Input: In a victory for environmentalists, Hungary's parliament terminated a multibillion - dollar River Danube dam being built by Austrian firms.

Hungary

parliament

multibillion - dollar

River Danube

Austrian


Input: The Nagymaros dam was designed to be twinned with another dam, now nearly complete, 100 miles upstream in Czechoslovakia.

Nagymaros

Czechoslovakia

100 miles


Input: In ending Hungary's part of the project, Parliament authorized Prime Minister Miklos Nemeth to modify a 1977 agreement with Czechoslovakia, which still wants the dam to be built.

Hungary

Czechoslovakia

Parliament

Miklos Nemeth


Input: Mr. Nemeth said in parliament that Czechoslovakia and Hungary would suffer environmental damage if the twin dams were built as planned.

Nemeth

parliament

Czechoslovakia

Hungary


Input: Czechoslovakia said in May it could seek $2 billion from Hungary if the twindam contract were broken.

Czechoslovakia

Hungary

May

$2 billion


Input: The Czech dam can't be operated solely at peak periods without the Nagymaros project.

Czech

Nagymaros


Input: A painting by August Strindberg set a Scandinavian price record when it sold at auction in Stockholm for $2.44 million.

August Strindberg

Scandinavian

Stockholm

$2.44 million


Input: `` Lighthouse II'' was painted in oils by the playwright in 1901 ...

Lighthouse II


Input: After years of decline, weddings in France showed a 2.2% upturn last year, with 6,000 more couples exchanging rings in 1988 than in the previous year, the national statistics office said.

years

last year

the previous year

France


Input: But the number of weddings last year -- 271,124 -- was still well below the 400,000 registered in 1972, the last year of increasing marriages.

last year

the last year

the 400,000


Input: The Internal Revenue Service has threatened criminal sanctions against lawyers who fail to report detailed information about clients who pay them more than $10,000 in cash.

The Internal Revenue Service

more than $10,000


Input: The warnings, issued to at least 100 criminal defense attorneys in several major cities in the last week, have led to an outcry by members of the organized bar, who claim the information is protected by attorney - client privilege.

at least 100

the last week


Input: The IRS warnings stem from a 1984 law that requires anyone who receives more than $10,000 in cash from a client or customer in one or more related transactions `` in the course of trade or business'' to report the payment on a document known as Form 8300.

IRS

more than $10,000


Input: The form asks for such details as the client's name, Social Security number, passport number and details about the services provided for the payment.

Social Security


Input: Failure to complete the form had been punishable as a misdemeanor until last November, when Congress determined that the crime was a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

last November

up to 10 years

Congress


Input: Attorneys have argued since 1985, when the law took effect, that they can not provide information about clients who don't wish their identities to be known.


Input: Many attorneys have returned incomplete forms to the IRS in recent years, citing attorney - client privilege.

IRS

recent years


Input: Until last week, the IRS rarely acted on the incomplete forms.

last week

IRS


Input: `` This form forces a lawyer to become, in effect, a witness against his client,'' said Neal R. Sonnett, president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

Neal R. Sonnett

the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers


Input: `` The IRS is asking lawyers to red - flag a criminal problem to the government,'' added Mr. Sonnett, a Miami lawyer who has heard from dozens of attorneys who received letters in recent days and has himself received the computer - generated IRS forms sent by certified mail.

IRS

IRS

Sonnett

Miami

dozens

recent days


Input: Mr. Sonnett said that clients who pay cash may include alleged drug dealers who don't have domestic bank accounts.

Sonnett


Input: These individuals may not necessarily be under investigation when they hire lawyers.


Input: Mr. Sonnett said there also may be other circumstances under which individuals wouldn't want the government to know they had retained criminal defense lawyers.

Sonnett


Input: Filling out detailed forms about these individuals would tip the IRS off and spark action against the clients, he said.

IRS


Input: The defense lawyers' group formed a task force this week, chaired by New York attorney Gerald Lefcourt, to deal with the matter.

this week

New York

Gerald Lefcourt


Input: The American Bar Association's House of Delegates passed a resolution in 1985 condemning the IRS reporting requirement.

The American Bar Association's

House of Delegates

IRS


Input: Michael Ross, a New York lawyer who heads the ABA's grand jury committee, said that lawyers are prohibited by the ABA's code of ethics from disclosing information about a client except where a court orders it or to prevent the client from committing a criminal act that could result in death.

Michael Ross

New York

ABA

ABA


Input: Mr. Ross said he met with officials of the IRS and the Justice Department, which would bring any enforcement actions against taxpayers, to discuss the issue last May.

Ross

IRS

the Justice Department

last May


Input: At that meeting, he said, the Justice Department assured him that enforcement procedures wouldn't be threatened against attorneys without further review and advance notice.

the Justice Department


Input: Mr. Ross said IRS officials opposed the Justice Department's moderate stance on the matter.

Ross

IRS

the Justice Department's


Input: But in the letters sent in recent days, Christopher J. Lezovich of the IRS computing center in Detroit, told attorneys that `` failing to voluntarily submit the requested information could result in summons enforcement action being initiated.''

recent days

Christopher J. Lezovich

IRS

Detroit


Input: In some cases, the IRS asked for information dating back to forms it received in 1985.

IRS


Input: A spokesman for the IRS confirmed that `` there has been correspondence mailed about incomplete 8300s,'' but he declined to say why the letters were sent to lawyers now.

IRS


Input: Individuals familiar with the Justice Department's policy said that Justice officials hadn't any knowledge of the IRS's actions in the last week.

the Justice Department's

Justice

IRS

the last week


Input: Lawyers worry that if they provide information about clients, that data could quickly end up in the hands of prosecutors.


Input: Prosecutors need court permission to obtain the tax returns of an individual or a business.


Input: But they have obtained 8300 forms without court permission and used the information to help develop criminal cases.


Input: Some criminal lawyers speculated that the IRS was sending the letters to test the issue.

IRS


Input: In a number of recent cases, federal courts have refused to recognize attorneys' assertions that information relating to fees from clients should be confidential.


Input: THE WAR OVER FEDERAL JUDICIAL SALARIES takes a victim.


Input: Often, judges ease into more lucrative private practice with little fanfare, but not federal Judge Raul A. Ramirez in Sacramento, Calif.

Raul A. Ramirez

Sacramento

Calif


Input: On Tuesday, the judge called a news conference to say he was quitting effective Dec. 31 to join a San Francisco law firm.

Tuesday

Dec. 31

San Francisco


Input: The reason: the refusal of Congress to give federal judges a raise.

Congress


Input: `` A couple of my law clerks were going to pass me in three or four years, and I was afraid I was going to have to ask them for a loan,'' the judge quipped in an interview.

three or four years


Input: Federal judges make $89,500 annually; in February, Congress rejected a bill that would have increased their pay by 50%.

annually

February

Congress


Input: Judge Ramirez, 44, said it is unjust for judges to make what they do.

Ramirez


Input: `` Judges are not getting what they deserve.


Input: You look around at professional ballplayers or accountants ... and nobody blinks an eye.


Input: When you become a federal judge, all of a sudden you are relegated to a paltry sum.''


Input: At his new job, as partner in charge of federal litigation in the Sacramento office of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, he will make out much better.

Sacramento

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe


Input: The judge declined to discuss his salary in detail, but said: `` I'm going to be a high - priced lawyer.''


Input: DOONESBURY CREATOR'S UNION TROUBLES are no laughing matter.

DOONESBURY


Input: Cartoonist Garry Trudeau is suing the Writers Guild of America East for $11 million, alleging it mounted a `` campaign to harass and punish'' him for crossing a screenwriters' picket line.

Garry Trudeau

the Writers Guild of America East

$11 million


Input: The dispute involves Darkhorse Productions Inc., a TV production company in which Mr. Trudeau is a co-owner.

Darkhorse Productions Inc.

Trudeau


Input: Mr. Trudeau, a Writers Guild member, also was employed as a writer for Darkhorse, which was covered by a guild collective - bargaining agreement.

Trudeau

Writers Guild

Darkhorse


Input: The guild began a strike against the TV and movie industry in March 1988.

March 1988


Input: In his lawsuit, Mr. Trudeau says the strike illegally included Darkhorse, and the cartoonist refused to honor the strike against the company.

Trudeau

Darkhorse


Input: A spokesman for the guild said the union's lawyers are reviewing the suit.


Input: He said disciplinary proceedings are confidential and declined to comment on whether any are being held against Mr. Trudeau.

Trudeau


Input: Mr. Trudeau's attorney, Norman K. Samnick, said the harassment consists mainly of the guild's year - long threats of disciplinary action.

Trudeau

Norman K. Samnick

year - long


Input: Mr. Samnick said a guild disciplinary hearing is scheduled next Monday in New York.

Samnick

next Monday

New York


Input: Mr. Samnick, who will go before the disciplinary panel, said the proceedings are unfair and that any punishment from the guild would be unjustified.

Samnick


Input: In addition to the damages, the suit seeks a court order preventing the guild from punishing or retaliating against Mr. Trudeau.

Trudeau


Input: ABORTION RULING UPHELD:


Input: A federal appeals court upheld a lower court ruling that the U.S. can bar the use of federal funds for family - planning programs that include abortion - related services.

U.S.


Input: A Department of Health and Human Services rule adopted in 1988 prohibits the use of so - called Title X funds for programs that assist a woman in obtaining an abortion, such as abortion counseling and referrals.

Department of Health and Human Services

Title X


Input: The rule also prohibits funding for activities that `` encourage, promote or advocate abortion.''


Input: Title X funds are the single largest source of federal funding for family - planning services, according to the opinion by the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York.

Title X

the Second U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

New York


Input: The panel ruled that the restrictions don't violate the freedom of speech of health care providers and that the limits on counseling services don't violate the rights of pregnant women.


Input: INQUIRY CLEARS TEXAS JUDGE of bias in comments on homosexual murder victims.

TEXAS


Input: Dallas District Judge Jack Hampton had sparked calls for a judicial inquiry with his remarks to the press last December, two weeks after sentencing an 18 - year - old defendant to 30 years in state prison for killing two homosexual men in a city park.

Dallas

Jack Hampton

December

two weeks

18 - year - old

30 years

two


Input: The judge was quoted as referring to the victims as `` queers'' and saying they wouldn't have been killed `` if they hadn't been cruising the streets picking up teenage boys.''


Input: But Robert R. Murray, a special master appointed by the Texas Supreme Court, said Judge Hampton didn't breach any judicial standards of fairness, although he did violate the state's judicial code by commenting publicly on a pending case.

