Athens champion album - Aug. 14

Snapshots of champions at Athens Olympic Games on Aug. 14.

Chinese champion: Shi Zhiyong, men's 62 kg weightlifting

Chinese Shi Zhihong (C) won the gold medal of men's 62kg weightlifting at Athens Olympic Games on August 16. His teammage Le Maosheng (L) won the silver medal.

China beats New Zealand 2-0 in women's hockey match

China's Tang Chunling (L) vies with New Zealand players during the women's hockey competition against New Zealand at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, 16 August 2004. China beat New Zealand 2-0.

Athena and Phevos eye weightlifting gold medal

Olympic mascots Athena and Phevos came to the Nikaia Olympic Weightlifting Hall before the competitions of men's 62kg, in Athens on August 16.

China's Li/Sun beat Rubin/Williams in Olympic women's double tennis

China's Li Ting/Sun Tiantian (L) celebrate their victory over America's Chanda Rubin/Venus Williams in the women's double tennis at the Olympic Games in Athens, August 16, 2004.

Weightlifting champion: Chen Yanqing, women's 58kg

Chinese Chen Yanqing stands at the reward platform for the gold of the women's 58kg weightlifting with a new Olympic record of 237.5 kg in total at the Olympic Games in Athens, August 16, 2004.

Softball: China beat Canada 4-2

Deng Xiaoling (R), batswoman of Chinese softball team acts during the match against Canada at the 28th Olympic Games in Athens, Greece, Aug. 16, 2004. China won 4-2.

Athens champion album - Aug. 16

Snapshots of champions of Athens Olympic Games on Monday, August 16.

People's Daily President meets Mexican Foreign Minister

People's Daily President Wang Chen met Tuesday morning with visiting Mexican Foreign Minister Luis Ernesto Derbez Bautista.

Southern African Development Community (SADC) 2004 summit held in Mauritius

Mauritian Prime Minister Paul Berenger, newly-elected chairperson of the Southern African Development Community (SADC), addresses the SADC's 2004 summit at the International Conference Center in Grand Baie, Mauritius, Aug. 16, 2004. Heads of state and government from all 13 member countries of SADC started their two-day annual summit here on Monday to discuss issues of regional integration, poverty reduction, food security, and HIV/AIDS control.

Chinese winner album: Zhu Qinan, Li Jie, men's 10m rifle

Chinese shooters Zhu Qinan (C) and Li Jie (L), and Jozef Gonci of Slovakia stand at the reward platform at the Olympic Games in Athens, August 16, 2004. Zhu Qinan won China the third shooting gold medal in the men's 10m air rifle in a new world record of 702.7 points Monday. Another Chinese Li Jie finished second at 701.3 , followed by Jozef Gonci of Slovakia for the bronze medal at 697.4.

Private jail case on trial in Kabul

Jonathan Keith Idema (1st L),with two other Americans who were on charge of running a private jail in Kabul, present in Criminal Court on National Security of Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Aug. 16, 2004. The three Americans were first found arresting innocent Afghan citizens on July 5, 2004, and were then detained and investigated by Afghan police.

Premier Wen meets Bahamas PM

Premier Wen Jiabao held talks with Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie in Beijing on Aug 16.

Buddhism Culture Festival held at Mount Wutai

Premier Wen Jiabao held talks with Bahamas Prime Minister Perry Christie in Beijing on Aug 16.Monks from Shaolin Temple perform Shaolin Kongfu during the opening ceremony of the first China Mount Wutai international Buddhism culture festival in north China¡¯s Shanxi Province, Aug. 16, 2004. The festival opened here Monday, attracting some 3, 000 monks and over 30, 000 people to attend the opening ceremony. A series of activities on Buddhism art, culture and calligraphy will be held during the festival.

President Hu Jintao meets Crown Prince of Nepal

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Crown Prince of the Kingdom of Nepal Paras Bir Bikram Shah Dev in the Great Hall of the People on Aug 16.

Mud-rock flow in Zhejiang

A local villager gestures six to show the amount of houses destroyed by mud-rock flow in Baiyanshan village of Leqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Aug. 16, 2004. A devastating mud-rock flow caused by Typhoon Rananim hit three townships in north Leqing last Friday, leaving 26 villagers dead and 21 missing.

Hainan Military Summer Camp opens

Students attend the opening ceremony of the First Hainan Military Summer Camp For Senior Middle Schools in Haikou, capital of south China¡¯s Hainan Province Aug. 16, 2004. Some 300 first-grade senior middle school students from the province will take one-week military exercises.

China continue gold harvest in Athens

Chinese athletes bag five more golds on August 16 at Athens Olympic Games. The champions are shooter Zhu Qinan, diving duo Lao Lishi and Li Ting, weightlifter Chen Yanqing, Shi Zhihong, and swimmer Luo Xuejuan.