Customs Launches Large-Scale Offshore Anti-Smuggling Exercise A large-scale offshore anti-smuggling exercise organized by Nanning Customs was launched in Beibu Bay of Beihai Sea in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Thursday. |  |
Customs Launches Large-Scale Offshore Anti-Smuggling Exercise A large-scale offshore anti-smuggling exercise organized by Nanning Customs was launched in Beibu Bay of Beihai Sea in southern China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Thursday.  |  |
First Generator Being Installed at Three Gorges Hydropower Plant Chinese engineers Thursday began to install the first generator unit at the Three Gorges Hydropower Plant on the Yangtze River. It will be the world's largest hydropower plant upon completion. |  |
China Unveils Details for Foreigners Entering Insurance MarketLong Yongtu, vice-minister of foreign trade and economic co-operation, makes a keynote speech at World Trade Organization Insurance Summit in Beijing on November 22, on which China lifted the lid on its commitments to the World Trade Organization (WTO) for the first time by releasing procedure details for foreigners entering the insurance market. |  |
A white crane in Poyang LakePicture shows a big white crane in Poyang Lake. Relieved by the absence of fishing boats and net traps, thousands of newly migrated birds gracefully enjoy their winter vacation in east China's Poyang Lake,a State-designated nature reserve. |  |
Five Palestinian Children Died in an Explosion (1)A Palestinian old man identifies the body of five children who died in an explosion happened in southern Gaza in the morning on November 22, 2001. It is said that the five children died on their way to school when they played a shell which was fired by Israeli tank and failed to explode. The youngest one of the five children is only six years old. |  |
Five Palestinian Children Died in an Explosion (2)An unidentified person shows the remains of a textbook of five Palestinian children who died in an explosion happened in southern Gaza in the morning on November 22, 2001. It is said that the five children died on their way to school when they played a shell which was fired by Israeli tank and failed to explode . The youngest one of the five children is only six years old. |  |
Help Me, Please! A Kenyan boy begs for money along a main street in Nairobi, Kenya, November 22, 2001. The Kenyan government proclaimed to improve the living condition of about 500,000 street urchins of the East African country by mobilizing all the society. |  |
ANA Suffers Heavy Losses (File) Four passenger planes of Japan's second largest air carrier All Nippon Airways (ANA) were shown parking at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in this undated picture. ANA posted November 22 that its group net profit plummeting 47.3 percent to 16.8 billion yen (about 140 million USD) in the fiscal first half ended 30 September. |  |
Chinese Premier Meets Pakistan Guest Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji(R) shakes hands with Abdul Razak Dawood, Pakistan minister for Commerce and Industries, during their meeting at Zhongnanhai in Beijing Thursday, November 22, 2001. |  |
Appreciating the Watches A visitor appreciates the watches and clocks shown at the 88th China's Chronograph, Glasses and Jewellery Fair opened at the International Trade Center in Beijing, China, Thursday, November 22, 2001. Nearly one hundred domestic and overseas enterprises attend the 4-day fair. |  |
Aznar Elected Chairman of Democristiana International Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar addresses the Democristiana International meeting in Mexico City November 21, 2001. Aznar was elected the chairman of the organization at the meeting. |  |
Paris Commune Movement Anniversary Marked A visitor watches the oil painting "Au Cimetiere Du Pere Lachaise" created by Boris Taslitzky in 1935 at the "130th Anniversary of Paris Commune Movement " Exhibition at the National Assembly in Paris November 21, 2001. The show, held by Paris Commune Friendship Association, is aimed to introduce information on the history and art works of Paris Commune. |  |
Hydraulic Project in Ningxia Some dump trucks unload tons upon tons of rocks and gravel into the river to block the upper reaches of the Yellow River within Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region November 22, 2001. The construction of the Shapotou Water Control Project is expected to witness a successful damming late this month. |  |
French Aircraft Carrier to Join Fight Against Terrorism French Prime Minister Lionel Jospin delivers a speech at a session of the Parliament in Paris November 21, 2001. Lionel Jospin announced that Charles-de-Gaulle aircraft carrier and its escort will be in the Indian Ocean by mid-December to participate in the war in Afghanistan. |  |
Li Ruihuan Visits Singaporean State University Li Ruihuan (2nd,L), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), chats with a student while visiting the Singaporean State University in Singapore November 21, 2001. |  |
