Well-known Cars Exhibited in TianjinSome 200 well-known makes of cars were exhibited Monday in north China's municipality of Tianjin, which is also the port with the laregest number of car imports in China.  |  |
Small Coal Mines in Shanxi Ordered to Stop Production for Safety Checks14 miners are still stranded underground by a gas explosion at 10:00 Saturday morning in Daquanwan Coal, Shanxi Province. |  |
Chinese President Meets Equatorial Guinean PresidentChinese President Jiang Zemin met with visiting President Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of the Republic of Equatorial Guinea at the Great Hall of the People Monday. |  |
Saudi Arabia Provides Aid to Palestine (1) A Palestinian woman goes home with a box of food aid from Saudi Arabia in Gaza city November 19, 2001. During the upcoming 4 days, each of about 6,000 Palestinian families in Gaza Strip and the West Bank will receive a box of food and a pail of cooking oil provided by some Saudi civilian organizations. |  |
Saudi Arabia Provides Aid to Palestine (2) A man distributes pails of cooking oil from Saudi Arabia in Gaza city November 19, 2001. During the upcoming 4 days, each of about 6,000 Palestinian families in Gaza Strip and the West Bank will receive a box of food and a pail of cooking oil provided by some Saudi civilian organizations. |  |
Warsaw Commemorate "November 11 " Victims Middle school students hang candle lights on a square outside the Warsaw Theater during a memorial service for "November 11 " victims in Warsaw, Poland, November 18, 2001. |  |
Georgi Parvanov Wins Bulgaria's Presidential Elections The Socialist Party leader of Bulgaria, Georgi Parvanov, claimed victory in the presidential elections on Sunday, defeating the incumbent President Petar Stoyanov. |  |
Li Ruihuan Meets Singaporean Prime MinisterChina's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO) brings both opportunity and challenge to the country, said China's top advisory body leader Li Ruihuan Monday in Singapore. |  |
Afghan refugees move to New Camps A baby enjoys a peaceful moment in its sound sleep under the shade of a make-shift tent in Jalozai camp near Peshawar close to the Pakistani-Afghan border, November 19, 2001. Some 500 Afghan refugees began to move to their newly built camps November 19, 2001. More than ten refugee camps have been built up recently. |  |
Li Ruihuan Meets Singaporean PresidentVisiting Chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Li Ruihuan (L) shakes hands with Singaporean President Nathan in Singapore Nov. 19, 2001. |  |
Halophytes Breeding in Shandong Scientist Zhang Fangshen at the Dongying Halophytes Botanical Garden observes the growth situation of wild asparagus, a salt-endurance species introduced from the US in east China's Shandong Province November 19, 2001. Scientists of the botanical garden have selected over 20 species of halophytes over the past five years. China has 35 million ha of saline-alkali soil, one-third of the nation's arable land, waiting for transformation. |  |
Modern Towns Appear in North Tibet A tibetan motorcyclist with kids stops for photographer in his way to the local town in Shuanghu of far north Tibet Autonomous Region. Dwellers appeared in the north-Tibet pleateau which is long known as "forbidden area for life", with an average altitude of 5000 meters above the sea level since 1976 when some 5000 Tibetans pioneered the no-man's land and now the modern facilities can be seen in every town of the area. |  |
Anti-War Demonstration Held in London Over 15, 000 people waving "Stop The War" placards condemn the US-British bombings on Afghanistan during an anti-war demonstration in central London November 18, 2001. Protesters from across the country demanded an end to the US-British military strike on Afghanistan. |  |
Christmas Flower Sells Well in Mexico Several customers choose the flowers specially used at Christmas in downtown Mexico City November 18, 2001. The flower sells like hot cakes although the Christmas Day will come one month later. |  |
Leonids Meteor Shower Occurs in Beijing A group of astronomical fans watch meteors in Beijing in the early morning of November 19, 2001. Tens of thousands of Beijing residents witnessed this first Leonids meteor shower in the new century, that occured in Beijing, Nanjing and other places. |  |
Leonids Meteor Shower Occurs in BeijingColourful streaks of meteors are seen in the sky in the suburbs of Beijing November 19, 2001. The first Leonids meteor shower in the new century occured in Beijing, Nanjing and other places in the early morning of November 19. |  |
Water Conservancy Construction Starts in Winter Farmers build irrigation works in Pingyu County in central China's Henan Province November 19, 2001. Water conservancy construction has launched across the province since the mid-November, for improving the ecological environment. |  |