Robert R. Murray

Hampton

the Texas Supreme Court


Input: Observing that the judge `` has never exhibited any bias or prejudice,'' Mr. Murray concluded that he `` would be impartial in any case involving a homosexual or prostitute'' as a victim.

Murray


Input: Mr. Murray also said Judge Hampton's comments didn't discredit the judiciary or the administration of justice.

Murray

Hampton


Input: The report is subject to review by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, which is empowered to impose sanctions.

the State Commission on Judicial Conduct


Input: GAF TRIAL goes to round three.

GAF

three


Input: Attorneys in the third stock - manipulation trial of GAF Corp. began opening arguments yesterday in the Manhattan courtroom of U.S. District Judge Mary Johnson Lowe.

third

GAF Corp.

yesterday

Manhattan

U.S.

Mary Johnson Lowe


Input: In an eight - count indictment, the government has charged GAF, a Wayne, N.J., specialty chemical maker, and its Vice Chairman James T. Sherwin with attempting to manipulate the common stock of Union Carbide Corp. in advance of GAF's planned sale of a large block of the stock in November 1986.

eight

GAF

Union Carbide Corp.

GAF

Wayne

N.J.

James T. Sherwin

November 1986


Input: The first two GAF trials ended in mistrials earlier this year.

first

two

GAF

earlier this year


Input: This trial is expected to last five weeks.

five weeks


Input: SWITCHING TO THE DEFENSE:


Input: A former member of the prosecution team in the Iran / Contra affair joined the Chicago firm of Mayer, Brown & Platt.

Iran

Chicago

Mayer, Brown & Platt


Input: Michael R. Bromwich, a member since January 1987 of the three - lawyer trial team in the prosecution of Oliver North, became a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of the 520 - lawyer firm.

Michael R. Bromwich

Oliver North

January 1987

three

Washington

D.C.


Input: He will specialize in white - collar criminal defense work.


Input: Mr. Bromwich, 35, also has served as deputy chief and chief of the narcotics unit for the U.S. attorney's office for the Southern District of New York, based in Manhattan.

Bromwich

U.S.

Manhattan

the Southern District of New York


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing, December 16, by wire -LRB- reporter Fang Zhou -RRB- -

Xinhua News Agency

Nanjing

December 16

Fang Zhou


Input: The investment of foreign capital in agriculture in Jiangsu province is increasing daily.

Jiangsu province


Input: To date, the number of projects with direct foreign investment in agriculture in Jiangsu province has reached 800, with a sum of money of more than 800 million US dollars.

Jiangsu province

more than 800 million US dollars


Input: An official from the Jiangsu Agriculture and Forestry Department said that, since 1994 the number of " three - capital " enterprises that have been approved by the agricultural system of Jiangsu province has exceeded 500, and the amount of foreign capital being put to use was more than 700 million US dollars, which represented threefold and sevenfold increases, respectively, over the years before 1993.

the Jiangsu Agriculture and Forestry Department

the years before 1993

three

Jiangsu province

more than 700 million US dollars

threefold

sevenfold


Input: The foreign investment increase from the US, Japan and Singapore was comparatively larger.

US

Japan

Singapore


Input: The proportion of foreign investment in the new projects is growing larger and larger and the number of exclusively foreign - owned enterprises has markedly increased.


Input: The rapid increase in foreign investment has, to a certain extent, made up for investment shortfalls in agriculture in Jiangsu province and has expedited the development and utilization of agricultural resources.

Jiangsu province


Input: According to statistics, currently in Jiangsu province the enterprises for processing agricultural and allied products that have output values exceeding 100 million yuan RMB already number more than 100.

Jiangsu province

100 million yuan RMB

more than 100


Input: Using a loan from the Japanese government and the direct investment of foreign companies, the Lianyugang Ruyi Group has built a vegetable processing and marketing enterprise that is the largest in export volume and has the greatest variety in China at present.

Japanese

the Lianyugang Ruyi Group

China


Input: Using foreign investment, Jiangsu has also introduced nearly 100 varieties of fine produce such as beer barley, California perch, Luoshi pond shrimp, fine poultry, lean meat pigs and vegetables, and flowers and plants, along with advanced production and processing technology, and it has substantially raised agricultural production levels.

Jiangsu

California

Luoshi


Input: -LRB- End -RRB-


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Shantou, December 20th

Xinhua News Agency

Shantou

December 20th


Input: Due to the improvement of investment environment and the good momentum of development, Shantou's new high level technology development zone has drawn domestic and overseas investors' attention.

Shantou


Input: Some scientists from Chaozhou that live in the US Silicon Valley have expressed their desire to come establish new high level technology industries in the zone.

Chaozhou

US

Silicon Valley


Input: The president of Motorola -LRB- China -RRB-, and some people from Ericsson also came to the development zone to negotiate project investment, while firms from Taiwan said that they would establish scientific and technological and software development companies in the zone.

Motorola

Ericsson

China

Taiwan


Input: At present, Shangtou new high level technology development zone has accumulatively invested 1.8 billion yuan and completed construction of 370,000 square meters of factory space.

Shangtou

1.8 billion yuan

370,000 square meters


Input: The basic necessary facilities in the zone, such as water, electricity, communication, bonded warehouses, etc., have been completed and put into use.


Input: By the beginning of November of this year, there were a total of 177 projects entering the zone, with an investment total of 6.4 billion yuan, among which foreign capital accounted for almost 50% and 7 of the enterprises entering the zone have been regarded as national level new high level technology enterprises.

the beginning of November of this year

6.4 billion yuan

almost 50%


Input: This year, the whole zone has accumulatively completed industrial output of 3.7 billion yuan, total income of 4.55 billion yuan from technology, industry and trade, export trade of 127.47 million US dollars and has achieved the tax and profit of 360 million yuan.

This year

3.7 billion yuan

4.55 billion yuan

127.47 million US dollars

360 million yuan


Input: At the same time, Shantou City has also drafted and promulgated more than 10 rules, regulations, policies and measures and encouraged the establishment of technology and knowledge intensive new high level industries.

Shantou City

more than 10


Input: -LRB- End -RRB-


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, December 22nd, by reporters Chengbin Sun and Dongju Zhu

Xinhua News Agency

Hong Kong

December 22nd

Chengbin Sun

Dongju Zhu


Input: While receiving a special interview by reporters recently, Yuzhen Ma, special appointee to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' Special Appointee Office in Hong Kong, introduced relevant affairs of the office in its all - out assistance and support of the SAR government in handling authorized foreign affairs by itself in the past half year since its establishment.

Yuzhen Ma

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs'

Special Appointee Office

SAR

Hong Kong

the past half year


Input: He said that under the leadership of the Central People's Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in the past half year, the Government Office had assisted representatives of the SAR government to participate in nearly thirty international conferences as members of the Chinese government delegation; forwarded many central government's authorization letters to the SAR government; agreed on the SAR government's move to negotiate with more than thirty countries on more than forty bilateral agreement documents in six fields; provided the SAR government with a detailed list of more than 200 international treaties applicable to Hong Kong, and helped the SAR government to resolve legal issues concerning international rights and obligations; assisted the SAR government in implementing the eleven sanction resolutions made by the UN Security Council; assisted the SAR government in the preparatory work for organizing the World Bank annual meeting and the International Monetary Fund Organization annual meeting; and gave co-ordination and support in receiving the foreign heads of state visiting Hong Kong and the SAR government leaders' visiting abroad.

the Central People's Government

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

the Government Office

the UN Security Council

World Bank

International Monetary Fund Organization

the past half year

SAR

SAR

SAR

SAR

Hong Kong

SAR

SAR

SAR

Hong Kong

SAR

nearly thirty

more than thirty

more than forty

six

more than 200

eleven

Chinese


Input: Yuzhen Ma thinks that the work done by the Government Office is beneficial for maintaining Hong Kong's position as a center of international finance, trade, shipping, tourism, and information, is beneficial for improving the international position of Hong Kong, and is beneficial for developing Hong Kong's foreign relations.

Yuzhen Ma

the Government Office

Hong Kong's

Hong Kong

Hong Kong's


Input: He said that the Government Office had also actively coordinated with China's embassies and consulates abroad to closely contact and co-operate with relevant departments of the SAR government for the assistance in handling seven relatively large outstanding events involving benefits and safety of Hong Kong citizens, such as the Phnom Penh Airplane Disaster, the case of the overturned Filipino Yacht, the case of Hong Kong fishermen that were detaining by The Philippines and Japan, and the Phnom Penh Military Conflicts, etc.

the Government Office

China

SAR

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

Philippines

Japan

the Phnom Penh Airplane Disaster

the Phnom Penh Military Conflicts

Filipino


Input: Moreover, the Government Office had also solved over ninety other cases of consul protection.

the Government Office

over ninety


Input: In the process of consul protection, it timely forwarded information provided by China's embassy and consulate staff to foreign countries concerning Hong Kong citizens to the SAR government, and timely fed back the relevant requests of their relatives to China's embassies and consulates to foreign countries and concerned parties.

China

Hong Kong

SAR

China


Input: Yuzhen Ma stressed that according to the relevant regulations in the basic law, the SAR government enjoys a wide range of authority in foreign affairs.

Yuzhen Ma

SAR


Input: With regard to authorized foreign affairs, the Government Office strictly abides by basic law regulations, and only provides the SAR government with support and assistance, playing a co-ordination and liaison role, while the SAR government is wholly responsible for the handling of specific affairs.

the Government Office

SAR

SAR


Input: He said that safeguarding Hong Kong citizens' legal rights and interests overseas is an important component of the Government Office work.

Hong Kong

Government Office


Input: In the days to come, the Government Office will further strengthen all kinds of communication and contact, improve the efficiency and quality of consular service and protection, and better safeguard the lawful rights and interests of Hong Kong citizens abroad.

the Government Office

Hong Kong


Input: -LRB- End -RRB-


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, December 26th

Xinhua News Agency

Beijing

December 26th


Input: This year, the economies of the five large special economic zones, namely, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, Shantou, Xiamen and Hainan, have maintained strong growth momentum.

This year

five

Shenzhen

Zhuhai

Shantou

Xiamen

Hainan


Input: The annual GDP of the Shenzhen Special Zone this year could reach 113 billion yuan, increasing by 16% over last year.

the Shenzhen Special Zone

113 billion yuan

last year


Input: The financial revenue within the local budget is 14 billion yuan, increasing by 6.3%.

