Training pandas in Sichuan

A chinese staff trains an infant panda at a panda breeding base in southwest China's Sichuan province April 14, 2005. Statistics from the State Forestry dministration show the number of pandas in the wild in China is 1,590 while about 160 live in captivity. (newsphoto)

"Living Ancient Town of A Thousand Years"

The photo taken on April 12, 2005 shows a view of Xitang Town in Jiashan County in east China's Zhejiang Province. Xitang is reputably called the "Living Ancient Town of A Thousand Years" as it features a lot of well-protected dwelling houses from the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911).

Rumsfeld holds talks with Karzai

US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld smiles during a joint press conference with Afghan President Hamid Karzai at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, April 13, 2005. Rumsfeld arrived in Kandahar, a southern province of Afghanistan, and traveled to Kabul for talks with Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday after finishing his formal visit to Iraq.

Avon approved to test direct sale in China

A local citizen (R) purchases cosmetics products in an outlet of Avon Products Inc. in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, on April 13, 2005. China gave green light to Avon to test direct selling of its products in Beijing, Tianjin and Guangdong, which makes Avon the first one to get approval for direct selling on trial in China.

Road accident in Sichuan kills 24

Ren Zhonghua, a man who is injured in a big traffic accident, rests on his sickbed in the provincial first aid center in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, April 13, 2005. The accident happened at 10:40 a.m. Tuesday when a bus fell down from a steep cliff within the territory of Aba Prefecture of Sichuan. 24 passengers died in the accident, 13 others were injured.

Inner Mongolia holds fossil show

The photo taken on April 13, 2005 shows a bird fossil belonging to the early Cretaceous period which is unearthed in Ningcheng County, Chifeng City of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.The fossil was among many precious paleontological fossils shown to the public recently in the Inner Mongolia Museum. Since the 1920s, lots of fossils including all species of dinosaur fossils have been unearthed within the territory of Inner Mongolia.

Chinese art show in New Delhi

Indian Vice Minister of Culture Neena Ranjan(C) plays a set of Chinese chimes, a kind of ancient Chinese musical instrument, on the opening ceremony of Chinese art show in New Delhi, April 12, 2004. The Chinese art show, which is a part of the "Chinese culture month" event held in New Delhi, exhibits nearly 200 pieces of Chinese traditional instruments and craftworks.

Lebanon marks 30th anniversary of civil war

Two men fasten up a banner reading "never again" to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the start of Lebanon's civil war in Beirut, April 12, 2005. The day April 13 is the day marking the 30th anniversary of the start of Lebanon's civil war. Lebanese held all kinds of activities to commemorate the event.

Husband proved innocent after 11 years in jail

She Xianglin (C), a former security guard who spent 11 years in jail after being convicted of slaying his wife, walks into the People's Court of Jingshan County in central China's Hubei Province, on April 13, 2005. A verdict was announced by the court on Wednesday that She Xianglin was innocent.

Track-laying to be completed this year at Qinghai-Tibet Railway

Railway builders erect a bridge as railway bed to protect the turf land as the track-laying of Qinghai-Tibet railway reaches Dangxiong grassland in southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, April 12, 2005. Efforts were made to protect the ecological environment during the construction of the railway linking Tibet and neighboring Qinghai province.