Reporters scooping news

On the evening of June 25, hundreds of journalists gathers at the DPRK's embassy in China, waiting for news. It is the third day of the six-party talks on nuke issue of Korean Peninsula.

DPRK delegation leaves Diaoyutai

A car carrying delegation from Democratic People's Republic of Korea leaves Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing on June 25. It is the third day of the six-party talks on nuke issue of Korean Peninsula.

Tang Jiaxuan meets with heads of delegations to third round of six-party talks

Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan (R) shakes hands with James Kelly , head of the US delegation to the third round of six-party talks on the Korean Peninsula nuclear issue, during a meeting at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing June 25, 2004.

Venus Williams lost championship

American tennis player Venus Williams(L) shakes hands with her Croatian competitor Korolina Sprem after Wimbledon Championships in London on June 24. Williams lost this game with 0-2.

Green industry in China's "Town of Aluminum Materials"

A Japanese technician is proudly showing a 83-cm carp in a aquatics farm in Dali, Nanhai District, Guangdong Province. This King of Carps here is worth more than 400,000 yuan. The annual output of this aquatics farm exceeds tens of millions of yuan. As "Town of Aluminum Materials" in China, Dali has paid much attention to develop green industries with high added value. Businesses are encouraged to run environmental friendly industries by the local government.

Miss Tourism

A contenders attending the final competition for the champion of the '2004 Miss International Tourism is at the ancient town of Xitang, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 25, 2004. More than 50 contestants from across the world took part in the tour in China. The final will be held in Hangzhou on June 29.

Rails in place in Qinghai-Tibet Railway

Chinese workers lay rails at a section of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway at Amdo County, northern Tibet, June 24, 2004. The 1,118-kilometer Qinghai-Tibet Railway, the highest rail route on earth, runs from the city of Golmud in western Qinghai Province to Lhasa, capital of Tibet. It is scheduled to be completed in 2007 at a total investment of 26.2 billion yuan (about 3.1 billion US dollars).

Drug disposal

A policeman checks seized drugs before a harmless disposal in Baiyun District of Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, June 25, 2004. About 2 tons of seized drugs were destroyed in the city on Friday.

Mass rally

Participants shout slogans at a mass rally marking the 54th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War, in Pyongyang, capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), June 25, 2004. About 1 million people took part in the rally.

DPRK spokesman under spotlight

Hyun Hak-bong, spokesman for Democratic People's Republic of Korea(DPRK) briefs the six-party talks to media at the door of Korean embassy in China on the evening of June 25. This is the third day of the six-party talks on the nuke issue of Korean Peninsula. The talks concluded on the morning of June 26.

Athens Olympic flame lit in Paris

Torch bearer slides down Eiffel Tower with Olympic flame.The Olympic torch reached the Eiffel Tower in Paris on June 25

Greece enter semifinals after beating France

Greek players celebrate after winning against France during the Euro 2004 quarter-final match against France in Lisbon, June 25, 2004.