Golden monkey baby goes on public display

A golden monkey holds her one-month-old baby in the arms while eating a strawberry at a zoo in Jinan, East China's Shandong Province, April 5, 2006. The monkey baby went on public display for the first time on Wednesday. Unique to the country, the golden monkey is under top state protection in China. (newsphoto)

Yahoo's China site relaunched

Yahoo China relaunched its search site yeaterday, providing more easy-to-use categories. Tianjian, CEO of Yahoo China, claimed that the old pure search mode failed to catch up with growing multi-demand of surfers in the new internet era. (newsphoto)

Embattled Delay quits congress

Photo shows Tom Delay, former US House majority leader arrived at his office in Capitol Hill on April 4. Ensnared in a corruption scandal and a difficult race for re-election this November which seems unwinnable, Delay made the decision that he would leave the congress.

Heavy downpour hits Hefei

An exceptionally rare weather occurred in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on April 4. Darkness enshrouded the city at noon for some 20 minutes and the vehicles on the road had to turned on lights. Lightning was accompanied by peals of thunder and it cleared up later.

Qinghai-Tibet railway ready for test run

Built on the "roof of the world", the 1,142 km long Qinghai-Tibet railway from Golmud to Lhasa has been linked up recently. The railway is expected to be put into test run on July 1 after a cargo train's trial operation. The completion of the railway has rewritten the history of railway construction in China.

People pay respect to body donors in Chongqing

People present flowers to the commemorating monument to the body donors in Chongqing, southwest China, April 4, 2006. A ceremony in commemoration of the body donors is held at Longtaishan Cemetery in Chongqing Tuesday, a day before the Chinese traditional Qingming festival, an occasion to honor dead family members. People of Chongqing gathered to pay their respects to body donors and salute to their relatives. Chongqing now has a list of more than 2,000 living body donors who are willing to offer their corpses for use after death.

China int'l garments and trappings fair

Models display outfits during China international garments and trappings fair held in Beijing April 4, 2006.

Hot wave sweeps Hangzhou

Tow young ladies walk along the West Lake with beach umbrella in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, April 3, 2006. The temperature in Hangzhou rose to 30.3 degrees centigrade, which caused an infrequent hot weather among the corresponding period of a year.

Jia Qinglin meets Thai princess

Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing April 3, 2006. Sirindhorn arrived in Beijing Monday afternoon for an 11-day visit to China.

Thaksin announces resignation

Thailand's caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced Tuesday night at the government house that he decided to resign from the premiership to resolve the political crisis Thailand is now facing.

Chinese premier kicks off Fiji visit

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (L) shakes hands with Fijian Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase during their meeting in Nandi, Fiji on April 4, 2006. Wen arrived here on Tuesday, starting his official visit to the island country of Fiji.

Statue of late Chinese mathematician unveiled

You Kun, late Chinese mathematician Chen Jingrun's wife, looks at Chen's bronze, which is unveiled Tuesday at Xiamen University in Xiamen, a city in southeast China's Fujian Province, April 4, 2006. China's celebrated mathematician Chen Jingrun made great contribution to mathematics research in China. Chen is a national idol for his major breakthrough in proving "Goldbach's Conjecture".