flash
Celebrating Chinese Valentine's Day behind bars
2011-08-04 10:08
Inmates hug their fiancées to celebrate the upcoming Chinese Valentine's Day, Qixi Festival, which falls on the seventh day of the seventh month on the Chinese lunar calendar, August 6 this year, at a prison in Xinyang, Central China's Henan province, August 3, 2011.
Sandstorm strikes NW China
2011-08-04 09:41
A sandstorm gradually covers the blue sky over Urumqi, the capital of Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, at about 6 pm on Wednesday.
Mubarak's trial starts in Cairo
2011-08-03 20:19
Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's trial started Wednesday in Cairo's Police Academy.
River users battle invasive water hyacinth
2011-08-03 10:34
Water hyacinth blankets the upper reach of the Shuikou hydropower station on the Minjiang River in East China's Fujian province, August 2, 2011. The invasive plant, which can double its area in 10 to 15 days, is also floating on about 10 km of the lower reach of the power station, affecting transportation and depriving fish of oxygen.
Gary Locke sworn in as new US envoy to China
2011-08-03 07:18
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (right) swears in Gary Locke as the first Chinese-American to be appointed US Ambassador to China on Monday during a ceremony at the State Department in Washington.
Obama passes bills to raise US debt ceiling
2011-08-03 07:01
US President Barack Obama signs the Budget Control Act of 2011 in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, August 2, 2011. US.
Panda cub makes debut in SW China
2011-08-03 10:49
An eight-year-old panda named Mao Mao gave birth to a 170-gram cub on Monday morning. Mao Mao was the inspiration for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games mascot Jing Jing.
Law and order on roller blades in SW China city
2011-08-03 10:15
Norway soul-searches on crime after rampage
2011-08-02 22:57
Photos of damaged ancient plate raise doubts
2011-08-02 16:11
Massive delays strike troubled train crash line
2011-08-02 14:47
Youth from Japan quake-hit zone visit Hainan
2011-08-02 13:34
Fishing season beckons in S China Sea
2011-08-02 10:04
US lawmakers to vote on last-minute debt deal
2011-08-02 06:20
Wind and sun harnessed to cut emissions
2011-08-02 13:11
HSBC to sell 195 US bank branches for $1b
2011-08-01 17:24
The flying fish hunters of China's past
2011-08-01 14:32
E-paper
We will not give up search, Li vows
International hunt for missing airliner continues after fruitless six-day search