Day in pictures
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (2nd R) applauds after cutting the ribbon for a picture exhibition marking the 30th anniversary of the establishment of China-U.S. diplomatic ties in Shanghai, east China, Jan. 16, 2009. Carter attended a symposium held by the Shanghai People's Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries and Shanghai Institute for International Studies commemorating the anniversary here on Friday.
Day in pictures: Jan. 17
Divers pay a New Year call underwater in Qingdao, a coastal city in east China's Shandong Province, Jan. 15, 2009. As the Spring Festival draws near, Qingdao Underwater World has arranged a series of programs with folk customs for the celebrations, providing the tourists New Year blessings.[Xinhua]
Day in pictures: Jan. 16
A child touches a doll cow bought by his father at a market in Guiyang, capital of southwest China's Guizhou Province, Jan. 13, 2009. People were busy in selecting decorations and goods to greet the Chinese traditional Spring Festival, which falls on Jan. 26 this year.[Xinhua]
Day in pictures: Jan. 15
A Sony Cyber-shot DCS-G3 digital camera is shown at the annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada Jan. 9, 2009. The newly-released camera contains a built-in wireless transmitter allowing the user to upload pictures directly to the Internet from the camera without a computer.
Day in pictures: Jan. 14
Soccer players Cristiano Ronaldo from Portugal, right, and Marta from Brazil, left, pose with their trophies after being named FIFA Men's and Women's World Player of the Year during the FIFA World Player Gala 2008 at the Opera house in Zurich, Switzerland, Monday, Jan. 12, 2009. [Xinhua/Reuters]
Day in pictures: Jan. 13
Tourists view a snow sculpture depicting an ancient Chinese palace, during the 2009 Shenyang International Ice and Snow Festival in Shenyang, capital of northeast China's Liaoning Province, on Jan. 11, 2009. The 35-day festival, featuring ice lanterns, snow sports and traditional Chinese elements, was opened here on Sunday. [Xinhua]
Day in pictures: Jan. 12
Tourists view the rime scenery at Meiling Mountain Senic Area in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province, Jan. 7, 2009. The temperature of southern China remained vert low recently, which caused the rare rime scenery in Nanchang.[Yuan Zheng/Xinhua]
Day in picuters: Jan. 9
A gauge shows the zero gas pressure in the pipelines at the border delivery station in the eastern Slovak town of Velke Kapusan January 7, 2009. [Xinhua]
Day in Pictures: Jan. 8
A band takes part in the traditional Epiphany parade in Madrid, Spain, on Jan. 5, 2009. The annual Epiphany parade was held on Monday night. Traditionally, children in Spain get their Christmas presents from their parents on Jan. 6, the day when the 'Three Wise Men' visited the baby Jesus.[Chen Haitong/Xinhua]
Day in pictures: Jan. 7
Traders focus on the share prices at a securities exchange in Shanghai, China, on Jan. 5, 2009. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index on Monday advanced 3.29 percent to 1,880.72. The Shenzhen index also climbed 2.30 percent to 6,634.88 in the first operational day of year 2009. [Xinhua]
Day in pictures: Jan. 6
The visitors view a sculpture presented on the Fine Arts Exhibition of the Yangtze River Delta Region memorizing the 30th Anniversary of China's reforms and opening up campaign, in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Jan. 3, 2009.
Day in pictures: Jan. 5
Locals compete in a horse racing in the Kanasi Nature Reserve of northwest China's Uygur Autonomous Region Jan. 2, 2008.
Day in pictures: Jan. 4
Flag-raising ceremony is held on Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 1, 2009. Some 12,000 people from around the country attended the ceremony to welcome the new year. [Xinhua]
Day in pictures: Jan. 2
Supporters of former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra confront riot police during a protest against the government outside Parliament in Bangkok Dec. 30, 2008. Protesters blockaded Thailand's parliament for a second day on Tuesday, further delaying a maiden policy speech by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva aimed at reviving an economy on the brink of recession. [Xinhua/Reuters]
Day in pictures: Dec. 31
Israeli soldiers light candles for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah near Kibbutz Mefalsim, just outside the northern Gaza Strip December 28, 2008.
Day in pictures: Dec. 30
Law enforcers and election officials flock in a government office to collect polls materials in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on Dec. 28, 2008. Bengalese are counting down hours of the ninth parliamentary elections that is scheduled to be held on Dec. 29, 2008. [Qamruzzaman/Xinhua]
Day in pictures: Dec. 29
A customer holds renminbi banknotes at an ATM in a bank in Beijing, Nov 26, 2008.The yuan will be used in transactions with neighboring trade partners as part of a pilot project - in what could be the first step on the road to making it an international currency. [Xinhua]
Day in pictures: Dec. 26
Staff of Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations celebrate after receiving souvenir badges in Moscow on December 24, 2008.
Day in pictures: Dec. 25
China's third geostationary meteorological satellite, the Fengyun-2-06, is launched on a Long March-3A carrier rocket at the Xichang Satellite Launch Center in southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 23, 2008.
Day in pictures; Dec. 24
Visitors are seen at the exhibition commemorating the 30th anniversary of China's reform and opening up, held in Beijing, capital of China, on Dec. 22, 2008. The exhibition that began on Dec.18, attracted many visitors.
Day in pictures: Dec. 23
Visitors try to lift the beads of the huge abacus, one of which weighs 6.3 kilograms, at China Abacuses Museum in Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 20, 2008. The abacus, 781 centimeters in length and 1.81 centimeters in height, has been on display here since Saturday.
Day in pictures: Dec. 22
Members (R) of the opposition from the Democratic Party and the Democratic Labour Party scuffle with security guards as they attempt to enter a parliamentary committee room, where the ruling Grand National Party plans to introduce a bill regarding the U.S.-South Korea FTA talks, at the National Assembly in Seoul December 18, 2008.
Day in pictures: Dec. 19
Members of the peacekeeping transport team about to go to Liberia attend an oath-taking ceremony in Hohhot, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region Dec. 17, 2008. The transport team, including 240 soldiers and officers of China's Inner Mongolia military area, will go to Liberia to fulfill its eight-month mission.
Day in pictures: Dec. 18
Man and right whale size each other up in the winner of the 2008 Wildlife Photographer of the Year competition's underwater category, announced on October 30. 'The whales were highly curious of us. Many of these animals had never seen a human before,' Skerry told National Geographic.
Day in pictures: Dec. 17
A protestor delivers a speech to his counterparts as riot police look on outside the parliment building in Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Dec. 15, 2008. Supporters of former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra held a rally here on Monday after Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva was elected as Thailand's new prime minister at the parliament.
Day in pictures: Dec. 16
   Previous   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   Next