Whata cute little car. LOL..(PA announcer voice)..."And they're off. It's a race between the three wheeler vs. the old man with walker! The old man got the lead."
China's Na Li returns a ball to Belarussian Victoria Azarenka during their match of the Madrid Masters on May 11, 2012 at the Magic Box (Caja Magica) sports complex in Madrid. Azarenka won 3-6, 6-3, 6-3.
Shoppers visit an outdoor market in Shanghai on May 11, 2012.
Chinese shoppers select vegetables at a market in Hefei, east China's Anhui province on May 11, 2012.
Chinese plainclothes police attempt to remove protesters who unfurled a protest banner outside the Philippines embassy in Beijing on May 11, 2012.
Chinese police question a protester who arrived with a box of protest signs outside the Philippines embassy in Beijing on May 11, 2012.
HO CHI MINH CITY, VIETNAM - MAY 11: Liu Xiaobo of China in action against Li Siu Hong of Hong Kong during day three of the 20th Asian Taekwondo Championships at Phu Tho Stadium on May 11, 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard outside the gate to the Philippines' embassy in Beijing on May 11, 2012.
A Chinese paramilitary policeman salutes as the car with the Philippines' ambassador leaves the embassy in Beijing on May 11, 2012
A placard with drawing of a Philippine warship is displayed during a protest at the Philippines Consulate in Kong Hong Friday, May 11, 2012.
In this picture taken on May 10, 2012 shows residents making a selection as they eat out at a food court in Beijing. China's inflation rate slowed in April from the previous month, official data showed, giving Beijing more room to loosen credit restrictions to boost flagging economic growth, as the country's consumer price index rose by 3.4 percent year-on-year in April compared with 3.6 percent in March -- a slowdown analysts said was driven mainly by falling food prices.
A delivery man sleeps on a flat screen television on a street in Shanghai on May 11, 2012.
Chinese journalist plants national flag on main reef of Huangyan Island. A screenshot taken from dragontv.cn on May 9, 2012. [Photo/dragontv.cn]
Rescuers & citizens try to help local residents to cross a street at Chenxi County of Huaihua City, central China's Hunan Province, May 9, 2012. (Xinhua/Yang Xiao)
More than 1.2 million people in Hunan province have been affected by storms and hail that have wreaked havoc since Tuesday, local flood control officials said Thursday.
A total of 55 warnings were issued for inclement weather between Tuesday and Thursday morning, including 34 rain warnings, five hail warnings, six warnings for high winds and ten for thunderstorms, according to the Hunan provincial meteorological center.
Some 462 couples got married in the seventh group wedding ceremony at Alibaba Group, China's biggest e-commerce company, and the number of couples sets a record for Alibaba.
Photo taken on May 11, 2012 shows a gold bar of nearly 100 kilograms displayed in a selection shop of China National Gold Group Corporation in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. The gold bar weighs 99.999 kilograms and is valued at 45 million yuan (7 million U.S. dollars). (Xinhua/Xu Chang)
Chen Chia-Ling of Taiwan receives assistance in putting on her helmet during the 57 kg division match against Skye Nicolson of Australia at the AIBA World Women's Championships in China's northern city of Qinhuangdao on May 11, 2012. Women's boxing is preparing to punch its way into the history books when the world championships, doubling as the sport's first ever Olympic qualifying event, take to the ring in China this week.
Skye Nicolson of Australia is punched by Chen Chia-Ling of Taiwan during the 57 kg division match at the AIBA World Women's Championships in China's northern city of Qinhuangdao on May 11, 2012.
Labourers from Taiwan's state-owned oil firm CPC Corp take part in a protest in front of the presidential office in Taipei May 10, 2012. Thousands of labourers from the unions of Taiwan's state-owned companies, including CPC Corp, Taipower Corp, Taiwan Sugar Corp and Taiwan Water Corp, marched the streets on Thursday to blame the government's policies, as increasing fuel prices and electricity rates prompted public calls for job cuts in the state-owned companies.
Nurses shout slogans as they crumple their working sheets during a rally in front of Taiwan's Department of Health in Taipei May 12, 2012. Hundreds of nurses protested on Saturday to demand that the government address the issues of insufficient manpower and rest hours, and improve their working conditions in conjunction with International Nurses Day.