14 billion yuan


Input: This year, annual foreign capital actually utilized by Shenzhen is estimated to possibly reach 2.8 billion US dollars, increasing by 15.6%.

This year

Shenzhen

2.8 billion US dollars


Input: Following Hong Kong's return, the economic and trade relationship between Hong Kong and Shenzhen has been strengthened, and the projects of joining the three large infrastructures, such as Hong Kong's western channel, are now progressing smoothly.

Hong Kong's

Hong Kong

Shenzhen

Hong Kong's

three


Input: The Shenzhen Special Zone this year has been promoting the state - owned enterprise reform and the results are remarkable.

The Shenzhen Special Zone

this year


Input: The whole city's gross industrial production value for this year is estimated to reach 125.5 billion yuan, increasing by 17.5% over last year.

this year

last year

125.5 billion yuan


Input: A three dimensional traffic frame in Zhuhai has preliminarily taken shape and the investment environment improves daily.

three

Zhuhai


Input: A number of consortia, such as Mobil, Exxon, Amoco of the US, Shell of Holland, Yan Gu of Japan and Cheung Kong Industries Limited of Hong Kong, etc. have one after another come and settled in Zhuhai.

Mobil

Exxon

Amoco

Shell

Yan Gu

Cheung Kong Industries Limited

US

Holland

Japan

Hong Kong

Zhuhai


Input: According to statistics, in the first 11 months of this year, Zhuhai's recently authorized contracts for utilizing foreign capital numbered 301.

the first 11 months of this year

Zhuhai


Input: The contracted investment value was 2.46 billion US dollars, and the actually utilized foreign funds 889 million US dollars, increasing by 11.9% over the same period last year.

2.46 billion US dollars

889 million US dollars

the same period last year


Input: The establishment and perfection of a modern system of sea, land and air traffic makes the geographic advantages of the Shantou Special Zone more obvious daily.

the Shantou Special Zone


Input: By the end of this year, the overall annual throughput capacity of the docks and ports of the whole city will reach 21.12 million tons.

the end of this year

21.12 million tons


Input: Shantou airport has opened 44 international and domestic air routes.

Shantou


Input: The total capacity of program - controlled telephones has reached more than 770,000 sets and one in every ten people has a mobile phone on average.

more than 770,000

one

ten


Input: Currently, Shantou City has totally authorized more than 12,000 contracts for utilizing foreign funds, and the foreign capital actually utilized is more than 5.1 billion US dollars.

Shantou City

more than 12,000

more than 5.1 billion US dollars


Input: In the first three - quarters of this year, in the whole city, there were 184 projects recently signed in which foreign businessmen invested directly, and the foreign capital actually utilized was 716 million US dollars.

the first three - quarters of this year

716 million US dollars


Input: The whole city's gross export value was 3.032 billion US dollars, increasing by 84.3% over the same period last year.

3.032 billion US dollars

the same period last year


Input: The gross import value was 2.180 billion US dollars, increasing by 30.2% over the same period last year.

2.180 billion US dollars

the same period last year


Input: After Xiamen became the first experimental port of direct shipping across the Straits this year, large shipping and service companies of Taiwan such as Lirong, Wanhai, etc. successively started regular trips to Xiamen.

Xiamen

Taiwan

Lirong

Wanhai

Xiamen

first

Straits

this year


Input: Currently, Xiamen possesses five international container shipping arteries such as to Japan, Singapore, Korea, the US, the Mediterranean, etc.

Xiamen

Japan

Singapore

Korea

US

five

Mediterranean


Input: From January to October this year, Xiamen's total import and export value was 6.41 billion US dollars, increasing by 13.6%, including exports and imports which were separately 3.52 billion US dollars and 2.89 billion US dollars, increasing by 13.6%.

January to October this year

Xiamen

6.41 billion US dollars

3.52 billion US dollars

2.89 billion US dollars


Input: It is predicted that the annual total foreign trade import and export value will be 7.7 billion US dollars, increasing by 16%.

7.7 billion US dollars


Input: In the first 10 months of this year, Xiamen's state - owned enterprise's export value was 1.637 billion US dollars, increasing by 23.6% over the same period last year.

the first 10 months of this year

the same period last year

Xiamen

1.637 billion US dollars


Input: Hainan Special Zone's economy this year is estimated to have an annual economic growth rate reaching 6.7%, increasing by 1.9% over last year.

Hainan Special Zone's

last year


Input: This year, it is estimated that totally achieved sales output in the industries at and above the township level in the whole province will be 23 billion yuan, increasing by 16% over last year.

This year

last year

23 billion yuan


Input: Agriculture has gained further development.


Input: The output of grains, fruits, melons, vegetables and rubber gum has all reached or exceeded historical best levels.


Input: The total number of tourists coming to Hainan in the whole year has reached 7.9 million people, and the tourism revenue is 5.5 billion yuan, increasing by 10.29% over last year.

Hainan

the whole year

last year

7.9 million

5.5 billion yuan


Input: -LRB- End -RRB-


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, February 16th

Xinhua News Agency

Beijing

February 16th


Input: Recently, the Import and Export Bank of China won a bond credit rating of AA - in Japan, which is currently the highest bond rating given to a Chinese bank by the Japanese financial market.

the Import and Export Bank of China

Japan

Chinese

Japanese


Input: The Commune Bond Research Institute of Japan determined the bond credit rating of Import and Export Bank of China to be AA -, which is consistent with the internal rating given to the Chinese sovereign credit ranking by the Japan Assessment Institution.

The Commune Bond Research Institute of Japan

Import and Export Bank of China

the Japan Assessment Institution

Chinese


Input: Last October, the Import and Export Bank of China invited Nomura Securities of Japan to be advisors, and submitted a formal assessment application to the Commune Bond Research Institute of Japan, a famous assessment institution in Japan.

Last October

the Import and Export Bank of China

Nomura Securities

the Commune Bond Research Institute of Japan

Japan

Japan


Input: The reason behind the decision by the Import and Export Bank of China to obtain a credit rating in Japan first is to prepare for entry into the international capital market for financing, so as to expand sources of funds, and to support the export of Chinese electromechanical products and complete sets of equipment.

the Import and Export Bank of China

Japan

first

Chinese


Input: Through such modes as written presentations and field studies, etc. the Import and Export Bank of China comprehensively presented the situation of China's financial system reform since the beginning of the year, the background on the establishment of the bank, management and operations of the bank, the current situation of the bank's business development and its future development objectives to the Commune Bond Research Institute, resulting in a deeper understanding of the Import and Export Bank of China.

the Import and Export Bank of China

the Commune Bond Research Institute

the Import and Export Bank of China

China

the beginning of the year


Input: -LRB- End -RRB-


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Hong Kong, December 30th, Taipei

Xinhua News Agency

Hong Kong

Taipei

December 30th


Input: Jiaju Hou, a Taiwan economist, published an article with the title " Three comments on' don't rush, be patient' " in Taiwan's " Daily Economy " on Monday, pointing out that Taiwan authorities' adopting a " don't rush, be patient " restriction policy for Taiwan businessmen investing in our country's mainland would give rise to many abuses.

Jiaju Hou

Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan

Three comments on' don't rush, be patient' " in Taiwan's " Daily Economy

Monday


Input: Jiaju Hou points out that Taiwan authorities say that " don't rush, be patient " is to restrict large - sized Taiwan companies from going to China's mainland to invest and would have no impact on medium - and small - sized companies, but this is actually not the case.

Jiaju Hou

Taiwan

Taiwan

China


Input: Currently, Taiwan authorities define medium - and small - sized companies as having capital of under 60 million Taiwan dollars, but actually Taiwan's current medium - and small - sized companies mostly have significant scale.

Taiwan

Taiwan

60 million Taiwan dollars


Input: Taking medium and small - sized companies listed last year as top ten for example, the smallest net operating revenue of these was 3.365 billion Taiwan dollars, the highest reached 10 billion Taiwan dollars.

last year

ten

3.365 billion Taiwan dollars

10 billion Taiwan dollars


Input: Obviously, implementing a " don't rush, be patient " policy will result in losing many business opportunities in our country's mainland for no reason.


Input: Jiaju Hou believed that the " don't rush, be patient " policy would also have influence on exports to our country's mainland.

Jiaju Hou


Input: Because, among exports from Taiwan to our country's mainland, a large portion are due to Taiwan businessmen investing in setting up factories in our country's mainland and needing to ship spare parts for machines and equipment and intermediate raw materials.

Taiwan

Taiwan


Input: In recent years, Taiwan's trade surplus with our country's mainland has accumulatively reached 80 billion US dollars, which is almost the same as Taiwan's foreign currency reserve.

recent years

Taiwan

Taiwan

80 billion US dollars


Input: While the financial storm shows no sign of relief today, the importance of this surplus is more and more obvious.

today


Input: How can Taiwan decrease exports to our country's mainland for the sake of " don't rush, be patient "?

Taiwan


Input: Because this will reduce its trade surplus with our country's mainland.


Input: Jiaju Hou pointed out that the " don't rush, be patient " policy would also restrain foreign businessmen from investing in Taiwan.

Jiaju Hou

Taiwan


Input: Because most foreign businessmen investing in Taiwan want to take this opportunity to jointly invest in our country's mainland with Taiwan investments.

Taiwan

Taiwan


Input: Therefore, this policy, while blocking the development of local enterprises, will also limit foreign businessmen's wishes to invest in Taiwan.

Taiwan


Input: It is reported that Jiaju Hou has successively published 3 articles in Taiwan newspapers on the " don't rush, be patient " policy, pointing out to Taiwan authorities that this erroneous mainland economic and trade policy violates the " basic philosophy of free economy ", and hopes that Taiwan authorities " are warned of the consequences ".

Jiaju Hou

Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Taiyuan, February 7, by reporter Baohong Shan and intern Jingguo Hu

Xinhua News Agency

Taiyuan

February 7

Baohong Shan

Jingguo Hu


Input: The Fenglingdu economic development zone, that people call the' golden triangle' of the Yellow River, located at the juncture of three provinces in China - Shanxi, Shaanxi and Henan - increasingly attracts attention from domestic and foreign businessmen and is becoming a new investing hotspot.

Fenglingdu

China

Shanxi

Shaanxi

Henan

the Yellow River

three


Input: The Fenglingdu economic development zone is the only one within the borders of China built on the basis of a small town.

Fenglingdu

China

one


Input: It is also a new channel for Shanxi, an inland province, to contact the outside world.

