Bullet train stewardesses hold a chopstick in their mouth to practice smiling for the Spring Festival travel rush in Chengdu, capital city of Southwest China's Sichuan province, Jan 6, 2012.
The huge number of test-takers for the national entrance examination for postgraduate studies, which began on Saturday, has caused hotel room shortages around exam venues.
More than 10,000 armed police officers in Nanjing are still hunting for a man believed to be responsible for a series of robberies and shootings as the police released more details about the suspect.
The Spring Festival peak travel season started on Sunday with tens of millions of passengers, mainly migrant workers and college students, on the move in the world's largest seasonal migration.
Six Republican presidential candidates traded barbs in a high-stake debate in Manchester, New Hampshire, with front-runner Mitt Romney left largely unscathed.
Tens of millions of passengers, mainly migrant workers and college students are on the move.
Eric Wong, managing director of a capsule bed manufacturer, poses in a modified capsule bed inside a showroom in Hong Kong.
Over 13,000 police officers have been dispatched to search for a male suspect who shot and robbed a man in front of a bank in an East China city on Friday.
President Barack Obama kicked off an effort to encourage US businesses to keep jobs at home.
Eighteen grooms managed to stave off cold feet in this city even though the temperature dropped to minus 20 C on the day they were to get married.
Henan province has approved a plan to expand and renovate the Baima Temple into a 1,300 mu (87 hectare) cultural park over eight years.