WTO chief calls for relaunching Doha Round

World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy (L) and Uruguay's Foreign Minister Reinaldo Gargano attend the 20th anniversary of the GATT Uruguayan round in Montevideo, Uruguay, Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006. Visiting WTO chief Pascal Lamy called for relaunching the Doha Round of talks on world trade. (Xinhua Photo)

China's SPB and Alibaba to jointly explore E-business market

Feng Xinsheng (L), deputy Director -general of the State Post Bureau(SPB), shakes hands with Ma Yun (R), CEO of Alibaba Group, at the signing ceremony of the Strategic Cooperation Framework Agreement on E-business and Product Agreement in Beijing, capital of China, Nov. 22, 2006.

Trail lift of giant offshore floating crane succeeds in Shanghai

The 4000-ton offshore floating crane called Huatianlong lifts four 1000-ton camels on the sea at Shanghai Changxingdao Base during the trail lift in Shanghai, China, Nov. 21, 2006. The trail lift succeeded for the first time on Tuesday and Huatianlong offshore floating crane would be delivered to the Guangzhou Salvage Bureau.

Computer generated image of A350 plane

A computer generated image of the A350 super-wide-body plane. Airbus announced that it will decide before the end of November whether or not to develop an A350 super-wide-body plane.

Design of U.S. "presidential" coins unveiled

The United State's very first coin: featuring the first US President, George Washington, on one side, and the Statute of Liberty on the other. The coin was on display at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C on November 20. The U.S. Mint will release of series of special US $1 coins in 2007. The coins will feature a former President in order of service every year until 2016. The US Mint has decreed that only Presidents that have been dead for more than two years will be featured in the collection.

DIY car kit

A Japanese company has developed a mini car know as "K-4". It composed of more than 500 parts and be assembled at home in less than 40 hours. It is expected to be sold for US$6460 on the market.The company unveiled its new "K-4" mini car in Tokyo on November 21.

Italian hostages released in Gaza

Gianmarco Onorato (R) and Claudio Moroni of the International Committee of the Red Cross are seen after they were released in Gaza November 22, 2006. The two aid workers kidnapped Tuesday afternoon were released shortly after midnight, Palestinian security officials said. The workers were taken from their car at gunpoint in central Gaza.

China Fashion Week wraps up

Best female model award winner Mo Wandan (R) and best male model winner Zhang Xinzhe at the closing ceremony of China Fashion Week International in Beijing, Nov. 22.

Russian cosmonaut hits golf ball into Earth's orbit

NASA computer graphic shows the position of Mikhail Tyurin when he hits a golf ball during his spacewalk from the International Space Station, Nov. 22, 2006. Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin hit a golf ball into Earth's orbit to raise money for the Russian space program at the start of a six-hour spacewalk. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Zhang Ziyi ranked top 10 by Wall Street Journal

Wall Street Journal released its "Top 10 Remarkable Women In Asian Business Circles" on Tuesday. Most are Chinese, including actress Zhang Ziyi. (Xinhua Photo)

Volkswagen cuts jobs, angers workers

Volkswagen workers listen to speeches during an assembly with trade unions representatives outside Volkswagen's Brussels plant Nov. 22, 2006. Volkswagen, Europe's largest carmaker, will stop building the best-selling Golf at its Brussels plant to cut costs, laying off thousands of workers in a country rapidly losing blue-collar jobs. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

Abbot experiences shooting

A police officer instructs the abbot of the Hsuan Chuang Temple Chuan Zhen to experience a live-ammunition shooting during a competition among policemen in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu Province November 21, 2006. (Newsphoto)

100-carat yellow diamond displayed in Tokyo

A 100-carat yellow diamond (L) is displayed at British jeweller Graff's collection in Tokyo November 22, 2006. The diamond worth 3.2 billion yen ($27.5 million) is part of a jewellery collection worth a total of 50 billion yen ($423 million), according to Graff Japan. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)

China-Australia friendly basketball match in Jiangyin

China's Zhang Xiaoni (L) goes up for a shoot during a fr iendly match with Dandenong Club from Australia in Jiangyin, east China's Jiangsu Province on November 22, 2006. China won the match 75-60.

China, Mongolia reach five-point consensus to further ties

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with his Mongolian counterpart Miegombyn Enkhbold before holding a welcoming ceremony in honor of the Mongolian guest in Beijing Nov. 22, 2006. China and Mongolia have reached a five-point consensus covering political, economic, humanitarian and cultural fields, which analysts see as an ambitious endeavor to boost ties.

President Hu makes five-point proposal for promoting Sino-Indian ties

Visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao delivers a speech in New Delhi, capital of India, Nov. 22, 2006. Hu on Wednesday made a five-point proposal for further developing Sino-India relations, focusing on increasing political trust, business cooperation, cultural and social exchanges, boundary issues and multilateral cooperation.