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$(240601) -- YIWU, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A businessman shows a souvenir table tennis ball set made for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Yiwu, east China\'s Zhejiang Province, May 30, 2024. Yiwu, a world-famous small commodities manufacturing hub, is buzzing with production orders with the approach of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Xinhua\/Huang Zongzhi$

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May 30, 2024 06:00 AM

(ZhejiangPictorial) CHINA-ZHEJIANG-YIWU-PARIS OLYM

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(240601) -- YIWU, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A businessman shows a souvenir table tennis ball set made for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games in Yiwu, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 30, 2024. Yiwu, a world-famous small commodities manufacturing hub, is buzzing with production orders with the approach of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi

$(240601) -- SINGAPORE, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chou Tien Chen reacts during the men\'s singles semifinal between Shi Yuqi of China and Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey\/Xinhua$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON OPEN-MEN'S SINGLES-SEMIFIN

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(240601) -- SINGAPORE, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chou Tien Chen reacts during the men's singles semifinal between Shi Yuqi of China and Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua

$(240601) -- MACAO, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kojima Manami (2nd L) of Japan competes during the preliminary match between Japan and the Dominican Republic at the Women\'s Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, June 1, 2024. (Xinhua\/Lui Sui Wai$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-MACAO-VOLLEYBALL-WOMEN'S NATIONS LEAGUE

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(240601) -- MACAO, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kojima Manami (2nd L) of Japan competes during the preliminary match between Japan and the Dominican Republic at the Women's Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, June 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Lui Sui Wai

$(240601) -- SINGAPORE, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yufei of China hits a return to Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand during the women\'s singles semifinal at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey\/Xinhua$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLES

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(240601) -- SINGAPORE, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Yufei of China hits a return to Pornpawee Chochuwong of Thailand during the women's singles semifinal at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, June 1, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua

$(240601) -- CHANGSHA, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People look at a fixed wing drone during the 13th Central China Investment and Trade Exposition (Expo Central China 2024) in Changsha, central China\'s Hunan Province, May 31, 2024. TO GO WITH "Over 200 multinationals participate in expo promoting opening-up of central China" (Xinhua\/Chen Sihan$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-HUNAN-CHANGSHA-EXPO CENTRAL CHINA 2024-OPENI

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(240601) -- CHANGSHA, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People look at a fixed wing drone during the 13th Central China Investment and Trade Exposition (Expo Central China 2024) in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, May 31, 2024. TO GO WITH "Over 200 multinationals participate in expo promoting opening-up of central China" (Xinhua/Chen Sihan

$(240601) -- MACAO, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Brazil\'s Rosamaria Montibeller (L) spikes during the preliminary match between Brazil and Italy at the Women\'s Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, June 1, 2024. (Xinhua\/Cheong Kam Ka$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-MACAO-VOLLEYBALL-WOMEN'S NATIONS LEAGUE

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(240601) -- MACAO, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's Rosamaria Montibeller (L) spikes during the preliminary match between Brazil and Italy at the Women's Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, June 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka

$(240601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lyu Linyou (R) checks the growth of plants with a staff member at the Zhanggutai base of the sand control and utilization research institute of the Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Zhangwu County, northeast China\'s Liaoning Province, May 30, 2024. In 2004, 24-year-old Lyu Linyou joined the former provincial institute of sandy land utilization, which is now the sand control and utilization research institute of the Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, after graduation. Initially, Lyu specialized in grass science and had no clear idea about sand control. He learned from senior colleagues and local farmers in Zhangwu County, accumulating experience and gradually becoming determined to apply his knowledge to sand control. Located on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land, Zhangwu was once plagued by sand and dust storms. Historically, 96 percent of Zhangwu County\'s total area was desertified land. For the ecological management of$

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May 30, 2024 06:00 AM

ChineseToday | Ecological researcher dedicates him

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(240601) -- SHENYANG, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lyu Linyou (R) checks the growth of plants with a staff member at the Zhanggutai base of the sand control and utilization research institute of the Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Zhangwu County, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 30, 2024. In 2004, 24-year-old Lyu Linyou joined the former provincial institute of sandy land utilization, which is now the sand control and utilization research institute of the Liaoning Academy of Agricultural Sciences, after graduation. Initially, Lyu specialized in grass science and had no clear idea about sand control. He learned from senior colleagues and local farmers in Zhangwu County, accumulating experience and gradually becoming determined to apply his knowledge to sand control. Located on the southern edge of the Horqin sandy land, Zhangwu was once plagued by sand and dust storms. Historically, 96 percent of Zhangwu County's total area was desertified land. For the ecological management of

