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$(240515) -- NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL (EGYPT), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Electric taxis are seen during a pilot program ceremony in New Administrative Capital, Egypt, on May 15, 2024. Egypt kicked off the pilot program on Wednesday for operating the country\'s first fleet of electric taxis in its newly-built New Administrative Capital (NAC), aiming to provide eco-friendly and smart transportation options. (Xinhua\/Ahmed Gomaa$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

EGYPT-NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL-ELECTRIC TAXIS-PI

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(240515) -- NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL (EGYPT), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Electric taxis are seen during a pilot program ceremony in New Administrative Capital, Egypt, on May 15, 2024. Egypt kicked off the pilot program on Wednesday for operating the country's first fleet of electric taxis in its newly-built New Administrative Capital (NAC), aiming to provide eco-friendly and smart transportation options. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa

$(240516) -- BEIJING, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing, capital of China, May 16, 2024. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Putin will pay a state visit to China from Thursday to Friday. (Xinhua\/Yue Yuewei$

May 16, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-RUSSIAN PRESIDENT-PUTIN-ARRIVAL (CN)

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(240516) -- BEIJING, May 16, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Beijing, capital of China, May 16, 2024. At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Putin will pay a state visit to China from Thursday to Friday. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei

$(240515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People view paintings at "the Yellow River Civilization Embracing the Egyptian Civilization" exhibition in Cairo, Egypt, on May 14, 2024. From roaring tigers to delicate purple flowers, a fresh exhibition has captivated visitors in Cairo with works by artists from east China\'s Shandong Province. Organized by Shandong Painting Academy, "the Yellow River Civilization Embracing the Egyptian Civilization" exhibition was unveiled on Tuesday at the China Cultural Center in Cairo. (Xinhua\/Ahmed Gomaa$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

EGYPT-CAIRO-CHINA-SHANDONG ART EXHIBITION

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(240515) -- CAIRO, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People view paintings at "the Yellow River Civilization Embracing the Egyptian Civilization" exhibition in Cairo, Egypt, on May 14, 2024. From roaring tigers to delicate purple flowers, a fresh exhibition has captivated visitors in Cairo with works by artists from east China's Shandong Province. Organized by Shandong Painting Academy, "the Yellow River Civilization Embracing the Egyptian Civilization" exhibition was unveiled on Tuesday at the China Cultural Center in Cairo. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa

$(240515) -- TA\' QALI (MALTA), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the Public Service Expo in Ta\' Qali, Attard, Malta, on May 15, 2024. Malta\'s Prime Minister Robert Abela on Wednesday launched a fleet of 250 government electric vehicles (EVs) during his visit to the Public Service Expo at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Center. (Photo by Jonathan Borg\/Xinhua$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

MALTA-TA' QALI-PUBLIC SERVICE EXPO

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(240515) -- TA' QALI (MALTA), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the Public Service Expo in Ta' Qali, Attard, Malta, on May 15, 2024. Malta's Prime Minister Robert Abela on Wednesday launched a fleet of 250 government electric vehicles (EVs) during his visit to the Public Service Expo at the Malta Fairs and Conventions Center. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua

$(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan\'s Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi\/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

AFGHANISTAN-BAGHLAN-BORKA-FLOODS

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(240515) -- BORKA (AFGHANISTAN), May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen in a flood-hit area in Borka district, Baghlan province, northern Afghanistan, on May 13, 2024. More than 330 were killed, mostly in north Afghanistan's Baghlan province and some in Takhar, Badakhshan and Ghor provinces, as heavy downpours and floods lashed the country on Friday, according to the World Food Programme and local Afghan officials. (Photo by Mehrabuddin Ibrahimi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Survivors in north Afghanistan floods waiting for aid to

$(240515) -- TEHRAN, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows a press conference to announce the events and programs scheduled to be held in the country during the National Cultural Heritage Week in Tehran, Iran. Iran is increasing the convenience of Chinese visitors to some of its museums, not least by offering Chinese versions of artifact introductions, said an Iranian museum official on Tuesday. (Xinhua\/Shadati$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

IRAN-TEHRAN-NATIONAL CULTURAL HERITAGE WEEK-PRESS

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(240515) -- TEHRAN, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows a press conference to announce the events and programs scheduled to be held in the country during the National Cultural Heritage Week in Tehran, Iran. Iran is increasing the convenience of Chinese visitors to some of its museums, not least by offering Chinese versions of artifact introductions, said an Iranian museum official on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Shadati