Shanxi


Input: After more than three years' construction, this development zone has begun to take shape and has become a comprehensive wholesale market for the circulation of a variety of commodities, such as timber, medicine, tobacco, clothing, grain and oil, industrial products, etc.

more than three years'


Input: At present, high - rise buildings look like a forest and merchants crowd in the development zone.


Input: The construction of the New Golden Triangle Mall, a modern multifunctional business center costing 60 million yuan, has nearly come to an end.

the New Golden Triangle Mall

60 million yuan


Input: 2000 program - controlled telephones have been put into use and the 10 kV high voltage circuit is running normally, attracting a large number of investors.

10 kV


Input: The products of more than 30 factories, such as those lemon factories, spice factories and special paint factories, etc., are continuously transported to all parts of the inland.

more than 30


Input: The three recently constructed hospitals specializing in orthopedics, gynecology and pediatrics have advanced equipment and are open to patients.

three


Input: The rapidly growing golden triangle draws the attention of overseas traveling merchants.


Input: At present, there have been more than 50 financial groups and traveling merchants from such countries and regions as the US, France, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, etc. holding negotiations for 31 projects with a total investment as high as 320 million yuan.

more than 50

US

France

Japan

Korea

Taiwan

320 million yuan


Input: -LRB- End -RRB-


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 23rd, by reporter Wen Chao

Xinhua News Agency

Beijing

March 23rd

Wen Chao


Input: Approved by the Bank of China, five insurance companies such as the Taikang Life Insurance Stock Company Ltd., etc., are anxiously preparing to be established.

the Bank of China

the Taikang Life Insurance Stock Company Ltd.

five


Input: It was found that among the five insurance companies to be recently established, three are national and two are regional.

five

three

two


Input: Dongsheng Chen, director of the preparatory office of Taikang Life Insurance Company, Ltd., says that the company will be established according to the modern enterprise system, that it was initiated by China International Travel Service, and the China Foreign Trade Transportation Head Company, etc., and that it will raise 500 million yuan RMB as enterprise juridical person's capital stock.

Dongsheng Chen

Taikang Life Insurance Company, Ltd.

China International Travel Service

the China Foreign Trade Transportation Head Company

500 million yuan RMB


Input: There are 26 insurance companies now in China and more than one hundred overseas insurance companies that have established administrative organizations in China.

more than one hundred

China

China


Input: People in insurance circles say that as China's insurance market gradually opens to the outside world, it is extremely important to develop national insurance business quickly.

China


Input: The five insurance companies approved to be established this time can be said to be a big move.

five


Input: -LRB- End -RRB-


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 5th, by reporter Guocheng Jiang

Xinhua News Agency

Beijing

April 5th

Guocheng Jiang


Input: " Five years ago, when China's digital telephone program - controlled switch market was monopolized by various brands of foreign products, we worried about whether China could successfully develop digital program - controlled switches.

Five years ago

China

China


Input: Today, domestically produced high - performance telephone program - controlled telephone switches already account for 36% of the domestic market share. "

Today


Input: " When China's National Meteorological Bureau bought mainframe computers from Cray Inc. of the U.S., it just sold us two processors.

China

U.S.

National Meteorological Bureau

Cray Inc.

two


Input: Today, the maximum computing speed of the' Dawn 1000' computer we developed ourselves has already reached 2.5 billion operations per second, exceeding the speed of the computer sold to us by Cray Inc. "

Today

' Dawn 1000'

2.5 billion

Cray Inc.


Input: This is part of the speech delivered at the working meeting of the " 863 Program " today by Jian Song, State council member and concurrently director of the National Science Commission.

the " 863 Program "

State

the National Science Commission

Jian Song


Input: The " 863 Program " is China's high - tech research program, initiated in 1986.

The " 863 Program "

China


Input: Western developed countries have always restricted the export of important high - tech products, such as high - performance large - scale digital telephone program - controlled switches and supercomputers, to China.

Western

China


Input: Jian Song said that " Today, China is capable of producing more than 10,000 sets of digital telephone program - controlled switches, and the chief designer of this kind of switch is only 28 years old, graduating from Wuhan University. "

Jian Song

Today

28 years old

China

more than 10,000

Wuhan University


Input: Most of the research staff who successfully developed the' Dawning 1000' computer last year are young people about 30 years old.

' Dawning 1000'

last year

about 30 years old


Input: Today, Jian Song said to hundreds of high - tech experts representatives and science and technology officials attending the meeting: " The series of achievements we have made in the development and industrialization of high - tech help us to further overcome timid thoughts that high - tech is unattainable.

Today

Jian Song

hundreds


Input: They have greatly enhanced our whole nation's courage and confidence in realizing socialist modernization. "


Input: The " 863 Program ", with a total investment of 10 billion yuan RMB and a duration of 15 years, since its implementation in 1986, has gained breakthroughs in a large number of significant key fields of technology.

The " 863 Program "

10 billion yuan RMB

15 years


Input: It has greatly narrowed the gap between China's high - tech and the internationally advanced levels, and has promoted the modernization of civilian industry and the national defense industry.

China


Input: In the civilian fields of biotechnology, information technology, automation technology, energy technology and new materials technology alone, more than 1200 research achievements have been made, of which 560 have reached internationally advanced levels.

more than 1200


Input: This aside, China has scheduled more than 400 research projects in the fields of aerospace technology and laser technology, involving space science and application, jumbo carrier rockets, space stations, space shuttle transportation systems, and has made phased achievements in certain key technology fields.

China

more than 400


Input: Jian Song also cited the significant achievements that the internationally advanced level gained in fields such as agricultural biotechnology, biomedicine, genetic engineering, lasers, robotics, etc.

Jian Song


Input: For example, a Chinese developed genetically engineered Hepatitis B vaccine and an " a " interferon for blocking the progress of Hepatitis B have entered the market, which is good news for the 120 million Hepatitis B virus carriers in China.

Chinese

120 million

China


Input: Later stages of Hepatitis B often develop into liver cancer.


Input: China has determined its focus of high - tech research for the coming five years, and set about drawing up the next century's high - tech research plans.

China

five years

the next century's


Input: Finally, Jian Song said, " Whether our own high - tech and its industry can be successful is related to the success or failure of China's undertaking of modernization, and is related to the rise and fall of the Chinese people.

Jian Song

China

Chinese


Input: To vigorously develop high - tech and establish a powerful national high - tech industry in our country as soon as possible is an urgent task currently facing China's scientific and technological circles and economic circles. "

China


Input: -LRB- End -RRB-


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Taiyuan, January 3rd, by reporters Lan Wu and Dongping Wang

Xinhua News Agency

Taiyuan

January 3rd

Lan Wu

Dongping Wang


Input: Shanxi Province, located in China inland, has actually utilized foreign investments of more than 1 billion US dollars in the past six years.

Shanxi Province

China

more than 1 billion US dollars

the past six years


Input: From the Shanxi Province Foreign Investment Utilization Work Conference held at the end of 1997, this reporter learned that, from just 1992 to 1996, the province had utilized a total of 766 million US dollars of foreign investment, quadrupling the total of actually utilized foreign investment in the more than past ten years, and the growth rate exceeded double of the whole country over the same period.

Shanxi Province

Foreign Investment Utilization Work Conference

the end of 1997

1992 to 1996

the more than past ten years

766 million US dollars


Input: Although faced with some unfavorable factors in 1997, Shanxi's foreign investment utilization still brought about the highest level in history.

Shanxi


Input: 185 foreign contracts were signed, a total amount of 2.320 billion US dollars were invested, foreign investment utilized by contract was 1.130 trillion US dollars, and foreign investment actually utilized was 375 million US dollars, increasing 53% compared with that of last year.

2.320 billion US dollars

1.130 trillion US dollars

375 million US dollars

last year


Input: At present, foreign investment has become an important part of Shanxi's social fixed assets investment, and is showing a new trend of developing from the second industry towards the first industry and the third industry, fields of investment are continually expanding, and industry structure tends to be reasonable.

Shanxi

second

first

third


Input: A number of large and medium - sized projects with single investment of more than 5 million US dollars are appearing in the manufacturing industry, power supply, the social service industry, the real estate industry, the building industry, the transportation industry and the postal and communication industry.

more than 5 million US dollars


Input: The number of persons employed by foreign - invested enterprises has reached 120,000, and the amount of exports accounts for 8% of the total amount of exports of the whole province.


Input: Shanxi province's borrowed foreign loans account for 65% of the total amount of foreign investment utilized in the whole province, including loans from international finance organizations, foreign government loans, international business loans, export credits, etc.

Shanxi province's


Input: Shanxi province has established bilateral government loan relations with 17 countries in the world, and established loan co-operation and free aid relations with international finance institutions and organizations, such as the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the International Agriculture Development Fund, the United Nations Grain Planning Office, the United Nations Children's Fund, the Population Fund, etc. and has unfolded commercial loan business with financial institutions in many countries and areas.

Shanxi province

the World Bank

the Asian Development Bank

the International Agriculture Development Fund

the United Nations Grain Planning Office

the United Nations Children's Fund

the Population Fund


Input: Experts believe that, Shanxi province has many favorable conditions for attracting foreign investment.

Shanxi province


Input: Henceforth, the focus of national economic construction will be gradually transferred to the Mid-west in steps, and has reinforced support for foreign investment utilization in the Mid-west areas, and fundamental industries such as agriculture, transportation, raw materials, etc. are still the focus of investments.

Mid-west

Mid-west


Input: Shanxi province is located at the intersection of the Mid-west and the East, and is also an important national production base for coal and electricity commodities, is abounding in resources, with low labor costs and land prices, and possessing an industrial foundation abundant in economy and technology and a broad market.

Shanxi province

Mid-west

East


Input: -LRB- End -RRB-


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Nanning, March 14th, by reporter Hankui Lu

Xinhua News Agency

Nanning

March 14th

Hankui Lu


Input: According to what the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region's Department of Transportation has revealed, up to now, Guangxi has made use of a total amount of 150 million US dollars loaned from the World Bank, the Asian Bank and countries such as Holland, Korea, etc., to construct a water transportation traffic infrastructure.

the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region's

Guangxi

Holland

Korea

Department of Transportation

the World Bank

the Asian Bank

150 million US dollars


Input: In recent years, China's great southwestern region has accelerated constructing the major channel leading to the seas via Guangxi.

recent years

China

Guangxi


Input: In order to solve the problem of lack of capital, and expand the degree of opening up to the outside world, Guangxi has aggressively brought in foreign capital.

