China exports sightseeing submarine to Thailand

Two China-made sightseeing submarine named "Haitai-1" and "Haitai-2" are being shipped to Thai city Pattaya, a resort by the sea at the Dalian Port Sept 15, 2005. The 23.5-meter-long submarine can carry 48 people onboard. This is the first time China exports sightseeing submarine.

Kanas, fairyland on earth

Tourists sightsee the Kanas Nature Reserve, 150 kilometers north of Burqin in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, September 14, 2005. The reserve is famous for the Kanas Lake, China's deepest alpine lake with a depth of 188.5 meters. The reserve with a total area of 5,588 square kilometers is a tourism destination.

China rout S. Korea to reach final

Chinese super centre Yao Ming shoots in the semi-finals of the men's Asian Basketball Championships on Sep 15. Chinese men's basketball team reached final with a 44-point margin against arch rival S. Korea in the Asian Championship in Doha, Qatar.

Sophie Marceau attends Beijing film premiere

French superstar Sophie Marceau attended China's premiere of "Anthony Zimmer," a French blockbuster she starred in, in Beijing on Thursday. Besides "Anthony Zimmer," Sophie also wants to share another three movies with her Chinese fans, including the 11-minute "L'Aube a l'envers" and "Speak to Me of Love", both written and directed by Sophie, and "See You Tonight" which she starred in.

Three tennis players visit the Great Wall

David Nalbandian (R) of Argentia, Carlos Moya (C) and Carlos Ferrero from Spain pose on the Shuiguan section of the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 15, 2005. The three tennis players, who were in Beijing to attend the China Open tennis tournament, visited the Shuiguan Great Wall Sept. 15.

PICC P&C named 2008 Olympic partner

PICC Property and Casualty Co. Ltd. was named the official insurance partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on Sep 15. The largest non-life insurer in China, PICC P&C was the 10th company to join the elite club of the 2008 Olympic partners, following in the footsteps of Germany's automobile giant Volkswagen, Sinopec, PetroChina and Bank of China, etc.

Six-party talks show little sign of progress

Christopher Hill, U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs and top U.S. negotiator for the six-party talks, reacts to a question while speaking to journalists in Beijing September 15, 2005. Negotiators from six countries will try again on Thursday to break a deadlock in talks designed to end North Korea's nuclear arms programme, but there is little sign of an end to a nearly three-year-old crisis. The negotiations in Beijing between the United States, North Korea, South Korea, Japan, Russia and host China enter a third day with an impasse over Pyongyang's insistence on a right to nuclear energy programmes for civilian use.

CPPCC chairman meets James Soong

Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with James Soong, chairman of the People First Party in Taiwan, during their meeting in Shanghai, east China, Sept. 15, 2005. Jia met with Soong after the opening ceremony of the first session of the cross-Strait elite forum Sept. 15.

Kofi Annan meets Iraqi President

United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan (R) meets Iraqi President Jalal Talabani on the second day of the 2005 World Summit and 60th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York, Sept. 15, 2005.

Frankfurt Motor Show opens to public

People visit the stand of Italian Ferrari cars at the 61st International Motor Show (IAA) in Frankfurt, Germany, Sept. 14, 2005. The show started its media days on on Sept. 12 and will be open to the public from Sept. 15 to Sept. 22. More than 900 companies from 44 countries and regions presented their cars here.

Chinese President meets world leaders

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin in New York of US, Sept. 14, 2005.

Hu delivers important speech on the UN summit

Chinese President Hu Jintao delivers an important speech on the United Nations summit in New York on Sept. 15, 2005.

First session of cross-Strait elite forum opens in Shanghai

Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and James Soong, chairman of the People First Party in Taiwan, applaud while attending the first session of the cross-Strait elite forum in Shanghai, Sept. 15, 2005. The first session of the cross-Strait elite forum opened here Thursday.