$(240601) -- CHONGZUO, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 26, 2024 shows a cavefish, Karstsinnectes longzhouensis, in Chongzuo City, south China\'s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Blind cavefish species found in S China\'s underground stream" (Xinhua$

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May 27, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-GUANGXI-CHONGZUO-BLIND CAVEFISH SPECIES-DISC

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(240601) -- CHONGZUO, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 26, 2024 shows a cavefish, Karstsinnectes longzhouensis, in Chongzuo City, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Blind cavefish species found in S China's underground stream" (Xinhua

$(240601) -- CHONGQING, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Gaoyuan of China hits a return to Kao Cheng-Jui of Chinese Taipei during the men\'s singles round of 16 match at the WTT Champions Chongqing 2024 in southwest China\'s Chongqing, June 1, 2024. (Xinhua\/Zhang Ziyu$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-TABLE TENNIS-WTT CHAMPIONS-MEN

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(240601) -- CHONGQING, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lin Gaoyuan of China hits a return to Kao Cheng-Jui of Chinese Taipei during the men's singles round of 16 match at the WTT Champions Chongqing 2024 in southwest China's Chongqing, June 1, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Ziyu

$(240601) -- SINGAPORE, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Seo Seung Jae (R)\/Chae Yu Jung of South Korea compete during the mixed doubles semifinal match between Zheng Shiwei\/Huang Yaqiong of China and Seo Seung Jae\/Chae Yu Jung of South Korea at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, on June 1, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey\/Xinhua$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON OPEN-MIXED DOUBLES

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(240601) -- SINGAPORE, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Seo Seung Jae (R)/Chae Yu Jung of South Korea compete during the mixed doubles semifinal match between Zheng Shiwei/Huang Yaqiong of China and Seo Seung Jae/Chae Yu Jung of South Korea at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, on June 1, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua

$(240601) -- BEIJING, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children practice martial arts at a kindergarten in Jianghan District of Wuhan, central China\'s Hubei Province, May 29, 2024. (Xinhua\/Du Zixuan$

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May 29, 2024 06:00 AM

Xinhua Headlines: Chinese schools boost health, ha

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(240601) -- BEIJING, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Children practice martial arts at a kindergarten in Jianghan District of Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 29, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan

$(240601) -- AIN SOKHNA, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows the construction site of a new container terminal at Ain Sokhna port in Suez Governorate, Egypt. An Egyptian executive has announced that a new large container terminal at Ain Sokhna port on the Red Sea, developed by an international consortium led by China\'s Hutchison Ports, will start operations by 2025. TO GO WITH "Egypt\'s largest container terminal to operate by 2025: senior executive" (Xinhua\/Ahmed Gomaa$

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May 30, 2024 06:00 AM

EGYPT-SUEZ-AIN SOKHNA PORT-CONTAINER TERMINAL-CONS

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(240601) -- AIN SOKHNA, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 30, 2024 shows the construction site of a new container terminal at Ain Sokhna port in Suez Governorate, Egypt. An Egyptian executive has announced that a new large container terminal at Ain Sokhna port on the Red Sea, developed by an international consortium led by China's Hutchison Ports, will start operations by 2025. TO GO WITH "Egypt's largest container terminal to operate by 2025: senior executive" (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa

$(240601) -- BUCHAREST, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Organizers carry balloons during the opening day of SpaceFEST 2024 at Politehnica University of Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania, May 31, 2024. The SpaceFEST is an event dedicated to science, innovation and space exploration, with discussions and presentations about the future of space flight, emerging technologies and collaboration opportunities in the aerospace industry. (Photo by Cristian Cristel\/Xinhua$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-SPACEFEST 2024

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(240601) -- BUCHAREST, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Organizers carry balloons during the opening day of SpaceFEST 2024 at Politehnica University of Bucharest in Bucharest, Romania, May 31, 2024. The SpaceFEST is an event dedicated to science, innovation and space exploration, with discussions and presentations about the future of space flight, emerging technologies and collaboration opportunities in the aerospace industry. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua

