Scripture publishing house of Muru Temple maintains tradition

Founded in the 1980s, the scripture printing house of Muru Temple is the only printing house for Buddhist scriptures in Tibet Autonomous Region. Maintaining the ancient block printing, the printing house collects 320 volumes of Buddhist scriptures in Tibetan in 128, 000 rectangular woodblocks.

Tibet strives to develop agriculture with plateau ecological features

A Tibetan girl is reaping lucerne in Bianjiaolin Village, Linzhou County of Tibet Autonomous Region. Tibet Autonomous Region is making huge investment in developing effective, green and ecological agriculture according to its resources edge.

Haier releases many new types of mobile phones

July 2, a saleswoman is displaying a pen-shaped mobile phone of Haier. Haier released many new types of mobile phones with the functions of super-clear photographing, mp3 playing and long stand-by time, etc., in China's International Consumer Electronics Show 2005 (SINOCES) held in Qingdao of east China's Shandong Province.

Breeding season for young macaques in Guiyang

Two young macaques play with each other in Qianling Park of Guiyang, capital city of southwest China's Guizhou Province, July 3, 2005. Dozens of baby macaques greet the visitors here this summer as the breeding season for wild macaques comes. Qianling Park, covering an area of 462 ha, is home to about 500 macaques with forest coverage of over 98 percent.

NASA space probe strikes comet Tempel 1

An undated artist conception image released recently by Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp. shows the Deep Impact Impactor spacecraft (L) hurtling towards its planned impact on the comet Tempel 1, after being released from Deep Impact spacecraft (R). NASA expects the Deep Impact spacecraft to release the impactor towards the comet on July 3, 2005, and the Deep Impact spacecraft will then take images of the impact and debris cloud when the event occurs a few hours later. (Xinhua Photo)

Tibetan antelope of Hoh Xil enters the fastigium of lambing

A little Tibetan antelope born just for several days is looking for food by the Zhuonai Lake of Hoh Xil. This year, the lambing fastigium of Tibetan antelope living near the Zhuonai Lake begins from July 2 and 3. The period will last for less than a week. The Tibetan antelope has a habit of migratory lambing. Approximately, the lambing period of Tibetan antelope in Hoh Xil is from the last ten-day of June to the middle ten-day of July. During the whole lambing period, about 30,000 female Tibetan antelopes go lambing in the hinterland of Hoh Xil, the Zhounai Lake.

Voting for Albania's parliament elections begins

Albanian President Alfred Moisiu speaks to reporters after casting his ballot for parliamentary elections at a polling station in the Albanian capital city of Tirana July 3, 2005. The voting for Albania's parliament elections which will last 12 hours began Sunday morning throughout the country. Candidates from 27 political parties and coalitions and 11 independent candidates will compete for 140 seats of the unicameral parliament in the one-round elections.

More than half of the 100 most threatening alien species "invaded" China

A researcher is displaying a kind of invading pest, Brontispa longissima (Gestro), which is extremely harmful to the family Palmae (or Arecaceae ). Some 10,000 volunteers participated in a campaign against invading species in Danzhou of Hainan Province on July 3, 2005.

Miss Greece crowned Miss Tourism Queen

Miss Greece, Nikoletta Ralli, is carried after being crowned Miss Tourism Queen International in Hangzhou in east China's Zhejiang province July 2, 2005. Miss China Sun Jia and Miss Estonia Laura Korgemae were first runner-up and second runner-up respectively. Some 71 international contestants competed for the crown.

Senior al-Qaida militant killed in Riyadh

An undated picture released by Saudi Press Agency shows Younis Mohammad Ibrahim al-Hayyari of Morocco, one of 36 suspected militant wanted in Saudi Arabia. Hayyari was killed in clashes between Saudi police and wanted suspects in the capital Riyadh on July 3, 2005, Al Arabiya television said. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Live 8 concert

US pop star Madonna (L) performs with Ethiopian former famine victim Birhan Woldu at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London, July 2, 2005. A galaxy of rock and roll stars will grace stages across the globe on Saturday for what is being billed as the greatest music show ever, in a bid to put pressure on leaders of the Group of Eight major industrialised nations meeting in Scotland next week to do more to alleviate poverty, particularly in Africa. Live 8, an expanded version of the Live Aid sensation 20 years ago, will take in 10 cities and four continents, kicking off in Tokyo in the east and ending in North America in the west. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

New Egyptian ambassador to Iraq kidnapped

The new Egyptian ambassador to Iraq Ihab al-Sharif has been kidnapped in western Baghdad, the Qatar-based al-Jazeera TV channel reported on Sunday, July 3. Ihab al-Sharif, named as the first ambassador to post-war Iraq on June 1, was kidnapped late Saturday, the channel said.

Leaders of Russia, France and Germany at summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin (C), German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder (L) and French President Jacques Chirac pose for a picture in Svetlogorsk, some 40 km from Kaliningrad. The leaders of Russia, Germany and France are set to discuss Iran's nuclear programme at a summit in Kaliningrad on Sunday, a Kremlin official said. Russian President Vladimir Putin is hosting the meeting with French President Jacques Chirac and German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, which is celebrating its 750th anniversary this year.

US army frees 57 Taliban suspects in Afghanistan

A released Taliban suspect embraces his friend in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, July 2, 2005. A total of 57 suspected Taliban militants were set free by US military and Afghan government on Saturday, as part of strengthening Afghan national reconciliation program.

Argentina win World Youth Championship

Argentina's Julio Barroso (R) and Pablo Zabaleta (C) vie with Nigeria's Owoeri John at the FIFA World Youth Championship final in Utrecht, the Netherlands, July 2, 2005. Argentina beat Nigeria 2-1 to win the title.

High temperature forces Nanjing residents into swimming pool

Swimmers have no space to move at a swimming bath in Nanjing, capital city of east China's Jiangsu Province, July 3, 2005. As the temperature reached 38 degrees centigrade on Sunday, many citizens here rushed to swimming pools for possible coolness.

Oil tanker collision polluted sea in Liaoning

The slit on Chinese tank ship "Qiandaoyou One" is obvious after the collision accident near Dalian's Xingang (New Port) in northeast China's Liaoning Province, July 3, 2005. The ship spilled oil after it collided with a foreign flag container vessel about five nautical miles from Xingang (New Port) on Saturday morning. Liaoning provincial maritime rescue center organized emergency rescue work immediately and sent vessels to clean the polluted areas. The rescue operation is still going on.

Torrential rains hit Jinan

Citizens struggle their way in a waterlogged street in Jinan, capital city of east China's Shandong Province, late July 2, 2005. Torrential rains hit the city on Saturday night, leaving some areas severely flooded and transportation blocked.

Anhui Province suffers power shortage

A generator sets at the gate of a clothes shop in Huaihe Road of Hefei, capital city of east China's Anhui Province, July 2, 2005. High temperatures lingering over this city in the past several days have led to a hike of power consumption, driving many shop owners to purchase generators. The province was warned into a stage of power shortage from July 1.

Chinese President arrives in Astana

Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (L) and Chinese President Hu Jintao review the honor guards on a welcome ceremony held after Hu's arrival at the presidential residence in Astana, capital of Kazakhstan, July 3, 2005. Hu was here for a state visit to the Central Asian nation and attending a summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).

Premier Wen visits flood-hit Wuzhou in Guangxi

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with soldiers fighting against flood on the Longxin dike in Wuzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, during his inspection tour to the city July 3, 2005. Wuzhou was hit by a flood in June.