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Beijing urged to make good preparation for Olympics

(Xinhua)

Beijing should make good preparation for the upcoming Olympic Games in 2008, said Jia Qinglin, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday.

Jia, also chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), made the remarks at a panel discussion of the annual session of the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature.

Efforts should be made to build Beijing into an international metropolis that boasts a beautiful environment, the tradition as an ancient capital and favorable living conditions for residents, Jia told the group of national lawmakers from Beijing.

Jia also said Beijing should strive for coordinate development between population, resources, and environment, and lead the country in the building of a resource-saving and environment- friendly society.

Beijing has taken a series of measures to polish its image for the Olympic Games in 2008, including the "Defending Blue Sky" program targeted at pollution reduction and environmental improvement, and an etiquette education campaign among its residents to trim their behavior.

The NPC annual session started Monday morning in Beijing, two days after the opening of the annual session of the CPPCC National Committee, the country's top political advisory body. The two sessions are the most annual political events in China.

International News

NY police capture suspect for killing Chinese national

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2007-03-07 09:23

One suspect who was involved in fatally stabbing a Chinese national in Flushing last month was captured by New York police on early Tuesday, New York City Council member John Liu's office told Xinhua.

Briefed by police, John Liu's office said the arrest was made at about 1 a.m. (0600 GMT) Tuesday in Woodside, Queens.

Kendall Walker, 21, will be charged with second-degree murder and may face imprisonment of 25 years to a lifetime if convicted, the office said.

The Chinese national, named Zhang Hongqi, was assaulted on a Flushing street in the early hours of February 18 by three men while returning from a Chinese Lunar New Year gathering with his friends.

New York police say the attackers took Zhang's cell phone and stabbed him multiple times. Zhang was pronounced dead after being taken to New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens.

After the street attack happened, the Chinese Consulate General in New York as well as Chinese community groups expressed deep concerns over the crime and urged the police to find out the suspects and bring the offenders to justice.

Thanks to joint efforts, Zhang's wife, Xia Guiping, was granted by the U.S. embassy in Beijing a visa to enter the United States after an unusually fast process.

Xia arrived in New York last Tuesday to collect her husband's body. Zhang's funeral was held Saturday.

Pillow fight helps ease pressure

Participants wield pillows during a pillow fight in Changsha, Central China's Hunan Province, March 6, 2007. The organizer says it can help people ease pressure from busy work

Industry News

Security Show 2007 in Tokyo

(Reuters)

A model displays a concept security uniform with a keyboard built-in at Security Show 2007 in Tokyo March 6, 2007. [Reuters]

Monthly Holiday
Make a wish for Year of Pig

(news photo)

（celebrate activities in Spring Festival）

The Spring Festival is the most important festival for the Chinese people and is when all family members get together, just like Christmas in the West. All people living away from home go back, becoming the busiest time for transportation systems of about half a month from the Spring Festival. Airports, railway stations and long-distance bus stations are crowded with home returnees.

The Spring Festival falls on the 1st day of the 1st lunar month, often one month later than the Gregorian calendar. It originated in the Shang Dynasty (c. 1600 BC-c. 1100 BC) from the people's sacrifice to gods and ancestors at the end of an old year and the beginning of a new one.

Many customs accompany the Spring Festival. Some are still followed today, but others have weakened.

Beijing citizens make wishes at the huge 'Make-A-Wish Pool' with a cartoon figure pig set at the square in front of the Beijing New World Plaza Jan.30,2007 to hail the upcoming traditional Chinese Spring Festival fallling on Feb.18,2007.