Guangxi


Input: With a total investment of over 2 million RMB, the second phase hinge project of Xijiang's transportation utilized a loan of 80 million US dollars from the World Bank.

over 2 million RMB

80 million US dollars

second

Xijiang

the World Bank


Input: Currently 80% of the digging of the main body project has been completed, and 50% of the concrete laying has already been completed.


Input: The second phase project of Fangchenggang City -LRB- comprising a highway from Qinzhou City to Fangchenggang City -RRB-, utilized a loan of 52 million US dollars from the Asian Development Bank.

second

Fangchenggang City

Qinzhou City

Fangchenggang City

52 million US dollars

the Asian Development Bank


Input: The highway is projected to be completed and brought into service in the second half of this year.

the second half of this year


Input: Beihai Harbor's support facility construction project utilized a Korean government loan of 10 million US dollars.

Beihai Harbor's

Korean

10 million US dollars


Input: Qinzhou Harbor's support facility construction project utilized a Holland government loan of 13 million US dollars.

Qinzhou Harbor's

Holland

13 million US dollars


Input: Construction of these projects are all progressing smoothly.


Input: -LRB- End -RRB-


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 2nd

Xinhua News Agency

Beijing

April 2nd


Input: The president of the People's Bank of China, Xianglong Dai pointed out here yesterday that China will continue to expand the opened - up areas, strengthen co-operation with foreign financial institutions, and promote financial and economic trade interaction between China and other countries.

the People's Bank of China

Xianglong Dai

yesterday

China

China


Input: Xianglong Dai made this comment at the ceremony for the approval for the Ocean Bank Group to establish a Beijing branch.

Xianglong Dai

the Ocean Bank Group

Beijing


Input: He said, China macroscopic economic readjustment and control in recent years has been successful.

China

recent years


Input: On this foundation, it is forecasted that this year, the goals of the economy maintaining growth of 8%, and controlling the retail price index to below 6.1%, can be completely achieved; in the coming few years, China can still maintain an economic growth rate of 8% to 9% and a retail price increase rate of below 6%.

this year

the coming few years

China


Input: Therefore, China's international income and expenses can maintain the good situation, the RMB exchange rate is moving towards stabilization, and the investment environment continue to improve.

China


Input: Xianglong Dai said, in recent years, foreign capital financial institutions have become an important formative element of China's financial system.

Xianglong Dai

recent years

China


Input: By the end of December of last year, foreign capital financial institution's total assets had reached 30 billion US dollars, an increase of 56% over last year; and 8 foreign capital banks obtained approval to undertake RMB business in Shanghai's Pudong.

the end of December of last year

last year

30 billion US dollars

Shanghai

Pudong


Input: Up to now, China already has 158 foreign capital operation - type financial institutions, 132 of which are branches of foreign capital banks, and the number of representative office of foreign capital financial institutions has reached 528.

China


Input: The Ocean Bank Group is one of the main international banks in Australia.

The Ocean Bank Group

one

Australia


Input: It opened a representative office in Beijing in 1986.

Beijing


Input: On March 21st of this year, it obtained approval to establish a branch in Beijing.

March 21st of this year

Beijing


Input: Before this, it had established a branch in Shanghai.

Shanghai


Input: -LRB- End -RRB-


Input: According to what has been reported in the Soviet " Science and Life " magazine, biologists in Moscow have discovered that a mold element in the cells of plants can not only control the propagation of plasmodium in mosquitoes, but can also kill mosquitoes.

Soviet

" Science and Life "

Moscow


Input: This method will not pollute the environment.


Input: Biologists mixed a mold element in the cells of plants with pearl powder to produce a granulated drug.


Input: This kind of drug can slowly discharge the mold element from the cells of plants in water.


Input: When mosquitoes feed, they suck the mold element from the cells of plants into their bodies.


Input: Experiments have shown that adopting this method can reduce the chances of mosquitoes transmitting malaria down to 1/70th to 1/80th of the original ratio.


Input: -LRB- by Xinhua News Agency -RRB-

Xinhua News Agency


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, January 10, by wire

Xinhua News Agency

Beijing

January 10


Input: China's land - based petroleum industry achieved great success in the past year: 10 oil gas fields with 100 million ton reserves were discovered in the whole year.

China

the past year

the whole year

100 million ton


Input: The decreasing speed of eastern crude oil fields has slowed down clearly, whereas the increasing speed of western crude oil fields has been constantly accelerating.


Input: The strategic pattern of " stabilizing the east and developing the west " has basically taken shape.


Input: This was news passed from the working meeting of China's Petroleum & Natural Gas Corporation convened today.

China

Petroleum & Natural Gas Corporation

today


Input: At the meeting, Yongkang Zhou, the general manager, conveyed congratulations on successes achieved by China's land - based oil industry and requirements for future work from Bangguo Wu, member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CCP and vice premier of the State Council when listening to the working report of the head office the other day.

Yongkang Zhou

Bangguo Wu

China

the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CCP

the State Council

the other day


Input: Bangguo Wu pointed out that China's land - based petroleum industry achieved great success last year, and oil and gas production volume increased by 1.81 million tons and 730 million cubic meters respectively compared with the previous year; with nearly 1 million tons of shared oil from overseas, its growth rate was the highest since the " seventh five - year plan " period -LRB- 1986 - 1990 -RRB-; its economic benefits were considerable, turning over 25.8 billion yuan of taxes, achieving profits of 10 billion yuan; making great achievements in scientific and technological progress.

Bangguo Wu

China

last year

the previous year

five - year

1986 - 1990

1.81 million tons

730 million cubic meters

nearly 1 million tons

seventh

over 25.8 billion yuan

10 billion yuan


Input: Yongkang Zhou pointed out in the meeting's working report that at present the exploratory development of land - based oil has encountered a series of world - class problems, investment costs are increasing daily, and the tasks of enterprise reform and industrial restructuring are formidable.

Yongkang Zhou


Input: With regard to enterprise reform, the strategic reorganization of enterprises should be actively promoted, worker lay - offs and personnel repositioning, downsizing for efficiency, and re-employment projects should be implemented, an assets and operations responsibility system should be promoted overall, the force of reversing losses and increasing profits should be further enhanced.


Input: In tackling key scientific and technological problems, such new oil fields as the western Tarim Basin, etc. should be focused on, new exploration should be prospected, and more oil resources should be acquired.

Tarim Basin


Input: At the same time, old eastern oil fields should be focused on, extraction ratio should be diligently increased, and levels of oil field development should go onto a new stage.


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, February 13th, by reporter Qing Yu

Xinhua News Agency

Tokyo

February 13th

Qing Yu


Input: More than 200 overseas Chinese and Taiwan compatriots living in Japan gathered happily together tonight in the Chinese embassy to celebrate the Year of the Goat.

More than 200

Chinese

Chinese

Taiwan

Japan

tonight

the Year of the Goat


Input: Ambassador Zhenya Yang first extended his Spring Festival greetings to those overseas Chinese and the Taiwan compatriots.

Zhenya Yang

first

Spring Festival

Chinese

Taiwan


Input: Overseas Chinese and Taiwan compatriots were praised for making important contributions to supporting and assisting the motherland's socialist construction.

Chinese

Taiwan


Input: He believed, entering the 90's, in order to realize the second strategic aim of our country's modernization campaign, the overseas Chinese and the Taiwan compatriots would surely continue to carry on patriotic traditions, and make greater contributions to the motherland's prosperity, wealth and power.

the 90's

second

Chinese

Taiwan


Input: Ambassador Yang also said that, at the time of the Spring Festival, we miss our Taiwan compatriots even more, and that the motherland's unification will be a great event that conforms to the historical trend, and that it is the common wish of the people on both sides of the Straits.

Yang

the Spring Festival

Taiwan

Straits


Input: This wish is bound to be fulfilled.


Input: Wang Chen, chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in Tokyo, gave a speech, expressing hopes that Taiwan authorities would deliver on the promise of abolishing the " Rebel Suppressing Period " in May of this year, and would allow many Taiwan compatriots who have not returned home for a long time to fulfill their dream.

Wang Chen

the Overseas Chinese Association

Tokyo

Taiwan

Taiwan

the " Rebel Suppressing Period "

May of this year


Input: President Chen said, he himself has not returned to his hometown in Taiwan for 50 years.

Chen

Taiwan

50 years


Input: Minxiong Chen, chairman of the People's Association of Taiwan Province and Hangxiong Lu, chairman of the Overseas Chinese Association in Yokohama also delivered ebullient speeches.

Minxiong Chen

Hangxiong Lu

the People's Association

the Overseas Chinese Association

Taiwan Province

Yokohama


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Helsinki, January 13th, by reporter Huanqing Zheng

Xinhua News Agency

Helsinki

January 13th

Huanqing Zheng


Input: According to the latest statistics data published by Finland Customs, in 1997, Finland's exports to Southeast Asia grew by 28%.

Finland

Finland

Customs

Southeast Asia


Input: Up till October of last year, Finland's export volume to major trading partners, such as Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia etc., reached 10.7 billion Finland Marks -LRB- 1 Finland Mark approximates 0.19 US dollar -RRB-, which was equivalent to gross exports of the whole year of 1996.

October of last year

the whole year of 1996

Finland

Hong Kong

China

Indonesia

Thailand

Singapore

Malaysia

Finland

10.7 billion Finland Marks

0.19 US dollar


Input: The proportion of Finland's exports to this region in its total exports increased from 1% ten years ago to 6.2%.

Finland

ten years ago


Input: The main commodities Finland exports to this region are mechanical and electronic industry products as well as transport equipment, etc.

Finland


Input: At the same time, Finland's imports from Southeast Asia grew by 5%.

Finland

Southeast Asia


Input: In recently years, Finland has been keeping an obvious trade surplus in this region.

recently years

Finland


Input: Finland Customs estimated that, the financial crisis in Southeast Asia may weaken Finland's exports to this region, in particular, the export of electromechanical products would be impacted.

Finland

Finland

Customs

Southeast Asia


Input: -LRB- End -RRB-


Input: According to Xinhua News Agency, Nanjing, January 5th, by reporter Yanzhen Jie and correspondent Zhuqing Huang

Xinhua News Agency

Nanjing

January 5th

Yanzhen Jie

Zhuqing Huang


Input: The symposium to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Southern Anhui incident was held today in Nanjing.

the Southern Anhui incident

today

Nanjing


Input: The Southern Anhui Incident that happened fifty years ago was a tragedy that shocked China and foreign countries.

