China's third riot police squad to Haiti in training

Chinese policemen polish guns during training in Langfang City, north China's Hebei Province Oct. 28, 2005. China's third riot police squad to Haiti under the United Nations peace-keeping mission will be sent to Haiti this December on an eight-month UN peacekeeping mission. The members of the riot squad were selected from east China's Shandong Province. At present, the squad members gather at the training center in Langfang to receive trainings of foreign languages, tactics, physical strength and driving. Their tasks in Haiti will include assisting local law enforcement, handling public security affairs, guarding large public events and training local riot police.

Wuqiao International Acrobatic Art Festival

A Vietnamese acrobat performs a hula hoop dance at the China Wuqiao International Acrobatic Art Festival in Shijiazhuang, Hebei Province October 30, 2005. Wuqiao, a small town in Hebei Province, is known in China and the world as a cradle of acrobats. About 300 acrobats from 16 countries joined in the festival that runs from October 29 to November 6. (newsphoto)

Japanese PM attends SDF airforce parade

Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (front C) attends the airforce parade of Japanese Self-Defence Force (SDF) at a military base in Japan's Ibaraki on Oct. 30, 2005.Some 1,000 officers and soldiers as well as 115 military planes participated in the parade on Sunday.

Belgium's sales of poultry and egg decline

Two sellers expect customers in a market in Brussells, Belgium, Oct. 30, 2005. The sales of poultry and eggs have declined due to news on bird flu. European Food Safety Authority has stressed that no evidence shows that people will catch bird flu after eating eggs and poultry but it suggest people cook them before eating.

Chinese rescue team offers medical treatments for locals of Balacot

Members of Chinese rescue team settle down in Balacot, a quake-stricken area in Pakistan, Oct. 30, 2005. A team consisting of three medical workers from the second dispatch of Chinese rescue team began to offer medical treatments to local villagers around Balacot, on Sunday.

China claims gold medal of the men's team event

A gymnast of China competes in the horizontal bar match of the men's team event at the 4th East Asian Games in Macao, south China, Oct. 30, 2005. China won the gold medal of the men's team event Oct. 30.

Miss China Beauty Pageant

Li Xinmiao wins the champion of the Miss China Beauty Pageant, which was held in Xianghe, Hebei Province on Oct 29, 2005. A total of 48 contestants from 12 countries and regions took part in the final of the 2005 Phoenix TV Miss China Beauty Pageant.