Air China sends 7 million Chinese and foreign passengers to Tibet

Tshering Lhamo, a Tibetan stewardess is serving Tibetan passengers on the Beijing-Chengdu-Lhasa flight on July 12. Till now, China National Aviation Holding Company has operated flight to Tibet safely for 40 years; more than 7 million passengers have taken the flight. Air China also successively opens twelve air routes to the "roof of the world", such as from Chongqing, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi'an, Xining, Qamdo, Hong Kong, Kunming and Shangri-La to Lhasa, and from Chengdu to Qamdo, etc.

Photos demonstrating the brutality of Japanese invading troops

On the occasion of the 60 anniversary of victory of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression, new evidence of crimes committed by Japanese invading troops has been discovered in Shanghai.

Space shuttle Discovery's launch countdown begins

Captain of US shuttle Discovery Eileen Collins (R) and a crew member James Kelly make preparations for a flight drill July 12, 2005 at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) in Cape Canaveral, Florida. Discovery is scheduled to blast off at 3:51 p.m. July 13, Eastern Time (3:51 a.m. July 14, 2005 Beijing Time). This will be the first NASA space shuttle flight since Columbia exploded in February of 2003.

Final of 34th Miss Intercontinental Beauty Pageant inaugurated in Shanghai

Miss India tries on a silk dress at the Shanghai Tianhou silk shop July 11, 2005. The final of the 34th Miss Intercontinental beauty pageant jointly sponsored by the municipal government of Huangshan and the World Beauty Organization is inaugurated in Shanghai that day.

250 mln yuan invested to save karezs in Xinjiang

Workers dredge a Karez in Turpan, Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Rgion on July 12, 2005. The "Xinjiang Karezs Protection and Utilization Planning Report" was passed recently by the Development and Reform Commission and the Department of Water Resources of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The report preliminarily decided to protect 480 karezs, among which 276 are to be reinforced, 115 are to receive general maintenance, and 89 are planed to be resumed. The protection process costs a total investment of 250 million yuan.

Over 200 killed in Pakistan trains' collision

Three passenger trains collided early Wednesday near Ghotki in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, leaving over 200 people dead and more injured.

80 died in coal mine accident in Xinjiang

Rescuers back from underground. Till 23:00, July 12, 2005, 80 people had been killed and four injured in the gas blast at the Shenlong Coal Mine in Fukang County of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, according to the website of the State Administration of Work Safety.

The Stankovic Cup to kick off in Beijing

FIBA President Carl Men-ki Ching has pledged to award China 500,000 US dollars if the team wins the Stankovic Cup. The president made the pledge on Tuesday in Beijing, saying the bonus will be out of his own pocket and also expressed satisfaction over Beijing's preparations for the tournament scheduled from July 26th to 31.

Hong Kong Fashion Week kicks off

Models display outfits in the exhibition hall for the companies from Chinese mainland during the Hong Kong Fashion Week Spring Summer 2006, in China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, July 12, 2005. Over 900 companies attended the show, which opened on Tuesday.

An aerial view of the Nanjing Olympic Center

An aerial view of the newly built Nanjing Olympic center stadium and the natatorium in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province June 30, 2005. The Olympic center greeted its official opening day on Tuesday, July 12, 2005. Covering a construction area of over 400,000 sq m, the Olympic center is comprised of the main stadium, gymnasium, natatorium, tennis center and other facilities.

DPRK PM meets Chinese presidential envoy

Visiting Chinese presidential envoy Tang Jiaxuan (4th L) poses for a group photo with Pak Bong Ju (5th L), Premier of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in its capital city of Pyongyang, July 12, 2005. Tang arrived in the capital Tuesday morning and is expected to stay here for two days.

Giant panda Meimei passes away at the age of 36

A young girl presents flowers to Meimei, the world's oldest domestic giant panda that died at 5:37 p.m. of Beijing time after 20 years' dwelling in the Guilin City Zoo July 12, 2005. The macrobian female giant panda passed away at the age of 36, equivalent to a human being aged 108 on Tuesday. Meimei had been suffering from eating difficulties and gradual failure of varied organs lately, according to sources with the Guilin City Zoo.

Condoleezza Rice meets Koizumi

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (L) meets with Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Tokyo, capital of Japan, July 12, 2005.

Life in London backs to normal

A fully-loaded double-deck bus passes by Big Ben in London, July 11, 2005. In the morning, London Mayor Ken Livingstone boarded a subway train for his office. A TV survey showed that more than 90 percent of Londoners would not change their habits of taking pubic vehicles to get to work despite a string of blasts happened on July 7.

China's second batch of peacekeeping troops to Liberia return home

Chinese soldiers arrive at the Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, July 11, 2005. A group of 278 Chinese soldiers, part of China's second batch of peacekeeping troops to Liberia, returned to Beijing after finishing their mission in Liberia.

Death toll of coal mine blast in Xinjiang rises to 76

Rescue workers prepare to enter the Shenlong Coal Mine in Fukang County, 62 km away from Urumqi, capital of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region July 12, 2005. Rescuers found the dead bodies of 76 miners killed in a coal mine gas blast in the Shenlong Coal Mine of Fukang County, 7 miners were still missing. Some 87 people were working underground when the accident happened at around 2:30 a.m. on Monday.

Five Chinese nurses awarded Nightingale Medal

Five Chinese nurses who made great contributions to China's medical cause were awarded Florence Nightingale medals by Chinese President Hu Jintao at a ceremony of the 40th Florence Nightingale Medal held in the Great Hall of People in Beijing July 12, 2005.