$(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with a delegation of the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) led by CBBC Chair Sherard Cowper-Coles at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Ye$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-CBBC-DELEGATION-MEETING (CN

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(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with a delegation of the China-Britain Business Council (CBBC) led by CBBC Chair Sherard Cowper-Coles at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Ye

$(240515) -- BRUSSELS, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attending the European Union (EU) summit in Brussels, Belgium. Robert Fico is in a life-threatening condition after being shot in Handlova, Slovakia\'s Trencin region, a post from his social media said Wednesday. (Xinhua\/Zhao Dingzhe$

Mar 22, 2024 06:00 AM

SLOVAKIA-PM-ROBERT FICO-SHOT

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(240515) -- BRUSSELS, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on March 22, 2024 shows Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico attending the European Union (EU) summit in Brussels, Belgium. Robert Fico is in a life-threatening condition after being shot in Handlova, Slovakia's Trencin region, a post from his social media said Wednesday. (Xinhua/Zhao Dingzhe

$(240515) -- SINGAPORE, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lawrence Wong takes the oath of office as Singapore\'s fourth Prime Minister as seen from a screen at the Istana, the country\'s presidential palace, in Singapore, May 15, 2024. Lawrence Wong took his oath of office as Singapore\'s fourth Prime Minister here on Wednesday. (Photo by Then Chih Wey\/Xinhua$

May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

SINGAPORE-PRIME MINISTER-SWEARING-IN

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(240515) -- SINGAPORE, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lawrence Wong takes the oath of office as Singapore's fourth Prime Minister as seen from a screen at the Istana, the country's presidential palace, in Singapore, May 15, 2024. Lawrence Wong took his oath of office as Singapore's fourth Prime Minister here on Wednesday. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua

$(240515) -- BAALBEK, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Displaced Syrians prepare for their departure from Lebanon to their home in Syria, in Baalbek, Lebanon, on May 14, 2024. Dozens of Syrian families, previously displaced and residing in Lebanon, returned to Syria on Tuesday, reported the state news agency SANA. Dozens of families crossed through the Zamrani and Jousiya border points in the countryside of Damascus and Homs respectively. The returnees underwent smooth and facilitated procedures upon their arrival, according to the report. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan\/Xinhua$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

LEBANON-BAALBEK-SYRIANS-RETURNING HOME

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(240515) -- BAALBEK, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Displaced Syrians prepare for their departure from Lebanon to their home in Syria, in Baalbek, Lebanon, on May 14, 2024. Dozens of Syrian families, previously displaced and residing in Lebanon, returned to Syria on Tuesday, reported the state news agency SANA. Dozens of families crossed through the Zamrani and Jousiya border points in the countryside of Damascus and Homs respectively. The returnees underwent smooth and facilitated procedures upon their arrival, according to the report. (Photo by Taher Abu Hamdan/Xinhua

$(240515) -- CANNES, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Emmanuelle Beart (3rd R) and Baloji (3rd L), co-Presidents of the Camera d\'Or Jury, and Camera d\'Or jury members pose during a photocall at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-CAMERA D'OR-JURY-PHOTO

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(240515) -- CANNES, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Emmanuelle Beart (3rd R) and Baloji (3rd L), co-Presidents of the Camera d'Or Jury, and Camera d'Or jury members pose during a photocall at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240515) -- CANNES, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Un Certain Regard jury, French-Senegalese director Maimouna Doucoure, U.S. critic Todd Mccarthy, German Luxembourger actress Vicky Krieps, Canadian director and President of Un Certain Regard jury Xavier Dolan and Moroccan director, screenwriter Asmae El Moudir (from L to R) pose during a photocall at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-UN CERTAIN REGARD-PHOT

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(240515) -- CANNES, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Members of the Un Certain Regard jury, French-Senegalese director Maimouna Doucoure, U.S. critic Todd Mccarthy, German Luxembourger actress Vicky Krieps, Canadian director and President of Un Certain Regard jury Xavier Dolan and Moroccan director, screenwriter Asmae El Moudir (from L to R) pose during a photocall at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A baby egret is seen at Miyun reservoir in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2024. Over 3,000 of six species of birds are currently breeding baby birds on an island at Miyun reservoir. A good habitat for birds was created here thanks to the measures taken by local authorities in recent years. (Xinhua\/Li Xin$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-MIYUN RESERVOIR-BIRDS (CN)