Taiwanese protesters throw eggs at the placards showing the portrait of Taiwan's re-elected President Ma Ying-jeou during an event to announce a large rally to be planned against Ma in Taipei, Taiwan, Saturday, May 12, 2012. Ma will attend his swearing-in ceremony and start his second four-year term on May 20.
A woman cries as she mourns her deceased relative in Minxian county, Gansu province May 12, 2012. At least 37 people were killed and 19 others remain missing after hail and torrential rains battered a mountainous northwest China county. The storms had affected 358,000 people in Minxian county, forcing nearly 30,000 local residents to be evacuated, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Rescuers help residents evacuate across a river flowing with muddy water after hail and torrential rains hit Minxian county, Gansu province May 11, 2012.
Rescuers dig in ruins during a disaster relief drill to search for survivors in Chongzhou, Sichuan province, May 11, 2012. Several disaster relief drills were held in southwest Sichuan province on Friday, as China marks the fourth anniversary of the May 12, 2008 Sichuan earthquake that left 87,000 people dead or missing and millions homeless, local media reported. Picture taken in May 11, 2012.
A rescuer uses a police dog to search for victims during a disaster drill of an 8.0 magnitude earthquake in Guanyuan, Sichuan province, May 11, 2012.
Chinese police detain protesters from a group who unfurled a protest banner outside the Philippines embassy in Beijing on May 12, 2012. China told its citizens they were not safe in the Philippines and its state media warned of war, as a month-long row over rival claims in the South China Sea threatened to spill out of control.
Naw Kham (C), a drug lord suspected of masterminding the murder of 13 Chinese sailors on the Mekong River last year, waits to sign the arrest warrant in Beijing, capital of China, May 10, 2012. Naw Kham, head of an armed drug gang, was escorted to Beijing from Laos Thursday afternoon. [Xinhua/Wan Xiang]
Former NBA basketball player Yao Ming walks past a presenter after attending a news conference in Hong Kong May 12, 2012. The Yao Foundation, founded by Yao Ming, unveiled a new partnership on Saturday with Rare, a leader in catalyzing communities to take pride in natural habitats worldwide, that aims to engage youths in conservation activities across China.
Photo taken on May 12, 2012 shows a flooded store in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province. A heavy rainstorm hit the province on Saturday, inundating roads of several cities. (Xinhua/Zhou Ke)
Technicians test equipment for subway line 6 (Phrase 1) which will open this September in Beijing, May 9, 2012. Beijing Subway Line 6 (Phrase 1) connects Wuliqiao Station in eastern Beijing to Wuluju Station in western Beijing. This line will be equipped with eight cars and can support 30 percent more passengers (roughly 500) compared to other trains with just six cars. 85 percent of the main work has been completed, and the line's decoration and performance optimization are in full swing. [Photo/Xinhua]
Models present creations during a fashion show in Beijing, capital of China, May 11, 2012. French stylist Jean Paul Gaultier held a fashion show in Beijing on Friday. (Xinhua/Li Mingfang)
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao (R) shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda before holding talks with him in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)
China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming (C), ROK Trade Minister Bark Tae Ho (L) and Japanese Industry Minister Yukio Edano shake hands at the 9th Economic and Trade Ministers' Meeting among the People's Republic of China, the Republic of Korea and Japan in Beijing, capital of China, May 12, 2012. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Chinese Defense Minister Liang Guanglie visits the United States Military Academy (USMA) at West Point on Thursday, May 10, 2012, presenting to its library more than 200 copies of Chinese history and strategy books to boost military ties. [Photo/Xinhua]
Rescuers work at the accident site after a bridge collapsed in Pingjiang County, central China's Hunan Province, May 13, 2012. The bridge, which connects two townships of Meixianqiao and Yuping in Pingjiang county, collapsed at around 8:30 a.m. on Sunday. It is unknown how many people were injured or even killed in the collapse but witnesses said that there were people falling into water under the bridge, according to rescuers. The county was battered by torrential rains on Saturday, which might have something to do with the collapse, officials said. Saturday's strong rainfall toppled over 3,500 homes and forced more than 28,880 people to evacuate in the county. (Xinhua/Bai Yu)
A resident stands on balcony of his family as the building is partly submerged by flood in Shunchang County, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 13, 2012. Lingering rains brought flood to Shunchang County on Sunday. Some houses and public facilities were submerged by the flood water. (Xinhua/Chen Baicai)
