Oil depot explosion in Urumqi kills four

Fire fighters work tensely outside the exploded oil depot in Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 13, 2005. The blast occurred at 3:30 p.m. Friday, leaving at least four people killed and one injured.

World's largest red pottery artwork

The picture taken on May 13, 2005 shows a red pottery artwork "All Blessings" created by Lu Quanzhi, a painter and pottery artist living in Nanning, capital of southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The 3.16-meter-long, 1.38-meter-wide and 1.58-meter-high pottery artwork is made up of 116 gourds with different sizes. It boasts the largest of its kind in the world.

Jia Qinglin arrives in Cuba for visit

Jia Qinglin (L),chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), is greeted by Ricardo Alarcon de Quesada(R), president of the National Assembly of People's Power of Cuba at the airport in Havana, Cuba,on May 12, 2005. Jia arrived here Thursday for a four-day official goodwill visit to Cuba at the invitation of Alarcon.

Fufu and Linyang are said to be the pair to move in Taiwan

Three-year-old pandas Fufu(up) and Linyang are acording to a HK newspaper to be the pair to move in Taiwan. They were transferred from southwest Sichan province to Southeast Fujian Province a month ago to have themselves adjusted to the climate of the region, which is considerred very similar to that of Taipei. Fufu and Linyang, weighing 110 kilograms and 86 kilogram respectively, consume 20 kilograms of fresh bamboo daily, not plus the apples and carrots, their favourits. (Source: newsphoto)

Landmark bridge on Qinghai-Tibet Railway completed

The 928-meter-long Lhasa River Railroad Bridge, a landmark project of the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, is shown under the blue sky near Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region May 12, 2005. The main body of the bridge was accomplished on Friday.