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(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A baby egret is seen at Miyun reservoir in Beijing, capital of China, May 14, 2024. Over 3,000 of six species of birds are currently breeding baby birds on an island at Miyun reservoir. A good habitat for birds was created here thanks to the measures taken by local authorities in recent years. (Xinhua/Li Xin

$(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A skateboarder practises prior to the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 15, 2024. The Olympic Qualifier Series for BMX freestyle, skateboarding, breaking and sport climbing will be held in an urban park at the Huangpu Riverside from May 16 to 19, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Xiang$

May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)XINHUA SPORTS TOPSHOT (CN)

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(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A skateboarder practises prior to the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 15, 2024. The Olympic Qualifier Series for BMX freestyle, skateboarding, breaking and sport climbing will be held in an urban park at the Huangpu Riverside from May 16 to 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang

$(240515) -- SHANGHAI, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A BMX cyclist practises prior to the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 15, 2024. The Olympic Qualifier Series for BMX freestyle, skateboarding, breaking and sport climbing will be held in an urban park at the Huangpu Riverside from May 16 to 19, 2024. (Xinhua\/Tao Xiyi$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES-PREPAR

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(240515) -- SHANGHAI, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A BMX cyclist practises prior to the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 15, 2024. The Olympic Qualifier Series for BMX freestyle, skateboarding, breaking and sport climbing will be held in an urban park at the Huangpu Riverside from May 16 to 19, 2024. (Xinhua/Tao Xiyi

$(240515) -- SOUTH CHINA SEA, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A law enforcer observes on the vessel "China Coast Guard (CCG) 3502" in the South China Sea, May 12, 2024. The CCG conducted a regular training during operations of rights protection and law enforcement in the waters of Huangyan Dao. (Xinhua\/Wang Yuguo$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SOUTH CHINA SEA-HUANGYAN DAO-CHINA COAST GUA

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(240515) -- SOUTH CHINA SEA, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A law enforcer observes on the vessel "China Coast Guard (CCG) 3502" in the South China Sea, May 12, 2024. The CCG conducted a regular training during operations of rights protection and law enforcement in the waters of Huangyan Dao. (Xinhua/Wang Yuguo

$(240515) -- SHANGHAI, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ser Miang Ng, vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), addresses the welcome celebration ceremony of the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China\'s Shanghai, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua\/He Changshan$

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Jan 01, 2021 07:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-SHANGHAI-OLYMPIC QUALIFIER SERIES SHANGH

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(240515) -- SHANGHAI, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ser Miang Ng, vice president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), addresses the welcome celebration ceremony of the Olympic Qualifier Series Shanghai in east China's Shanghai, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua/He Changshan

$(240515) -- CANNES, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French actress Lea Seydoux (L) and French actor Vincent Lindon pose during a photocall for the film "Le Deuxieme Acte" (The Second Act) at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 15, 2024. The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday on the French Riviera, with a selection of 22 films vying for the coveted Palme d\'Or. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-PREMIERE-CAST-PHOTOCAL

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(240515) -- CANNES, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French actress Lea Seydoux (L) and French actor Vincent Lindon pose during a photocall for the film "Le Deuxieme Acte" (The Second Act) at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 15, 2024. The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday on the French Riviera, with a selection of 22 films vying for the coveted Palme d'Or. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240515) -- GHOR, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows the crash site of a MI-17 model helicopter of Afghanistan\'s Air Force in west Afghanistan\'s Ghor province. One person was killed with 12 others injured as a MI-17 model helicopter crashed in Afghanistan\'s Ghor province, on Wednesday, provincial government spokesperson Abdul Wahid Hamas said. (Photo by Baktash\/Xinhua$

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May 16, 2024 06:00 AM

AFGHANISTAN-GHOR-HELICOPTER CRASH

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(240515) -- GHOR, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows the crash site of a MI-17 model helicopter of Afghanistan's Air Force in west Afghanistan's Ghor province. One person was killed with 12 others injured as a MI-17 model helicopter crashed in Afghanistan's Ghor province, on Wednesday, provincial government spokesperson Abdul Wahid Hamas said. (Photo by Baktash/Xinhua

