Global top ten romantic hotels released (II)

Cayo Espanto Hotel - exquisite feelings on an islandLocated near Belize, capital city of Honduras, Cayo Espando Hotel is built on a small island. Thanks to this special pattern, guests can have a complete and mysterious world for their own.

Global top ten romantic hotels released (I)

Hotel el Convento - experiencing colonial ageThe history of Hotel el Convento, located in San Juan, capital of Puer Rico, is something out of the ordinary. The Spanish colonial style marked by carved chairs, velvet cushions and old-fashioned wardrobes prevails the hotel which used to be a monastery. And it is only a quarter's drive from beach.

China Construction Bank lists shares in Hong Kong

Guo Shuqing (C), chairman of China Construction Bank Corporation (CCB), toasts with Charles Lee Yeh-Kwong (L), chairman of Hong Kong Exchange, and Joseph Yam, chief executive of Hong Kong Monetary Authority during the first day of shares listing of CCB on Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) Oct. 27, 2005. After being listed here on Thursday, CCB become the first Chinese mainland's major state-owned commercial bank to list its shares overseas.

Pakistan hands over former Taliban member to Afghanistan

A TV grab shows former Taliban spokesman Latifullah Hakimi, handed over by Pakistan to the Afghan government on Oct. 27, 2005. Pakistan on Wednesday handed over ten former Taliban members, including Hakimi, to the Afghan government, sources said. Hakimi was arrested along with few other Taliban members earlier this month near Quetta.

U.S. military deathtoll in Iraq reaches 2,000

The New York Times issued on Oct. 26, 2005 publishes the second 1,000 pictures and names of the U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq. The number of US military deaths in Iraq reached 2,000 and other 150,000 wounded on Tuesday, two and a half years after the American invasion of the Middle East country in March 2003, according to figures and the latest casualties announced by the Pentagon.

Premier Wen meets with Mongolian PM

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) meets with Mongolian Prime Minister Tsakhia Elbegdorj in Moscow Oct. 26, 2005. The fourth conference of the Council of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) prime ministers opened here on Wednesday, with the focus of discussions on issues of anti-terrorism and economic cooperation between the SCO member states. Tsakhia Elbegdorj attended the conference for the first time as the observer.

Monitoring stations nationwide take precautions against bird flu

A medical employee vaccinates a chicken in Xiangtan county of East China's Hunan Province Oct. 26, 2005. A bird flu outbreak in the region killed 545 ducks and chickens. Local authorities have culled 2,487 domestic birds within a 3-kilometre radius of the outbreak site. So far China has set up 192 flu monitoring stations nationwide and taken strict precautions against bird flu.

WPC EXPO 2005 held in Tokyo, Japan

An employee from Canon displays the latest Canon digital camera at the WPC EXPO 2005 held in Tokyo, capital of Japan, on Oct. 26, 2005. The four-day exposition opened on Wednesday displays the latest electronic and digital products.

Lien Chan visits Wolong Natural Reserve

Lien Chan, honorary chairman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, and his wife Lien Fang-yu look at three pandas in Wolong Natural Reserve of southwest China's Sichuan Province Oct. 27, 2005. This is Lien's second tour to the Chinese mainland this year after his historic-making visit from April 26 to May 3.