Bronze statue of Deng Xiaoping presented to China Millennium Monument

Yang Jiachi, academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) views a bronze statue of Deng Xiaoping in Beijing, June 9. The statue on science and technology,made to mark the 100th anniversary of Deng Xiaoping's birth, was delivered to the China Millennium Monument on that day.

Qinshan nuclear power plant lights up Hangzhou Bay

Reporters from People's Daily online visited on June 9 the Qinshan nuclear power plant in Zhejiang Province, the first of its kind in China.

Beijing Int'l auto Exhibition

Beijing 2004 International Automotive Exhibition opens in Beijin June 10, 2004. Over 600 auto companies scattered in 20 countries around the world attend the get-together displaying their productions. The exhibition will last some 8 days to June 16.]

Top Chinese legislator met Austrian Senate President

Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress, meets with Paul Henry Calvert, president of the Australian Senate, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing June 9, 2004.

Heatwave sweeps Britain

Young people cool themselves off at a fountain in London, Britain June 8, 2004. Tuesday's temperature of 31 Celsius degree in London drove some people outdoor to look for cooler shelter as the country gets into summer. More than 20,000 people died when heatwave swept Europe last year.

China beats Malaysia in World Cup qualifiers

China's Sun Jihai (L) vies for the ball with a Malaysian player during a group match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifications in Tianjin, north China, June 9, 2004.

Fire accident at Jingmin Mansion, Beijing

Fire engines are stationed in front of Jingmin Mansion in Beijing, China, June 9, 2004. A fire broke out in the building around 4 p.m. (0800 GMT) on Wednesday, leaving nine people dead and 39 others injured. The fire has been put out.

Models at the Beijing international automotive exhibition

A model presents a Lamborghini luxury car in the 2004 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in the Chinese International Exhibition Center in Beijing June 9, 2004. More than 1,400 companies from 20 countries and regions will take part in the five-day exhibition, to be kicked off on Thursday.

2004 Beijing Automotive Exhibition

Photo taken on June 9, 2004 shows an "EFFIS" concept car, developed by Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., displayed in the 2004 Beijing International Automotive Exhibition in the Chinese International Exhibition Center in Beijing. More than 1,400 companies from 20 countries and regions took part in the six-day exhibition to be kicked off on Thursday.

President Hu meets with Polish PM

Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Polish Prime Minister Marek Belka in Warsaw, Poland, June 9, 2004.

G8 summit meeting held in US

Leaders of the eight industrialized countries (G-8) were divided over the issue of Iraq's debt, with European states resisting US calls to quickly forgive almost all of it, officials said in Savannah, United States on June 9.

Athens Olympic flame ends tour in Beijing

Yao Ming, a Chinese basketball player, ignites the ceremonial cauldron with the 2004 Athens Olympic torch in the Summer Palace at the end of the torch relay activity in Beijing, China, June 9, 2004.