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　　Chinese President Hu Jintao met Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin Saturday in Moscow 　　1　　 views on the development of the strategic relations of cooperation and partnership between China and Russia．President Hu is in Moscow for celebrations marking the 65^th 　　2　　 of the victory of the Great Patriotic War over Nazi Germany．

　　In recent years, China and Russia 　　3　　 their strategic relations of cooperation and partnership 　　4　　 enhanced mutual political trust and 　　5　　 cooperation in all sectors．

　　The two countries 　　6　　 have had close interaction and coordination in 　　7　　 international and regional affairs．

　　Last year, the Chinese-Russian strategic 　　8　　 of cooperation and partnership made important headway with activities 　　9　　 the 60th anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic ties and the "Year of 　　10　　 Russian Language" in China．

　　　　11　　 the beginning of this year, the partnership has maintained comprehensive and 　　12　　 growth 　　13　　 a high level．

　　President Hu's participation in the celebrations 　　14　　 a major event in China-Russia relations and symbolizes the spirit of bilateral(双边的)strategic cooperation, 　　15　　 China's Assistant Foreign Minister Cheng Guoping at a press briefing Wednesday．"We believe Hu's visit will boost China-Russia strategic trust for 　　16　　 development of the bilateral strategic relations of cooperation and partnership," he said．This is 　　17　　 time President Hu 　　18　　 Russia's Victory Day celebrations．　　19　　 May 2005, President Hu attended in Moscow ceremonies marking the 60th anniversary of the victory of the Great Patriotic War．Five years 　　20　　 since that time．

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　　WENZHOU(Xinhua)－The train collision in east China's Zhejiang Province has killed 39 people and left 192 others injured as of Sunday night, said a spokesman with the Ministry of Railways．

　　A total of 132 people are still being treated in hospitals, said Wang Yongping, spokesman with the ministry at a press conference．Eleven people remain in critical condition, said Cheng Jinguo, head of the health bureau in the city of Wenzhou, where the collision happened Saturday night．Cheng said at the press conference that 52 people who suffered slight injuries had been discharged from hospital．Wang expressed condolences(哀悼)to the concerning families and sincere apology to all the passengers．

　　The train's "black box" has been discovered and the ministry is investigating the cause of the crash, Wang said．Wang said the ministry will make public the cause of the accident as soon as the investigation is done and publish the names of the killed and injured．

　　He said the crash has caused large number of casualties and great property losses．The ministry will find out the cause through thorough investigation and take effective measures to prevent similar accidents．

　　Despite the accident, the spokesman said the ministry is still confident in the high-speed train．"China's high-speed train is advanced and qualified．We have confidence in it," he said．

　　The damaged rails have been repaired and were ready to restart operation but the reopening was delayed by the stormy weather, according to Wang．Wang did not provide the exact time when the line would start operating again．

　　The accident occurred at about 8∶30 p. m．Saturday on a bridge near Wenzhou when bullet train D301 rear-ended(追尾)D3115, which reportedly lost power after lightning strike．

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　　BEIJING, Nov．30－The Bird’s Nest may have been built for last year’s Summer Games but Beijing’s Olympic stadium will soon be aiming at fans of winter sports．

　　As temperatures have begun to drop in recent weeks, so too has the number of visitors to the 80,000-seater venue, which cost 3.6 billion yuan(＄527 million)to build．

　　And, fearing another harsh(寒冷的)winter, National Stadium Co Ltd, which owns the Bird’s Nest, yesterday planed to spend 50 million yuan on a“snow festival”．

　　From Dec 19, visitors will be able to pay 120 yuan to enjoy skiing and snowboarding, among other things, on its newly constructed slopes．

　　The stadium owners expect to attract more than 20,000 visitors a day－twice as many as it currently does－during the two-month festival, which will include events for both the Western and Chinese new years．

　　Officials revealed it would take just 5,000 visitors a day to cover the costs of the project．

　　“It’s not a bad idea．You can ski on man-made snow in Dubai, so why not here?”said Heiko Grasse, a tourist from Germany, yesterday．

　　Famous outdoor equipment makers and local brands are in talks over sponsorship for the event, the Bird’s Nest owners said yesterday, while the capital’s television network will also provide 500 hours of coverage．

　　“The Bird’s Nest will not have a cold winter again,”Wu Jingjun, the new president of National Stadium Co Ltd, told China Daily yesterday．“We will create seasonal events almost every month from now on with assistance from the government and, importantly, the public．”

　　Yang Cheng, a newly appointed vice-president of National Stadium Co Ltd, said the snow festival would run for five consecutive winters if successful．