International Animation Festival and Exposition

Pupils with animated masks pose for photograph to greet the International Children's Day and the first China International Animation Festival and Exposition in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province on May 25, 2005. The festival will be held from May 31 to June 5 in the capital.

National costume show at Miss Universe Beauty Pageant

Miss China Tao Siyuan presents traditional Chinese costume at the first round of Miss Universe 2005 competition on May 25 in Bangkok. The Miss Universe Pageant has brought together 82 beauties from 82 countries to compete for the most coveted beauty title of the world. The final will take place on May 31. (Xinhua photos)

Miss Universe contest in Thailand

Miss Universe 2005 contestant Tao Siyuan of China models during the swimwear competition in Bangkok May 26, 2005. The Miss Universe 2005 pageant will take place in Bangkok on May 31, 2005.(Reuters)

Chelsea flower show in London

A bundle of tulips is exhibited at the Chelsea Flower Show in London May 25,2005. Sponsored by the Royal Horticultural Society of Britain, the annual flower show has been held at Chelsea in London since 1913.

Chinese astronaut candidates in training before mission

Chinese astronaut candidates practice in a zero-gravity environment during a training session at an unidentified site in Beijing, May 25, 2005. Some 14 Chinese astronauts, including the country's first man to orbit the earth Yang Liwei, are undergoing intensive training to prepare for the upcoming space flight, expected to take place this autumn, according to China's official Xinhua News Agency. Only two of the 14 astronauts will have a chance to orbit the earth for five or six days with the Shenzhou VI spaceship, Xinhua said. (PLA Daily)

Chinese premier meets with Uzbek president

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Uzbek President Islam Karimov during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, May 26, 2005.Islam Karimov arrived here Wednesday, starting a three-day state visit to China aimed at boosting bilateral ties.

China's top legislator meets PM of New Zealand

Wu Bangguo (R), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, shakes hands with Helen Clark, Prime Minister of New Zealand, in Wellington May 26, 2005. Wu arrived in Wellington Wednesday for a four-day official visit to New Zealand at the invitation of Margaret Wilson, speaker of the House of Representatives.

US closed diplomatic mission offices in Indonesia

A security personnel keeps guard in front of the US Embassy in Jakarta, capital of Indonesia, on May 26, 2005. The United States closed all its diplomatic mission offices in Indonesia on Thursday because of security threat.

Huge pomfret cuaght in E.China city

Some fishermen show a huge pomfret caught in East China Sea in Taizhou City of east China's Zhejiang Province on May 26, 2005. The 1.63-meter-long pomfret weighs over 200 kilograms with a maximum width of 1.56 meters.

Chinese artists to stage Turandot in Paris

The picture taken May 25, 2005 shows part of the setting for the Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot" built in the Stade de France in Saint-Denis in Paris, France. Giacomo Puccini's opera "Turandot", directed by Chinese film director Zhang Yimou, will be performed by the Chinese artists here on May 28.