The Southern Anhui Incident

fifty years ago

China


Input: It was plotted deliberately by recalcitrant factions of the Nationalist Party while the Chinese race was at a dangerous point of life and death.

the Nationalist Party

Chinese


Input: Comrades attending the symposium deeply expressed condolences and cherished the brave revolutionary martyrs that sacrificed themselves in the Southern Anhui Incident, passionately sang praises for the New Fourth Army for the great achievements made in the liberation of the race and the creation of a new China, practically and realistically reflected on the experience and lessons from the Southern Anhui Incident, denouncing the crimes of the creator of this tragedy.

the Southern Anhui Incident

the Southern Anhui Incident

the New Fourth Army

China


Input: Comrades attending the symposium pointed out that commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Southern Anhui Incident possesses important realism and meaning towards carrying on and fostering the fine traditions of the New Fourth Army, gaining historical experience, promoting Army reforms and build up.

the Southern Anhui Incident

the New Fourth Army


Input: This symposium was convened by the Nanjing Military District which was appointed by the Main Political Department of the PLA.

the Nanjing Military District

the Main Political Department

PLA


Input: More than 50 veterans of the New Fourth Army participated in the symposium with leaders and comrades from the Nanjing Military District and Jiangsu province.

More than 50

the New Fourth Army

the Nanjing Military District

Jiangsu province


Input: This paper, Jing County, January 5th, by wire, reporter Zhenguo Zhang reporting:

Jing County

January 5th

Zhenguo Zhang


Input: With the approval of the Party Central Committee, the Mausoleum of the Martyrs who died in the Southern Anhui Incident, which is built in Jing County, Anhui Province, has already completed construction.

the Party Central Committee

Mausoleum of the Martyrs

the Southern Anhui Incident

Jing County, Anhui Province


Input: The front of the monument in the garden was inscribed with the 12 large words " Martyrs who died in the Southern Anhui Incident will be immortal forever ", written personally by comrade Xiaoping Deng.

the Southern Anhui Incident

Xiaoping Deng


Input: The two stone monuments on the west side of the mausoleum were separately inscribed: in the hand - writing of Comrade Enlai Zhou, " Greatest innocence of all times, a Ye in Jiangnan. Comrades from the same room killing each other, why the rush to mutually destruct? "; and the " Inscriptions for the commemorative monument of the martyrs who were sacrificed in the Southern Anhui Incident " by the Chinese Communist Party Provincial Committee and provincial government of Anhui.

two

Enlai Zhou

Jiangnan

the Southern Anhui Incident

Chinese Communist Party Provincial Committee

Anhui


Input: The two monuments on the east side were separately inscribed with " Military songs of the New Fourth Army " and " Historical records before and after the formation of the military department of the New Fourth Army ".

two

the New Fourth Army

the New Fourth Army


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Nanning, Jan. 16th, by reporter Weicheng Yang

Xinhua News Agency

Nanning

Jan. 16th

Weicheng Yang


Input: The burgeoning city of Fangchenggang in Guangxi, which is the only city that is both coastal and frontier in China, has made full use of geographic advantages to greatly develop port economy.

Fangchenggang

Guangxi

China


Input: Currently, the annual throughput of the port has reached 8.5 million tons, making it the largest port city in Guangxi.

8.5 million tons

Guangxi


Input: Fangchenggang City is a recently established coastal open port city at the regional level approved by the State Council in May 1993.

Fangchenggang City

the State Council

May 1993


Input: The coastline of the city is 584 kilometers long, and the length of the land frontier is more than 230 kilometers.

584 kilometers

230 kilometers


Input: The port is famous for wind shelter, deep water, non-accumulation of mud and sand, short sea - routes and long, usable coastline.


Input: In more than four years, 2.2 billion yuan has been invested in the construction of harbors and docks, storage fields, support facilities and infrastructure of the ports and city, creating good conditions for building access to the sea for the Great Southwest.

more than four years

2.2 billion yuan

the Great Southwest


Input: Currently, there are 25 berths in the whole city, of which 10 berths are of 10,000 ton level.

10,000 ton


Input: In the harbor area a railway of 14 kilometers has been built, and the Nanning - Fangchenggang railway can reach the dock directly.

14 kilometers

the Nanning - Fangchenggang railway


Input: The dock is able to load and unload all kinds of miscellaneous cargo, bulk cargo, roll on - roll off cargo, containers, and petrochemical products.


Input: The storage area has reached more than 600,000 square meters.

more than 600,000 square meters


Input: A transfer warehouse capable of transferring 600,000 tons of bulk cement and 500,000 tons of corn every year has been built.

600,000 tons

500,000 tons


Input: It is one of the 4 largest cement exporting bases and one of the 10 largest corn receiving ports.


Input: The port has trade relationships with 159 ports from more than 64 countries and regions all around the world.

more than 64


Input: This reporter saw at the port, the key national projects of a bulk cargo universal dock of the 50,000 ton level in berth No. 9 and a container dock of 25,000 ton level in berth No. 10, which were started on August 8th and were under construction.

50,000 ton

25,000 ton

No. 9

No. 10

August 8th


Input: It has completed an investment of 21.91 million yuan.

21.91 million yuan


Input: By 2000, the throughput capability of Fangchenggang dock will reach 20 million tons.

Fangchenggang

20 million tons


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Input: Xinhua News Agency, Xining, January 3, by wire -LRB- reporter Hongwei Xu -RRB-

Xinhua News Agency

Xining

January 3

Hongwei Xu


Input: News of victory came again from the Qinghai Oil Field in the New Year: by the end of December of 97, oil output reached 1.6 million tons.

the Qinghai Oil Field

the New Year

the end of December of 97

1.6 million tons


Input: This oil field's oil output has exceeded 1 million tons for 7 years in a row.

1 million tons

7 years in a row


Input: The Qinhai Oil Field is located in the Chaidamu Basin in the north of the Qingzang Plateau, with a total area of 24 square kilometers.

The Qinhai Oil Field

the Chaidamu Basin

the Qingzang Plateau

24 square kilometers


Input: Since being prospecting and explored in 1954, more than 15.5 million tons of crude oil have been produced, and almost 8 million tons of crude oil have been processed.

more than 15.5 million tons

almost 8 million tons


Input: According to presentations, in recent years, the oil field's dynamics of exploration, development and investment in oil resources has been strengthened, nearly one billion yuan of exploration funds has been invested, and prospected oil reserves have annually increased by over 40 million tons on average.

recent years

nearly one billion yuan

over 40 million tons


Input: Through measurements and calculations of new exploration data, nearly 4.2 billion tons of oil resources in the Chaidamu Basin have been confirmed.

nearly 4.2 billion tons

the Chaidamu Basin


Input: Currently, proven oil reserves of 22 oil fields are more than 200 million tons, and natural gas is more than 150 billion cubic meters.

more than 200 million tons

more than 150 billion cubic meters


Input: This scale is only second to Sichuan, Shanganning, and Tarim, claiming the fourth place of all gas fields in the whole country.

second

fourth

Sichuan

Shanganning

Tarim


Input: It was learned that, China has planned to take advantage of the rich oil gas resources in this area during the " ninth five - year plan " -LRB- 1996 to 2000 -RRB-, through methods such as introducing foreign investment, jointly raising funds with the locality, etc. to build a large - scale combination project of the natural gas industry and the salt industry, which will be capable of producing 120,000 tons of PVC, 100,000 tons of caustic soda, 200,000 tons of synthetic ammonia, and 300,000 tons of carbamide.

China

ninth

five - year

1996 to 2000

120,000 tons

100,000 tons

200,000 tons

300,000 tons


Input: Currently, the supplementary construction of two gas pipes nearly 300 kilometers in total length and a natural gas power station with a capacity of 16 kilowatts have been completed and put into production.

two

nearly 300 kilometers

16 kilowatts


Input: The 280 kilometer long third natural gas pipe leading through the residential and scientific research base of the Qinghai Petroleum Bureau - Gansu, Dunhuang and the Ge'ermu oil refinery with an annual production capacity of 100,000 tons of carbinol will break ground and start construction this year.

280 kilometer

100,000 tons

third

the Qinghai Petroleum Bureau

Gansu

Dunhuang

Ge'ermu

this year


Input: Moreover, in order to improving the added value of oil products, the second phase project of the Qinghai Petroleum Bureau's Ge'ermu oil refinery, with a total investment of 260 million yuan, has been completed and put into production.

second

the Qinghai Petroleum Bureau's

Ge'ermu

260 million yuan


Input: The project mainly consists of the catalysis and reconditioning of 90 unleaded gasoline with an annual output of 150,000 tons and a hydrogenation diesel oil unit with an annual output of 150,000 tons.

150,000 tons

150,000 tons


Input: Putting this project into production will further improve the factory's oil products structure, and increase market competitive ability.


Input: The China Petroleum and Natural Gas Corporation has determined to list the Chaidamu Basin as a major area for China's oil gas exploration, and has planned to achieve an annual oil gas output of 3 million tons, and an annual output reaching 10 million tons by the year 2005.

The China Petroleum and Natural Gas Corporation

the Chaidamu Basin

China

3 million tons

10 million tons

the year 2005


Input: People in economic circles pointed out that the rich oil gas resources in the Chaidamu Basin would lay a good material foundation for shifting China's energy industry center to the west.

the Chaidamu Basin

China


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Input: Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 1st

Xinhua News Agency

Beijing

September 1st


Input: With the aim of promoting Chinese culture internationally, the China Traditional Martial Arts Imperial College and the China Traditional Literature Imperial College were established today in Beijing.

Chinese

the China Traditional Martial Arts Imperial College

the China Traditional Literature Imperial College

today

Beijing


Input: The above two imperial colleges have been established with the approval of the National Education Committee and the Beijing Adult Education Bureau, under the concern and support of the National Physical Education Committee, the Cultural Department, the China Martial Arts Academy, the China Art Academy, and under the proposing and funding of Mr. Zhiren Li, a famous entrepreneur, calligraphy and painting master, and art collector from Taiwan.

two

the National Education Committee

the Beijing Adult Education Bureau

the National Physical Education Committee

the Cultural Department

the China Martial Arts Academy

the China Art Academy

Zhiren Li

Taiwan


Input: Mr. Zhiren Li has the title of a " calligraphy magnate " in Taiwan.