Reservists transfer trapped residents in Jingshan Street of Qingyunpu District in Nanchang, east China's Jiangxi Province, May 12, 2012. The torrential rain hit the city caused severe waterlogging on Saturday. More than 200 residents have been transfered to safety places by rafts and speed boats. (Xinhua/Zhou Ke)
A helicopter gets water from a pond near the fire site on Mt. Laoyingshan on the outskirts of Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 12, 2012. More than 1,600 people are struggling to put out a fire that has been raging in a mountain forest since Wednesday afternoon near a scenic city in Yunnan province, local authorities said. A lingering drought has made extinguishing the fire more difficult. (Xinhua/Li Zongrong)
Armed soldiers (?) hose down the fire on Mt. Laoyingshan on the outskirts of Lijiang, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 10, 2012. More than 1,600 people are struggling to put out a fire that has been raging in a mountain forest since Wednesday afternoon near a scenic city in Yunnan province, local authorities said. A lingering drought has made extinguishing the fire more difficult. (Xinhua/Li Zongrong)
Protestors from the Hong Kong Shark Foundation (HKSF) walks toward the Central Government Office in Hong Kong on May 13, 2012. The HKSF presented a petition to CY Leung, the HKSAR’s incoming Chief Executive to put shark conservation on his political agenda. HKSF believes that, as an international city, Hong Kong should acknowledge its international responsibilities with regard to global shark conservation.
Taiwanese people pray together during the Taiwan National Buddha's Birthday celebration in front of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, Sunday, May 13, 2012. Buddha's birthday is celebrated in East Asia on the eighth day of the fourth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, and statutory on the second Sunday, Mother's Day, of May in Taiwan.
Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr (C) boards a high speed tain at Hongqiao railway station in Shanghai for Beijing on May 12, 2012. Carr, who became foreign minister in March, also said he would seek to deepen economic integration with China during his six-day visit.
People perform a traditional dance of Yao ethnic group at Fengxi Village in Fuchuan Yao Autonomous County, southwest China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 13, 2012. Efforts have been made in recent years to promote traditional culture of Yao ethnic group, as the folk culture plays important role in boosting tourism. (Xinhua/Huang Xuhu)
Members of the pop group S.H.E. show T-shirts designed for them during a commonweal activity held in Xinbei City, southeast China's Taiwan, May 13, 2012. Pop group S.H.E. attended the commonweal activity on a medical aid plan here on Sunday. (Xinhua)
Concrete bridge deck of the Lianshuihe Bridge has been dismantled in Loudi, central China's Hunan Province, May 13, 2012. A settlement accident happened on March 12 in the construction site of the 426-meter-long Lianshuihe Bridge. The dismantlement work of the collapsed bridge deck has been finished. Reinforcement and repairing is underway. The bridge is estimated to be put into operation in the end of 2012. [Xinhua]
A girl selects flowers for her mother at a store in Taiyuan, capital of north China's Shanxi Province, May 13, 2012. Some citizens in Taiyuan chose to present flowers to their mother to celebrate the Mother's Day. [Xinhua]
Danish Ambassador Friis Arne Petersen taking photos with models after a fashion show with a famous Danish fashion brand. The Embassy of Denmark in China organized an open-door event in Beijing on May 13, 2012, in order to provide visitors with a genuine taste of Danish culture. More than 2,000 people, including foreign dignitaries, 13 Danish brands and companies and about 1,500 micro-bloggers from weibo.com participated in the event. [Photo by Lin Liyao/China.org.cn]
13 Danish brands and companies taking part in the event. The Embassy of Denmark in China organized an open-door event in Beijing on May 13, 2012, in order to provide visitors with a genuine taste of Danish culture. More than 2,000 people, including foreign dignitaries, 13 Danish brands and companies and about 1,500 micro-bloggers from weibo.com participated in the event. [Photo by Lin Liyao/China.org.cn]
Photo taken on May 14, 2012 shows the accident site after a coach collided with a truck in Ulanqab City, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. At least four people were confirmed dead and more than 30 others were injured in the accident which happened early Monday morning. (Xinhua/Zhang Longli)
A worker walks past the 30-storey T30 Hotel built by the the Broad Group in Yueyang, Hunan province April 24, 2012. The structure is an example of streamlined construction being pioneered by China's Broad Sustainable Building (BSB). Over the last decade China has seen one of the biggest construction booms in history to house a surging urban population and an expanding industrial sector. But with that construction have come worries about environmental destruction, waste and shoddy buildings. Zhang Yue, Broad Group's founder and chairman argues that his buildings represent just the opposite. Picture taken April 24, 2012.
