Iran-Ordered Oil Tanker Completed in Northeast China The largest tanker ever made in China is launched in Dalian, a port city of Northeast China's Liaoning. The 330-metre-long and 58-metre-wide VLCC (very large crude oil carrier) was built by the Dalian New Shipbuilding Heavy Industry Co Ltd and weighs 300,000 dead-weight-tons.  |  |
Mail Containing White Powder Found in British Embassy in China The British Embassy in Beijing, which received a suspected letter containing white powder on October 31, closed its visa section on November 2 for security reasons. The letter has been sent to Beijing police authorities and epidemic prevention agencies for check as an investigation began. (Source: Chinadaily) |  |
Chinese Gymnast Feng Jing Crowns Men's All-Around TitleChinese young gymnast Feng Jing enjoyed a magical ride at the World Gymnastics Championships by winning the men's individual all-around title Thursday in Ghent, |  |
International Art Festival Opens in Shanghai The Third Shanghai International Art Festival opened Thursday in Shanghai, starting a month-long display of 52 art performances from 25 countries and regions. |  |
Chinese Top Legislator Meets Algerian President Visiting Chinese top legislator Li Peng(R) shakes hands with Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika in Algiers, capital of Algeria October 31, 2001. Li Peng is on a three-day official visit to Algeria. |  |
Chinese President Meets American Guests Chinese President Jiang Zemin met Thursday afternoon with William B. Harrison, chief executive officer of the America-based J.P. Morgan Chase and Co. |  |
Pakistan Economy Suffers From War In Afghanistan Few passengers stand in the big booking office of Pakistan International Airlines located in Islamabad, November 01, 2001. Pakistan economy suffers a lot from the war in Afghanistan. |  |
China-Germany Hi-Tech Dialog Forum Held in Beijing Chinese and German officials attend the second session of the China-Germany Hi-Tech Dialog Forum at Great Hall of the People in Beijing November 1, 2001. |  |
China-Germany Hi-Tech Dialog Forum Held in Beijing Chinese Vice-Premier Li Lanqing (front left) and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder walk into the Great Hall of the People where the second session of the China-Germany Hi-Tech Dialog Forum is held in Beijing November 1, 2001. |  |
Mild Seven Outdoor Quest Kicks off in SW China Athletes run on logs during the fifth version of the 4-day Mild Seven Outdoor Quest opens today in Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan province November 1, 2001. Thirty teams from around the world contest here for a total prize of 200,000 U.S. dollars. |  |
Washington Residents Celebrate All Saints' Day A man decorates himself as a computer and repeats saying, "YOU GOT A MAIL" on the street of Washington D.C., Oct. 31, 2001 to celebrate the western traditional All Saints' Day. Though FBI warned a possible attack by terrorists in recent days, Washington residents still celebrate the traditional day as usual. |  |
Taliban, Air Raids Kill Over 1,500 Civilians Afghan Taliban Envoy to Pakistan Mullah Zaeef (R) speaks to the press conference in Islamabad, Pakistan October 31, 2001, that over 1,500 Afghan civilian, including women and children, have been killed so far during the escalated U.S.-led military attacks on Afghanistan. |  |
Afghan Northern Alliance on Front An Afghan Northern Alliance fighter aims at the opposite position of Taliban only 1 km away in northern Afghanistan, October 31, 2001. Taliban armed forces and Northern Alliance troops, in a state of confrontation, often fire to each other from their separate positions. |  |
Malawian President Arrives in Bujumbura Malawian President and Southern African Development Community (SADC) chairman Bakili Muluzi, left, and his Burundian counterpart Pierre Buyoya applaud the performance by a Burundian boy at the Bujumbura International Airport, Burundi, Wednesday October 31. President Muluzi will attend Thursday the ceremony of the founding of a transitional government in Burundi. |  |
Chinese President Meets German ChancellorChinese President Jiang Zemin enjoyed a friendly conversation Thursday in Beijing with visiting GermanChancellor Gerhard Schroeder, even quoting Goethe, who said that Chinese people think, feel and act in many ways similar to Germans. |  |
