PLA Soldiers on Duty at China-Pakistan BorderPhoto shows PLA soldiers on duty at the border of China and Pakistan. China has closed its border with Afghanistan due to the US retaliatory strikes on targets in the country, the foreign ministry said on Tuesday.  |  |
Premier Zhu Calls for Improved Status of Women and Children Premier Zhu Rongji called upon governments at all levels Tuesday to safeguard legitimate rights for women and children and clear obstacles that impair women and children from advancing in China. |  |
Chinese Trade Union Head Meets ILO OfficialWei Jianxing, chairman of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions (ACFTU), met with Bill Brett, the visiting Chairman of the Workers' Group of the Governing Body of the International Labor Office, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Tuesday. |  |
APEC Meeting to Be Held as Scheduled Workers clean the Oriental Pearl Tower Tuesday to await the up-coming Ninth APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting(ELM) scheduled to be held in Shanghai later this month. |  |
Jiang Zemin Gives Speech at Meeting Marking 90th Anniversary of 1911 Revolution Chinese President Jiang Zemin delivers a speech at the commemoration meeting marking the 90th anniversary of 1911 revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing October 9, 2001. |  |
Jiang Attends Meeting Marking 90th Anniversary of 1911 Revolution Chinese president Jiang Zeming (C��Front) and other State leaders attend the commemoration meeting marking the 90th anniversary of 1911 revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen at the Great Hall of the People Tuesday October 9, 2001. |  |
Afghan Refugees Swarm to Iran An Afghan woman carrying her baby stands in Mashhad, a northeast Iranian city adjacent to Afghanistan October 8, 2001. More Afghan refugees are expected to swarm to Iran with the continuation of US-led attack on Afghanistan, according to UNHCR. |  |
Pakistan on High Alert A Pakistani soldier guards in down town Peshawar October 09, 2001. Security forces throughout the country are on high alert after Afghanistan was attacked by the United States and Britain. |  |
Art Bridges Taiwan Straits Li Chengji(L),Taiwan's painter, collaborates on a chinese traditional painting with Yang Qixing(C), a painter from Fujian province, in Chengdu,October 9,2001. 32 calligraphers and painters from both sides of the Straits gathered at Yushan Academy of Chinese Painting in Chengdu. |  |
Commemoration Meeting Held To Mark The 90th Anniversary Of The Revolution Of 1911 Li Ruihuan, Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of 15th CPC CentralCommittee and Chairman of the 9th National Committee of the CPPCC��presides over the commoration meeting held to mark the 90th anniversary of the Revolution of 1911 in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, Oct. 09, 2001. |  |
The Columbus Day Parade in New York Floats and marching bands walk down fifth Avenue in New York for the Columbus Day Parade October 8, 2001. |  |
A Demonstration Against U.S.-led Strike on Afghanistan A French protestor stands at Concord Square near U.S. Embassy wearing a poster reading "New York City wants justice not revenge" in Paris, October 8, 2001. More than 200 Paris residents gather at the square to demonstrate against American-led strike on Afghanistan. |  |
Life in Termez Goes On Normally A man beats a drum at a wedding ceremony in Termez, Uzbekistan, some 30km from the Afghan-Uzbekistan border October 8, 2001. The life seemed unaffected in the border city after U.S.-led strikes on Afghanistan. |  |
Brussels Citizens Hold Demonstration Againt War Brussels citizens hold placards reading "we want peace, not war" before U.S. Embassy in Brussels, Oct. 8, 2001. The demonstration took place after US Armed Forces launched strike on Afghanistan. |  |
U.S. Security Levels Raised A passenger goes through a checkpoint to clear security at Reagan National Airport, Washington DC, October 8, 2001. Security levels have been raised since US Armed Forces launched strike on Afghanistan October 7. |  |