$(240515) -- SHANGHAI, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows an interior view of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) in Shanghai, east China. China has upgraded the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF), a key sci-tech infrastructure to reveal the mysteries of the microscopic world. The construction of upgrades on the SSRF passed the national inspection and acceptance in east China\'s Shanghai on Wednesday. The SSRF, which resembles a nautilus when viewed from above, was officially opened to users on May 6, 2009 as the first third-generation synchrotron light source in China\'s mainland. (Xinhua\/Fang Zhe$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SHANGHAI-SYNCHROTRON RADIATION FACILITY (CN)

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(240515) -- SHANGHAI, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows an interior view of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF) in Shanghai, east China. China has upgraded the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility (SSRF), a key sci-tech infrastructure to reveal the mysteries of the microscopic world. The construction of upgrades on the SSRF passed the national inspection and acceptance in east China's Shanghai on Wednesday. The SSRF, which resembles a nautilus when viewed from above, was officially opened to users on May 6, 2009 as the first third-generation synchrotron light source in China's mainland. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe

$(240515) -- SYDNEY, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Musicians from China Conservatory of Music stage a Chinese folk music performance themed "Pipa Ballad: Strings through the Seasons" at the Chinese Garden of Friendship in Sydney, Australia, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua\/Ma Ping$

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Apr 27, 2024 06:00 AM

AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-CHINESE FOLK MUSIC-PERFORMANCE

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(240515) -- SYDNEY, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Musicians from China Conservatory of Music stage a Chinese folk music performance themed "Pipa Ballad: Strings through the Seasons" at the Chinese Garden of Friendship in Sydney, Australia, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Ma Ping

$(240515) -- TIANJIN, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member (R) of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port presents a souvenir to the home port\'s 100,000th international cruise passenger in 2024 (L) before the latter embarks on a cruise ship in north China\'s Tianjin Municipality, May 15, 2024. As the cruise ship Dream set sail on Wednesday, Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has received more than 100,000 international cruise passenger trips in 2024. (Xinhua\/Zhao Zishuo$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-TIANJIN-CRUISE PASSENGER (CN)

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(240515) -- TIANJIN, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member (R) of Tianjin International Cruise Home Port presents a souvenir to the home port's 100,000th international cruise passenger in 2024 (L) before the latter embarks on a cruise ship in north China's Tianjin Municipality, May 15, 2024. As the cruise ship Dream set sail on Wednesday, Tianjin International Cruise Home Port has received more than 100,000 international cruise passenger trips in 2024. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo

$(240515) -- BUDAPEST, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 6, 2024 shows a view of the China Cultural Center in Budapest, Hungary. The China Cultural Center in Budapest was put into operation recently. (Xinhua\/Zhang Fan$

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May 06, 2024 06:00 AM

HUNGARY-BUDAPEST-CHINA CULTURAL CENTER

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(240515) -- BUDAPEST, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 6, 2024 shows a view of the China Cultural Center in Budapest, Hungary. The China Cultural Center in Budapest was put into operation recently. (Xinhua/Zhang Fan

$(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar attend the fifth round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers\' Strategic Dialogue in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua\/Yin Bogu$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-PAKISTAN-STRATEGIC DIALOGUE

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(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar attend the fifth round of the China-Pakistan Foreign Ministers' Strategic Dialogue in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Yin Bogu

$(240515) -- YINCHUAN, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows a view of the Ningdong power plant of the Ningxia Power Co., Ltd. of CHN Energy in Lingwu City, northwest China\'s Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: Smart photovoltaic base revitalizes NW China\'s barren lands" (Xinhua\/Liu Hai$

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Mar 27, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-NINGXIA-PHOTOVOLTAIC BASE (CN)

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(240515) -- YINCHUAN, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on March 27, 2024 shows a view of the Ningdong power plant of the Ningxia Power Co., Ltd. of CHN Energy in Lingwu City, northwest China's Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Across China: Smart photovoltaic base revitalizes NW China's barren lands" (Xinhua/Liu Hai

$(240515) -- SRI LANKA, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A base jumper leaps off the Colombo Lotus Tower in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 14, 2024. Over 10,000 Sri Lankan and international spectators viewed 188 base jumps carried out at the Colombo Lotus Tower between May 12 and 14, said the Lotus Tower Management Company on Wednesday. It was Sri Lanka\'s highest international base jump event, where people leapt from a height of 350 meters, according to the company. (Photo by Ajith Perera\/Xinhua$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-BASE JUMP

