Sihamoni ascends throne of Cambodia

Cambodia's new King Norodom Sihamoni delivers a speech at a solemn coronation ceremony held in the Throne Room of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Oct. 29, 2004. Hundreds of top government officials, lawmakers and foreign diplomats attended the ceremony on Friday.

Chinese president holds talk with speaker of the Pakistani National Assembly

Chinese President Hu Jintao (R) has a talk with Chaudhry Amir Hussain, speaker of the Pakistani National Assembly, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Oct. 29, 2004.

Investigation of the coal mine blast begins

Members of the investigation team discuss before going into the pit of Daping Coal Mine, central China's Henan Province, Oct. 29, 2004. The 24-member team of experts began their underground investigation Friday afternoon into the cause of last week's deadly gas explosion at Daping Coal Mine, which has so far caused 141 deaths.

CPPCC chairman meets speaker of the Pakistani National Assembly

Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with Chaudhry Amir Hussain, speaker of the Pakistani National Assembly, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Oct. 29, 2004.

Chinese premier meets members attending CCICED meeting

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with members attending the third meeting of the third China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development (CCICED) in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Oct. 29, 2004.

Weather satellite captures 1st picture

China's first independently developed weather satellite has successfully captured its first visible cloud picture.