Ulysse Nardin Watches debut in Beijing

A salesperson displays a Swiss Ulysse Nardin wristwatch priced at 2.618 million yuan in Beijing Xidan Department Store, May 11. This is the first time that the world top class Ulysse Nardin perpetual calendar wristwatches have made appearance in Beijing.

Noodle eating competition in Beijing

Some 100 participants took part in an entirely new sort of "Zhajiang noodle" (noodle served with fried bean sauces) competition held in north Beijing's Zhongguancun, May 10. Young man Yin has won the champion by finishing half kilogramme of noodle within 12 seconds after ten rounds of contest.

Russian helicopter crashed into sea

A Russian helicopter crashed into the Sea of Okhotsk during joint rescue exercises with Japan on Thursday, killing one of the 13 people on board. The Mi-14 helicopter went down off the Russian island of Sakhalin, north of Japan's Hokkaido, when one of its rotor blades hit the water during exercises, said Emergency Situations Ministry spokesman Viktor Beltsov.

Cozy lounge rooms for airhostess

Photo shows airhostesses' lounge room of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines.

"Freedom of the Seas" concludes inaugural trip

Photo taken on May 10 shows that "Freedom of the Seas" sails into the Hudson River near New York, May 10. "Freedom of the Sea", the biggest passenger liner in history has a total tonnage of 158,000 tons. With a length of 339 meters, it can accommodate some 4,300 passengers and 1,300 crewmembers at the same time. The biggest luxury passenger ship set off its inaugural trip from Hamburg, Germany on April 25, and it finally arrived in New York by crossing the Atlantic.

Sincere wishes for mama

Children at a special kindergarten in Zhaozhuang city, Shandong province are moulding figurines with plasticine for their mothers on the occasion of a unique activity named "moulding mama's figurine for mama" on May 11. Children moulded the figurines of their loving mothers from their mind to express sincere wishes for mamas and to celebrate Mother's Day.

US Fed raises interest rates to 5-year high

The U.S. Federal Reserve raised a key interest rate again Wednesday to 5 percent, from 4.75 percent, and said that it may keep raising rates in the coming months to contain inflation but that the timing of any increases will depend on how the economy is doing. Clerks relay deals in the Euro Dollar Pit at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange after the Fed raised interest rates May 10.

E3 opens in Los Angeles

Visitors gather at Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) opened in Los Angeles May 10, 2006. E3 is a premiere interactive entertainment trade-only event. This year, more than 400 exhibiting companies representing 90 countries exhibit thousands of the latest computer and video games and technologies.

Sevilla beats Middlesbrough 4-0 to lift UEFA Cup

Players of Sevilla celebrate with the trophy their victory against Middlesbrough in their UEFA Cup final soccer match in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, May 10, 2006. Sevilla won the match 4-0.

Senior official meets Russian mainstream media delegation

Liu Yunshan (3rd R, front), head of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, also a member of the Political Bureau and Secretariat of the CPC Central Committee, poses for a group photo with a delegation of mainstream media from Russia during their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing May 11, 2006.

Construction of Liuwu Bridge in Lhasa

An excavator works at the construction site of the Liuwu Bridge, a project for the Qinghai-Tibet Railway, in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region on May 11, 2006. With an investment of over 100 million RMB, the 1,660-meter bridge will be finished in April of 2007.

No. 26 generator of Three Gorges Project, assembled

A man works on the first day of the assembling of the number 26 generator on the right bank of the Yangtze River May 11, 2006 in Yichang of central China's Hubei province. The number 26 generator of Yangtze River Three Gorges Project, the first on the right bank, will be able to work as one of the first generators after its completion in August of 2007.