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A train runs at the foot of snow-covered mountains in northwest China's Qinghai Province, Oct. 24, 2009. The Qinghai-Tibet railway will enter its 4th winter operation after three year's safety running, which strongly boosted the economic and social developments in Qinghai and Tibet Autonomous Region.

A flock of starlings fly in the sky above Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, Oct. 16, 2009. Tens of thousands of starlings fly over Wuhan on Friday dusk. According to bird expert, the starlings fly to Wuhan from northern China and continue their journey to the south after staying in Wuhan for a while.

Regular charter flights officially launched Sunday between Tokyo's Haneda international airport and Beijing Capital International Airport.

In the opening ceremony at Haneda airport, Chinese Ambassador to Japan Cui Tiankai voiced his hope that exchanges between the two nations in areas of commerce, trade and tourism will be further broadened with the launch of the new route.

A five-day Chinese film show opened in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka on Tuesday to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China and as the prelude to the kick-start of CRI-SMF Confucius classroom on Oct. 29.

As one part of Confucius Institute, the CRI-SMF Confucius classroom, which is engaged in teaching Chinese Language to those who intend to learn, was established on Feb. 14, 2009, jointly by China Radio International and Shanto-Mariam Foundation of Bangladesh which is a non-political and non-profit organization dedicated to offering creative and job-oriented education.

According to CRI-SMF Confucius classroom, the Chinese film show will last for five days from Oct. 20 to 24.