Nation to Increase Train Speed for the 4th TimeChinese railways authorities show new trains on October 10 in Beijing to be used on trunk railway routes amid the country's move to increase train speed for the 4th time. The speed-up for trains, which can run as fast as 160 kilometres per hour, starts on October 21 with a focus on speed as well as convenience for travellers. |  |
2001 Beijing International Real Estate Fair OpensThe 2001 Beijing International Real Estate Fair opens in Beijing on Wednesday. The five-day event displays models of buildings developed in the second half year and attracts many visitors. |  |
HK Chief Executive Presents Policy AddressHong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa presented his policy address to Legislative Council at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Information Services Department.  |  |
Two Officials Sentenced to Death for CorruptionTwo of the highest ranking officials in Shenyang, provincial capital of Northeast China's Liaoning Province were handed death sentences on October 10 after being convicted of corruption. Former mayor Mu Suixin was sentenced to death which the court reprieved for two years while his deputy, Ma Xiangdong, was sentenced to be executed. |  |
African and European Leaders Meet in Brussels Zambian President Frederick Chiluba (C) is welcomed by Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (R) and Foreign Minister Louis Michel (L) when he arrived at the Egmont Palace for an international meeting on EU-African cooperation in Brussels October 10, 2001. Some other leaders from African and European countries also attend the meeting. |  |
US Strike Detains Vendors' Business A vendor's business turns gloomy Wednesday in the street of Peshawar, northwest city of Pakistan in light of diminishing number of tourists after the American-led attacks on Afghanistan. |  |
Afghan Refugees in Pakistan An Afghan refugee boy and his grandfather look out of their tent at one of the refugee camps on the outskirts of Peshawar, capital city of Pakistan's North-west Frontier Province October 10, 2001. Afghan refugees are pouring into Pakistan after the U.S.-led military strikes on Afghanistan. |  |
Chinese Top Legislator Meets ROK Delegation���� Li Peng, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), meets in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Wednesday with a delegation from the 21C Korea-China Leaders Society, headed by Kang Young-hoon (L),former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea. |  |
Doctor Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum Attracts Most Tourists During National Day HolidaysDr Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum in east China's Nanjing City attracted most tourists during the past National Day holidays. |  |
Nanjing People Pay Homage at Dr. Sun Yat-sen's Mausoleum Personages of various circles in Nanjing and Jiangsu Province pay homage at Dr. Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province October 10, 2001, for commemorating the 90th anniversary of 1911 revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen. |  |
National Reconsiliation Forum Opens in Cote D'ivoire Seydou Diarrain, chairman of the National Reconsiliation Forum and prime minister of former military transient government, addresses the opening of the forum in Abidjan, Cote D'ivoire October 9, 2001. The two-month forum aims at solving the crises in society, politics and economy since the military coup d'etat staged in December 1999. |  |
Annan Meets German Chancellor The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (R) shakes hands with German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) at the UN headquarters in New York October 9, 2001. They exchanged views on combating terrorism. |  |
Chinese in France Commemorate 90th Anniversary of 1911 Revolution Representatives of French-Chinese and Chinese staying in France attend the forum on commemorating the 90th anniversary of 1911 revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Paris October 9, 2001. |  |
Chinese in Germany Commemorate 90th Anniversary of 1911 Revolution A paticipant from Taiwan Province (C) listens at the forum on commemorating the 90th anniversary of 1911 revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen in Berlin October 9, 2001. The forum was held by German-Chinese and Chinese staying and studying in Germany. |  |
Chinese in Germany Commemorate 90th Anniversary of 1911 Revolution Representatives attending the forum on commemorating the 90th anniversary of 1911 revolution led by Dr. Sun Yat-sen watch the portrait of Dr. Sun Yat-sen at the relevant commemorative photo show in Berlin October 9, 2001. The forum was held by German-Chinese and Chinese staying and studying in Germany. |  |
U.S. Defense Secretary Briefs Press Attacks on Afghanistan U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (R) briefs reporters at the Pentagon in Washington, DC , October 9, 2001 following the U.S. bombing raids on Afghanistan that started October 7. Rumsfeld said that raids could now be flown at will and around the clock. |  |
