Shenzhou VI before blast

Shenzhou VI, a spaceship to carry two astronauts into orbit, sits atop of the LM-2F carrier rocket at the launching pad in Jiuquan satellite launch center in northwest China October 7, 2005. It is widely reported that China's second manned spaceship will be launched on October 13. (Nanfang Daily)

8th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention opens

South Korean President deliveres a speech during the opening ceremony of The 8th World Chinese Entrepreneurs Convention (WCEC) at COEX in Seoul, Oct. 10, 2005. The 3-day meeting, an international forum for Chinese entrepreneurs all over the world to meet and deliberate on important issues affecting global trade, industry and economy in general, attracted some 3300 representatives from 27 countries and regions.

Tusk leads Polish presidential election

Polish presidential candidate Donald Tusk of Poland's Civic Platform party speaks to reporters after the first election results at the party headquarters in Warsaw Oct. 9, 2005. Tusk finished first in Poland's presidential election on Sunday but fell short of a majority, forcing a run-off against second-placed conservative candidate Lech Kaczynski. Exit polls gave Tusk around 38.6 percent of the vote to Kaczynski's 32.2 percent.

Bolivia ties Brazil 1-1 in Cup qualifier

A Brazilian football player (L) vies the ball with his Bolivian rival in the World Cup qualifier on Oct. 9, 2005. Bolivia held five-time World Cup champion Brazil to a 1-1 tie in the match on Sunday.

Kim Jong-il, Chinese vice-premier attend completion ceremony of glass factory

Kim Jong-il (R2), top leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and visiting Chinese Vice-premier Wu Yi (L2) in Pyongyang on Sunday attended the completion ceremony of the Taean Friendship Glass Factory built with Chinese aid Oct 9, 2005.

Traffic accident in Zhejiang claimed 22 lives

The wreckage of a bus is hoisted from a river by a crane after a traffic accident in Huzhou of east China's Zhejiang Province October 9, 2005. A taxi collided with a bus and forced the bus off a bridge into a river late Saturday night. The accident killed 22 people.

World Chinese Entrepreneur Convention to open in Seoul

South Korean volunteers walk before a billboard of the 8th World Chinese Entrepreneur Convention (WCEC) at the COEX exhibition center in Seoul Oct. 9, 2005. The international convention, which is to be held from Oct. 10 to 12 in Seoul, is expected to bring together 3,300 South Korean and Chinese entrepreneurs from 27 countries and regions.

20th Pumpkin Festival commerces in in Kikinda, Serbia-Montenegro

A kid takes picture with a big pumpkin during the 20th Pumpkin Festival which is held in Kikinda, 130 kilometers to the north of Belgrade, capital of Serbia-Montenegro, on Oct. 8, 2005.

2-in-1 mouse telephone available in the market

A saleswoman shows a 2-in-1 mouse telephone combination device in a department store in Ji'nan, capital of east China's Shandong Province October 9, 2005. The device, can be used either as a computer mouse and, connected with an earpiece, a telephone set.

Naming campaign for lion cub

Children watch a white lion cub at a wildlife zoo in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province October 9, 2005. The birth of the lion cub ten days ago provides a chance for children to participate in a naming campaign for the cub. A local community education center organized the activity that aims to nurture the young generation to protect wildlife.

Locals donate to the quake-striken area in Peshawar, Pakistan

People donate to the disaster area of the earthquake on the street in Peshawar, Pakistan, on October 9, 2005. An earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter Scale hit Pakistan at 11:50 a.m. Saturday (Beijing Time). The epicenter was located about 95 km northeast to Islamabad, capital of Pakistan.

TD-SCDMA 3G mobile-phone chipset features multifunction performance

A researcher compares a 50-cent RMB coin with newly invented TD-SCDMA 3G mobile-phone chipsets with 0.13 micron technology in Chongqing University of Post and Telecommunications in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality October 9, 2005. The invention of the small-size chipset that features low energy consumption and multifunction performance marks China has reached a new level in 3G communications chipset technology.