Traffic lights use solar energy

Visitors wait for a green light to walk into the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing August 2, 2004. To ensure the safety of pedestrians and save energy, the city authorities have installed the first solar energy traffic light at a pedestrian walk to the square, at the east side and pedestrians could push the button for a green light. This solar light system could store electricity for a 24-hour use. (newsphoto)

German Chancellor bows at Warsaw Memorial

German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder bows in front of a memorial wall in Warsaw, Sunday, Aug.1, 2004, during a ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of the Warsaw Uprising. The Nazis killed some 200,000 Poles in the 1944 uprising and razed most of Warsaw to the ground. Schroeder is the first German Chancellor to attend the ceremonies. [AP]

Shanghai hosts F1 Powerboat Grand Prix

Competitors race against each other during the UIM (International Motonautics Union) F1 Powerboat Grand Prix of China in the Huangpu River of Shanghai, Aug. 1 2004. Scott Gillman from US ranked the first position with a time of 58:45.04. Gillman now leads the world championship with 92 points.

Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture celebrates founding anniversary

Lamas holding banners participate in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the founding of Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture in northwest China's Qinghai Province August 1, 2004. Golog Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture is located at the area close to the headstream of the Yellow River.

Fire kills some 270 in Paraguay

Smoke rises from a supermarket on the outskirts of Paraguay's capital Asuncion, August 1, 2004. Reports say some 270 people have died in the fire which may have been sparked by the explosion of gas canisters. (Reuters Photo)

Fishing ban lifted in Guangdong Province

The performance of traditional wedding for piscatorial family on a float has attracted the attention of several fisherwomen as they celebrate the lift of fishing ban at the Zhapo port of Yangjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province Aug. 1, 2004. About 13,000 fishing boats of this province will set out for fishing as the fishing ban in the South China Sea gets over on Sunday after being implemented for two months. The June-August ban is aimed at protecting fish stocks in coastal waters and ensuring the sustainable usage of ocean sources.

Researchers of CAS visit Brazil for exchange

Chen Guangwei, team member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) shoots an innoxious tropical snake in a reptile museum in Sao Paulo, Brazil July 31, 2004. Members of the research team visited the institute of tropical reptile at Sao Paulo State University that day and talked with their Brazilian counterparts.

Bahrain in high gear for semifinal in Asian Cup

Bahraini players have warming-up exercises at the training in Jinan, capital city of east China's Shangdong Province, August 1 2004. Bahrain will face Japan during the semifinal of 2004 Asian Cup August 3 2004.

Parade in HK to mark 77th founding anniversary of PLA

Land forces of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Garrison in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) take part in a military parade, the first of its kind since Hong Kong's return to the motherland in 1997, at the Shek Kong barracks Aug. 1, 2004.