Japanese wedding dress show

Two models present the creations by Yumi Katsura, famous Japanese wedding dress designer, during the 2006 Yumi Katsura wedding dress fashion show in Tokyo, Feb. 21, 2006. Some 100 wedding dresses designed by Yumi Katsura were on display.

White-cheeked gibbon babies

A baby white-cheeked gibbon drinks milk at Tianjin Zoo in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Feb. 21, 2006. Four white-cheeked gibbons have been artificially fed in the zoo since the year 2000, with a survival rate of 100 percent.

Romance on ice

Russian Tatiana Navka and Roman Kostomarov won the ice dancing figure skating in 200.64 points at the Turin Winter Olympics on Feb. 20, 2006.

Asian Aerospace 2006 opens in Singapore

A visitor takes photos of Airbus A380 passenger plane at the Asian Aerospace 2006, Feb 21, 2006. A total of 154 delegations, 800 companies and 27,000 professionals attended the 13th Asian Aerospace, which opened on Feb 21 in Singapore.

Miners trapped in coalmine saved in NE China

Seven miners surviving the cave-in are sent to a hospital in Fuxin, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Feb. 21, 2006. All of the seven miners who were trapped in Aiyou Coal Mine affiliated to Fuxin Mining Group Co. Ltd on Feb. 18 were rescued and hoisted to the ground early on Tuesday. The rescue workers built a 29-meter-long tunnel connecting to the location where the trapped miners stayed and eventually found the miners around 4:50 a.m.. Cause of the accident is under further investigation.

Top advisor meets British deputy PM

Jia Qinglin (R1), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), talks with visiting British Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott (L1) at The Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 21, 2000.

Iranian FM visits EU headquarters

Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki (L) shakes hands with EU Foreign Policy Chief Avier Solana before their meeting at the EU headquarters in Brussels Feb. 20, 2006. Mottaki said his country would consider Russia's proposal on uranium enrichment, bringing new hope for progress in the Iranian nuclear issue.

East edge West, James named MVP at NBA All-Star

LeBron James of the Eastern Conference drives the ball at the 55th NBA All-Star Game in Houston, Texas February 19, 2006. The East defeated the West 122-120.

EU to decide on bird flu vaccination

France is one of the eight EU states where dead wild birds had tested positive for H5N1 virus. France has set aside 730 million euro (876 million U.S. dollars) to fight the virus and says it is prepared to vaccinate some 900,000 birds.

Large ancient village discovered in Henan

The file photo shows the excavating spot in Sanyangzhuang archaeological site in Huangxin county, north China's Henan Province. A large ancient village, buried by the mud of the flood for more than 2000 years, was discovered in the old course of the Yellow river. Its Till-on farmland is well preserved. The find provids the first-hand materials for studies on the culture and system of farming in Chinese Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-24A.D.).

Snow fun for panda pair

Giant pandas Tuan Tuan and Yuan Yuan play in the Wolong Giant Panda Breeding Center in Southwest China's Sichuan Province Tuesday February 21, 2006. A major snowfall gave the pair a lot of fun. They are waiting for the approval from the Taiwan authorities to land at the island as goodwill gift from the mainland.

55th anniversary of Sino-Pakistan diplomatic ties celebrated

Chinese State Councilor Tang Jiaxuan (L) and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf (R), accompanied by his wife, cut a cake during a reception marking the 55th anniversary of the establishment of China-Pakistan diplomatic relations at Diaoyutai Guesthouse Feb. 21.