Macao Tower Opens to VisitorsA sightseeing tower higher than the Eiffel Tower in Paris opened in Macao to visitors on the eve of the second anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland. |  |
China Attends First WTO Meeting as Full MemberChinese trade delegates posture for a photo at the gate of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in Geneva. Chinese deputy foreign trade minister Long Yongtu has arrived in Geneva for a WTO General Council meeting starting on December 19 as a formal delegate of the WTO's 143th member. Reports say China will send deputy foreign trade minister Zhang Xiang to serve as the country's first ambassador to WTO.  |  |
World's Largest Gothic cathedral Caught FireSmoke pours from the Cathedral of St John the Divine after fire broke in the rear of the cathedral in New York on Tuesday. The historic Episcopal church that has been under construction for more than a century. It is the largest Gothic cathedral in the world. |  |
Beijing Writer Representatives Discuss Jiang's SpeechLiu Heng, a young writer from Beijing delegation, speaks at the group discussion of President Jiang's speech on development of art and culture, delivered at the opening ceremony of the 7th National Congress of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) and the 6th National Congress of the Chinese Writers' Association, December 18. |  |
Shanghai Writer Representatives Discuss Jiang's SpeechPicture shows renowned Shanghai writer Wang Anyi (central) at the group discussion of President Jiang's speech on development of art and culture, delivered at the opening ceremony of the 7th National Congress of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles (CFLAC) and the 6th National Congress of the Chinese Writers' Association, December 18. |  |
President Jiang Meets Artists and WritersChinese President Jiang Zemin Tuesday called on the country's writers and artists to contribute more to the revival of the Chinese nation. |  |
Chinese President on Development of Arts, CultureChinese President Jiang Zemin Tuesday called on the country's writers and artists to contribute more to the revival of the Chinese nation. |  |
Pakistani Celebrating Eid al-Fitr (2)Pakistani soldiers on an army truck patrol outside a government house in Islamabad during the first day of their religious festival 17 December 2001. Pakistani celebrated Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. |  |
Pakistani Celebrating Eid al-Fitr (1)A Pakistani peddles balloons on the street of Islamabad during the first day of their religious festival 17 December 2001. Pakistani celebrated Eid al-Fitr , which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. |  |
Bricks Engraved with Words Found on the Great Wall The picture shows bricks engraved with words found on a section of Great Wall at Quanshuihe village in Miyun District in Beijing Tuesday, December 18, 2001. A large number of bricks engraved with words are found by Great Wall Research Council of China Association of Cultural Relics during their investigation to the section of Great Wall built in Ming Dynasty(1368-1644). The bricks provide important materials for the research of the Great Wall. |  |
Computer Show to Nurture Pupils' Interest Pupils gather around the real computers and the computer models in a science show held in the Central Primary School of Baota Road in Zhenjiang, east China Jiangsu province December 18, 2001. The show, consisting of over thousand pieces of computer models made by the pupils according to what they imagined their ideal computers should be, is aimed to nurture the pupils' interest in science and technology. |  |
Euro Kits Available in Germany An Euro coins kit is shown by a customer in Berlin, Germany December 17, 2001. The sample packets containing euro coins worth 20 German Marks is sold in all the cities in Germany. The currency will become legal on January 1, 2002. |  |
A Veteran Flower Cultivator Wang Shiqi, a farmer living in Pingyi County, east China's Shandong Province, smiles to the photographer while attending his flowers at his hothouse Monday December 17, 2001. More than one million basins of flowers cultivated in the county have found a ready market in Shanghai and Tianjin . |  |
