial

Bin Laden's aide boycotts Guantanamo trial WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- A former aide of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden boycotted a US military court when he was brought to a trial Wednesday at the U.S. Naval base at Guantanamo,Cuba. Ali Hamza Ahmad al-Bahlul, a 37-year-old Yemeni, defiantly told the U.S. war crimes tribunal he will boycott the court because he was not allowed t...

China issues stamp album on Olympic Games

China issues stamp album on Olympic Games TIANJIN, Jan. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- China's People's Sports Publishing House on Wednesday issued a stamp album in Tianjin as part of its efforts to promote the Olympic Movement. The three-volume album, entitled The Path of Glory, collects more than 200 stamps issued by 60 countries all over the world that cover more than 100 years of Olympic history....

China sets up first petrochemical museum

China sets up first petrochemical museum SHANGHAI, Jan. 11 (Xinhuanet) -- China has set up its first petrochemical museum in Shanghai, providing visitors with a showcase of history and high-tech developments in the petrochemical industry. Covering an area of about 1,500 square meters, the museum includes four exhibition halls displaying technology development in the sector such as petr...