Google's China Office unveiled (2)

The furnishings in the new offices are reminiscent of a child's bedroom. Google's China Office moved into its permanent office building in Tsinghua Science Park, Beijing, on September 4 after temporarily operation out of Xinhua Insurance Mansion and Tsinghua Science Mansion.

Google's China Office unveiled (1)

A photo of Google China's new office building. Google's China Office moved into its permanent office building in Tsinghua Science Park, Beijing, on September 4 after temporarily operation out of Xinhua Insurance Mansion and Tsinghua Science Mansion.

Younger generation of Chinese female astronaut trainees

The astronaut trainees prepare for parachuting. China's eighth group of female pilot trainees, 35 in total, recently began learning the art of parachuting.

China's No. 1 Storytelling Village

Yuan Aijun (1st R) tells a story to people from the United States at Gengcun Village in Gaocheng City, north China's Hebei Province, on Sept. 6, 2006.

Zhongguancun Computer Festival in Beijing

An exhibitor shows a keyboard that can be folded at a fair of the Zhongguancun Computer Festival in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 6, 2006. The five-day fair was opened on Sept. 6.

Top seeds win U.S. Open quarterfinals

Lindsay Davenport (L) of the U.S. congratulates second seed Belgium's Justine Henin-Hardenne after their quarterfinal match at the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York, September 6, 2006. Henin-Hardenne won the match.

Ticket of cross-straits charter flights for Mid-Autumn Festival on sale

A man shows a ticket for the charter flight for the Mid-Autumn Festival in Shanghai, Sept 6. The cross-straits charter flights for Mid-Autumn Festival, which compromises 12 round-trip flights in all, will be undertaken by China Eastern Airlines, Shanghai Airlines and airline companies in Taiwan.

Atlantis launch postponed

Space shuttle Atlantis sits on the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center of Cape Canaveral in Florida, the United States, on Sept. 6, 2006. NASA has postponed the launch of space shuttle Atlantis by another day after discovering a problem with a fuel cell early Wednesday.

Fitting model contest held in Hangzhou

Participants show flowing gowns during a fitting model contest held in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 5, 2006. Some 20 models from local clothing companies took part in the contest.

Beijing unveils Paralympic Games mascot

The picture shows Fu Niu Leles, the official mascot of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games, during a launching ceremony at the foot of the Great Wall's Badaling section, in Beijing September 6, 2006. Lele is unveiled Wednesday night to mark the two-year countdown to the opening of the Paralympic Games.

Myna addicted with smoking

Cigarette break: A four-month-old myna bird smokes a cigarette given to it by its owner on Tuesday in Zhengzhou, capital of Henan Province. The owner said the bird regularly likes to smoke after it learned from him. It is now addicted.(China Daily)

Teacher's Day is coming

Schoolboys and girls of No. 21 primary school hold their drawings high to show their appreciation of teachers in Yinchuan, capital of northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, Sept. 6, 2006.

Anger grows as Turkey OKs Lebanon deployment

Protestors throw stones at the police during a demonstration in Ankara, capital of Turkey, Sept. 6, 2006. Turkish people rallied in Ankara on Wednesday to protest against the authorization by the Turkish parliament on the decision of the government to send troops to join United Nations peacekeepers in Lebanon. (Xinhua/Anotalia News Agency)

Indonesia to send UN troops to Lebanon

An Indonesian soldiers attends a training session in Ciampea village on the outskirts of Jakarta September 6, 2006, to prepare for their upcoming participation in a U.N peacekeeping force in Lebanon. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

Berlin's airport under construction

Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit (L2) and Brandenburg State Premier Matthias Platzeck (R2) shovel sand during the ground-breaking ceremony heralding the official start of construction work on Berlin's long-delayed international airport, as the city scrambles to bring its air links up to the standard of other European capitals. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)