Thursday, July 03, 2008

China launches first Croatian-language website

Text of report in English
ZAGREB, July 3 (Hina) - The Chinese Embassy in Zagreb and China Radio International (CRI), the state-run radio network that has been broadcasting programmes in 48 languages for over 60 years, in Zagreb on Wednesday presented the Chinese government’s first Internet site in the Croatian language, which offers a lot of information about China and about relations between the two countries.
“As of today, you can get to know China also at http://croatian.cri.cn ,” CRI Deputy Director Ma Weigong said, adding that the newly-launched website would contribute to a better understanding between the two nations.
Chinese Ambassador Wu Lianqi took the opportunity to thank Croatia for the assistance it had provided after a disastrous earthquake recently hit China’s Sichuan province, claiming tens of thousands of lives.
(Source: HINA news agency, Zagreb, in English 0710 gmt 3 Jul 08 via BBC Monitoring/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)