China Beat Cuba in Women's Volleyball Grand Prix The Chinese women's volleyball team scored their 8th straight victory in the Grand Prix, beating Cuba 3-1 for the title of the Harbin tournament on Sunday. | |
11th Tsingtao International Beer Festival Opens The first barrel of Tsingtao beer of the 11th Tsingtao International Beer Festival is carried to the opening ceremony held in Tsingtao, a coastal city of Shandong Province, Saturday, August 18, 2001. Tens of thousands Chinese and overseas tourists took part in the activities including opening ceremony, floats parade and opening of the International Beer Town. | |
11th Tsingtao International Beer Festival Opens The 11th Tsingtao International Beer Festival was kicked off Saturday in Qindao, a coastal city of Shandong Province. | |
First Auto and Auto Accessories Fair of Western China Opens A model stands beside an Audi sedan at the opening ceremony of the first Auto and Auto Accessories Fair of Western China, also the 16th Exhibition of Chinese Auto Accessories of High Quality, held in Chengdu, capital city of Sichuan Province Saturday, August 18, 2001. | |
National Touring Exhibition for the 20th Anniversary of PC Held in Shanghai Some visitors are attracted by the latest IBM PC computer with configuration of handwriting input and hand-written recognition systems at the National Touring Exhibition for the 20th Anniversary of PC held in Shanghai Saturday, August 18, 2001. | |
Afghanistan Celebrates 82nd Independence DayRussian-made tanks belonging to ruling Taliban roll pass a gallery on the occasion of the 82nd Independence Day celebrations in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001. Afghanistan fought for its independence from the British rule in 1919. | |
Israeli Missiles Hit Palestinian Police PostA Palestinian security force member throws a pair of shoes recovered from the rubble of a police post near Khan Younis, Palestine, in the southern Gaza strip, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2001. Israeli sources fired two surface-to-surface missiles and destroyed the building late Saturday night. | |
Summit of Group of Rio Ends in ChileNineteen Latin American leaders closed the Group of Rio summit Saturday with the host announcing support from U.S. President George W. Bush for efforts to stabilize the turbulent markets shaken by the Argentine crisis. | |
Xodoin Festival Celebrated in TibetTens of thousands of Tibetans gathered on the gentle slope in front of the Drepung Lamasery, three kilometers northwest of Lhasa, Sunday to celebrate the beginning of the annual Xodoin Festival. | |
China's Top Legislator Meets Kyrgyzstan Speaker Li Peng (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, meets with Altay Borubayev, speaker of the Assembly of People's Representative (Lower Chamber) of the Supreme Council of Kyrgyzstan in Beidaihe, Hebei Province Sunday, August 19, 2001. | |
Premier Zhu Tours Guizhou Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji talks with farmers at Gaojian village during his tour in Longli County, Guizhou Province Wednesday, August 15, 2001. Premier Zhu Rongji took an investigation tour on the issues of rectifying and standardizing market-oriented economy, the protection of invironment, the reformation in state-owned enterprises and the work in social security in Guizhou Province on August 13 through 17. | |
CPPCC Chairman Meets Maldivian Guest Li Ruihuang, chairmen of the National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), shakes hands with Abdulla Hameed, speaker of the Majlis (people's council) of the Republic of Maldives during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Sunday, August 19, 2001. | |
Beijing Tries to Promote Transport for the 21st Universiade A policeman is on duty in heavy rainfall on the Zhichun Road to the Athletes' Village for the 21st Universiade in Beijing August 19, 2001. The Organizing Committee of the Universiade, in close cooperation with relevant government departments such as the Beijing Transportation Administration Bureau, devoted much of its effort to improve Beijing's transport for the University Games. | |