Chinese Vice-Premier Meets Lao Party DelegationLi Lanqing, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and vice-premier of the State Council, met Thursday with a delegation of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party led by Bouasone Bouphavanh, member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party, and director of the general office of the party.  |  |
Mazu Culture & Tourism Festival Held in Macao People stage dragon and lion dance at the opening ceremony of the Mazu Culture and Tourism Festival held in Macao October 25, 2001. More than 2000 Mazu pilgrims from mainland, Asian countries and areas attended the gala. |  |
Preview of Tokyo Motor Show A model of Nissan introduces its new car "MOCO " at a press preview of the Tokyo Motor Show at Makuhari, suburban Tokyo 25 October 2001. The annual event will kick off 27 October. |  |
Elderly's Festival Held in Tianjin An old calligrapher writes down a big Chinese character pronounced "shou", which means longevity in Tianjin's 3rd Elderly's Festival October 25, 2001 when is the Double Ninth Festival, the ninth day of the ninth month according to Chinese lunar calendar. |  |
Heading toward Front Position A soldier of Afghan Northern Alliance embarking a machine-gun onto a truck is ready for heading toward the front position 4 kilometers away at an unidentified area in northern Afghanistan October 25, 2001. The place that originally controlled by Taliban forces is under the guard of the North Alliance since US-led strike on Kabul. |  |
Hong Kong Citizens Fly Kites in Doulbe Ninth Two Hong Kong citizens are ready to fly the dragon-shaped kite in the Double Ninth Festival, the ninth day of the ninth month according to Chinese lunar calendar in Hong Kong, October 25, 2001. More than 4,000 HongKong citizens attended the activity. |  |
Annan Demands Israel to Withdraw Troops UN Secretary General Kofi Annan(R) meets Israeli former Prime Minister Ehud Barak at the UN headquarters in New York October 24, 2001. Annan issued a statement, demanding Israel to immediately withdraw troops from the Palestanian autonomous region, after the two sides' discussion on armed conflicts between Israel and Palestine. |  |
G-77 Issue Statement Al-assad (C), Iran ambassdor to the US and chairman of Group 77(G-77), makes a statement at the UN headquarters in New York October 24, 2001, demanding the Western developed countries to show their good faith at the upcoming World Trade Organization Conference and International Developing and Financing Conference, in promoting the economic development of developing countries. |  |
UN Day Celebration UN Secretary General Kofi Annan addresses the celebration of the United Nations Day at the UN headquarters in New York October 24, 2001.The UN Charter formely went into effect on October 24, 1945 and since, the day has become the UN Day. |  |
Qinghai-Tibet Rail Project Goes onRail workers bind reinforcing bars at the construction site during the 2nd phase of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway project in northeast China's Qinghai Province October 25, 2001. |  |
Premier Zhu Rongji Meets HistoriansChinese Premier Zhu Rongji extended congratulations Thursday to the Central Research Institute of Culture and History (CRICH) on its 50th anniversary. |  |
