Landslide kills 25 in Guizhou

The scene of a massive landslide, which happened at 3:40 am on Friday in Zuojiaying Village of Nayong County in Southwest China's Guizhou Province, is shown in this photo. Twenty-five people were killed and 19 are missing. Inset: A bereaved woman is overwhelmed by extreme grief. (newsphoto)

Porcelain wares exhibition held in Beijing

Porcelain wares are on display in an exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, on Dec. 4, 2004. The 3rd Exhibition of Ceramics Artistic Works--Exhibition of Works by Ceramic Professors and Masters opened in Beijing on Saturday. Over 500 works by more than 70 ceramists were displayed in the exhibition. (Xinhua photo)

Zhang Yining, Ma Lin best players of table tennis league

(From left to right) Kong Linghui, Niu Jianfeng, Zhang Yining and Ma Lin at the awarding ceremony for the Chinese Ping Pong Super League All-Star, Haining, East China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 5, 2004.

Spain win FIFA Futsal World Championship

Players of Spanish futsal selection celebrate its victory after the final of FIFA Futsal world Championship in Taipei on December 5, 2004. Spain won the title after beat Italy 2-1.

Fallujah refugees

A family from Fallujah sit in the sun in a refugee camp inside the University of Nahreen in Iraq's capital of Baghdad Dec. 3, 2004. Some 534 Fallujah refugees, in total of 130 families, live in the university. With the help of local mosques and social aid organizations, they have been living here for over 20 days, not konwing when to return their home.

Efforts tightened to ensure safe winter for landslide victims

Several militia members help make camps in Nayong County, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Dec. 5, 2004. Along with donations, winter clothes, rice of 5.1 tons, over 9, 000 quilts and coal of 150 tons were delivered the people in Zuojiaying Village, which was severely hit by a landslide previously.

Italian President visits the Palace Museum

Italian President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (L1) visits the Palace Museum in Beijing Dec.5 2004. Ciampi arrived here Saturday, starting his six-day state visit to China.

HK sees the 20 millionth tourist

Barbara from the Netherlands (R) and his boy friend receive warm welcome from the Hong Kong Tourism authorities on Dec 5, 2004. She is the 20 millionth tourist to HK in 2004. Tourist number has broken the record of 20 million for the first time. Tourists from the Chinese mainland have amounted to 12 million.

Golden Horse Award

Hong Kong actor Andy Lau (L) and Taiwan actress Yang Kuei Mei pose with their awards for best actor and actress at the 41st Golden Horse Award ceremony in Taichung City December 4,2004. Lau won his award for the film 'Infernal Affairs III' while Yang received hers for the 'The Moon also Rises'. (Reuters)

Song Zuying

Chinese famous singer Song Zuying (R) listens a little fan (C) sing her song during the taping of China Central TV (CCTV)'s "The Artist" in Beijing Dec.5, 2004. Song held her solo vocal concert at the Golden Hall in Vienna, Austria Nov. 23, 2003. It's the first concert held by Chinese singers in the Golden Hall.

Kuwait to invest US$ 10 billion in oil projects

Kuwaiti Minister of Energy Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah attends an international oil seminar organized by the Kuwait National Bank in Kuwait City, capital of Kuwait, on Dec. 4, 2004. Kuwait will invest around 10 billion US dollars in oil projects within its strategic plan that expires in 2020, Sheikh Fahad said on Saturday.

Chinese special envoy in Kabul for Karzai's inauguration

Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Zalmay Aziz (L) talks with Li Hui (C), Chinese Assistant Foreign Minister and special envoy of the Chinese government, and Chinese Ambassador to Afghanistan Sun Yuxi (R) upon Li's arriving at the Kabul International Airport in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan Dec. 5, 2004. Li is here for attending the inauguration of Afghanistan's first-elected president Hamid Karzai on Dec. 7, 2004.

World's first vaccine for SARS safe and effective after phase-one clinical test

Yin Weidong (L2), director of the research program to develop and manufacture the inactivated SARS vaccine addresses during a research meeting in Beijing Dec.5, 2004. The Chinese government announced that the world's first vaccine for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) emerged from the phase-one clinical test as both safe and effective in Beijing Dec.5, 2004. Pre-clinical test was basically completed last November after 6-month work.

Musharraf visits US

U.S. President George W. Bush meets his Pakistani counterpart Pervez Musharraf in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington December 4, 2004. Musharraf is in Washington on an official visit. (Reuters)