China martial art performance in Lusaka

Members of the Shandong Wushu Team of China perform Chinese traditional martial art in Lusaka, capital of Zambia, July 22, 2004. The performance was to mark the 40th anniversary of Zambia's independence and the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relations between China and Zambia. (Xinhua photo)

Athens Olympics torch relay

Action star Jackie Chan , left, receives the Olympic flame from Ioanna Hatzioannou, right, during the Olympic torch relay in the northern port city of Thessaloniki, Greece, on Friday, July 23, 2004. The Olympic Flame will be carried in Greece by about 7, 000 runners to 29 cities and six major archaeological areas ahead the Aug. 13-29 Olympic Games.

Weight reducing summer camp

Children attending a weight reducing summer camp play games in the swimming pool under the instruction of coaches in Suzhou, a tourism resort in east China's Jiangsu Province, July 23, 2004.

Exhibition of old ads in Berlin

A visitor views an 1889 cigarette advertisement in the exhibition of Advertising Strategies 1850-1933 in the German Museum of History in Berlin July 22. The exhibition, with a large number of real articles, pictures and multimedia demos, diplays the early pursuits in commercial advertisement designing and how the ideas have developed.

Jordan stun Kuwait 2-0 in injury time

Jordanian players celebrate one goal during a match with Kuwait in Group B of the Asian Cup in Jinan, capital of east China's Shandong Province, July 23, 2004. Jordan beat Kuwait 2-0.

CPC seeks opinions on economic work

The CPC Central Committee has held a meeting to hear suggestions on economic work from leaders of the country's non-Communist parties, the national federation of industries and commerce and personage without party affiliation.

Rescue work of Turkish train derailment

Rescue workers stand near a car of a derailed Turkish express train, early July 23, 2004 near Pamukova, Turkey. A packed express train travelling from Istanbul to Ankara derailed on Thursday, killing around 36 people in one of Turkey's worst ever rail disasters.

Regional jets to elevate local market

Wu Rongnan (left), general manager of Xiamen Airlines, accepts a model of an ARJ21-700 jet from Tang Xiaoping, general manager of ACAC, at a ceremony on Friday. Xiamen Airlines has purchased six of the planes from ACAC.

Books mark Deng's 100th birthday

New books about China's late paramount leader Deng Xiaoping are on sale at a book store in Beijing July 23, 2004. A series of events will be held in China's capital to mark Deng's 100th birthday on August 22. China considers the late leader as the overall architect of its open policy and economic reform. (Reuters photo)