$(240601) -- SINGAPORE, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Qingchen (R)\/Jia Yifan compete during the women\'s doubles semifinal match between Chen Qingchen\/Jia Yifan of China and Liu Shengshu\/Tan Ning of China at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, on June 1, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey\/Xinhua$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SINGAPORE-BADMINTON OPEN-WOMEN'S DOUBLES

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(240601) -- SINGAPORE, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Qingchen (R)/Jia Yifan compete during the women's doubles semifinal match between Chen Qingchen/Jia Yifan of China and Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning of China at the Singapore Badminton Open 2024 in Singapore, on June 1, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua

$(240601) -- BEIJING, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Zhizhen of China hits a return during the men\'s singles second round match between Zhang Zhizhen of China and Lorenzo Sonego of Italy at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros, Paris, France, May 30, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 30, 2024 06:00 AM

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

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(240601) -- BEIJING, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Zhizhen of China hits a return during the men's singles second round match between Zhang Zhizhen of China and Lorenzo Sonego of Italy at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros, Paris, France, May 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240601) -- YINING, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy a performance at an accordion museum on Liuxing Street in Yining City, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China\'s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Wondrous Xinjiang: Thriving tourism in multi-ethnic street" (Xinhua\/Wang Fei$

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Jun 01, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-XINJIANG-MULTI-ETHNIC STREET-THRIVING TOURIS

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(240601) -- YINING, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy a performance at an accordion museum on Liuxing Street in Yining City, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Wondrous Xinjiang: Thriving tourism in multi-ethnic street" (Xinhua/Wang Fei

$(240601) -- PARIS, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iga Swiatek celebrates during the women\'s singles third round match between Iga Swiatek of Poland and Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic at the French tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, on May 31, 2024. (Photo by Glenn Gervot\/Xinhua$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN-WOMEN'S SINGLE

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(240601) -- PARIS, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iga Swiatek celebrates during the women's singles third round match between Iga Swiatek of Poland and Marie Bouzkova of the Czech Republic at the French tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, on May 31, 2024. (Photo by Glenn Gervot/Xinhua

(240601) -- ALGIERS, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor (R) talks with a visitor at the International Tourism and Travel Exhibition in Algiers, Algeria, on May 31, 2024. This exhibition is held in Algiers from May 30 to June 2. (Xinhua

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

ALGERIA-ALGIERS-INT'L TOURISM AND TRAVEL EXHIBITIO

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(240601) -- ALGIERS, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An exhibitor (R) talks with a visitor at the International Tourism and Travel Exhibition in Algiers, Algeria, on May 31, 2024. This exhibition is held in Algiers from May 30 to June 2. (Xinhua

$(240601) -- HOHHOT, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, investigates the progress of desertification prevention and control in Hexigten Banner, north China\'s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 31, 2024. He Lifeng made a research trip to north China\'s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from Thursday to Friday for the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program as well as other key ecological projects. (Xinhua\/Bei He$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-INNER MONGOLIA-HE LIFENG-RESEARCH TRIP (CN)

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(240601) -- HOHHOT, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, investigates the progress of desertification prevention and control in Hexigten Banner, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, May 31, 2024. He Lifeng made a research trip to north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from Thursday to Friday for the Three-North Shelterbelt Forest Program as well as other key ecological projects. (Xinhua/Bei He

$(240601) -- VIENNA, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Conductor Hu Yongyan performs during a concert of Contemporary Chamber Music of China, in Vienna, Austria, on May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/He Canling$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-CHINESE MUSIC-CONCERT

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(240601) -- VIENNA, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Conductor Hu Yongyan performs during a concert of Contemporary Chamber Music of China, in Vienna, Austria, on May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/He Canling

$(240601) -- ST. JOHN\'S, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 29, 2024 from Shirley Heights lookout shows the Freeman\'s Bay in Antigua and Barbuda. (Xinhua\/Li Muzi$

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May 29, 2024 06:00 AM

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA-SHIRLEY HEIGHTS-VIEWS

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(240601) -- ST. JOHN'S, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 29, 2024 from Shirley Heights lookout shows the Freeman's Bay in Antigua and Barbuda. (Xinhua/Li Muzi

$(240601) -- MARJEYOUN, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese farmers harvest wheat in Marjeyoun, Lebanon, on May 29, 2024. (Photo by Ali Hashisho\/Xinhua$

