BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The China Philharmonic
Orchestra's performance for Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday in Vatican City is "a
big success" as a people-to-people exchange event through culture and art, said
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang on Thursday. Full story
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- China will send another 2 million U.S. dollars to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP), in addition to its originally planned 2.5 million-U.S.-dollar donation to the world's largest humanitarian agency in 2008. Full story
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua)-- Protests by a handful of individuals during President Hu Jintao's current visit to Japan would not stop the development of Sino-Japan ties, Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said Thursday. Full story
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government decided
to offer another 30 million yuan (about 4.3 million U.S. dollars) worth of aid
for cyclone disaster relief and reconstruction work in Myanmar, announced
Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang here Thursday. Full story
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Russia's new President, Dmitry
Medvedev, will pay a state visit to China from May 23 to 24, at the invitation
of Chinese President Hu Jintao.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Qin Gang made the announcement
at a regular press conference on Thursday afternoon. Full story
BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Yang
Jiechi would attend meetings with his Russian, Indian and Brazilian counterparts
in Russia, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman announced. Full story
