Chinese, Russian FMs Discuss Afghanistan IssueChinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan and Russian Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov agreed Wednesday that the future government of Afghanistan should enjoy broad support and represent the interests of all ethnic groups of the country.  |  |
PLA Team Wins Gold of Table Tennis at Ninth National GamesAt the finals of man's table tennis of the Ninth National Games held on October 16, PLA team beat Shanghai at 3:2 to carry away the gold. Picture shows PLA team members hail their victory. |  |
Beijing Woman's Team Won Gold of Table Tennis at Ninth National GamesAt the finals of woman's table tennis of the Ninth National Games held on October 16, Beijing team beat Hebei at 3:1 to win the gold, picture shows Zhang Yining of Beijing beat Bai Yang of Hebei at 2:0 in competition. |  |
APEC Ministerial Meeting Opens in ShanghaiThe Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2001 Ministerial Meeting opened Wednesday morning at the Shanghai International Convention Center. |  |
Night View of Shanghai The picture shows the night view of the Bund on the bank of the Huangpujiang River in Shanghai on Monday, October 15, 2001. APEC meetings are taking place in the city. |  |
Night View of Shanghai The charming night view of the skyscrappers near the water front of Pudong financial district in Shanghai, Monday, October 15, 2001. APEC meetings are taking place in the city. |  |
Night View of Shanghai The night view of the Pudong financial district of Shanghai, the main venue of the ongoing APEC meetings, Monday, October 15, 2001. |  |
Press Conference on Policy and Projects of Strategic Development in West China Held in Shanghai Zhang Guobao (2nd from left), vice chairman of the China State Development and Planning Commission, speaks at a press conference in Shanghai on Tuesday, October 16, 2001, briefing on policy and projects of strategic development in West China. |  |
Top Chinese Legislator Meets Botswana Parliament Speaker Top Chinese Legislator Li Peng said that the Chinese side is ready to conduct close cooperation with African countries and push forward the further development of Sino-African friendship and cooperation. |  |
Chinese Foreign Minister Meets Vietnamese Counterpart Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan (L) meets with Vietnamese Minister of Foreign Affairs Nguyen Dy Nien in Shanghai Tuesday, October 16, 2001. |  |
Chinese FM Tang Jiaxuan Meets Han Seung-soo Chinese Foreign Minister Tang Jiaxuan (L) meets with Han Seung-soo, foreign and trade minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK), in Shanghai on Tuesday, October 16, 2001. |  |
Journalists Visit Zhouzhuang Swiss journalist Cornelia Reiwald learns to scull on a boat in Zhouzhuang, an ancient town near Shanghai famous for its rivery features October 16, 2001. Some 80 journalists from home and abroad visit the scenic spot during their break from covering APEC meetings. |  |
Greening Desert An Uygur farmer posing with his tractor is ready for levelling sand dunes in Hotan County at the south edge of the Taklamakan Desert, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region October 16, 2001. The county has transformed 2,700 ha of sand into farmland over the past 10 years. |  |
US Senate Majority Leader got Letter Containing Anthrax Police tightens the security near the Capitol Hill in Washington, October 15, 2001, following US Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle's office got an envelope containing anthrax powder the same day. Some 12 people were tested positive in the virus and one among them died. |  |
Focus on Shanghai A tourist adjusts his camera while visiting the Century Square of Shanghai, Tuesday, October 16, 2001. Shanghai, the host of APEC 2001 meetings, attracts thousands of journalists from home and abroad, and the granding gathering is expected to boost the city's tourism. |  |
Security Beefed Up in Shanghai A security officer checks the lens of a photographer at the entrance to the International Media Center in Shanghai on Tuesday, October 16, 2001. Security is beefed up in Shanghai before the 2001 APEC Economic Leaders' Summit. |  |
Kid Gets View of Huangpujiang River A little girl imitates a guesture of a statue behind her to get a view of the Huangpu River in Shanghai on Tuesday, October 16, 2001. APEC meetings are held in the city in East China. |  |
Newspapers Sell Hot With APEC Contents Zhao Xiaofen (L), a woman who works in a newsstand, sells a copy of Shanghai Daily, a local newspaper in English in Shanghai on Tuesday, October 16, 2001. Newspapers with reports on APEC meetings sell like hot cakes while the meetings are going on. |  |
Zhang Qiyue Interviewed by APEC Official Website Zhang Qiyue(R), spokeswoman for the China Secretariat for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2001, is web interviewed at APEC official website (http://www.apec-china.org.cn) at the International Media Center in Shanghai October 16, 2001. |  |
