Tourism Queen Int'l preliminary in Guangxi

A girl takes part in a regional preliminary for the Miss Tourism Queen International contest 2005 in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region April 6, 2005. The China region final will be held in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province April 20. And the winners of the China finals will represent China to take part in the world final. (newsphoto)

Tibet to tap China's largest copper mine

A signing ceremony for joint exploitation and construction agreement for Tibet's Yulong Copper Mine was held in Lhasa Tibet on April 6th. Construction of the Yulong copper mine will kick off at the end of September 2005 and the mine is to put into production within three years. The copper deposit of the mine amounts to 6.5 mln tons and the long-term reserves reaches 10 mln tons. It is regarded as Asia's 2nd largest and China's largest copper mine.

AC Milan, Chelsea wins in European Champion League

AC Milan's striker Schevchenko celebrates his goal in a match against Inter Milan in the European Champion League on April 6. AC Milan beats Inter 2-0.

Israel constructs garbage dump in Palestinian land

Najeb Alsi'ha, chairman of a local village committee, meditates while standing at Abu Shusha quarry, the largest in the West Bank and part of the Palestinian lands close to the city of Nablus, April 5, 2005.

Eileen Chang's former residence

The picture features a plate inscribed "former residence of Eileen Chang" hung over the gate of the Changde Apartment, a French style apartment built in 1930s in Shanghai. The eminent writer Eileen Chang had once lived in Room 601 of the Apartment for five years.

Premier Wen meets Musharraf

Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (R) shakes hands with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao during a meeting in Islamabad April 6, 2005. Wen began a three-day visit to Pakistan April 5.

Militants attack Kashmir bus station

Indian soldiers take up position near a burning government building after an attack in Srinagar, April 6, 2005. Gun-toting Islamic rebels on Wednesday stormed and torched a centre sheltering passengers due to travel on a historic bus ride between divided Indian and Pakistani Kashmir, causing dozens of injuries. (REUTERS)

Chinese experts help building power plant in Sumatra

Chinese experts work on the building site of a power station in Sumatra, Indonesia, April 6, 2005. The project, obtaining loans from China, with a total investment of nearly 200 million US dollars, is scheduled to be completed in 2007. The station will have a generated power of 115*2,000 kwh and supply power to provinces of North Sumatra and Aceh.

Fortune Forum 2005 to open in Temple of Heaven

The opening ceremony of the Fortune Global Forum 2005 will be held in the park of Temple of Heaven Beijing in May 2005, announced Wang Weiqiang, spokesman of the Information Office of the State Council at a press conference for the Fortune Forum.

Japanese designer acquires inspiration from Puccini's opera

A model displays a creation by a Japanese designer in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on April 5, 2005. The designer infused his inspiration from Italian Puccini's opera La Boheme into the creations.

Annan names envoys to help promote reform agenda

UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan (1st, L) shakes hands with former Foreign Minister of Indonesia Ali Alatas (2nd, L), as former Mexican President Ernesto Zedillo (2nd, R) and Irish Foreign Minister Dermot Ahern look on during their meeting at the headquarters of United Nations in New York, April 5, 2005. Annan named four envoys, including the three prominent political leaders and former President Joaquin Chissano of Mozambique, on Monday to assist in promoting the comprehensive reform agenda for the UN summit to be held in September.

Chinese, Colombian presidents hold talks

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with visiting Colombian President Alvaro Uribe Velez during a welcoming ceremony held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing April 6, 2005. China and Colombia signed five documents to cement their cooperation in the areas of plant and animal quarantine, information and telecommunication, film exhibition, economy and technology.

CPPCC chairman meets foreign guests

Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with former Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk during a meeting in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing April 6, 2005.

Kurdish leader elected as new Iraqi president

Iraqi President, Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani speaks to reporters after being elected by the transitional National Assembly in Baghdad April 6, 2005. The Iraqi transitional National Assembly (parliament) elected Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as the country's president, Shiite bloc's Abdul Mahdi as the first vice president and Sunni politician and Former President Ghazi Yawar as the second vice president. Talabani, Mahdi and Yawar will form a presidential committee.

Top legislator on inspection tour in Shaanxi

Wu Bangguo (2nd L), chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, talks with farmers in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. Wu made an inspection tour in Shaanxi on April 2-6.