Four dancers of Bandaloop, an aerial dance group from the United States, are suspended from the 31st floor of the Kerry Center skyscraper in downtown Shanghai as they move in time with music. They wowed the audience below at the start of the China Shanghai International Arts Festival on Friday.
President Xi Jinping greets Natsuo Yamaguchi, head of Japan's Komeito Party, a coalition partner of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, in Beijing on Thursday. Yamaguchi, who presented a letter from Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Xi, attended the Asian Political Parties' Special Conference on the Silk Road. Wu Zhiyi / China Daily
State Councilor Yang Jiechi (left) and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pose for photographers before their talks at Abe's official residence in Tokyo on Wednesday. Ma Ping / Xinhua
The People's Liberation Army navy high-seas training ship Zheng He arrives in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, for a four-day visit. Yan Zhengming, (top, above), the vessel's commander for the voyage, was greeted by local Chinese. Guoshuang / Xinhua
Mourning the victims
A member of the left-wing Labor Party holds a picture of Sebnem Yurtman, a victim of Saturday's bomb blasts, during a commemoration in Ankara, Turkey, on Sunday. President Xi Jinping expressed condolences to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday over the massive blasts that killed scores of people. Premier Li Keqiang sent a message to Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu, conveying his support to the families and friends of those who died in the attack. See story> p11 Umit Bektas / Reuters
Djokovic marches on
World tennis number one Novak Djokovic of Serbia continued his recent dominance over Rafael Nadal when he beat the Spaniard 6-2, 6-2 in the final of the China Open in Beijing on Sunday to win the tournament for the sixth time. Related story > p23 Wei Xiaohao / China Daily
Liu Yunshan (right), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, is greeted in Pyongyang on Friday. Liu will attend activities marking the anniversary of the Workers' Party of Korea. Rao Aimin / Xinhua
The Cining Palace is one of four areas of the Palace Museum to be opened to the public on Saturday to mark the 90th anniversary of the landmark's founding. Jiang Dong / China Daily
Members of the grassroots organization CodePink protest in Washington, DC, over the deadly US attack on a hospital in northern Afghanistan. The protest came as US Forces-Afghanistan Resolute Support Mission Commander General John Campbell (right) testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday before the Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the situation in Afghanistan. Carolyn Kaster / AP
Tourists exit Qingdao Railway Station in Shandong province on Monday.Huang Jiexian / For China Daily
Chinese shoppers in the Akihabara electronics shopping district in Tokyo on Friday. Aflo Images
Visitors wait in line to buy tickets for the Palace Museum in Beijing on Sunday. Photos by Chen Xiaogen / For China Daily
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