Outfits for China's Olympic team

Uniform of the Chinese delegation for the upcoming 28th Olympic Games in Athens. China will send its record team to the Athens Games to compete in 26 out of 28 sports events -- missing only baseball and equestrian events.

Girls selected for Athens cheer team

Wang Oulei, Luo Zhijuan, and Yan Yuanyuan react after winning the final competition to enter the cheer team for the upcoming Athens Olympics. Eleven girls competed in the final in Beijing, July 20, 2004. (Xinhua Photo)

Rainfalls endanger dams on Lihe River

Chinese soldiers line up to reinforce a dam on Lihe River in Wuyang Country, Central China's Henan Province, using sand bags, July 20, 2004. Continuous rainfall hit the area this week, putting dams along the Lihe river in risks. More than 2,000 soldiers have been sent there to reinforce the dams. (Xinhua photo)

Beijing holds first earthquake drill

Armed police are dispatched to safeguard the social order in the time of earthquake. The drill, involving more than 2,000 people, was held in the Yuan Dynasty City Wall Ruins Park in north Beijing. The exercises involves earthquake prediction, evacuations, rescues and medical aid. (newsphoto)

Photos: Iran beat Thailand 3-0 in Asian Cup

Ali Badavi (Above) from Iran is tackled by Choketawee Promrut from Thailand during a group match of Asian Cup in Chongqing, southwest China, July 20, 2004. Iran won the match 3-0.

35th anniversary of moon landing

File photo taken on May 20, 2004 shows Edwin Aldrin (R), astronaut of Apoll 11 of the United States and one of the first men walking on the moon, shaking hands with Chinese astronaut Yang Liwei in Washington. Apollo 11 made a historic landing on the moon July 20, 1969, and astronauts Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin became the first men walking on the moon.

Filipino hostage is released

A television video grab shows a jubilant Philippine President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo after hearing that Angelo Dela Cruz, a Filipino truck driver who was held hostage in Iraq, was released during a meeting at the Malacanang presidential palace in Manila July 20, 2004. [Reuters]

President Hu Jintao meets visiting Namibian President

President Hu Jintao shakes hands with Namibian President Sam Nujoma in the People's Great Hall on July 20. President Nujoma is in China for a working visit.

2004 Silk Road International Costume and Adornment Festival

A Russian model shows the latest Russian fashion during the 2004 Silk Road International Costume and Adornment Festival in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 19, 2004. The four-day festival was opened on July 19.

Photo: Japan nip Oman 1-0

Japan, noticeably missing Hidetoshi Nakata and some other Europe-based star players, dominated the game at the start with better-organized attack and defense.

Congress of returned overseas Chinese opens

Seventh congress of returned overseas Chinese and their relatives opens in Beijing, July 20, 2004. Approximately 1,000 representatives from across China and more than 100 specially-invited guests of honor from the overseas Chinese circles worldwide are attending the congress.