Chinese men examine kites on sale outside a park in Beijing, China, Monday, May 14, 2012.
TIANLIN, CHINA - MAY 12: Villagers wait to access water on May 12, 2012 in Tianlin county, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region of China. A lingering drought has dried up most of rivers as high temperature and little rainfall over the past three months this year. Tianlin county had suffered from severe drought over the past three years.
Rescuers and residents use shovels to clear muddy water from a building in Minxian county, Gansu province May 13, 2012. The death toll had risen to 40 and 18 others remained missing as of 3 p.m. Saturday after hail and torrential rains battered a mountainous county in northwest China, authorities said late Saturday. The storms had affected 358,000 people in Minxian county, Gansu province, forcing the evacuation of nearly 30,000 local residents, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Paramilitary policemen walk outside the Philippines embassy in Beijing on May 13, 2012. China has denied it is increasing combat readiness in response to a tense territorial row with the Philippines in the South China Sea which has dragged on for more than a month.
BEIJING, CHINA - MAY 13: Chinese Athletic Olympic Champions Ms.Yueling Chen and Liping Wang with Chinese teenagers poss for photo during the IAAF centenary celebration at the Beijing Olympic Park Central Piazza on May 13, 2012 in Beijing, China.
A customer at a money exchange booth, in Hong Kong on May 10, 2012. Asian markets and the euro fell May 9 on fears Greece could leave the eurozone after the country's second biggest party said it would rip up a bail-out deal following weekend elections.
Hong Kong's Financial Secretary John Tsang poses for photo during the opening of the Hong Kong Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in Taipei on May 15, 2012. The semi-autonomous Chinese territory of Hong Kong inaugurated its first liaison office in Taiwan as the island acts enthusiastically to improve ties with former rival China.
The exiled Tibetan spiritual guide, the Dalai Lama (L) salutes the crowd next to Nantes' socialist mayor Jean-Marc Ayrault (R) as they leave the Nantes city hall, on August 18, 2008. The 73-year-old Tibetan spiritual guide flew into Paris on August 11 for a 12-day visit at the height of the Beijing Olympics, having shelved plans to meet President Nicolas Sarkozy for fear of angering China.
Members of the United Nations observers mission in Syria from China are seen at a hotel in Damascus, before heading to the areas where protests against the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have been taking place, May 15, 2012.
Workers labor on the Shanghai Center Tower under construction in Pudong, Shanghai Tuesday May 15, 2012.
Investors look at the stock price monitors at a private securities company Tuesday May 15, 2012 in Shanghai, China. Asian stock markets were mostly lower Tuesday, rattled by a political impasse in Greece that could lead the debt-stricken country to a destabilizing exit from the euro currency union.
SINGAPORE - MAY 14: Designer Roderic Wong of China fixes a models hair during the Audi Star Creation pre-judging, ahead of the runway showdown competition at the TentOrchard on May 14, 2012 in Singapore. Audi Star Creation, part of Asia Fashion Exchange which takes place from May 14-20, is a regional fashion design competition established to spot budding talent in Singapore, helping to position Singapore as Asia's fashion hub.
A security guard sleeps next to stock trading machines at a brokerage house in Taiyuan, Shanxi province May 15, 2012.
