300 kilograms of coins trouble car deal

2011-08-03 11:38:15

Wang, who is a flour wholesaler, uses a van to transport the seven sacks of coins to buy a car but he cannot drive it home until all the 300-km coins are counted.

Agricultural robot: newest farm help

2011-08-01 16:47:32

A flying robot monitors the growing condition of the crops over farmlands in Ili, a Kazak autonomous prefecture in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, July 25, 2011.

It's frog's life for me

2011-08-01 11:33:33

A baby lies on a giant Amazonia water lily at the Chenshan Botanical Garden in Shanghai, July 31, 2011. The garden will allow 10 children below 20 kg to have fun sitting on the lotus receptacle on weekend mornings this month. The Amazonia water lily can hold up 50 kg.

Panda cub born in China's Chengdu panda base

2011-07-29 16:38:50

A 19-year-old giant panda on Sunday gave birth to this year's first cub in the Chengdu Giant Panda Protection and Research Center in southwest Sichuan Province.

Gaint panda Xinxin celebrates birthday in Macao

2011-07-27 10:06:28

Gaint panda Xinxin bites a board after finishing a "birthday cake" in Macao, South China, July 26, 2011. Xinxin spent the 3-year-old birthday here Tuesday.

Handstand performance attracts citizens in Taipei

2011-07-25 16:57:42

The handstand performance, as one of activities of the Huashan Acrobatics Festival, has attracted people at different ages.

Polar bears keep cool with popsicle treats

2011-07-21 11:11:45

A polar bear couple suck popsicles with satisfaction at Tianjin Polar Aquarium in Tianjin, North China, July 20, 2011. The huge popsicles are specially made with fruits and vegetables frozen inside to help the center's pair of polar bears reduce their body temperatures.

Ancient wedding ceremony a modern hit

2011-07-20 18:34:15

The ancient style wedding ceremony is increasingly popular with post-80s across China, as it enables the newly weds to celebrate their wedding in an innovative way yet with ancient cultural elements.

Unusual spider with human features

2011-07-18 08:37:52

A spider, with a strange body that looks like a human face, is spotted eating a bee on a sunflower by a local resident at his yard in Gaizhou, Northeast China’s Liaoning province on July 16, 2011.

Dogs show in Taipei

2011-07-15 17:44:12

A Jack Russell dog runs during a race at the 2011 Taipei Pet Show inside the Nangang Exhibition Hall in Taipei, Taiwan July 15, 2011. The show will run from Friday to July 18 and has about 130 exhibitors and 600 booths this year.

Beachgoers covered in algae in E China

2011-07-15 13:01:01

The beach at Zhanqiao Pier in Qingdao city, East China's Shandong province, is covered in overgrown green algae, July 14, 2011. The algae also covered a large area of sea surface near the beach, and forced the beach to close at 3 pm.[Photo/CFP]

Cell-phone robot encourages green life

2011-07-14 10:59:06

Mobile phone company Nokia is swapping old phones for movie tickets at post shops in Beijing in a bid to encourage their consumers to start a low-carbon, green life.