U.N. Starts Debate on International Terrorism The 56th General Assembly session of the United States kicked off Monday a week- long general debate on international terrorism which will hear the views of more than 150 countries. The gathering is the first global forum on terrorism since the September 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and Pentagon in Washington. |  |
China Marks National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival The whole nation was in a festive mood Monday, as people across the country celebrated both the National Day and the mid-autumn festival, a coincidence that happens every 19 years. Picture here shows the night scenes of Shanghai.  |  |
2001 Shanghai Sand Sculpture World Championship ConcludedThe eight-day 2001 Shanghai Sand Sculpture World Championship ended on September 30. Mexican player Benjamin, champion of the 2001 sand sculpture festival, stands before his works. |  |
HK Celebrates National Day with Variety of ActivitiesOn Monday morning, Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa and officials from the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in Hong Kong joined hundreds of local people for the flag-hoisting ceremony outside the massive convention center where China formally resumed the exercise of the sovereignty over Hong Kong in July 1997. |  |
China Festival in Germany ConcludedHundreds of spectators watch as a team of folk artists from Northwest China's Shaanxi Province perform during a parade in front of Berlin's New Cologne Town Hall. The two week-long China Festival in Germany concluded on September 30. |  |
Beijing Police Start Using New Certificates Beijing criminal police started Monday to use new certificates consisting of special badges and police IC card. The special badge takes the shape of a shield, with symbols of the Interpol, five stars, the Great Wall and the wings of pigeons. |  |
