Zou Jie helps Shide tie with Al Ittihad

Thanks to a second half equalizer from substitute Zou Jie, former Chinese champions Dalian Shide survived a home defeat against Saudi Arabia's Al Ittihad in the first leg of their Asian Champions League quarter-final on September 14.

Chronology: People's Congress System in China (2)

The Third Session of the 7th National People's Congress endorses the Basic Law for Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on April 4th 1990.

Chronology: People's Congress System in China (1)

In the 50 years since China's adoption of the People's Congress System, China has been keeping on improving construction of democracy and legal system, and made outstanding achievements in system of legislation, administration, decision-making, judicial, personnel, grass root democracy and supervision.

59th U.N. General Assembly Session opens

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan (L), sits alongside General Assembly President and Foreign Minister of Gabon, Jean Ping (C), and Under-Secretary General Jian Chen (R), during the opening of the UN's 59th session at UN headquarters, Sept. 14, 2004.

Egyptian President meets visiting Chinese FM

Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak (R) meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Li Zhaoxing in Alexandria, Egypt, Sept. 14, 2004. Li Zhaoxing arrived in Cairo on Sept. 12 for a three-day visit to Egypt. He will attend the first ministerial meeting of the Sino-Arab Cooperation Forum on Tuesday.

Tourists to Lijiang River hit new high

A fisherman awaits tourists at Lijiang River in Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, September 14. Tourists to Lijiang River hit year-on-year records: 232, 400 person-times in July and 224, 700 in August.

Operation to separate siamese twins succeeds

File photo taken on July 21, 2004 shows unusual twin girls who were conjoined at abdomen and chest. The twins received a successful separated operation at the Xinhua Hospital attached to the Shanghai No. 2 Medical Sciences University on Sept. 9.

Jewelry shop blast kills one in Kunming

A policeman guards outside a jewelry shop in the World Expo. Park of Kunming, capital of southwest China¡¯s Yunan Province, Sept. 14, 2004. A blast killed one and injured several others in the shop on Tuesday afternoon as policemen rushed to the spot in two minutes and timely made the situation under control. Further investigation is underway.

PTC Seminar & Exhibition opens in Tianjin

Bruce Drake, PTC president and chairman of board of governors, delivers a speech during the inauguration of the Pacific Telecommunications Council (PTC) Mid-year Seminar & Exhibition 2004 in Tianjin, north China, Sept. 14, 2004.

Chinese State Councilor meets Deputy PM of Russia

Chinese State Councilor Chen Zhili (R) shakes hands with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov during the fifth session of the China-Russia Cooperation Committee on Education, Culture, Health and Sports in Moscow, Sept. 14, 2004. Chen arrived here Saturday to co-chair the meeting with Zhukov.

Chinese Paper-cutting Art Exposition held in E. China

Two visitors take a close look at a "paper-cut dress" at the Chinese Paper-cutting Art Exposition in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, September 14, 2004. More than 500 pieces of paper-cutting works are shown at the exposition, as one of the programs of the triennial China Arts Festival, the country's top arts and culture gala.

President Hu, top legislator meet Albanian PM

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Albanian Prime Minister Fatos Nano at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sept. 14, 2004.