The inscription just above a tunnel at the foot of the colossal Nurek hydropower dam in south central Tajikistan is succinct: "Water Is Life." The frigid, frothing Vakhsh River rushing under it adds a visual punctuation mark. In Tajikistan, the

Although some experts said it might take three years, the road from Dujiangyan to Wenchuan, the epicenter of the May 12 quake in southwest China that left 69,226 people dead, reopened to traffic on Tuesday. "About 80 percent of the

Chinese poultry meat will soon appear on European dinner tables under a European Union (EU) decision, effective on Tuesday, to lift a six-year import ban. The European Commission (EC) has released a list of nine Chinese companies, all in the

The Longtan hydropower station, China's third-largest, will be fully operating before the end of this year, the proprietor said on Tuesday. The seven sets of generators, with a capacity of 700,000 kw each, will all be put into operation by

The Ministry of Justice on Tuesday held a conference to recognize the work of 105 local justice departments and 176 individuals for excellent security work during the May 12 earthquake. Not one prisoner escaped during the 8.0-magnitude quake in southwest

All domestic and overseas branches of the Bank of China Ltd. (BOC) always strictly conform to the law when conducting commercial operations, the Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu made the remark in Beijing at a regular

China's 200 million migrant workers are still facing employment discrimination and services for them are not in place, said a political advisor in Beijing on Tuesday. "Migrant workers have lower pay and worse welfare than urban workers," said Li Zhuobin,

State Councilor Liu Yandong has urged that the spirits of the Olympics and fighting disasters such as the Sichuan earthquake be added to the orientation program for students in the new semester. Liu made the remarks on Monday, the first

China is emerging as a popular destination for overseas students, with their numbers on the rise in the last three years, the People's Daily reported on Tuesday. A total of 195,000 students from 188 countries and regions came to study

The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government Tuesday warned its residents traveling to Thailand of safety following an official announcement of state of emergency in Thailand. The Hong Kong Security Bureau said in a bulletin that Hong Kong residents

China allocated 27 million yuan (about 3.95 million U.S. dollars) from its central emergency relief fund to the southwestern Sichuan and Yunnan provinces ravaged by Saturday's 6.1-magnitude quake, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs on Tuesday. The government forwarded

With the Paralympics starting on Saturday, Beijing organizers are striving to make the host city handicap "friendly" by installing barrier-free facilities in buses, taxis, subway stations, shopping malls and hotels. More than 600 Paralympic vehicles have been made handicap friendly,

Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi will visit India and Sri Lanka from Sept. 7 to 10, at the invitation of the respective foreign affairs ministers of the two countries. Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Jiang Yu made the announcement on Tuesday at

Hong Kong stocks stood above 21,000 level again on Tuesday after posting a V-type rebound in its last minutes trading. The benchmark Hang Seng Index added 50.63 points, or 0.24 percent, to open at 20,956.94 and once climbed as much

China's Foreign Ministry said in Beijing on Tuesday that the country hopes the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) can resolve the relationship between nonproliferation and the peaceful use of nuclear energy in a balanced way. "China hopes the NSG finds a

China on Tuesday voiced its "sincere" hope of political stability in Thailand after a state of emergency was declared in Bangkok in the morning. "As a friendly neighbour of Thailand, we have closely followed the developments there and sincerely hope

Vice Premier Zhang Dejiang will pay official visits to Germany, Bosnia-Herzegovina and Macedonia from Sept. 7 to 17, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said on Tuesday. His visit is at the invitation of the German government, the Council of Ministers of

Macao imported more energy in the second quarter of this year, as imports of gasoline, electricity, etc. were all registered quarter-to-quarter increase, according to the figures released by the city's Statistics and Census Service (DSEC) Tuesday. The figures showed that

Chinese equities edged down 0.87 percent on Tuesday, falling for the second consecutive day, driven by financial shares, amid concerns that the central bank would stick to tightening policy to stem inflation. The Shanghai Composite Index was down 20.24 points,

China on Tuesday urged Pakistan to rescue two Chinese engineers who went missing last week and ensure their security. "We have demanded Pakistan go all out to rescuing the two missing engineers and ensure their safety," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Jiang