Remains of Chinese workers back home

Representatives of China and Afghanistan attend a ceremony for receiving the coffins of 11 Chinese workers killed in Afghanistan at the Changbei Airport in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, June 14, 2004. A Chinese charter plane carrying the coffins of the dead arrived in Nanchang, China's Jiangxi Province Monday night.

Train derailed near Xi'an

A train derailed near a railway station west of Xi'an, capital of Northwest China's Shaanxi Province. The freight train No 19095 went off the tracks around 11:28am near Yangling Railway Station. It cut off the rail route connecting Lanzhou of Gansu Province in Northwest China and the port city of Lianyungang, in eastern Jiangsu Province. Rail transportation returned to normal after a six-hour halt.

15th China Harbin Fair for Trade and Economic Co-operation

A double-winged plane for spraying pesticide, a product of Sino-Russian joint development, is displayed at the 15th China Harbin Fair for Trade and Economic Co-operation. The fair is displaying Heilongjiang Province's organic produce, furniture and household goods, high-tech products, textiles, mechanical and electrical equipment, medical and petrochemicals products. [newsphoto]

Italy tie with Denmark, Sweden whitewash Bulgaria

Francesco Totti (L) of Italy fights the ball with Christian Poulsen of Denmark during their Euro 2004 Group C match in Guimaraes, Portugal June 14, 2004. The game ended with a tie 0-0.

President Hu Jintao met Romanian PM

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Romanian Prime Minister Adrian Nastasein in Bucharest, Romania, June 14, 2004. Hu Jintao is here for a three-day state visit.

Chinese victim workers back home

The coffins containing the bodies of 11 Chinese road workers killed in the terrorist attack in Afghanistan are draped with the Chinese national flags before being taken back to China at the Kabul Airport, Afghanistan, June 14, 2004. The charter plane carrying the bodies of 11 Chinese workers took off from the airport to head for China on Monday, four injured workers took another charter flight back to China 40 minutes later.

Burundian Vice President visits China

Vice Chinese President Zeng Qinghong (L) accompanied visiting Burundian Vice President Alphonse-Marie Kadage to review PLA honor guard in Beijing on June 14.

Athens Olympic flame in Brazil

120 torch bearers completed the relay in Brazil in nine hours in Brazil, June 13. Famous soccer star Ronaldo ended the torch relay and lit the Olympic flame. Athens Olympic torch relay started from Rio de Janeiro on that day. It was the first time for Olympic flame to arrive in South America.

Premier Wen Jiabao met Vice Burundian President

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) meets with Burundian Vice President Alphonse-Marie Kadage in Beijing, June 14, 2004.

Injured Chinese workers return home

Injured Chinese worker Xi Shouzhong (C) waves goodbye as he is carried aboard a large civil plane from China Southern Airlines in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 14, 2004. Four of the five injured workers took a charter flight back to China on Monday.

Michael Johnson gives training course to Chinese athletes

US famous athlete Michael Johnson (R1) gives instruction to some Chinese athletes during his training course in Beijing, capital of China, June 14, 2004. Michael Johnson started to coach more than 100 instructors and athletes from throughout China Monday, which is expected to end until June 18.

Chinese Art Ensemble of the Handicapped performs in US

Tai Lihua, a deaf and dumb dancer of Chinese Art Ensemble of the Handicapped, performs in San Jose, June 14, 2004. During their stay in the United States, the troupe presented a performance of music and dance entitled "My Dream" in San Jose, San Francisco and Portland after their arrival to US on June 6.

Afghan Vice President met head of Chinese working group

Afghan Vice President Nehmatullah Shehrani (L) meets with Cui Tiankai, head of a Chinese working group and director-general of the Asian Affairs Department of the Foreign Ministry, in Kabul June 13, 2004. The six-member working group arrived in Kabul Sunday to help deal with matters related to the victims in the terrorist attack.

Head of Chinese working group sees workers injured in Afghanistan

Cui Tiankai (L2), head of a Chinese working group and director-general of the Asian Affairs Department of the Foreign Ministry, and Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Sun Yuxi (L1) see injured Chinese workers in Kabul June 13, 2004. The six-member working group arrived in Kabul Sunday to help deal with matters related to the victims in the terrorist attack.

Seminar on Five Principles held in Beijing

More than 100 personages and scholars from 12 countries attend a seminar sponsored by Chinese People's Institute of Foreign Affairs on exploring the new meaning of the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence in Beijing, June 14, 2004.