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(240515) -- SRI LANKA, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A base jumper leaps off the Colombo Lotus Tower in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 14, 2024. Over 10,000 Sri Lankan and international spectators viewed 188 base jumps carried out at the Colombo Lotus Tower between May 12 and 14, said the Lotus Tower Management Company on Wednesday. It was Sri Lanka's highest international base jump event, where people leapt from a height of 350 meters, according to the company. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua

$(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua\/Yan Yan$

May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-DING XUEXIANG-PAKISTANI DEPUTY PM-ME

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(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Yan Yan

$(240515) -- TIANJIN, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows the container ship COSCO Shipping Camellia berthed at the Pacific International Container Terminal of Tianjin Port in north China\'s Tianjin. A container ship departed from north China\'s Tianjin Port on Wednesday, marking the opening of a new shipping route between Tianjin and the East Coast of the United States. (Xinhua\/Zhao Zishuo$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-TIANJIN-U.S.-EAST COAST-SHIPPING ROUTE (CN)

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(240515) -- TIANJIN, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 15, 2024 shows the container ship COSCO Shipping Camellia berthed at the Pacific International Container Terminal of Tianjin Port in north China's Tianjin. A container ship departed from north China's Tianjin Port on Wednesday, marking the opening of a new shipping route between Tianjin and the East Coast of the United States. (Xinhua/Zhao Zishuo

$(240515) -- CHONGQING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People from the Miao ethnic group celebrate the Caihuashan festival in Chiyou Jiuli Town of Pengshui Miao-Tujia Autonomous County, southwest China\'s Chongqing, May 15, 2024. The Caihuashan festival is a traditional Miao festival which derives from courtship rituals, where young people meet and make acquaintance by singing and dancing together. The festival celebrations have become increasingly popular in recent years with the development of local tourism and the promotion of Miao ethnic cultures. (Xinhua\/Tang Yi$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-CHONGQING-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP-CAIHUASHAN FESTI

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(240515) -- CHONGQING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People from the Miao ethnic group celebrate the Caihuashan festival in Chiyou Jiuli Town of Pengshui Miao-Tujia Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 15, 2024. The Caihuashan festival is a traditional Miao festival which derives from courtship rituals, where young people meet and make acquaintance by singing and dancing together. The festival celebrations have become increasingly popular in recent years with the development of local tourism and the promotion of Miao ethnic cultures. (Xinhua/Tang Yi

$(240515) -- TIANJIN, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken in September 2023 shows Gao Wenyuan (2nd R), a professor at the School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, leads his team to conduct a research at a lab in north China\'s Tianjin Municipality. TO GO WITH "Chinese scientists achieve breakthrough in combating plant cancer" (Xinhua$

May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-TIANJIN-PLANT CANCER-BREAKTHROUGH (CN)

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(240515) -- TIANJIN, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken in September 2023 shows Gao Wenyuan (2nd R), a professor at the School of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology, Tianjin University, leads his team to conduct a research at a lab in north China's Tianjin Municipality. TO GO WITH "Chinese scientists achieve breakthrough in combating plant cancer" (Xinhua

$(240515) -- MOJOKERTO, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker cleans a buddha statue to welcome the upcoming Vesak day in Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia, May 15, 2024. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan\/Xinhua$

May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

INDONESIA-MOJOKERTO-BUDDHA STATUE-VESAK-CLEANING

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(240515) -- MOJOKERTO, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker cleans a buddha statue to welcome the upcoming Vesak day in Mojokerto, East Java, Indonesia, May 15, 2024. (Photo by Sahlan Kurniawan/Xinhua

$(240515) -- YOGYAKARTA, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Subandi Giyanto paints on glass at his workshop in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on May 15, 2024. Subandi Giyanto is an Indonesian glass painter. His objects of painting are mostly Javanese puppet characters. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto\/Xinhua$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

INDONESIA-YOGYAKARTA-GLASS PAINTING

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(240515) -- YOGYAKARTA, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Subandi Giyanto paints on glass at his workshop in Bantul regency, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, on May 15, 2024. Subandi Giyanto is an Indonesian glass painter. His objects of painting are mostly Javanese puppet characters. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua

