Seeds warm up for China Open

Russian Marat Safin (L2) and Spanish Juan Carlos Ferrero (R2) try Beijing Tennis Center on September 12, the second day of the qualifying games.

61 Venice Film Festival concludes

The 61st Venice Film Festival closed on Sept 12 in Venice, Italy. Javier Bardem wins Coppa Volpi for Best Actor for his portrayal in the film Mar adentro by Alejandro Amenabar.

New Silk Road Chinese Model Contest 2004 concludes

Yang Jin, 20, a model from Chongqing, claims the title of Miss China. The finals of the New Silk Road Chinese Model Contest 2004 is held on Sept 12 in Sanya, Hainan Province. A total of 46 female models and 29 male models take part in the competition. Mu Zhonghua claims the title of Mr. China and Yang Jin wins "Miss China". Both of them will represent China in the Mr. World and Miss World contest this year.

Guangzhou Honda to produce Fit compact car

Guangzhou Honda Motor Co., Ltd held a ceremony marking the production of the 1.3-liter Fit Saloon compact passenger cars in Guangzhou, Capital of south China's Guangdong Province on Sept 12. The Fit compact car has drawn public attention by its big space and the feul consumption between 4.9 to 5.1 liter per 100 kms.

Final preparations underway for Paralympics

Final preparations are going on in the Olympic main stadium in Athens on September 12 for the 12th Paralympic Games to open on September 17.

Residents of Beslan mourn for victims of school hostage crisis

Residents grieve in the gymnasium of Beslan's destroyed school in the North Ossetian town of Beslan, Russia Sept. 11, 2004. A monument will be built in the destroyed school and the school will be rebuilt at a new site.

"Tribute in Light"

The "Tribute in Light" marking the third anniversary of the terror attacks glimmer across from the World Trade Center site in New York City, Sept. 11, 2004. The United States held various remembrance services on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.]

Street in NY renamed in honor of a Chinese American

Cen Jiaoxian (C), mother of Zack Zeng who sacrificed his life to rescue other victims during the Sept. 11 terror attacks in 2001, speaks during the renaming ceremony of a street in New York's Chinatown, Sept. 11, 2004. The street was renamed "Zhe Zack Zeng Way" on Saturday in honor of Zack Zeng, a Chinese American.

Third anniversary of 9/11 marked in the US

Cynthia Droz (C) of Springfield, Virginia, weeps at the grave of her husband Charles, a retired Navy Lt. Commander who died on Flight 77 when it struck the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington Sept. 11, 2004. The United States held various remembrance services on Saturday to mark the third anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks.

60th anniversary of the Brussels' Liberation marked

World War II veterans hold rally on the Square Liberation in Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 12, 2004. Brussels held various ceremonies to mark the 60th anniversary of the Brussels' Liberation Sunday. The allied forces liberated Brussels from Germany on Sept. 3, 1944 at the end of World War II.

Chinese Paralympic delegation holds flag-raising ceremony

Chinese Paralympic delegation held flag-raising ceremony in Athens Olympic Village on September 12. The 12th Paralympic Olympic Games will kick off on September 17. 200 Chinese athletes will take part in competitions in 284 events of 11 sports.

Kim Jong Il meets Li Changchun

Kim Jong Il (R), General Secretary of Labour party of Korea and Chairman of the National Defense Commission meets Li Changchun, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee in Pyongyang on Sept. 12.

China's aid to Russia arrives in Beslan

Russian worker carries the medical equipment and medicine offered by China from a plane at Beslan Airport in Beslan in northern Russia Sept. 12, 2004.