Focus

May 4, 2012

u.S. treasury Secretary timothy Geithner, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Chinese Vice premier Wang Qishan and State Councillor Dai Bingguo make closing remarks at the fourth round of the u.S.-China Strategic and economic Dialog at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, China. the talks addressed a number of economic and trade issues that have global repercussions.

May 3, 2012

Staff members of the Wolong panda Breeding Center move Taotao, the first cub born under the nature reserves reintroduction program, and his mother Caocao to an area where they will learn to adapt to their natural habitat.

april 15, 2012

two contestants dressed in ancient armor play Chinese chess in longquanyi, Chengdu. every move they make is recreated by the automobiles behind them on a “board”measuring 72 X 48 meters.

May 5, 2012

Chinese and international tourists frolic on the Shanghai Bund beach.

May 10, 2012

to reward staff members for their

dedication and solidarity during the SaRS epidemic, e-commerce giant alibaba Group have made May 10 “ali Day,” on which the company and its subsidiaries are to be open to employees families and the public. this year workers at its taobao (Chinas e-bay equivalent) Hangzhou branch brought their pets to the office on Ali Day.

april 16, 2012

nigerian postgraduate adams of Central China normal university has been volunteering for two years in a migrant worker childrens school in Wuhan, Hubei province. He is known in the city as the “Foreign lei Feng” (lei Feng is a Chinese icon of unselfishness and generosity). Photos by CFP