Japanese version of "Journey to the West" finds views in China

A scene from "Journey to the West".The makers of a Japanese film version of the classic Chinese book "Journey to the West" have been granted permission to screen their film in China by the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television.

Whiskey in pig-shaped bottle to commemorate Year of the Pig

A Japanese company, Suntory Limited, announced on November 14 that it will sell fifteen-year-old whiskey in a pig-shaped earthen bottle to commemorate the Year of the Pig. According to the Chinese lunar calendar, 2007 is the Year of the Pig.

Discovery crew in Florida for launch rehearsal

The crew of Shuttle Discovery poses in front of the M-113 armored personnel carrier at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida Nov. 14, 2006. They flew there on Monday for a dress rehearsal ahead of their Dec. 7 launch of a 12-day mission to the international space station. (Xinhua Photo/Reuters)

Police competition in Shanghai

Police officers undergo a ropes course during a competition at a training base in Shanghai. Eight teams from different local public security bureaus take part in the competition, including skills of driving, computer operating and shooting. Photo taken on November 14, 2006. (newsphoto)

Rumsfeld faces war crime lawsuit in Germany

The photo taken in 2004 shows U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld acts on a Congress meeting in Washington. Human rights groups have filed a lawsuit in Germany, accusing the outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of allegedly acquiescing in prisoner torture, German media reported on November 14,2006.

City committed to sustainable development

A glance at Huizhou City of South China's Guangdong Province. Located on the northeast of the Pearl River Delta, Huizhou is both an industrial center and a green garden. From 2001, the local government has been following a sustainable growth path and trying to achieve economic and environmental development at the same time. (newsphoto)

Rolling to the rescue

Rescuers move drinking water into the colliery during their search for missing miners Tuesday, November 14, 2006, at Dahenan Colliery, Huazi Township in Dengta, a city about 50 kilometres south of Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning Province. Seven out of eight trapped miners were saved. Rescuers continue to search for the missing following yesterday morning's accident.

PLA holds Qianwei-206B military exercise

PLA troops rendezvous at the battlefield during the Qianwei-206B exercise in Jinan, capital city of east China's Shandong Province, Nov 14, 2006. More than 8,000 troops from army aviation, artillery and special forces participate in the exercise, which aims to examine the combat capability of the troops of Jinan Military Command under high-tech conditions and to push ahead with the training.

Federer fights back to sink Roddick

Roger Federer of Switzerland hits a shot against Andy Roddick of the United States during the competition of Group Red at 2006 Masters Cup tennis in Shanghai, China, November 14, 2006. (Xinhua Photo)

Chalk rendition of "The Last Supper"

Artist Tracy Lee Stum speaks in front of a large chalk rendition of Da Vinci's "The Last Supper" created to celebrate the release of "The Da Vinci Code" DVD in the lobby of the Trump Towers in New York City, Nov. 13, 2006. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Al Jazeera launches news channel in English

Staff work at the English-language newsroom at the headquarters of the Qatar-based Al Jazeera satellite channel in Doha Nov. 14, 2006. Arabic television station Al Jazeera launches an English-speaking channel on Wednesday to report world news from a Middle East perspective and challenge the dominance of Western media. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)

New CEO of Deutsche Telekom appointed

Deutsche Telekom's new chief executive Rene Obermann addresses a press conference at the company's headquarters in Bonn, Germany, Nov. 13, 2006. Deutsche Telekom on Monday appointed Obermann the former head of its T - mobile wireless unit, as the group's new chief executive, replacing Kai-Uwe Ricke at the helm of Europe's biggest telecoms group. (Xinhua/AFP Photo)