Chinese, Russian presidents hold talks

Chinese President Hu Jintao (L) accompanies his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in reviewing a guard of honor during the welcoming ceremony Hu hosts for Putin's visit to China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Oct. 14, 2004.

One Chinese hostage freed, one killed

Wang Ende, one of Chinese hostages, is greeted by Chinese Ambassador Zhang Chunxiang and his colleagues after freed unhurt. A Chinese engineer held hostage by al Qaeda-linked militants in Pakistan was killed on Thursday but his colleague was rescued in a commando assault that killed their five kidnappers.

Rockets beat Kings in NBA's first China Game

Chinese Yao Ming blocked by a member of Sacramemto Kings in the NBA China Game in Shanghai, October 14. Yao Ming scored 14 points to lead the Houston Rockets past the Sacramento Kings 88-86 in the NBA's first China Game at the Shanghai Stadium on October 14.

Dance to promote farm produce

A dancer performs Xinjiang dance at the 2nd International Farm Produce Fair on Oct 14, 2004 in Beijing. In order to promote its sweet melon, a Xinjiang based melon garden invites professional dance troupe from Xinjiang to give performance at the fair, which have successfully drawn attentions from many visitors.

Four sentenced for web porn in Beijing

Four men were sentenced to termed imprisonment on Oct 14, 2004 in Beijing for creating and profiting from pornographic websites. The case is the first online smut case in China since the country kicked off a national fight against sexually oriented websites in mid-2004.

PAF rehearses in Wuhan

The French stunt flying team, Patrouille de France had a rehearsal at the Tianhe Airport of Wuhan, Captial of Central China's Hubei Province on Oct 14. The formal show will take place on Oct 16 in Wuhan. After that the PAF will leave for Hong Kong and Zhuhai to give performances.

Top legislator meets President of Senate of Nigeria

Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's meets President of the Senate of Nigeria Adolphus Wabara on Oct 14, 2004 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Susilo meets CPC senior official

Indonesia's newly-elected president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (R) meets Wu Guanzheng, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and secretary of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in Bogor, Indonesia on Oct 13.

Partial solar eclipse

The picture taken on Oct. 14, 2004 shows the process of partial solar eclipse in the sky in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 14, 2004.

Chinese,Australian navies hold joint search and rescue exercise

A helicopter of the Chinese Navy takes part in a search and rescue exercise in the Yellow Sea near Qingdao, a seaport in east China's Shandong Province, Oct. 14, 2004. The Chinese Navy and the Australian Navy held the joint search and rescue exercise in the Yellow Sea on Thursday.

Norodom Sihamoni chosen as new king of Cambodia

File photo taken on Nov. 9, 2002 shows Cambodia's Prince Norodom Sihamoni, one of King Norodom Sihanouk's sons, presiding over a celebration for the country's Independence Day on behalf of his father in Phnom Penh. Cambodia's nine-member Throne Council chose Prince Norodom Sihamoni as the new king of Cambodia on Oct. 14, 2004, a week after King Norodom Sihanouk announced to abdicate.