Clintons vow to make kerry new president

U.S. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., waves to the delegates during the Democratic National Convention at the Fleet Center in Boston, Monday, July 26, 2004. [AP]

Sino-India border talks open

Indian National Security Adviser J.N. Dixit and Chinese Vice FM Dai Bingguo shake hands in New Delhi Monday, July 26. China and India hold their third round of high-level border talks. The two-day talks are set to resolve the long-time border dispute between the two countries.

Iraq oust Saudi Arabia

Iraq's Emad M. Ridha (C) jumps for a head ball with a Saudi Arabia's player during a group C match of the Asian Cup in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, July 26, 2004. Iraq won the match 2-1.

Uzbekistan beat Turkmenistan 1-0

Uzbekistan's Aliqulov Asror (L) fights for the ball with a Turkmenistan's player during a group C match of the Asian Cup in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 26, 2004. Uzbekistan won the match 1-0.

Chinese torch bearers back home

Sun Wen (L) and Pu Cunxin, the two torch bearers on behalf on China in the Athens flame relay in Greece returned to Beijing on July 26. The two participated in the torch relay in Thessaloniki, the second largest city of Greece, on July 24.

Feel the charm of science

Two boys are fascinated with the "revolving tunnel" at Shenyang Science Palace, in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province. The palace launched a program for primary and secondary students to feel the charm of science during their summer vacation. The program is also aimed to arouse their interest in learning and using sciences.

Famous restaurant serves 115 million roasted ducks

The 115 millionth roasted duck of Quanjude Roast Duck Group comes out at its branch restaurant in Asian Games Village in Beijing, July 26, 2004. The roasting of this duck is for the celebration of the 140th anniversary of Quanjude Roast duck Restaurant which was established in 1864. Quanjude Roast Duck Group is now China's largest chain store group in the trade of Chinese food.

Disaster relief work underway in Yunnan

The local women pass on bags filled with stones to repair the damaged dike in Yingjiang County, Dai-Jingpo Autonomous Prefecture of Dehong in southwest China's Yunnan Province July 26, 2004. Floods and mud-rock flows struck Yingjiang County twice, on July 5 and July 20, respectively. The latter disaster left 12 people dead and 48 missing, affecting 70,000 people in 21 towns, and causing a direct economic loss of 157 million RMB (18.9 million US dollars). Now the residents in the disaster-hit areas are making efforts to resume normal life.

Republic of Korea No.1 investor in Shandong

Two businessmen from the Republic of Korea (ROK) inspect a Korea-funded company in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province April 25, 2004. ROK has invested a total of 10.2 billion US dollars in Shandong Province as of the end of 2003, making the province the No. 1 target receiving capitals flowing from South Korea into China. More than 8,500 Korean-funded enterprises have been set up in Shandong.

Collapsed building in Kabul

Rescue members use the excavator to clean the debris to search for people trapped in a collapsed building of a hospital under construction in Kabul July 26, 2004. Part of the building under construction with Chinese assistance in central Kabul collapsed Monday, injuring dozens of people, mostly Afghan construction workers. 17 men have been rescued while another 20 still trapped.

China and Syria run the first joint oil company

Syrian Oil Minister Ibrahim Haddad (4th, R, Front), Vice President of China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC) Zhou Jiping (4th, L, Front), Chinese Ambassador to Syria Zhou Xiuhua (2nd, L, Front) and other guests from the Syrian Oil Company (SOC) and CNPC take a group photo on the opening ceremony of the first Sino-Syrian joint oil company in Damascus July 26, 2004. The Sino-Syrian Kawkab Oil Company (SSKOC) was set up to develop the Gbeibe oil field, located in northeast Syria. Oil production in the field reached 1,100 cubic meters per day.

CMC chairman stresses information technology

Jiang Zemin (4th, L, Front), chairman of Central Military Commission(CMC), and Hu Jintao (3rd, R, Front), vice-chairman of the CMC, pose for a photo when meeting with delegates attending a seminar on studying the important thought of "Three Represents", which was held by the armed forces in Beijing, July 26, 2004. Jiang called on Chinese military forces to be equipped with information technology for the strategic goal of winning information warfare.

Military exercise in Fujian

Ships and boats carrying personnel and equipment sail off braving gunfire from 'enemy forces' during a military drill on Saturday in the coast of Zhangzhou, East China's Fujian Province.