$(240515) -- MOSCOW, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows scenery on the banks of the Moskva river of Moscow, Russia. (Xinhua\/Cao Yang$

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May 08, 2024 06:00 AM

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CITYSCAPE

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(240515) -- MOSCOW, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows scenery on the banks of the Moskva river of Moscow, Russia. (Xinhua/Cao Yang

$(240515) -- ANLONG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows a view of pyramid-shaped hills in Anlong County, southwest China\'s Guizhou Province. Several hills that resemble the pyramids of Egypt in a suburb of Anlong have recently become a popular tourist attraction. It appears that these hills are made of parallel layers of stones. (Xinhua\/Liu Xu$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

(GloriousGuizhou) CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANLONG-PYRAMID-SHA

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(240515) -- ANLONG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows a view of pyramid-shaped hills in Anlong County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Several hills that resemble the pyramids of Egypt in a suburb of Anlong have recently become a popular tourist attraction. It appears that these hills are made of parallel layers of stones. (Xinhua/Liu Xu

$(240515) -- SYRIA, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Syrian refugees are seen at the Zamrani border point in the countryside of Damascus, Syria, May 14, 2024. Dozens of Syrian families, previously displaced and residing in Lebanon, returned to Syria on Tuesday, reported the state news agency SANA. Dozens of families crossed through the Zamrani and Jousiya border points in the countryside of Damascus and Homs respectively. The returnees underwent smooth and facilitated procedures upon their arrival, according to the report. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani\/Xinhua$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-REFUGEES-RETURN-LEBANON

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(240515) -- SYRIA, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Syrian refugees are seen at the Zamrani border point in the countryside of Damascus, Syria, May 14, 2024. Dozens of Syrian families, previously displaced and residing in Lebanon, returned to Syria on Tuesday, reported the state news agency SANA. Dozens of families crossed through the Zamrani and Jousiya border points in the countryside of Damascus and Homs respectively. The returnees underwent smooth and facilitated procedures upon their arrival, according to the report. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua

$(240515) -- ROME, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Qinwen of China celebrates a point during the women\'s singles quarterfinal match between Zheng Qinwen of China and Coco Gauff of the United States at the WTA Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua\/Li Jing$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP) ITALY-ROME-TENNIS-WTA-ITALIAN OPEN-QUARTERFIN

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(240515) -- ROME, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Qinwen of China celebrates a point during the women's singles quarterfinal match between Zheng Qinwen of China and Coco Gauff of the United States at the WTA Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing

$(240515) -- HANOI, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A seminar between the Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chinese businesses is held in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 14, 2024. Pham Minh Chinh chaired the seminar with representatives of 19 leading Chinese corporations in the green and digital economic sector. This was the first meeting between the Vietnamese prime minister and Chinese businesses. (Xinhua\/Hu Jiali$

May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

VIETNAM-HANOI-PM-CHINESE BUSINESSES-SEMINAR

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(240515) -- HANOI, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A seminar between the Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh and Chinese businesses is held in Hanoi, Vietnam, May 14, 2024. Pham Minh Chinh chaired the seminar with representatives of 19 leading Chinese corporations in the green and digital economic sector. This was the first meeting between the Vietnamese prime minister and Chinese businesses. (Xinhua/Hu Jiali

$(240515) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Changning of China serves during the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Nations League Women\'s Pool 2 match between China and South Korea in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Tiancong$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)BRAZIL-RIO DE JANEIRO-VOLLEYBALL-NATIONS LEAGU

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(240515) -- RIO DE JANEIRO, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Changning of China serves during the International Volleyball Federation (FIVB) Volleyball Nations League Women's Pool 2 match between China and South Korea in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, May 14, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong

$(240515) -- GUIYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Jan. 7, 2021 shows the Sinocyclocheilus guiyang, a new fish species without functional eyes. Chinese researchers discovered the new fish species in a subterranean river within a cave in southwest China\'s Guizhou Province. It is named after Guiyang, capital of Guizhou, where the species was found in 2019. (Photo by Zhou Jiajun\/Xinhua$

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May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-GUIZHOU-BLIND FISH (CN)

