Sui and Chen Power China to 119-65 Win over Chinese Taipei Power forwards Sui Feifei and Chen Luyun had 20 points each to lead the Chinese women's basketball team to a 119-67 slash of Chinese Taipei in their first appearance on Thursday.  |  |
Judoka Yuan Wins First Gold for China at Universiade Olympic champion Yuan Hua, as expected before the competition, easily won the first gold medal for China at the 21st World University Games Thursday. |  |
Chinese Men's Team Edges South Africa at Universiade Table Tennis Spearheaded by Olympic Champion Wang Liqin, China men's team trounced South Africa on Thursday at the Universiade table tennis group A qualifiers. |  |
FAW's BORA Rolls offBORA, a new type of auto, rolled off Thursday at the Changchun-based FAW Volkswagen, a joint venture between China's First Automotive Works and Volkswagen AG. A total of 3000 will be manufactured by the end of this year and the new car will be served on the market next January. |  |
Nyingchi-Fujian Park in Easten Tibet CompletedNyingchi-Fujian park, the first park in easten part of Tibet Autonomous Region, has been completed. The park is funded by Fujian Province with an investment of 35 million yuan and covers 180 mu. |  |
Bring Children to Nature A boy touches an eggplant at a farm in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province August 22, 2001. It is part of the activity launched by Chenyu Nursery to let children know more about nature. |  |
Palestinian Police Station AttackedA wounded Palestinian policeman lies in a hospital in Gaza Strip August 22, 2001. Israel fired two surface-to-surface missiles at the Palestinian police station near the Khan Younis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, left seven policemen wounded, Palestinian police and medical officials said. |  |
Palestinian Police Station AttackedA Palestine policeman looks out of a police station after it was attacked by two Israel missiles in Gaza Strip August 22, 2001. Israel fired two surface-to-surface missiles at the Palestinian police station near the Khan Younis refugee camp in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, left seven policemen wounded, Palestinian police and medical officials said. |  |
Beijing Universiade OpenedChinese delegation marches into the Worker's Stadium, where the opening ceremony of the 21st World University Games being held in Beijing August 22, 2001. |  |
Beijing Universiade OpenedFour Chinese alligators named "Lala", the mascot of the Beijing Universiade, perform during the opening ceremony of the 21st World University Games in Beijing August 22, 2001. |  |
Beijing Universiade OpenedChinese girls perform during the opening ceremony of the 21st World University Games in Beijing August 22, 2001. |  |
Educational Experts of 9 Highly-Populated Countries Meet in Beijing Education officials and experts from nine highly-populated countries in the world began a two-day meeting Tuesday to discuss education for all their people by the latest technological means. |  |
Jiang on Improvement of Party Construction Chinese President Jiang Zemin recently called on members of the Communist Party of China to stick to the basic principles of the Party and wholeheartedly serve the people. |  |
APEC WLN Meeting Opens in Beijing The APEC Women Leaders Network (WLN) Meeting opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. |  |
Beijing Universiade OpenedThe torch fire of the 21st. Universiade lights the Workers' Stadium where the opening ceremony of the Games held in Beijing August 22, 2001. |  |
China's Vice Premier Stresses Study of Jiang's Speech Chinese Vice Premier Li Lanqing recently urged the country to earnestly study President Jiang Zemin's speech made on July 1. |  |
Beijing Universiade OpenedChina's world diving champion Tian Liang holds a torch prior to lighting the cauldron of the 21st World University Games at the games' opening ceremony in Beijing August 22, 2001. The Universiade opened in China's capital today. |  |
China Defeats Virgin Islands Chinese basketball player Zhang Cheng(L) scores as an unidentified Virgin Islands' player trys to block him during their men's Group A match at the 21st World University Games in Beijing August 22, 2001. Chinese team won 77:65. |  |
Cologne Cathedral Under Renovation in Germany The Cologne Cathedral is under renovation in Cologne City in Germany August 21,2001. The 157.38-meter high cathedral is one among three large religious buildings in Europe. |  |
Nasdaq Composite Declines in New York Several workers repair the screen showing a plunge of Nasdaq composite in New York August 21, 2001, although the Federation announced another interest rate cut. |  |
Ancient Ethnic Music The Ethnic Naxi girl Huang Limei performs zheng, many-stringed zither-like musical instrument, accompanied by veteran artisans behind in a concert of ancient Naxi music in Lijiang City in southwest China's Yunnan Province August 21, 2001. The music dated to the Tang and Song dynasties (618-1279) is famed for its theme of Taolism. |  |
