Toledo Assumes Peru's Presidency Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo receives the presidential red-and-white sash from Congress President Carlos Ferrero during his inauguration ceremony at the Congress in Lima, July 28, 2001.  |  |
COSCO Shanghai Starts Its Maiden Voyage to Europe With a tonnage of 65,500 tons, the 5,400 TUE superpanamax container ship "COSCO Shanghai" of the Container Transport Company of China Ocean Shipping Corporation (COSCO) sets out in Shanghai port Saturday, July 28, 2001, on its maiden voyage to Europe. COSCO's ocean shipping capacity ranks No.6 in the world. |  |
Wahid Arrives in US for Medical Treatment Former Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid arrived here on Friday for medical treatment, one day after he left the presidential palace in Jakarta. |  |
China Wins Asian Championship The overwhelming China proved a class of their own in Asia as they rolled into their eighth success win by beating Lebanon 97-63 in the finals at the 21st Asian Basketball Championship for Men on Saturday in Shanghai. |  |
Guo Jingjing Takes Women's 3m Springboard Title Winners of the women's 3-meter springboard final, gold winner Guo Jingjing of China (C), silver Irina Lashko of Australia (L), and bronze Youlia Pakhalina of Russia(R) pose with their medals during the awarding ceremony at the 9th FINA World Swimming Championships in Fukuoka, July 28, 2001. Guo Jingjing won the event with total 596.67 points. |  |
Zhang Jian to Swim Across English Channel Zhang Jian, a teacher of Beijing Sprots University, swims for adaptive exercises in the sea near the harbour city Dover of southern EnglandJuly 28, 2001. He will swim across the English Channel as the first Chinese on July 29. |  |
Zhu Rongji Meets Powell Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji(R) shakes hands with visiting U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell in Beijing July 28, 2001. |  |