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(240515) -- GUIYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on Jan. 7, 2021 shows the Sinocyclocheilus guiyang, a new fish species without functional eyes. Chinese researchers discovered the new fish species in a subterranean river within a cave in southwest China's Guizhou Province. It is named after Guiyang, capital of Guizhou, where the species was found in 2019. (Photo by Zhou Jiajun/Xinhua

$(240515) -- CANNES, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French actor Omar Sy (front), also a jury member of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, appears on the red carpet of the opening ceremony during the festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 14, 2024. The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday on the French Riviera, with a selection of 22 films vying for the coveted Palme d\'Or. This year\'s film competition includes entrees such as "Kinds of Kindness" by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos and epic science fiction drama "Megapolis" by double Palme d\'Or winner, Francis Ford Coppola. Asian filmmakers like Jia Zhang-Ke from China with his "Feng Liu Yi Dai (Caught by the Tides)" and Payal Kapadia from India with her "All We Imagine as Light" also shine in the top prize category. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-OPENING

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(240515) -- CANNES, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- French actor Omar Sy (front), also a jury member of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival, appears on the red carpet of the opening ceremony during the festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 14, 2024. The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival opened Tuesday on the French Riviera, with a selection of 22 films vying for the coveted Palme d'Or. This year's film competition includes entrees such as "Kinds of Kindness" by Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos and epic science fiction drama "Megapolis" by double Palme d'Or winner, Francis Ford Coppola. Asian filmmakers like Jia Zhang-Ke from China with his "Feng Liu Yi Dai (Caught by the Tides)" and Payal Kapadia from India with her "All We Imagine as Light" also shine in the top prize category. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, gestures at a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua\/Chen Yehua$

May 15, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-STATE COUNCIL-TAIWAN AFFAIRS-PRESS C

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(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chen Binhua, a spokesperson for the State Council Taiwan Affairs Office, gestures at a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, May 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua

$(240515) -- NAIROBI, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant performs during the Kenyan finals of the Chinese Bridge competition at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, May 14, 2024. The University of Nairobi on Tuesday hosted the finals of the 23rd Chinese Bridge -- Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students Kenya division. The Kenya division finals of this year\'s Chinese Bridge competition covered speech, Q&A sessions and a talent show. Twenty finalists from various colleges attended the finals. Co-hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, the Confucius Institutes at four leading Kenyan universities and sponsored by several Chinese firms, the contest showcased the local youth\'s proficiency in Mandarin as well as their grasp of Chinese culture, including Taiji, Wushu, dance and classical music. (Xinhua\/Wang Guansen$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE PROFICIENCY COMPETITION

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(240515) -- NAIROBI, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant performs during the Kenyan finals of the Chinese Bridge competition at the University of Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya, May 14, 2024. The University of Nairobi on Tuesday hosted the finals of the 23rd Chinese Bridge -- Chinese Proficiency Competition for Foreign College Students Kenya division. The Kenya division finals of this year's Chinese Bridge competition covered speech, Q&A sessions and a talent show. Twenty finalists from various colleges attended the finals. Co-hosted by the Chinese Embassy in Kenya, the Confucius Institutes at four leading Kenyan universities and sponsored by several Chinese firms, the contest showcased the local youth's proficiency in Mandarin as well as their grasp of Chinese culture, including Taiji, Wushu, dance and classical music. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen

$(240515) -- MARIN COUNTY, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows a sea of clouds at Marin County of California, the United States. (Photo by Li Jianguo\/Xinhua$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-MARIN COUNTY-CLOUD SEA

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(240515) -- MARIN COUNTY, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows a sea of clouds at Marin County of California, the United States. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua

$(240515) -- SHENYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members assemble the fuselage of an aircraft at a plant of AVIC SAC Commercial Aircraft Company Ltd. in Shenyang, northeast China\'s Liaoning Province, April 25, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. Shenyang, one of the country\'s oldest industrial hubs noted especially for its aerospace R&D and manufacturing sector, has established a robust industrial chain that provides a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The low-altitude economy is an economic concept that relies on low-altitude airspace, with the general aviation sector playing a dominant role. It involves economic sectors such as low-altitude flight, air tourism, passenger transportation, general aviation services, scientific research and education, among others. The market size of China\'s low-altitude economy is expected to surge from over 500 billion yuan (about 70.36 billion U.S.$

