US Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatics show

Members of the US Air Force Thunderbirds aerobatics team perform parachute jumping during a show held above the Jones Beach at Long Island of New York State, the United States, May 28, 2005. The aerobatics show was held to commemorate the coming Memorial Day. (Xinhua Photo)

Wu Bangguo kicks off visit to Malaysia

Wu Bangguo, chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, waves to the crowd as he arrives at an airport of Pinang, Malaysia, on May 28, 2005 to kick off his four-day official good-will visit to the country. (Xinhua Photo)

Pumpkins with space technologies on display at Nanjing fair

A Chinese girl poses for a photo with a giant pumpkin at an agro-products exhibition in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, on Saturday May 28, 2005. The pumpkin, with a weight of 80 kilograms, is priced at 1,200 yuan (US$144). The pumpkin was raised by a local farm with seeds imported from the United States. Each seed was applied with space technolgies at a price of 50 yuan (US$6). The Chinese characters carved on the pumpkin read "Booming Business". (newsphoto Photo)

Almaty Fashion Week

A model presents an outfit of Kazakhstan designer Dinara Sadovaya at Almaty Fashion Week, May 28, 2005. Regional and international designers present their collections during the annual event in Kazakhstan's commercial capital. (Reuters Photo)

Boat ready to go

An offshore oil platform supply boat prepares for departure for Argentina. Built by Jinling Shipyard in Jiangsu Province, the boat is the province's first to be exported to South America. (newsphoto)