President Lee Officially Visits China
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak boards an airplane at the Seoul Military Airport in Seongnam, South Korea, Jan. 9, 2012. Lee Myung-bak will make a three-day state visit to China from Monday. <Photo: Xinhua/Park Jin Hee> news@theasian.asia
China Travel Rush for Spring Festival
Passengers wait in their compartment before the train pulls out of Chengdu Railway Station in Chengdu, capital of southwest China’s Sichuan Province, Jan. 7, 2012. Starting from Jan. 8, 2012, China’s transport system will undergo a 40-day travel rush, which is characterized by a hightened passenger flow around the time of the oncoming Chinese New […]
Harbin Holds ‘International Ice & Snow Festival’
Photo taken on Jan. 5, 2012 shows a snow sculpture depicting Mickey and other figures created by Walt Disney in the Ice and Snow World in Harbin, capital of northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. The 28th China Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival and the 13th Harbin Ice and Snow World opened here on Thursday. Made […]
‘Sled with Daddy’
People play on the ice rink in Zizhuyuan in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 3, 2012. Tuesday is the last day of China’s New Year holiday. Many people in Beijing came to the Zizhuyuan ice rink to enjoy the day despite the freezing weather. (<Photo: Xinhua/Li Wenming> news@theasian.asia
Flash Mob for Environment
Street dance enthusiasts perform during a flash mob activity in Hangzhou, capital of east China’s Zhejiang Province, Jan. 3, 2012. Dozens of street dance enthusiasts participated in a flash mob activity advocating environmental protection here on Tuesday. <Photo: Xinhua/Han Chuanhao> news@theasian.asia
Snow and Ice Dragon for 2012
Visitors riding horses look at a snow sculpture at the snow and ice sculpture park of the Songshutang ski resort in Hami, northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, on Jan. 2, 2012. <Phot: Xinhua/Zhu Zhenghua> news@theasian.asia
Polish President Visits ‘Great Wall’
Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski (R) visits the Great Wall in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 22, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Wang Ye> news@theasian.asia
China Blackmarket “Eggs Are Hot Item”
Photo taken in Beijing, capital of China, on Dec. 22, 2011 shows a Chinese surrogacy website. Because the Ministry of Health bans the sales of eggs, some infertile couples started to get eggs through black markets. Experts say that it’s not just unethical but also harmful for college girls who are yet to have their […]
China, Telegraphic Condolence to NK
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (R) meets with Pak Myong Ho, charge d’affaires of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Embassy in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 19, 2011. Yang Jiechi conveyed messages of condolence from the Central Committee of the Communist Part of China (CPC), the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, the State […]
Burma Holds 4th GMS Summit
Chinese State Councilor Dai Bingguo (L) meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung during the 4th Summit of the Greater Mekong Subregion Economic Cooperation (GMS) in Nay Pyi Taw, Burma, on Dec. 19, 2011. <Photo: Xinhua/Song Zhenping> news@theasian.asia
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