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May 29, 2024 06:00 AM

LEBANON-MARJEYOUN-WHEAT-HARVEST

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(240601) -- MARJEYOUN, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lebanese farmers harvest wheat in Marjeyoun, Lebanon, on May 29, 2024. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua

$(240601) -- TEHRAN, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the 23rd International Exhibition of Sports, Sporting Goods & Equipment (SPORTEX) in Tehran, Iran, May 30, 2024. (Xinhua\/Shadati$

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May 30, 2024 06:00 AM

IRAN-TEHRAN-SPORTEX

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(240601) -- TEHRAN, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the 23rd International Exhibition of Sports, Sporting Goods & Equipment (SPORTEX) in Tehran, Iran, May 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Shadati

$(240601) -- TA\'QALI, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Emma Lipman (L) of Malta vies with Emina Ekic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the UEFA Women\'s European Qualifiers between Malta and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Centenary Stadium in Ta\'Qali, Malta, May 31, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan Borg\/Xinhua$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)MALTA-TA'QALI-FOOTBALL-WOMEN'S EUROPEAN QUALIF

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(240601) -- TA'QALI, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Emma Lipman (L) of Malta vies with Emina Ekic of Bosnia and Herzegovina during the UEFA Women's European Qualifiers between Malta and Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Centenary Stadium in Ta'Qali, Malta, May 31, 2024. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua

$(240601) -- PARIS, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates after winning the men\'s singles third round match between Zhang Zhizhen of China and Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros, Paris, France, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Meng Dingbo$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN-MEN'S SINGLES

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(240601) -- PARIS, June 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Stefanos Tsitsipas celebrates after winning the men's singles third round match between Zhang Zhizhen of China and Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros, Paris, France, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo

$(240531) -- VIENNA, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows a celebration for the resumption of Hainan Airlines\' operations in Austria in Vienna, Austria. A direct air route linking south China\'s tech hub Shenzhen and the Austrian capital Vienna has been resumed, Hainan Airlines, the flight\'s operator, said on Friday. (Xinhua\/He Canling$

May 29, 2024 06:00 AM

AUSTRIA-VIENNA-CHINA-SHENZHEN-DIRECT FLIGHT-RESUMP

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(240531) -- VIENNA, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows a celebration for the resumption of Hainan Airlines' operations in Austria in Vienna, Austria. A direct air route linking south China's tech hub Shenzhen and the Austrian capital Vienna has been resumed, Hainan Airlines, the flight's operator, said on Friday. (Xinhua/He Canling

$(240531) -- PRAGUE, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy with VR glasses watches the virtual world at the Science Fair in Prague, the Czech Republic, on May 31, 2024. Organized annually by the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Science Fair offers visitors highlights from the world of natural, technical, social sciences, and humanities. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova\/Xinhua$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-SCIENCE FAIR

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(240531) -- PRAGUE, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy with VR glasses watches the virtual world at the Science Fair in Prague, the Czech Republic, on May 31, 2024. Organized annually by the Czech Academy of Sciences, the Science Fair offers visitors highlights from the world of natural, technical, social sciences, and humanities. (Photo by Dana Kesnerova/Xinhua

$(240531) -- GAZA, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Humanitarian aid arrives at a warehouse of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 31, 2024. The Hamas-run media office in Gaza on Friday warned of an unprecedented humanitarian disaster in the enclave due to the closure of land crossings. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad\/Xinhua$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-HUMANITARIAN AID

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(240531) -- GAZA, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Humanitarian aid arrives at a warehouse of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 31, 2024. The Hamas-run media office in Gaza on Friday warned of an unprecedented humanitarian disaster in the enclave due to the closure of land crossings. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua

$(240531) -- OAKVILLE (CANADA), May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cook prepares a beaver tail at the Food Truck Friday, an event to raise awareness and inclusion for people with developmental disabilities, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, on May 31, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng\/Xinhua$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CANADA-OAKVILLE-FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY

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(240531) -- OAKVILLE (CANADA), May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A cook prepares a beaver tail at the Food Truck Friday, an event to raise awareness and inclusion for people with developmental disabilities, in Oakville, Ontario, Canada, on May 31, 2024. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua

$(240531) -- KATHMANDU, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant gives a talent performance at the 23rd Chinese-Bridge Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college students in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 31, 2024. The 23rd Chinese-Bridge Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college students concluded its final here on Friday. A total of seven contestants joined the final competition, demonstrating their Chinese language skills and understanding of Chinese culture through speeches, knowledge tests and talent shows. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha\/Xinhua$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

