Former US Trade Representative Visits People's DailyXu Zhongtian, president of People's Daily, met with Charlene Barchefsky, former Trade Representative, who is on her visit to China. |  |
Tech Rally Sends Dow, Nasdaq SoaringUS trader laughs on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on December 5, 2001 after the Dow Jones industrial average rose above the 10,000 mark for the first time in months. In midday trading the Dow was up 168 points at 10,062. US stocks have been running low in the wake of the September 11 terrorist attack. |  |
Afghan Groups Sign Agreement on Future GovernmentAfghan parties participanting in the UN-sponsored talks on Afghanistan on Wednesday signed a power-sharing deal on the formation of an interim government of the war-torn country. |  |
Leukemia Sufferer Recovers after Transplanting Marrow Donated by Brother Liu Kezhi (L) and his blood brother Li Qi hug each other for the first time in 30 years in a prison in Xinxiang City of central China's Henan Province Wednesday, December 05, 2001. Liu Kezhi was in urgent need of bone marrow transplant after being hit by leukaemia three months ago, and he failed to find match types among all his 7 brothers and sisters. Under the despair and depression, his family tried to find his younger brother who was given to others 30 years ago. Finally, Li Qi, who served a sentence in Xinxiang, was proved to be Liu Kezhi's blood brother. Li decided to donate bone marrow to his brother immediately hearing the news and the doctor extracted his marrow on September 4, 2001. After receiving the marrow transplant operation, Liu Kezhi recovers gradually. |  |
Forum on Law of Minors Protection Held in Beijing Chinese Top Legislator Li Peng (2nd, L) attends the forum on the 10th anniversary for promulgation of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Protection of Minors held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 5, 2001.  |  |
Japanese Fashion-and-Tailoring Show Opens (2)Models display a creation by a Japanese designer during a fashion-and-tailoring show which opened in Tokyo Wednesday December 5, 2001. |  |
Japanese Fashion-and-Tailoring Show Opens A model displays a creation by a Japanese designer during the fashion-and-tailoring show opened in Tokyo Wednesday December 5, 2001. |  |
Archeologists Uncover Well-preserved Ancient CorpseĦĦĦĦSome experts from Jiangxi Archaeology Academy and Jiangxi Medicine Institute give close inspect to a well-preserved body of a woman dated back to Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), which was unearthed in Nanchang, capital city of central China's Jiangxi Province Wednesday, December 5, 2001. With a height of 155 cm, the body is wrapped in silk garment and crested with gold coronet. According to Fan Changsheng, head of Jiangxi Archaeology Academy, it will be one of the most important archaeological discoveries in the past decade in Jiangxi Province. |  |
Taolist Holy Site in Northwest China (2)A view of mural depicting the Ming Dynasty(1368-1616) emperor (C) at the Baiyun(White Cloud) Temple in Jiaxian County in northwest China's Shaanxi Province December 5, 2001. As China's famous Taolist Holy site built in the Ming Dynasty and the State's key relic-protection unit, it boasts 54 temples of Taoism, including a few of Buddhism and Confucianism. |  |
Taolist Holy Site in Northwest China A view of the Baiyun(White Cloud) Temple in Jiaxian County in northwest China's Shaanxi Province December 5, 2001. As China's famous Taolist holy site built in the Ming Dynasty(1368-1616) and the State's key relic-protection unit, it boasts 54 temples of Taoism, including a few of Buddhism and Confucianism. |  |
Timely Snow in Northwest China A snow scene in downtown Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province December 5, 2001. A good snow falling yesterday will alleviate the drought and purify air in the region. |  |
