China, WTO Reaches Final AccordThe accord on China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) was approved by the formal meeting of the 18th WTO Working Party on China's accession Monday in Geneva, clearing the way for Beijing to join the world trading body within months.  |  |
Macao SAR Officials Take Oath of OfficeMacao's police commander and customs chief took oath of office Monday under the supervision of Edmund Ho Hau Wah, chief executive of the special administrative region (SAR). |  |
Wall Street Stocks Plunge After Markets Reopen Wall Street stocks plunged Monday, with the Dow and Nasdaq indexes falling about 7 percent, after the markets resume trading following a four-session suspension since September 11 because the terrorist attacks destroyed the twin towers of the World Trade Center. |  |
Wreckage of the Pentagon Cleared Out American rescuers use large machinery to remove debris from the collapsed portion of the Pentagon in Washington, DC. September 16, 2001. Some 188 people were confirmed dead during the terrorist attack on the Pentagon on September 11. |  |
Trade Fair and Exhibiton of the WCEC Opens in East China Participants in the 6th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention (WCEC), look around the Trade Fair and Exhibiton opened in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, Monday September 17, 2001. The Trade Fair and Exhibiton is part of the WCEC, which was opened on the same day. |  |
Full Text of Speech by Li Ruihuan at World Chinese EntrepreneursThe following is the full text of the speech made by Li Ruihuan, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and honorary chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Sixth World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention, at the opening ceremony of the convention in Nanjing this morning. |  |
Li Ruihuan Meets Dr. Chen Ning YangLi Ruihuan(R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and honorary president of the Organizing Committee of the 6th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention(WCEC), shakes hands with Dr. Chen Ning Yang, Nobel Physics Prize winner and American-Chinese Scientist before the opening of the 6th WCEC in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province September 17, 2001. Nearly 5,000 Chinese entrepreneurs from 77 countries and regions attend the convention. |  |
Bird's-Eye View of the Three Gorges Project Under Construction Picture taken September 17, 2001, shows a bird's-eye view of the 262-meter-long left-side guide wall of the Three Gorges water control project on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Ranking the world's largest hydropower project, the Three Gorges Project consists of a 1,983 meter long by 185meter tall dam and 26 generating units with a combined capacity of18.2 million kilowatts. Upon completion in 2009, the project will be able to generate 84.7 billion kilowatts of electricity annually. Its permanent locks will allow a fleet of more than 10,000 DWT (dead weight tonnage) to pass. |  |
Bird's-Eye View of the Three Gorges Project Under Construction Picture taken September 17, 2001, shows a bird's-eye view of the Tanzi ridge, the highest point standing between the dam and permanent locks of the Three Gorges water control project which is under construction on the middle reaches of the Yangtze River. Ranking the world's largest hydropower project, the Three Gorges Project consists of a 1,983 meter long by 185meter tall dam and 26 generating units with a combined capacity of18.2 million kilowatts. Upon completion in 2009, the project will be able to generate 84.7 billion kilowatts of electricity annually. Its permanent locks will allow a fleet of more than 10,000 DWT (dead weight tonnage) to pass. |  |
Never Forget National Humiliation Two elderly men visit the September 18 Museum to commemorate the victory over the Japanese aggressors (1937-1945) in Shenyang city, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province September 17, 2001. Japanese troops stationed in Liaoning launched an attack on Chinese armed forces near Shenyang on September 18, 1931, the invasion is known as the September 18 Event. |  |
Foreigners Tour the Bund in Shanghai A Russian fashion model poses for a picture with the background of the Oriental Pearl TV Tower (R) in the Pudong New Area, while touring the Bund in Shanghai September 17, 2001. The Bund featuring the city is an attraction for foreign visitors. |  |
Military Parade Held on Mexican Independent Day Mexican helicopters perform a formation flight during a military parade in honor of the 191st anniversary of Mexico's Independence in Mexico City September 16, 2001. |  |