Zhiren Li

Taiwan


Input: In recent years, he has successively invested 10,000,000 New Taiwan Dollars to build hundreds of elementary schools in the old, sparse, frontier, and poor areas of China's mainland, and has received praise from people here and abroad.

recent years

10,000,000 New Taiwan Dollars

hundreds

China


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Input: Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, September 1st

Xinhua News Agency

Beijing

September 1st


Input: On August 30th, Jiaxuan Tang, vice minister of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Haojing Song, special envoy of the Korean government and vice minister of the Foreign Affairs Ministry held talks in Beijing, exchanging ideas concerning establishing a solid mechanism for ensuring peace on the Korean peninsula.

August 30th

Jiaxuan Tang

Haojing Song

the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

the Foreign Affairs Ministry

Korean

Korean

Beijing


Input: During talks, the two parties expressed satisfaction with joint efforts made by the two countries of Korea and China in maintaining the armistice, and safeguarding peace and safety on the Korean peninsula in the last forty - some years as one of the signing parties of the Korea Armistice Agreement.

two

two

Korea

China

Korean

the last forty - some years

the Korea Armistice Agreement


Input: The two parties believed that, due to changes in current international relations and the situation on the Korean peninsula, it was necessary to establish a new peace - guarantee mechanism on the peninsula.

two

Korean


Input: Korea announced negotiation plans concerning establishing a new peace - guarantee mechanism on the Korean peninsula, and specific measures already taken by the Korean side of recalling the Korean delegation to the Korean Military Armistice Commission and setting up the Panmunjom Representative Office of the Korean People's Army as the negotiatory organization, etc.

Korea

Korean

Korean

Korean

the Korean Military Armistice Commission

the Panmunjom Representative Office of the Korean People's Army


Input: The Korean side emphasized that, the above mentioned measures were actions of goodwill.

Korean


Input: It aimed to create actual conditions for establishing a peace - guarantee mechanism.


Input: The Chinese side expressed that, it would pay attention to the development of the situation on the Korean peninsula and sincerely hoped that the situation on the Korean peninsula would be relaxed and stabilized.

Chinese

Korean

Korean


Input: Maintaining the peace and stability of the Korean peninsula accords benefits to all countries in this region, and is also beneficial to the peace and safety of Asia and the world.

Korean

Asia


Input: The Chinese side holds that problems related to the Korean peninsula should be solved through consultation and dialogue between each party concerned.

Chinese

Korean


Input: Considering the requirements of the Korean side, and based on the current situation that the Korean side has recalled the Korean side's delegation to the Military Armistice Commission and that the Military Armistice Commission has actually stopped operating, the Chinese government decided to recall the delegation of the Chinese People's Volunteer Army to the Military Armistice Commission.

Korean

Korean

Korean

Chinese

the Military Armistice Commission

the Military Armistice Commission

the Chinese People's Volunteer Army

the Military Armistice Commission


Input: The Chinese side hopes that each party concerned continues to make constructive efforts to relax the situation on the Korean peninsula.

Chinese

Korean


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Input: Xinhua News Agency, Brisbane, April 23, by reporter Fa'en Wang

Xinhua News Agency

Brisbane

April 23

Fa'en Wang


Input: Chinese rising star Li Luo broke through the stiff opposition of gymnasts from Eastern Europe and the USA to win the gold medal on the uneven bars at 29th World Gymnastics Championships.

Chinese

Li Luo

Eastern Europe

USA

World Gymnastics Championships


Input: This was the best result of a Chinese gymnast in 4 days of competition.

Chinese

4 days


Input: There were many other strong competitors taking part in the women's uneven bars.


Input: Russia, Romania and US each has 2 competitors and Ukraine has 1 competitor.

Russia

Romania

US

Ukraine


Input: The 17 year old Li Luo scored 9.900 in the preliminary competition to take the lead.

17 year old

Li Luo


Input: She was the fifth gymnast on the apparatus.

fifth


Input: Her performance arrangement was new, difficult and special in style, and showed a high degree of technical proficiency.


Input: She received thunderous applause from the spectators.


Input: After a perfect finish to her performance the judges immediately awarded her the night's highest score of 9.912.

night


Input: The last gymnast was Russian S. Georgina, who staked everything on her last performance.

Russian

S. Georgina


Input: Although her movements were smooth, she earned a score of 9.875 due to a lower level of difficulty and picked up the silver medal.


Input: Georgina's fellow team member D. Cochetegiva won the bronze medal with a score of 9.850.

Georgina

D. Cochetegiva


Input: Romanian Mirosoviki, silver medal winner for the overall championships, made a big mistake and only managed sixth place.

Romanian

Mirosoviki

sixth


Input: Today, there were a total finals in 5 events, the men's floor exercise, the pommel horse, the rings, the women's vault and the uneven bars individual singles competition.

Today


Input: Romania won 2 gold medals.

Romania


Input: China, Italy and Byelorussia shared the other 3 gold medals.

China

Italy

Byelorussia


Input: Two Chinese male gymnasts Dashuang Li and Huadong Huang took part in the competitions today.

Two

Chinese

Dashuang Li

Huadong Huang

today


Input: They both won fifth place respectively on the floor exercise and the pommel horse.

fifth


Input: Jian Zhang, the head of Chinese delegation, commented that the scores of male gymnasts were the worst in the last 10 years, and explained that levels were falling.

Jian Zhang

Chinese

the last 10 years


Input: However, all 3 women gymnasts, Li Luo, Ya Qiao and Huilan Mo, taking part in the internationals for the first time, performed well, because they had strong events and their movements had difficulty.

Li Luo

Ya Qiao

Huilan Mo

first


Input: There was almost an upset in the finals of the men's floor exercise.


Input: As a relative unknown in gymnastics, the Greek R. Milisanidis boldly went head to head for the gold medal with the Byelorussian star Shellbo.

Greek

Byelorussian

R. Milisanidis

Shellbo


Input: Shellbo finally won the gold with a score of 9.725; Milisanidis scored 9.687 to share the silver medal with the British competitor N. Thomas.

Shellbo

Milisanidis

N. Thomas

British


Input: It was the best result for Greek gymnasts since they began taking part in gymnastic internationals.

Greek


Input: Romania won 2 gold medals from 18 year - old M. Uzika, in the pommel horse and from 16 year - old G. Gogiea, on the women's vault, their respective scores were 9.712 and 9.812.

Romania

18 year - old

16 year - old

M. Uzika

G. Gogiea


Input: Italian U. Kegie won the gold medal on the rings with a score of 9.787.

Italian

U. Kegie


Input: The standard on the rings today was the highest of all previous championships.

today


Input: All 8 gymnasts performed many breathtakingly difficult moves.


Input: Kegie who was in first place in the preliminary showed his energetic and powerful performance and won the final.

Kegie

first


Input: The American B. Ovneol won the silver medal with a score of 9.725, the Romanian D. Bulinka and the German W. Belinki shared the bronze medal with the same score of 9.700.

American

Romanian

German

B. Ovneol

D. Bulinka

W. Belinki


Input: Romanian gymnasts showed solid strength in the final of the women's vault.

Romanian


Input: Besides Gogiea winning the gold medal, Mirosoviki won the bronze medal with a score of 9.787.

Gogiea

Mirosoviki


Input: The Russian Georgina won the silver medal with a score of 9.800.

Russian

Georgina


Input: The American Miller, winner of the gold medal for the overall championships, made a big mistake in the competition and only managed seventh place.

American

Miller

seventh


Input: To date seven gold medals have been decided at the championships.

seven


Input: The last 5 men's and women's finals in the individual events will be held tomorrow.

tomorrow


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Input: Xinhua News Agency, Shantou, April 23rd, by reporter Guangzhi Ling

Xinhua News Agency

Shantou

April 23rd

Guangzhi Ling


Input: " the First Session of the Global Chinese Physics Meeting " which will bring together Chinese physicists from all over the world will be held at Shantou University from August 5th to 9th, 1995.

First

the Global Chinese Physics Meeting

Chinese

Shantou University

August 5th to 9th, 1995


Input: This was learned by this reporter from the recently ended preparatory working meeting of the First Session of Global Chinese Physics Convention.

First

Global Chinese Physics Convention


Input: This large scale and high level international convention will be jointly held by the Overseas Chinese Physics Institute, Shantou University, the Physics Institute of China, the Physics Institute of Taipei, China, the Hong Kong Physics Institute, the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Chinese Academy of Science.

the Overseas Chinese Physics Institute

Shantou University

the Physics Institute of China

the Physics Institute of Taipei, China

the Hong Kong Physics Institute

the National Natural Science Foundation of China

the Chinese Academy of Science


Input: The academic content of this meeting will be: elementary particles and astrophysics, coacervation physics, new materials, applied physics, nuclear physics and synchronized radiation technology, etc.


Input: At the preparatory meeting, a meeting organization committee was also formed, made up of 17 members: Zhengdao Li, Yuanzhe Li, Zhaozhong Ding, Jianxiong Wu, Daqiu Wu, Xide Xie, Jici Yan, Zhenning Yang, Guangzhao Zhou, Guangya Zhu, etc.

Zhengdao Li

Yuanzhe Li

Zhaozhong Ding

Jianxiong Wu

Daqiu Wu

Xide Xie

Jici Yan

Zhenning Yang

Guangzhao Zhou

Guangya Zhu


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Input: Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 23rd

Xinhua News Agency

Beijing

April 23rd


Input: Today, the Association of the Relationship between the Two Sides of the Straits sent a letter to the Foundation for the Exchange across the Straits to exchange views on the matters of life and property loss of mainland compatriots and Taiwanese compatriots.

Today

the Association of the Relationship between the Two Sides of the Straits

the Foundation for the Exchange across the Straits

Taiwanese


Input: The communique said that on April 12th the Straits Association director expressed that the Straits Association agreed in principle, after both sides implement necessary preparations, to exchange views about the matter of contact and exchange between both sides of the Straits concerning life and property loss of mainland compatriots and Taiwanese compatriots in recent years.

April 12th

recent years

Straits Association

the Straits Association

Straits

Taiwanese


Input: The Straits Association holds that, now, both sides should first agree on topics and content of exchanging views, and then come back to consider issues such as staff levels and time, place, etc.

The Straits Association


Input: If both sides can not reach an agreement on topics and content, it would not be possible to find common points in exchanging views.


Input: This type of discussion is not what compatriots from both sides are happy to see.


Input: The Straits Association believes that the content of the exchange of views should include:

The Straits Association


Input: Firstly, to exchange views on the issues of tourism and contact on both sides of the Straits, including travel safety issues of compatriots from both sides.

