Youth wearing "Hanfu" mark Dragon Boat Festival

A group of young people wearing "Hanfu" (traditional Chinese clothes) show up at a dragon boat race in Shanghai, Wednesday, May 31, 2006. The people, who are keen on the preservation of the traditional Chinese culture, wear the traditional Chinese clothes to mark the Dragon Boat Festival that falls on Wednesday.

Chinese police to have standardized ID

Standardized IDs for Chinese police, which will be put in use as from Jan 1, 2007, is shown on Tuesday in Beijing. The new ID is a billfold carrying a special card. On the face of the billfold bares the words "China Police" in Chinese and on its back is "CHINA POLICE" in English. The card is highly anti-counterfeiting, and it contains full information about the holder, including a digital color photo, name, gender, date of birth, post, number-badge, rank, blood type and term of validity.

England wins in World Cup warm-up

England's captain David Beckham(L) is in possession of the ball during their international friendly soccer match against Hungary at Old Trafford, Manchester, May 30, 2006. Thanks to three second-half goals, England on Tuesday ground out a 3-1 victory over Hungary in a World Cup warm-up, which witnessed teenage striker Theo Walcott making history for the hosts.

Parliament speakers of SCO members meet in Moscow

Wu Bangguo (3rd L), chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, poses during a photocall with other parliament speakers of member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Moscow, Russia, May 30, 2006. Parliament speakers of the six SCO member states held a meeting, the first of its kind, in Moscow on Tuesday.

Premier Wen meets Syrian Foreign Minister

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Syrian Foreign Minister Walid al-Muallem during their meeting in Beijing May 30, 2006.

Brazilian girls in chi-paos celebrate Chinese Dragon Boat Festival

Brazilian girls wearing chi-paos (a Chinese style close-fitting dress with a slit skirt) pose by the Barra Lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 28, 2006. A local Chinese society, together with some Brazilian Chinese culture clubs, celebrated on Sunday the traditional Chinese Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on May 31 this year.

Nadal sets new claycourt record

Spanish Rafael Nadal returns the ball in the game against Swede Robin Soderling in the first round of the French Open on Monday. Nadal won 6-2, 7-5, 6-1, breaking Guillermo Vilas's record of 53 consecutive clay-court wins.

Vase sets a world auction record for Ming porcelain

The picture taken on May 30, 2006 shows a security man standing guard beside a rare underglaze copper-red Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) vase in Hong Kong, south China. The vase was sold at a price of 78.52 million Hong Kong dollars (10.13 million US dollars) on Tuesday in Hong Kong, setting a world auction record for any Ming porcelain. The pear-shaped vase decorated with a peony scroll is the only copper-red vase of the early Ming Dynasty, more than 600 years ago, still in perfect condition to be offered at auction in more than 15 years.

Watermelons can be in various shapes

A boy shows a heart-shaped watermelon in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 28, 2006. Farmers of Hengxi town, Jiangning district of Nanjing assembled at Baima Park to display their well-cultivated watermelons, attracting lots of local residents' attention.

EU respects Montenegrin citizens' decision

EU Foreign Policy and Security Chief Javier Solana(R) and Montenegrin Prime Minister Milo Djukanovic hold a joint news conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, May 29, 2006. Solana reaffirmed EU would respect Montenegrin citizens' decision to break away from the state union of Serbia-Montenegro.

Illuminated Shanghai South Railway Station

Photo taken on May 29, 2006 shows the illuminated Shanghai South Railway Station in Shanghai, east China. After three years' construction, the installation of mechanical and electrical equipments in Shanghai South Railway Station has been completed, and the 30,000 groups of lights were lit up successfuly for the first time on Monday.

Chinese medical team arrives in quake-stricken Central Java

Workers carry Chinese medical supplies as Chinese medical team arrives at the Adi Sucipto Airport in Indonesia's Central Java town of Solo, some 60 km north of Yogyakarta province on May 30, 2006. Aside from the medical support, the team would work with local authorities to conduct investigation into the Saturday's 6.2-magnitude tremor and assess potential danger of future quakes.

US veterans mark the Memorial Day

US veterans salute during ceremony marking the Memorial Day in Fort Lee, New Jersey, May 29, 2006. Various activities were held Monday on Memorial Day, a U.S. national holiday set aside to remember those who gave their lives in the service of the nation.

President Hu receives interview by journalists from SCO members

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) shakes hands with a journalist at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing May 30, 2006. Hu received a joint interview by journalists from the members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) on May 30.