Hu addresses APEC 2004 CEO Summit

Chinese President Hu Jintao claps hands during his speech to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) 2004 CEO Summit in Santiago, capital of Chile, on Nov. 19, 2004.

Pet dog popular in Beijing

A vendor sells dogs dressed in Chinese style clothing at a dog market in Tongxian, a suburb of Beijing, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004. The three-month-old puppies were selling for 1200 Yuan (US$145.00) each. According to state media reports, one in 10 Beijing families keeps a pet - despite high annual registration fees and restrictions on when they can be walked in the streets. (AP photo)

Chinese President begins state visit to Chile

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R Front) inspects the honor guard, accompanied by Chilean President Ricardo Lagos Escobar (L Front), in the welcome ceremony Lagos hosts for Hu's visit in Santiago, capital of Chile, on Nov. 18, 2004.

Election of grassroots management

A woman casts her vote to directly elect the village committee in Atuo Village of Zouping County, east China¡¯s Shandong Province Nov. 19, 2004. About 98 percent of the electorates in the village cast their votes to elect the 8th village committee, the executive body of grassroots management. 34-year-old Zhao Jiangang and two other villagers became the committee members after two rounds of direct elections.

Summit of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region opens

UN Secretary General Kofi Annan (R Front) attends the opening ceremony of the first summit of the International Conference of the Great Lakes Region in Dar es Salaam, capital of Tanzania, on Nov. 19, 2004. More than a dozen of African heads of state gathered here on Friday to attend the opening ceremony of the summit. The two-day event will focus on peace, security and development in the Great Lakes Region.

Sudanese government sign agreement with opposition

Sudanese Vice President Ali Osman Taha attends the press conference in Kenya's capital Nairobi Nov. 19, 2004. Representatives of the Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army, the main southern rebel, signed an agreement on Friday during the extraordinary session of UN Security Council in Nairobi, pledging to reach a final peace deal by the end of the year.

Chinese Vice Premier meets Turkish Prime Minister

Chinese Vice Premier Huang Ju (R) shakes hands with Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan during a meeting in the Turkish capital of Ankara, Nov. 18, 2004.

Gold bar on sale in Beijing

Gold bars named "Happy the Year of Rooster" are on display at Beijing Caishikou Department Store Nov. 19, 2004. The gold bar designed specially for the coming Year of Rooster was issued at the store Friday and bars weighing more than 250 kg were sold out one day.

Chinese, New Zealand leaders meet to further bilateral ties

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark at the hotel where he stays in Santiago, capital of Chile, on Nov. 19, 2004. Both leaders will attend the Informal Leadership Meeting of Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation on Saturday and Sunday.