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Apr 25, 2024 06:00 AM

(EyesOnsci)CHINA-LIAONING-LOW-ALTITUDE ECONOMY-DEV

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(240515) -- SHENYANG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members assemble the fuselage of an aircraft at a plant of AVIC SAC Commercial Aircraft Company Ltd. in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, April 25, 2024. The low-altitude economy is emerging as a forerunner in developing new quality productive forces across China. Shenyang, one of the country's oldest industrial hubs noted especially for its aerospace R&D and manufacturing sector, has established a robust industrial chain that provides a solid foundation for the development of the low-altitude economy. The low-altitude economy is an economic concept that relies on low-altitude airspace, with the general aviation sector playing a dominant role. It involves economic sectors such as low-altitude flight, air tourism, passenger transportation, general aviation services, scientific research and education, among others. The market size of China's low-altitude economy is expected to surge from over 500 billion yuan (about 70.36 billion U.S.

$(240515) -- ANLONG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows a view of pyramid-shaped hills in Anlong County, southwest China\'s Guizhou Province. Several hills that resemble the pyramids of Egypt in a suburb of Anlong have recently become a popular tourist attraction. It appears that these hills are made of parallel layers of stones. (Xinhua\/Liu Xu$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

(GloriousGuizhou)CHINA-GUIZHOU-ANLONG-PYRAMID-SHAP

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(240515) -- ANLONG, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial photo taken on May 14, 2024 shows a view of pyramid-shaped hills in Anlong County, southwest China's Guizhou Province. Several hills that resemble the pyramids of Egypt in a suburb of Anlong have recently become a popular tourist attraction. It appears that these hills are made of parallel layers of stones. (Xinhua/Liu Xu

$(240515) -- URUMQI, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers refit agricultural machines at a workshop of Han Bo in Shawan City, northwest China\'s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 18, 2024. (Xinhua\/Aman$

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Apr 18, 2024 06:00 AM

Xinhua Headlines: Dedicated farmers power Xinjiang

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(240515) -- URUMQI, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers refit agricultural machines at a workshop of Han Bo in Shawan City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 18, 2024. (Xinhua/Aman

$(240515) -- SHENZHEN, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows a view of the pet waiting lounge at Shenzhen Bao\'an International Airport in Shenzhen, south China\'s Guangdong Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Pet waiting lounge in China airport provides reassurance to owners" (Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SHENZHEN-PET WAITING-LOUNGE (CN)

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(240515) -- SHENZHEN, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 8, 2024 shows a view of the pet waiting lounge at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Pet waiting lounge in China airport provides reassurance to owners" (Xinhua

$(240515) -- ROME, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Zhizhen of China returns a shot during the men\'s singles round of 16 match against Thiago Monteiro of Brazil at the Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 14, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria\/Xinhua$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)ITALY-ROME-TENNIS-ATP-ITALIAN OPEN

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(240515) -- ROME, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Zhizhen of China returns a shot during the men's singles round of 16 match against Thiago Monteiro of Brazil at the Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 14, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua

$(240515) -- RABAT, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A young girl watches a student from the Confucius Institute at the Mohammed V University writing her name in Chinese calligraphy during the 29th edition of the International Book and Publishing Fair in Rabat, Morocco, May 14, 2024. Chinese calligraphy has charmed many Moroccan people in cultural events held here on Tuesday. (Xinhua\/Huo Jing$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

MOROCCO-RABAT-CULTURAL EVENTS-CHINESE CALLIGRAPHY

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(240515) -- RABAT, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A young girl watches a student from the Confucius Institute at the Mohammed V University writing her name in Chinese calligraphy during the 29th edition of the International Book and Publishing Fair in Rabat, Morocco, May 14, 2024. Chinese calligraphy has charmed many Moroccan people in cultural events held here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Huo Jing

$(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows a view of the White Island, New Zealand. The White Island, a volcanic island in New Zealand\'s North Island, is a famous tourist attraction. On Dec. 9, 2019, the White Island volcanic eruption killed 22 people and injured 25 others. After the eruption all tourist trips to the island have been suspended by the authorities. (Xinhua\/Guo Lei$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

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(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows a view of the White Island, New Zealand. The White Island, a volcanic island in New Zealand's North Island, is a famous tourist attraction. On Dec. 9, 2019, the White Island volcanic eruption killed 22 people and injured 25 others. After the eruption all tourist trips to the island have been suspended by the authorities. (Xinhua/Guo Lei