IBM Forum opens in Beijing

Jeffery Garten, president of the Harvard school of management delivers a speech at the IBM Forum in Beijing March 16. Nearly a thousand decision makers from various industries and scholars gather at the forum to discuss the way to success for Chinese enterprises.

Laureus China top ten athletes awards

Liu Xiang (L), Chinese Olympic champion for men's 110m hurdles is awarded the best male athlete for the year 2004 by Edwin Moses, Chairman of the World Sports Academy, during the awarding ceremony of the Laureus China top ten athletes held in Shenzhen, southeast China's Guangdong Province, March 16, 2005.

World longest Tibetan calligraphy scroll

Gamachilie (transliteration), associate professor on literature from Tibet University, spent three years in creating a Tibetan calligraphy scroll more than 130 meters long, which has recently been listed as a Guinness world record.

Museum of Yin Ruins breaks ground

The Museum of Yin Ruins broke ground in Anyang City, central China's Henan Province, March 16. The Yin Ruins is China's first documented city ruin of late Shang Dynasty (1600 BC-1100 BC) that has been proved by inscriptions on bones or tortoise shells as well as by archeological discoveries. Completion of the museum is expected upon August 2005.

Israel handed over control of Jericho to Palestine

Two Palestinian policeman stand guard in Jericho in the West Bank on March 16, 2005. Israel handed over the security control of Jericho to Palestine on Wednesday. It will also pull out from Tulkarm and Qalqilya in the West Bank within two weeks.

Farewell to red-beaked gulls

Three women feed Siberian red-beaked gulls at the Dianchi Lake in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province, on March 15, 2005. Over 10,000 red-beaked gulls from Russia started to return home early March after their four-month winter life here.

South Koreans protest against Japan's "Takeshima Day"

South Koreans hold a demonstration in front of the Japanese Embassy to South Korea in Seoul on March 16, 2005. The demonstration was to protest against Japan's Shimane Prefecture's approval of a bill designating Feb. 22 every year as the "Takeshima Day" on Wednesday.

"Father of Euro" becomes permanent Beijing resident

Canadian Roberta Mundell (c), the "father of Euro" and Nobel economic prize laureate of 1999 received his green card allowing him permanent residency in Beijing on March 16 in Beijing. Robert Mundell was one of 12 foreigners who were granted green cards at a special ceremony in Beijing yesterday.

Rice kicks off visit to India

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) shakes hands with Indian External Affairs Minister K. Natwar Singh in New Delhi, capital of India, March 16, 2005. Rice arrived here Tuesday on a less than 24-hour visit, during which she held talks with Natwar Singh on bilateral, regional and international issues.