NEPAL-KATHMANDU-CHINESE PROFICIENCY COMPETITION

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(240531) -- KATHMANDU, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant gives a talent performance at the 23rd Chinese-Bridge Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college students in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 31, 2024. The 23rd Chinese-Bridge Chinese proficiency competition for foreign college students concluded its final here on Friday. A total of seven contestants joined the final competition, demonstrating their Chinese language skills and understanding of Chinese culture through speeches, knowledge tests and talent shows. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua

$(240531) -- KATHMANDU, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the inauguration ceremony of the Seeds for the Future 2024 program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 31, 2024. The Seeds for the Future 2024 program was inaugurated here by Huawei on Friday, the fourth consecutive year for the Chinese technology giant to continue its efforts to help the South Asian country achieve a digital transformation. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha\/Xinhua$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

NEPAL-KATHMANDU-HUAWEI-SEEDS FOR FUTURE 2024 PROGR

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(240531) -- KATHMANDU, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the inauguration ceremony of the Seeds for the Future 2024 program in Kathmandu, Nepal, on May 31, 2024. The Seeds for the Future 2024 program was inaugurated here by Huawei on Friday, the fourth consecutive year for the Chinese technology giant to continue its efforts to help the South Asian country achieve a digital transformation. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua

$(240531) -- GAZA, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians are seen on a street with destroyed buildings after Israeli army withdrew from the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on May 31, 2024. The Israeli army has withdrawn from the Jabalia refugee camp after nearly three weeks of military operation there, Palestine TV reported on Friday. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki\/Xinhua$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP-ISRAEL-MILITARY

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(240531) -- GAZA, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Palestinians are seen on a street with destroyed buildings after Israeli army withdrew from the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, on May 31, 2024. The Israeli army has withdrawn from the Jabalia refugee camp after nearly three weeks of military operation there, Palestine TV reported on Friday. (Photo by Mahmoud Zaki/Xinhua

$(240531) -- NEW YORK, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People wearing caps in support of former U.S. President Donald Trump are seen in front of Trump Tower in New York, the United States, on May 31, 2024. Former U.S. President Donald Trump Friday said he will appeal his conviction on all counts in the hush money trial in New York City. (Xinhua\/Liu Yanan$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

U.S.-NEW YORK-TRUMP-HUSH MONEY TRIAL-CONVICTION-AP

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(240531) -- NEW YORK, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People wearing caps in support of former U.S. President Donald Trump are seen in front of Trump Tower in New York, the United States, on May 31, 2024. Former U.S. President Donald Trump Friday said he will appeal his conviction on all counts in the hush money trial in New York City. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Comorian Foreign Minister Dhoihir Dhoulkamal, who is in China for the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Liu Bin$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-COMOROS-FM-MEETING (CN)

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Comorian Foreign Minister Dhoihir Dhoulkamal, who is in China for the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Bin

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, who is in China for the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Liu Bin$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-KUWAIT-FM-MEETING (CN)

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya, who is in China for the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Bin

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Somalian Foreign Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, who is in China for the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Zhai Jianlan$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-SOMALIA-FM-MEETING (CN)

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Somalian Foreign Minister Ahmed Moallim Fiqi, who is in China for the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, who is in China for the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Zhai Jianlan$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-SAUDI ARABIA-FM-MEETING (CN)

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, who is in China for the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum, in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan

$(240531) -- PRAGUE, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jens Stoltenberg, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General, speaks at a press conference after an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague, the Czech Republic, on May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Lin Hao$

May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-NATO-PRESS CONFERENCE

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(240531) -- PRAGUE, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Jens Stoltenberg, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Secretary General, speaks at a press conference after an informal meeting of NATO foreign ministers in Prague, the Czech Republic, on May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Lin Hao

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 17, 2023 shows a man copying an artifact during an exhibition featuring Syrian cultural relics at the Ningxia Museum in Yinchuan, northwest China\'s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Syrian heritage exhibition tour wows visitors across China" (Xinhua\/Li Xulun$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SYRIAN HERITAGE EXHIBITION (CN)

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 17, 2023 shows a man copying an artifact during an exhibition featuring Syrian cultural relics at the Ningxia Museum in Yinchuan, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "China Focus: Syrian heritage exhibition tour wows visitors across China" (Xinhua/Li Xulun

