French kissers set new world record

Photo taken on Nov. 9, 2006 shows a couple kissing at the Parvis de la Defense in Paris. A total of 1,188 people participated in the largest ever simultaneous kiss on Thursday, which was the "Guinness World Records" day, and smashed the Guinness world record for mass kiss.

Jack Palance, movie bad guy, dead at 87

U.S. actor Jack Palance, 87, the quintessential movie bad guy who won an Oscar for his comedic role in "City Slickers," passed away peacefully Friday surrounded by family at his home in Montecito, Calif.

Countries sign agreement on Trans-Asian railway plan

Transportation and railway ministers of 17 Asian countries and Russia pose during UNESCAP Ministerial Conference on Transport 2006 in Busan, South Korea, Nov. 10, 2006. An agreement on trans-Asian railway network was singed during the conference, paving the way for further connection of the 81,000-km trans-continental railway network in Asia. (Xinhua Photo)

Bush, Democrats pledge bipartisanship after elections

Democratic House leader Nancy Pelosi waves after speaking to supporters at a U.S. midterm election night watch party at the Hyatt Regency Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 7, 2006. U.S. President George W. Bush met with Senate Democratic leaders at the White House on Friday and pledged cooperation with Democrats to solve "common problems." (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Postal bank to be unveiled this year

A postal savings outlet in Shaoyang City, Central China's Hunan Province. China' s postal bank is in the pipeline and is expected to be launched this year, according to the China Banking Regulatory Commission's vice-director Cai Esheng on November 9. China' s postal savings hit 1.2 trillion yuan (US$152.58 billion) as of the end of 2005, only lower than the level of the nation's four big banks. (newsphoto)

Miao's New Year

Women of the Miao ethnic minority wearing traditional ethnic costumes attend a New Year parade in Leishan, southwest China's Guizhou Province, November 10, 2006. As the most important festival for the local Miao people, the Miao's New Year begins in October on the lunar calendar every year after their harvest in autumn.

Liu Xiang prepares for Asian Games

Olympic champion hurdler Liu Xiang undergoes intensive training at Er'sha Island training base in south China's Guangdong Province Nov. 10, 2006. Liu Xiang is preparing for the upcoming Doha Asian Games to be held from Dec. 1 to 15.

China to promote Sino-Russia cooperation

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) meets with Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkovin in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 10, 2006. Hu Jintao on Friday highlighted result-oriented cooperation between China and Russia in a meeting with visiting Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Yefimovich Fradkov.