Chinese Elegance Model Contest

Winners of the Chinese Elegance Model Contest wave to the audience at the Beijing Hotel in the Chinese capital March 31, 2005. The event was hosted by the Chinese Designer's Association. (newsphoto)

The KMT delegation paid homage to cenotaph of Sun Yet-sen

The KMT delegation headed by Vice Chairman of the KTM Chiang Pin-kung paid homage to cenotaph of Sun Yet-sen in the Biyun Temple in Beijing on March 31. This is the first time in the past 56 years that KMT party has paid visit to the cenotaph.

Beijingers enjoy spring days

Two local girls man a digital camera to take a picture for themselves at Beihai Park in Beijing, capital of China, on March 30, 2005. With the highest temperature at 20 degrees Celsius degrees, many tourists came here on Wednesday to enjoy the spring days.

The quake-stricken Nias Island

Residents stand on the debris of houses destroyed in a quake on the Nias Island in North Sumatra Province, Indonesia, March 31, 2005.At least 160 aftershocks have been recorded near the Nias Island as of Wednesday night following the 8.7-degree earthquake rocking northwestern Sumatra late Monday, the Meteorological and Geophysics Office has said.

Anti-US protest broke out in Beirut

Lebanese students wave national flags during an anti-US protest outside the United States' embassy in the Beirut northeastern suburb of Awkar, March 30, 2005.

Sri Lanka welcomes acclaimed Chinese Actress

Xu Jinglei, a famous Chinese actress and film director displayed a present from Sri Lanka Tourist Board in Colombo, Capital of Sri Lanka March 30. Xu, newly appointed as Honorary Goodwill Tourism Ambassador by Sri Lanka, talked about her feelings about the journey in the country at a press conference.

Huai'an chlorine leakage hospitalized 350 people

A poisoned person receives medical treatment in a hospital in Huai'an city, east China's Jiangsu Province March 31, 2005.The death toll in Tuesday's liquefied chlorine leakage in the Province has climbed to 28 and may still rise slightly, a local official confirmed on Thursday.

Miss China Universe Finals to open in Kunming

Contestants of Miss China Universe 2005 pose for a photo in traditional Dai dresses in the Dai Autonomous Prefecture of Xishuangbanna of southwest China's Yunnan Province March 30, 2005. Forty-nine contestants attended the Miss China Universe Finals 2005, which will be held in Kunming, capital of the Province, on April 2, 2005.

Zimbabwean parliamentatry election begins

Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe speaks to reporters in Harare, capital of Zimbabwe, March 31, 2005. Zimbabwean voters started to vote to elect 120 lawmakers of a 150-member parliament on Thursday, with President Robert Mugabe's ruling Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) and the main opposition locked in a two-horse contest.

Chinese top legislator meets German guest

Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, shakes hands with Matthias Platzeck, president of the Federal Council of the German Parliament, during a meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 31, 2005.

Jia Qinglin meets with KMT vice chairman

Jia Qinglin (4th R Front), member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, poses for a photo with Vice Chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) Chiang Pin-kung (5th R Front) during a meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 31, 2005. Jia presented Chiang the Chinese painting "Splendid China" as a gift during the meeting.