Scientist recieves awards

Shi Changxu (R2), an expert of materials receives the Guanghua Award from Lu Yongxiang (R1), President of CAS and Vice Chairman of Standing Committee of NPC, Chen Zhili (L2), State Counselor and Xu Kuangdi (L1), Predient of CAE on June 4 in Beijing.

Japanses Sumotoris at Great Wall

The members of the Japanese grand sumo delegation to China posed for a photo at the Badaling Great Wall on June 4. The delegation will give two public performaces in Beijing and Shanghai respectively during their visit to China.

Colorful bull show in Prague

Two tourists pose for a photo beside a colorful bull sculpture in downtown Prague, Czech June 3, 2004. Some 200 life-size plastic colorful bulls are being exhibited in main streets, parks and scenic spots of Prague for three months beginning this June. At the end of the exhibition, the exhibits will be auctioned and the income donated to the international school education fund of Prague. The show was originated from Zurich in Switzerland in 1998. Since then, eighteen cities around the world have sponsored such shows.

Athens Olympic flame's relay kicked off in Sydney

Tom King, Sydney Olympic men's double-handed-dinghy (470) champion, holds the Olympic flame aloft on a boat in the Sydney Harbor, Australia, June 4, 2004. The first leg of the Athens Olympic flame's global relay kicked off in Sydney Friday morning. The Athens Olympic torch relay will be the first-ever global tour in the Olympic history to go through the five continents.

Golden silkworm pod

Third grade pupil Fang Jing shows a golden silkworm pod in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, June 2, 2004. Half month ago, the little girl began to breed silkworms to observe growing process of the worms following instructions of a teacher. One of those 20 silkworms she bred spun golden silk and finally grew into a golden pod. Scientists said the golden pod was rare and precious, and it was determined by genic factors.

Run for the homeless

People attend the "Square Mile Run" initiated by organization "Crisis" to aid the homeless in London, Britain, June 3, 2004. More than 1,000 voluneers joined the running in London.

"Mobile Mela" in Bangladesh

A Bangladeshi views a new model of Chinese-made Haier mobile phone at the Haier booth in Bangladesh's first ever exposition of cellphone sets and accessories in Dhaka June 3, 2004. Some 13 handset producers and four accessory providers displayed their latest products in the two-day "Mobile Mela" (mobile fair), opened on June 3. The exhibitors include Haier, TCL, Nokia, Siemens, SonyEricsson, Motorolla, Panasonic, Alcatel, Samsung, DBTel and Vtech.

CIA director resigned

This file photo taken on March 24, 2004 shows CIA Director George Tenet testifying at a hearing organized by an independent commission investigating the Sept. 11 attacks, in Washington. US President George W. Bush announced on June 3, 2004 that he has accepted the resignation submitted by Tenet and that CIA Deputy Director John E. McLaughlin will serve as the acting director from mid-July.

Chinese top legislator met Norwegian PM

Norwegian Prime Minister Kjell Magne Bondevik (R) meets with Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, in Oslo June 3, 2004.