Young students practice Kung Fu, traditional Chinese martial arts, at the Baota Primary School in Xuan'en County, Enshi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture, central China's Hubei Province, May 14, 2012. (Xinhua/Song Wen)
With the efforts of local government to promote folk art, intangible cultural heritage, such as Kung Fu and waist drums, has become accessible for students in elementary and secondary schools nowadays.
Two excavators work along with rescuers at the accident site after a bridge collapsed in Pingjiang County of central China's Hunan Province, May 15, 2012. Three bodies were retrieved and three others remained missing Tuesday after the 120-meter-long Fangu Bridge collapsed around 8:50 a.m. on Sunday when one of its piles was hit by a sand dredge flushed downstream by floods, according to local authorities. An initial investigation showed that nine people fell into the Changjiang River after the collapse, and three have been rescued and are receiving treatment in a local hospital. (Xinhua/Guo Feng)
Vessels anchor in Batou Township of Denghai District in Shantou, south China's Guangdong Province, May 15, 2012. China will soon impose a routine fishing ban in northern parts of the South China Sea, authorities announced Monday. The fishing ban will last from May 16 to August 1, covering areas north of the 12th parallel of north latitude, including Huangyan Island but excluding most of the Nansha Islands, according to a spokesman from the South China Fishery Administration Bureau of the Ministry of Agriculture. (Xinhua/Yao Jun)
Photo taken on May 15, 2012 shows the newly-built deepwater pipelay crane vessel "Hai Yang Shi You 201" in Qingdao, a coastal city of east China's Shandong Province. The vessel, with a length of 204.65 meters and width of 39.2 meters, will sail for the South China Sea to conduct pipelay operation in the Liwan 3-1 gasfield. [Xinhua photo]
Tricycles move on a flooded road in Nanning City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, May 14, 2012. Nanning was hit by torrential rains for the third consecutive day on Monday. Many roads got flooded by ponding water. [Xinhua]
Stills from a cell phone video show a foreign man being pushed from a girl and then beaten up on the street. Photos: Youku
Analysts called for the establishment of a comprehensive mechanism for managing foreigners in China, as Beijing police started a three-month campaign today targeting foreigners illegally staying in the capital.
According to the Exit-Entry Administration Department under the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, foreigners targeted by the campaign are those who illegally entered China, stay in the capital with an expired visa or have a job without a working permit.
During the campaign, police will check foreigners have necessary documents. Those found to be "illegally staying" will receive punishments according to the law. Beijing residents are encouraged to report such violations by calling the bureau's hotline.
"More policemen will be dispatched on the streets in the downtown area such as Sanlitun, asking questions and doing random checks," Lin Song, media officer of the administration, told the Global Times.
"Some foreigners do not know Chinese laws well and they might feel strange being randomly questioned by the police, but it is necessary to improve their legal awareness and make sure they stick to Chinese regulations," Lin said.
The announcement came shortly after a British man was detained by police after allegedly molesting a young Chinese woman on May 8 in Beijing.
According to the bureau, most of the foreigners who illegally stay in the capital do not have a proper job or a stable income, and they have become a major source of crimes.
Government data showed that foreigners entering and exiting the Chinese mainland in 2010 totaled 52.11 million, a 133 percent increase on 2001. The number last year was 54.12 million.
Statistics from the Ministry of Public Security showed that more than 20,000 foreigners were found to be illegally staying in China in 2011.
Zhang Xin, an associate professor on public management at Renmin University of China, told the Global Times that it is obvious that the country is attracting more and more foreigners with its growing international status, which has also brought many social problems.
"The key to solving this problem is to establish a long-term mechanism, such as an institution similar to an immigration office, rather than sporadic and temporary crackdowns that may leave a bad impression on foreigners and is not beneficial to the city's development in the long run," Zhang said.
A US national, who works for an international NGO in Beijing but only holds a one-year tourist visa, told the Global Times that there are many foreigners like him working without a proper visa, but none of them have been found and punished by authorities.
He complained about difficulties in getting a working visa, but did not offer any details.
A draft law on China's Exit-Entry Administration, proposed and discussed in late April by top legislators, stipulates that foreigners working in China need to acquire a work permit and legal documents.
It added that foreigners found to be illegally entering, living or working in China can be deported and banned from entering the country for five years.