Senior Party Official Meets Vietnamese GuestWei Jianxing, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Chinese Communist Party Central Committee, met here Thursday with Nguyen Van Son, chairman of the Commission for External Relations of the Vietnamese Communist Party Central Committee.  |  |
Vice-President Meets Lao GuestHu Jintao, member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and vice-president of China, met Thursday with Onechanh Thammavong, member of the Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central Committee and vice-chairman of the Lao National Assembly. |  |
Chinese, Singaporean Presidents Meet in Beijing Chinese President Jiang Zemin shakes hands with visiting Singaporean President S.R. Nathan in Beijing Thursday, September 13, 2001. |  |
Annual Academic Meeting of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology Opens The picture shows the general view of the annual academic meeting of the Chinese Association for Science and Technology, which opened in Changchun, capital city of northeast China's Jilin Province Thursday, September 13, 2001. Nearly 4,000 scientists including about 100 academicians from Chinese Academy of Sciences and Academy of Engineering of China attend the meeting held on the theme of new century, new opportunity and new challenge. |  |
Top Legislator Meets Heads of Thai Chinese Associations Li Peng (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC), meets with the delegation of leaders of Chinese Associations in Thailand at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing Thursday, September 13, 2001. |  |
Rescue Efforts Continue in New York Photo shows the site where the World Trade Center Towers used to stand in New York September 12, 2001. Rescue efforts continue in the area after the twin towers were destroyed September 11, 2001. |  |
Expressway Tunnel under Monitoring Two trucks drive on the expressway in Taizhou City in east China's Zhejiang Province September 12, 2001. Some 11 double-tunnels have been under high-tech monitoring on this 87.4-km coastal expressway. |  |
Expressway Tunnel under Monitoring A staff member from the expressway sector monitors the Taizhou Tunnel traffic at thecentral-control room in Taizhou City in east China's Zhejiang Province September 12, 2001. Some 11 double-tunnels have been under monitoring on the 87.4-km coastal expressway. |  |
The First Free Middle School in Shanghai Opens Students of Jiulong Model Middle School walk out of their school Thursday, September 13, 2001. Jiulong Model Middle School, which is the first free middle school in Shanghai, opened recently. The first batch of 358 students from poor families will study free of charge in the school built with the investment of Education Council of Shanghai and local government of Zhabei District. |  |
The First Free Middle School in Shanghai Opens A teacher instructs students in biological experiment in Jiulong Model Middle School Thursday, September 13, 2001. Jiulong Model Middle School, which is the first free middle school in Shanghai, opened recently. The first batch of 358 students from poor families will study free of charge in the school built with the investment of Education Council of Shanghai and local government of Zhabei District. |  |
Two Tiger Cubs Grow Well Two nearly two-month-old Huanan tiger cubs grow well at the Huanan Tiger Breeding Research Center in east China's Fujian Province September 13, 2001. Their mother gave birth to triplets at the center and two have survived in healthy conditions fed by herself. |  |
Two Tiger Cubs Grow Well A Huanan tiger hugs her nearly two-month-old cub at the Huanan Tiger Breeding Research Center in east China's Fujian Province September 13, 2001. The mother tiger gave birth to triplets at the center and two have survived in healthy conditions fed by herself. |  |
Austrian Architect Invited as Professor Wang Yingjie(R), former vice-president of Beijing Normal University, presents a letter of appointment to Austrian famous architect Jilius Eberhardt (C) as a part-time professor for the university at the engaging ceremony in Vienna September 12, 2001. Mr. Eberhardt has engaged in Austrian-Chinese cultural exchanges for dozens of years. |  |
Chinese Garden Built in Germany Visitors watch a stone-carving lion at the opening of a Chinese Garden in Mannheim City, Germany September 12, 2001. The garden, by the suggestion of the city's Vice Mayor Eger to be built, boosts archway, tea house, opera platform, pavilions, corridors etc, all featuring Chinese architectural style. |  |