Firstly

Straits


Input: As early as the first working discussion, at the end of August of last year, when the two associations implemented the " Wang - Gu Talks ", the Straits Association put forward in the " schedule for the discussion on implementing relevant agreements of the Wang - Gu Talks " that the associations should conduct specific discussions about " issues on strengthening tourism and contact on both sides " as soon as possible, but so far the Straits Foundation's response has not been received.

the end of August of last year

two

the " Wang - Gu Talks "

the Wang - Gu Talks

the Straits Association

the Straits Foundation's


Input: Secondly, the Straits Association persistently advocates completely implementing discussions of topics about routine and economy, science and technology stipulated in the " common agreement of the Wang - Gu talks ", and has suggested many times to the Straits Foundation that discussions on the " rights of Taiwanese merchants investing in the mainland and related issues " should be started early.

Secondly

the Straits Association

the Straits Foundation

the Wang - Gu talks "

Taiwanese


Input: Our association holds that the personal and property safety of Taiwanese merchants investing in the mainland have legal safeguards, and if the Straits Foundation felt it was needed, it could exchange views while discussing " Rights of Taiwanese merchants investing in the mainland and related issues ".

Taiwanese

Taiwanese

the Straits Foundation


Input: Thirdly, the Straits Association has repeatedly requested that both associations should conduct consultative discussions on issues of the Taiwanese military killing and wounding mainland coastal fishermen and causing serious life and property losses in recent years.

Thirdly

the Straits Association

Taiwanese

recent years


Input: Since establishing the Straits Association, it has continuously pointed out such inhumane behavior to the Straits Foundation which seriously hurts feelings of compatriots of both sides and breaks the harmonious atmosphere on both sides, so as to attract the attention of relevant Taiwanese areas on compensating for losses, finding those responsible, and severely punishing the assailants.

the Straits Association

the Straits Foundation

Taiwanese


Input: It has appealed to stop such violence at the root through negotiation between the two associations.

two


Input: However, up to now, the Straits Foundation's response has not been received.

the Straits Foundation's


Input: The communique clearly points out that in the above issues involving rights of compatriots of both sides of the Straits in contact and exchange, personal safety is included, so as for the long delay in starting discussions, the fault is not with the Straits Association.

Straits

the Straits Association


Input: The communique says that current methods of contact and co-operation between the two associations must strictly follow the " regulation agreement of contact and talks between the two associations " signed last year.

two

the " regulation agreement of contact and talks between the two associations "

last year


Input: Since the " QianDao Lake Incident " occurred, the Straits Association has, according to the agreement, reported the situation to the Straits Foundation, explaining and answering a certain number of questions and requests brought up by the Straits Foundation.

the " QianDao Lake Incident "

the Straits Association

the Straits Foundation

the Straits Foundation


Input: However, the Straits Foundation has repeatedly raised demands that exceed the above agreement of the two associations.

the Straits Foundation

two


Input: Despite being reminded by the Straits Association, the Straits Foundation still repeatedly persists.

the Straits Association

the Straits Foundation


Input: This is a practice that disrespects the agreement between the two associations.

two


Input: It is continually hoped that the contact and co-operation of the two associations can be conducted in accordance with the current agreement.

two


Input: The communique points out that as far as the " QianDao Lake Incident " is concerned, the top priority is investigating and settling the case in accordance with the law.

the " QianDao Lake Incident "


Input: At the same time, to express further goodwill, the Straits Association has proactively invited the Straits Foundation and relevant experts to come to Zhejiang.

the Straits Association

the Straits Foundation

Zhejiang


Input: The Straits Association will arrange experts' to be presented with the details of the incident and reply to questions.

The Straits Association


Input: If the Straits Foundation is willing to know the details of this case and sincerely understands the feelings of dependents of those who perished, then it is difficult to understand why it again sets up prerequisites?

the Straits Foundation


Input: The Straits Association again reaffirms the above invitation, and hopes that the Straits Foundation would soon provide the date of its departure and the name list.

The Straits Association

the Straits Foundation


Input: According to relevant sources, currently, the three suspected criminals have been arrested, and a trial will soon be carried out according to legal procedure.

three


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Input: Xinhua News Agency, Moldavia, August 31st, by reporter Rongke Liang

Xinhua News Agency

Moldavia

August 31st

Rongke Liang


Input: The " Representation Committee ", a standing political institution of the Latin American Unification Association, held a grand ceremony on August 31st to accept China as an observer country, and to express its welcome to Rumao Xie, China's permanent observer to the Association and ambassador to Uruguay.

The " Representation Committee "

the Latin American Unification Association

Association

August 31st

China

China

Uruguay

Rumao Xie


Input: Chairing the ceremony were Bilyasainyaur, chairman of the Representation Committee, secretary general and vice-secretary general of the Latin American Unification Association, member country representatives and permanent observers from other countries.

Bilyasainyaur

the Representation Committee

the Latin American Unification Association


Input: Antonates, secretary general of the Latin American Unification Association, made a speech at the ceremony, expressing heartfelt happiness over China being accepted as an observer country of the organization.

Antonates

the Latin American Unification Association

China


Input: He praised the rapid development of China's economy, and emphasized the important role that China has taken in world politics and economics.

China

China


Input: He also hoped that member countries of the Latin American Unification Association and China would henceforth further strengthen co-operation and exchange in the economy, trade, technology and other areas.

the Latin American Unification Association

China


Input: In his responding speech, Ambassador Rumao Xie said that strengthening the friendly co-operation relations with various countries in Latin American on the basis of the five principles of peaceful co-existence is an important component of China's foreign policy.

Rumao Xie

Latin American

five

China


Input: Establishing frequent contact between China as an observer country and the Latin American Unification Association will be beneficial for deepening mutual understanding and promoting bilateral co-operation.

China

the Latin American Unification Association


Input: The Latin American Unification Association was founded in 1981 and has 11 member countries.

The Latin American Unification Association


Input: It has accepted 15 countries and 5 international organizations as observers.


Input: On June 15th of this year, China became Asia's first country to participate in the Latin American Association with observer status.

June 15th of this year

China

Asia

the Latin American Association


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Input: Xinhua News Agency, Auckland -LRB- New Zealand -RRB-, April 23rd, by reporter Jinjun Chen

Xinhua News Agency

Auckland -LRB- New Zealand -RRB-

April 23rd

Jinjun Chen


Input: China's People's Congress delegation led by vice-chief committee member Jiyun Tian ended a 6 - day visit to New Zealand, and left here this evening for the capitol of West Samoa, Apia.

China

New Zealand

West Samoa

Apia

People's Congress

Jiyun Tian

6 - day

this evening


Input: While in New Zealand, Jiyun Tian met respectively with the speaker of New Zealand's Parliament, Prime Minister Bolger and other senior government officials.

New Zealand

New Zealand's

Jiyun Tian

Bolger

Parliament


Input: He also made broad contacts with friends from New Zealand industries and business circles, Chinese and overseas Chinese.

New Zealand

Chinese

Chinese


Input: Both parties expressed the desire to further strengthen co-operation in economic areas.


Input: Other than West Samoa, the delegation from China's People's Congress will also visit Papua New Guinea and Australia.

West Samoa

China

Papua New Guinea

Australia

People's Congress


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Input: Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 23rd

Xinhua News Agency

Beijing

April 23rd


Input: The 6th national members' representative convention of the China's Red Cross Society opened today in Beijing.

national members' representative convention

China

Beijing

Red Cross Society

today


Input: The convention approved the new list of leading members with Zemin Jiang as honorary chairman, discussed the compendium of work programs for the five years, 1995 to 1999, and established a work direction of " conscientiously administer Red Cross regulations and diligently develop the Red Cross cause with Chinese characteristics ".

Zemin Jiang

the five years

1995 to 1999

Red Cross

Red Cross

Chinese


Input: This year is the 90th founding anniversary of China's Red Cross Society.

This year

China

Red Cross Society


Input: After 1950, when the China's Red Cross Society was re-organized through consultation, it has been a social aid organization engaged in humanitarian work, and has done a great deal of work.

After 1950

China

Red Cross Society


Input: China's Red Cross Society was the first Chinese organization to regained a legal seat among international organizations.

China

Red Cross Society

first

Chinese


Input: In its special status, it has widely developed civil diplomatic activities, and has played an important role in publicizing New China on the international stage.

New China


Input: In recent years, the Red Cross Society of China has played a special role in the area of normalizing relations between both sides of the Straits, and through actively developing bilateral, multi-lateral exchanges with Red Cross Societies of various countries and the International Red Cross Organization, has promoted friendly international exchange and co-operation.

recent years

the Red Cross Society

Red Cross Societies

the International Red Cross Organization

China

Straits


Input: On October 31, 1993, the Standing Committee of the 8th NPC formally passed the " Laws of the PRC Red Cross Society ", reflecting the state's high - level recognition and support of the humanitarian cause of the Red Cross.

October 31, 1993

the Standing Committee

NPC

the Red Cross

" Laws of the PRC Red Cross Society "


Input: It has provided a legal guarantee to the development of China's Red Cross cause and connections with the International Red Cross movement, signifying that China's Red Cross cause has entered a new historical phase.

China

China

Red Cross

International Red Cross

Red Cross


Input: The list of leadership of the 6th session of China's Red Cross Society approved at today's meeting includes: Puchu Zhao, Guangying Wang, Peiyao Li, Xinzhong Qian, Yueli Cui and Minzhang Chen as honorary vice-chairman; Zhengying Qian, vice-chairman of the CPPCC, as chairman; Yingqi Gu as standing vice-chairman; Baojun Fan, Chongchun Yang, Yanzhi Lin, Baiqiu Sun and Zhe Qu as vice-chairman; and Changming Li as secretary general.

China

Red Cross Society

CPPCC

today

Puchu Zhao

Guangying Wang

Peiyao Li

Xinzhong Qian

Yueli Cui

Minzhang Chen

Zhengying Qian

Yingqi Gu

Baojun Fan

Chongchun Yang

Yanzhi Lin

Baiqiu Sun

Zhe Qu

Changming Li


Input: George Weber, secretary general of the International United Association of the Red Cross Society and the Red Crescent Society sent a congratulatory letter to today's meeting.

George Weber

the International United Association of the Red Cross Society and the Red Crescent Society

today


Input: After Mingxia Fu won the champion for the women platform diving, the coach of the Soviet Union team congratulated her warmly.

Mingxia Fu

Soviet Union


Input: Photo taken by Xinhua News Agency reporter, Zhishan Cheng.

Xinhua News Agency

Zhishan Cheng


Input: Xinhua News Agency, Beijing April 23rd

Xinhua News Agency

Beijing

April 23rd