Official Calls for Sound Environment for Returned StudentsVice-Premier Li Lanqing said Friday that a sound environment should be created for students studying abroad to enable them to serve the motherland and contribute their wisdom to the nation's development.  |  |
Suez Canal Sees Cut in Income A cargo ship is seen in this photo taken at Suez canal December 28, 2001. The canal authority claims a total income of 1.9 billion US dollars this year, 47 million less than last year due to the recession of shipping industry after the terrorist attack occurred in US this September. |  |
Beijing Hotel Marks 100th Anniversary A woman performs drum beating in front of Beijing Hotel in downtown Beijing during a ceremony to mark the 100th anniversary of the hotel December 28, 2001 when it is dubbed five star service hotel by the tourism authority. The hotel, first established in 1900, has long enjoyed the reputation of providing excellent service. |  |
Motor Show Held in Xi'an Visitors have a look at a motor vehicle at a motor show held in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi province December 28, 2001. Motor manufacturers from home and abroad displayed their latest types in the show, reported the first in the western regions in China this year. |  |
Yiling Bridge Opens to Traffic Photo shows the newly completed Yiling Yangtze River Bridge in Yichang of Hubei province in central China December 28, 2001. The 3,246-meters-long bridge, with a span of 935 meters, is open to traffic today. |  |
Beijing Decorated to Welcome New Year (2)Picture taken on Friday December 28, 2001, shows a new decoration erected at a corner in Dongdan of downtown Beijing. Various decorations are being made in Beijing to welcome the new year. |  |
Beijing Decorated to Welcome New Year (1)Picture taken on Friday December 28, 2001, shows a new decoration erected at the cultural plaza in Xidan of downtown Beijing. Various decorations are being made in Beijing to welcome the new year. |  |
Afghan Barbers on Street A string of barbers at a fair give haircut to residents in Kabul December 28, 2001. The scene emerges as rare barbershops could be seen in the capital and the job at low cost becomes a choice for locals to support their life. |  |
London Tops in Trade of Foreign Currencies Passers-by walk in front of the office affiliated to the Bank of China in London December 28, 2001. London remains the top among the world's four largest financial centers in trade of foreign currencies, dealing with 36% of the global trade volume, according to the lastest investigation by the Bank for International Settlements. |  |
Ethnic People Celebrate New Year Ethnic Yi women perform a dance demonstrating fishing skills at a evening for the villagers in Xianrendong (meaning Heavenly Cave in Chinese) village of Qiubei county, south China's Yunnan province December 28, 2001. Varieties of programs are presented in the village in recent days to welcome the upcoming New Year. |  |
Euro Computer in Brussels Two citizens learn the knowledge about euro with computers in Brussels, December 27, 2001. The municipal government installed such makeshift halls in downtown capital to publicize euro. |  |
