Olympic flame arrives in Atlanta

Athens Olympic flame passes through Atlanta on June 18.

Consultation on college application held for examinees

Examinees of college entrance examinations and their parents throng into the Wushan Square for a consultation activity in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province June 19, 2004. They came here to consult staff members from nearly 100 universities and colleges before filling out forms about which school to attend. The national entrance examinations in China were concluded earlier this month.

Working group's meeting for six-party talks to be held in Beijing

A car is driven into the Embassy of Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in Beijing, capital of China, June 19, 2004. The DPRK delegation for the working group's second meeting of the six-party talks on the nuclear issue in the Korean Peninsular arrived in Beijing Saturday morning.

March against weaponry procurement in Taiwan

Some activists hold placards with signs against weapon purchase during a protest in Taipei, capital of east China's Taiwan Province, June 19, 2004. Hundreds of activists marched Saturday against Taiwan authorities' plan to seek a weaponry procurement program totaling more than 600 billion Taiwan dollars (18 billion US dollars).

Measures taken to ensure safety for Chinese workers in Afghanistan

Chinese workers enjoy a feast during the weekend in Kabul, Afghanistan, June 18, 2004. The Chinese government has adopted a series of measures to ensure a comfortable life as well as a safe working environment for Chinese workers dispatched to Afghanistan for reconstruction projects.

Dragon Boat Festival celebration in Nanjing

Teams of dragon boat compete on the Mouchou Lake, one of the main scenic attractions in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, June 19, 2004. Some 22 teams of dragon boat from Jiangsu, Beijing, Shanghai and Anhui participated a dragon boat race for the upcoming Chinese traditional Dragon Boat (Duanwu) Festival, which falls on June 22 this year.

Celebration for Drgon Boat Festival in China's Taiwan

Participants vie with each other in a competition of making zongzi, a pyramid-shaped dumpling made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves that is eaten during the Dragon Boat Festival, at a department store in Taipei, capital of east China's Taiwan Province June 19, 2004. The Dragon Boat Festival falls on June 22 this year.

EU adopts its first constitution

Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahern (L2), whose country holds the rotating presidency, speaks during a news conference at the end of the European Union summit in Brussels June 18, 2004. The two-day European Union summit adopted the first EU constitution Friday night.

Third round sand washing in mother river starts

Water of the Yellow River is sluiced out in Xiaolangdi Reservoir of central China's Henan Province, June 19, 2004. The Yellow River Water Resources Committee organized the third sand washing operations on Saturday by discharging speeding currents from the massive Xiaolangdi Reservoir on the lower reaches of the river, carrying tons of sand into the sea. The operation will also relax the dangers of the "second hanging river" on the lower reaches, a new riverbed built up by silt on top of the original riverbed.

President Hu, Lee Kuan Yew meet

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with visiting Singaporean Senior Minister of the Prime Minister's Office Lee Kuan Yew at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, June 19, 2004.