Car sales gathering momentum in major cities

Three consumers admire a Dongfeng Citroen in a car sales outlet in Beijing. In the run-up to the Spring Festival, car sales are gathering momentum in major cities such as Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou. Some car models are out of stock. (newsphoto)

Rice: US sets no deadline for Iran to act

Visiting US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday that Iran cannot delay indefinitely its accountability for a suspected nuclear weapons program, but made it clear that Washington has set "no deadline, no timeline" for Tehran to act.

Death toll at Russian mine reaches 23

A general view shows the Yesaulskaya coal mine in the Russia's Kemerovo region, February 9, 2005. The death toll from a mine explosionin Kemerovo region of Russia's southern Siberia early Wednesday morning has risen to 23, as two others' fate is still unknown.

Celebrating Spring Fest across China

People across China are celebratingthe Spring Festival, the New Year on China's lunar calendar, in a variety of ways.

2005 Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade

The "2005 Cathay Pacific International Chinese New Year Night Parade" was held in Hong Kong Wednesday evening on the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, to add festive atmosphere for the "Asia's World City."

Premier spends Lunar New Year eve with AIDS patients

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao spent the Chinese Lunar New Year eve by visiting AIDS patients in villages in Shangcai County of Henan Province, which was worst hit by the deadly epidemic.