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● News Research

China faces uphill battle in 2008

(Xinhua)

Updated: 2006-08-17 17:32

GUIYANG -- Chinese athletes will experience unprecedented difficulties in 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, according to a top sports official.

"There are a lot of unfavorable factors though we have the advantages of competing at home," Feng Jianzhong, vice president of the State General Administration of Sports, told a national sports conference.

"We have almost delivered our full potential in the Athens Games, and it is very difficult to make further breakthrough." he added.

China finished second in the medals table at the Athens Olympics in 2004 with just three golds short of the US, though its total tally of 63 was far behind the Americans' 103.

Feng called on his compatriots to be rational in judging Chinese athletes' performance in the Games.

"Judgement should not be made solely on how many medals we win,” he said.

Feng also said China should take the opportunity to get most of the Chinese people involved in the Olympic Games by regular participation in various sports activities.

"The priority of staging the Olympic Games is to promote the Olympic Spirits and help create healthy life style among the Chinese people," he said.

China to enhance workplace safety

Updated: 2006-09-25 09:47

China will join hands with multinationals to improve China's industrial work safety as the State Administration of Work Safety (SAWS) had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Dupont Company.

"The two sides will work out safety assessment standards collaborate on occupational hazard and safety protection. Meanwhile, a monitoring system will be set up to supervise over possible safety accidents", Deputy Director Sun huashan of the SAWS said.

He also said China plans to provide safety consultations for enterprises and bring more training on safety production.

The two sides will have their initial focus on the area of personal protection equipment, he said.

China Academy of Safety Science and Technology (CASST), a national research institute under the SAWS, will work together with Dupont to focus on chemical production and handling and industrial flash fire safety and protection.

The two sides agreed to establish Industrial Safety Advisory Council to provide advice and strategic direction in the face of emergent industrial risks.

Liu tiemin, head of the CASST, said he expected work safety in China to be effectively improved with the introduction of advanced technology and management concept from home and abroad.

DuPont, one of the safest industrial companies in the world, is a recognized leader in workplace safety management.

"We are excited to be embarking on this working relationship where DuPont can bring its safety knowledge and expertise to China", said Douglas Muzyka, President of DuPont Greater China.

● International News

U.S. fans honoring 9/11 victims
(Reuters)
Updated: 2006-09-12 11:48

Washington Redskins fans wave U.S. flags in Landover, Maryland, September 11, 2006, during a halftime ceremony honoring the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The Redskins were hosting the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football. [Reuters]

Baseball fan Ryan Donavan, 4, waves an American Flag during a September 11 tribute at 9:11 PM (0111 GMT) at the New York Mets and Florida Marlins MLB baseball game at Dolphin Stadium in Miami, Florida September 11, 2006. [Reuters]

 

Washington Redskins fans wave their U.S. flags during a halftime ceremony honoring the victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States in Landover, Maryland, September 11, 2006. The Redskins were hosting the Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night Football.

● Monthly Holiday
National Day

October 1st is the National Day of China. Under the lead of CCP, Chinese people advance wave upon wave, obtain the great success of revolution. On October 1st, 1949, a ceremony was held in Tiananmen Square in the capital of Beijing, Chairman Mao raise the first red flag with five stars and declare that PRC has come into existence.

 

The foundation of new China started the epoch of Chinese history. In September, 1949, the first conference of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference decided that October 1st is the National Day of China every year.

 

National Day is the legal holiday of China. During the National Day, people all over the country hold celebration to celebrate the birthday of China.

The history of National Day

“National Day” originally means the happy event of the Country, it firstly appeared in west jin dynasty. In the feudalism, China called emperor’s enthronement and birthday the national day. Today we call the commemoration of our country’s foundation the national day.

 

October 1st, 1949 is the commemoration of new China. Here we should explain one thing, in most people’s impress, on October 1st, 1949, a grand ceremony of PRC’s foundation was held in Tiananmen Square, in fact, this impress is not exactly. Because it’s not the grand ceremony of founding a state, but the ceremony of PRC come into existence. In fact, PRC’s found has been declared one week before October 1st.

 

Well, what is October 1st mean? In the first conference of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Xu Guangyan said “committeeman Ma Xulun can’t present the conference, he ask me to suggest that we should have a national day, so he hope we can set October 1st is our National day.” Chairman Mao said “we should suggest it to our government; it should be decided by the government.” On October 2nd, 1949 the government pass the Decision on People’s Republic of China’s National Day, it prescribe October 1st is the national day of China .Herefrom, October 1st become the festival of all over the country.