Bush sheds tears for fallen hero

Tears run from the eyes of U.S. President George W. Bush during a ceremony in honor of Medal of Honor winner Marine Cpl. Jason Dunham in the East room of the White House in Washington, Jan. 11, 2007. Cpl. Dunham was killed when he jumped on a grenade to save fellow members of his Marine patrol while serving in Iraq. (Photo: China Daily)

Hand-made stick noodles on Chinese farmer's yard

A farmer processes stick noodles at a village in Lingbao, central China's Henan Province January 11, 2007. The traditional hand-made noodles are well-sold on local market.

School dormitory packed like sardine tin

A middle school dormitory is packed with students in Guyuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region January 11, 2007. The central government invested much to subsidize impoverished students in rural areas last year, but their living conditions are still to be improved.

Giant ice chessmen in Moscow

A general view of the chessmen before the game in Pushkin Square in Moscow Jan. 11, 2007. A chess game was played via satellite between Trafalgar Square in London and Pushkin Square in Moscow to mark the start of the third annual Russian Winter Festival.

Over 120-year-old Kunqu Opera Museum reopens in Suzhou

Kunqu Opera Museum reopens after renovation in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province January 11, 2007. The museum has standed more than 120 years displaying the Kunqu Opera art, which was classed as a "Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage" by UNESCO in 2001.

Liveable Shenzhen community wins international awards

Children practise roller skating on a special track at Meilin Community in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province in this January 10, 2007 photo. Construction of safe and harmonious residences in Shenzhen fruited as the Meilin Community won The International Awards for Liveable Communities in 2006.

American, 90, honored for charity in China

Eunice Brock, a 90-year-old American, holds her award after winning the title as one of the "10 People Who Moved Shandong Province in 2006" at a ceremony in Jinan on Thursday. She received the honor for donating more than 300,000 yuan (US$38,462) to buy computers for schools, build roads and plant trees in her adopted permanent home of Liaocheng City. Brock was born and spent her early days in China where her parents worked as Christian missionaries. She left in 1930 but, after her husband passed away, returned to Shandong in 1999.

Visual arts exhibition held in east China

A visitor looks at an art design at a visual arts exhibition by China Academy of Art in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province January 11, 2007.

Beijing Olympic licensed products fascinate customers

Beijing 2008 official licensed products - jewelry. Kinds of official licensed products have been on show at the Beijing 2008 official licensed products winter promotion exhibition.

World biggest lava plateaus discovered under Indian Ocean

A team of Japanese scientists said they had discovered one of the world's biggest lava plateaus under the Indian Ocean, using an unmanned undersea probe they developed.

China's tabel tennis female players take military training

Zhang Yining (L) and other players of National Women Table Tennis Team practice under the guidance of a military official (3rd L) during one-month intensive training in Zhongshan, South China's Guangdong Province, January 11, 2007. The players received the subject of military training once a week during their training in Zhonshan.

Italian film star Sophia Loren's husband dies

Italian film producer Carlo Ponti (L), Sophia Loren (R)'s husband, died on Wednesday at the age of 94. Loren, 72, was at his bedside in a Geneva clinic when he died, according to Italian News Agency ANSA.

Poll: most Americans oppose Bush's Iraqi plan

Two Americans are watching TV when President George W. Bush is delivering his new Iraq strategy Wednesday. Most Americans oppose President George W. Bush's call to send additional U.S. military forces to Iraq and just over a third say the new plan makes victory there more likely, according to a poll published on Thursday.

President Hu vows to take constructive approach to Middle East issue

Chinese President Hu Jintao said on Thursday that China will continue to play a constructive role on the Middle East issue when meeting with visiting Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.