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends a teleconference related to consolidate and expand China\'s poverty alleviation achievements, and ensure that those efforts contribute to rural revitalization in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Xie Huanchi$

May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-LIU GUOZHONG-POVERTY ALLEVIATION WOR

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Liu Guozhong, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends a teleconference related to consolidate and expand China's poverty alleviation achievements, and ensure that those efforts contribute to rural revitalization in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi

$(240531) -- BRUSSELS, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bottles of wine are on display at a supermarket in Brussels, Belgium, on May 31, 2024. The Eurozone\'s yearly inflation rate should be reaching 2.6 percent in May, according to preliminary data published on Friday by Eurostat, the European Union\'s (EU) statistical bureau. (Xinhua\/Zhao Dingzhe$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-INFLATION-MAY

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(240531) -- BRUSSELS, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Bottles of wine are on display at a supermarket in Brussels, Belgium, on May 31, 2024. The Eurozone's yearly inflation rate should be reaching 2.6 percent in May, according to preliminary data published on Friday by Eurostat, the European Union's (EU) statistical bureau. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe

$(240531) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) works at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on May 31, 2024. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is currently leading in South Africa\'s 2024 national and provincial elections, with about 42 percent of the votes, as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has counted over 60 percent of the ballots by Friday noon. (Xinhua\/Zhang Yudong$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ELECTION

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(240531) -- JOHANNESBURG, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member of the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) works at the National Results Operations Center in Midrand, South Africa, on May 31, 2024. The ruling African National Congress (ANC) is currently leading in South Africa's 2024 national and provincial elections, with about 42 percent of the votes, as the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has counted over 60 percent of the ballots by Friday noon. (Xinhua/Zhang Yudong

$(240531) -- ADELAIDE, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Shuang (L) of China competes during a friendly match between China and Australia in Adelaide, Australia, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Zhang Jianhua$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)AUSTRALIA-ADELAIDE-FOOTBALL-FRIENDLY-AUS VS CH

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(240531) -- ADELAIDE, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Shuang (L) of China competes during a friendly match between China and Australia in Adelaide, Australia, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Jianhua

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Bahrain\'s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. Xi held talks with Hamad at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. Hamad, who is in China on a state visit, attended the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. (Xinhua\/Liu Bin$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-BAHRAIN-KING-TALKS (CN)

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. Xi held talks with Hamad at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday. Hamad, who is in China on a state visit, attended the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. (Xinhua/Liu Bin

$(240531) -- CHONGQING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Manyu (L) of China reacts while competing against Ito Mima of Japan during the women\'s singles round of 32 match at the WTT Champions Chongqing 2024 in southwest China\'s Chongqing, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Huang Wei$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-CHONGQING-TABLE TENNIS-WTT CHAMPIONS-WOM

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(240531) -- CHONGQING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Manyu (L) of China reacts while competing against Ito Mima of Japan during the women's singles round of 32 match at the WTT Champions Chongqing 2024 in southwest China's Chongqing, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Wei

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People\'s Congress Standing Committee, meets with Bahrain\'s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Ding Haitao$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-BAHRAIN-KING-MEETING (CN)

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Haitao

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People\'s Congress Standing Committee, meets with Tunisian President Kais Saied in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Zhang Ling$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-ZHAO LEJI-TUNISIA-PRESIDENT-MEETING

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with Tunisian President Kais Saied in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Zhizhen of China hits a return during the men\'s singles second round match between Zhang Zhizhen of China and Lorenzo Sonego of Italy at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros, Paris, France, May 30, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

May 30, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)XINHUA SPORTS TOPSHOT

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Zhizhen of China hits a return during the men's singles second round match between Zhang Zhizhen of China and Lorenzo Sonego of Italy at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros, Paris, France, May 30, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, addresses a ceremony marking the launch of a monthlong campaign to improve workplace safety in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Ding Lin$

Jun 01, 2023 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-ZHANG GUOQING-WORKPLACE SAFETY-CEREM

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Guoqing, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, addresses a ceremony marking the launch of a monthlong campaign to improve workplace safety in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Lin

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Bahrain\'s King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. Hamad, who is in China on a state visit, attended the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. (Xinhua\/Liu Bin$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-BAHRAIN-KING-MEETING (CN)

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. Hamad, who is in China on a state visit, attended the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. (Xinhua/Liu Bin