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$(240513) -- KUWAIT CITY, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A rainbow appears in the sky over Kuwait City, Kuwait, on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Asad\/Xinhua$

May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

KUWAIT-KUWAIT CITY-RAINBOW

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(240513) -- KUWAIT CITY, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A rainbow appears in the sky over Kuwait City, Kuwait, on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua

$(240513) -- GABORONE, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lesedi Modo-Mmopelwa, assistant FAO representative, speaks at a commemoration of the International Day of Plant Health in Gaborone, Botswana, on May 13, 2024. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Botswana expressed concern that the extensive use of pesticides to manage pests, weeds, and diseases may increase the risk of harming species essential to ecosystem health. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-FAO-INCREASING USE OF PESTICIDES

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(240513) -- GABORONE, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lesedi Modo-Mmopelwa, assistant FAO representative, speaks at a commemoration of the International Day of Plant Health in Gaborone, Botswana, on May 13, 2024. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Botswana expressed concern that the extensive use of pesticides to manage pests, weeds, and diseases may increase the risk of harming species essential to ecosystem health. (Photo by Tshekiso Tebalo/Xinhua

$(240513) -- MOGADISHU, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People wearing traditional garments participate in an event of SIMAD University\'s cultural week in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 11, 2024. Amid the vibrant colors and rhythmic beats at SIMAD University\'s main campus, a group of boys dressed in traditional white danced energetically, their movements in sync with the heart-pounding drumbeats of Somali folk music. The scene unfolded against a backdrop of traditional Somali food and horses as part of the university\'s cultural week, which began Saturday. (Photo by Hassan Bashi\/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Cultural week celebrated at university to remind students of richness of Somali$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

SOMALIA-MOGADISHU-UNIVERSITY-CULTURAL WEEK

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(240513) -- MOGADISHU, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People wearing traditional garments participate in an event of SIMAD University's cultural week in Mogadishu, Somalia, on May 11, 2024. Amid the vibrant colors and rhythmic beats at SIMAD University's main campus, a group of boys dressed in traditional white danced energetically, their movements in sync with the heart-pounding drumbeats of Somali folk music. The scene unfolded against a backdrop of traditional Somali food and horses as part of the university's cultural week, which began Saturday. (Photo by Hassan Bashi/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: Cultural week celebrated at university to remind students of richness of Somali

$(240513) -- NAIROBI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member assembles components and parts of an electric vehicle at the warehouse of Hanlin Africa New Energy Technology Company Limited in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 2, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese green business offering life-long skills, income to Kenyan youth" (Xinhua\/Li Yahui$

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May 02, 2024 06:00 AM

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE GREEN BUSINESS

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(240513) -- NAIROBI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member assembles components and parts of an electric vehicle at the warehouse of Hanlin Africa New Energy Technology Company Limited in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 2, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese green business offering life-long skills, income to Kenyan youth" (Xinhua/Li Yahui

$(240513) -- KLATEN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman makes ship in bottle handicraft in Klaten regency, Central Java, Indonesia, on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Bram Selo\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

INDONESIA-KLATEN-SHIP IN BOTTLE-CRAFT

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(240513) -- KLATEN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman makes ship in bottle handicraft in Klaten regency, Central Java, Indonesia, on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Bram Selo/Xinhua

$(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaks at a video conference on supporting the implementation of major national strategies and building up security capacity in key areas in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2024. Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting. (Xinhua\/Liu Bin$

May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-VIDEO CONFERENCE (CN)

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(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaks at a video conference on supporting the implementation of major national strategies and building up security capacity in key areas in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2024. Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting. (Xinhua/Liu Bin

$(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The inaugural meeting of the technical committee on cultural heritage protection of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is held at the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2024. Proposed by China and officially approved in March 2024, the committee is the first technical committee established by the ISO in the field of global cultural heritage protection since its inception. The secretariat of the committee has been set up at the Palace Museum. (Xinhua\/Jin Liangkuai$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-ISO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE-CULTURAL HER

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(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- The inaugural meeting of the technical committee on cultural heritage protection of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is held at the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2024. Proposed by China and officially approved in March 2024, the committee is the first technical committee established by the ISO in the field of global cultural heritage protection since its inception. The secretariat of the committee has been set up at the Palace Museum. (Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai

$(240513) -- TURIN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor selects Chinese books during the Turin International Book Fair in Turin, Italy, May 11, 2024. TO GO WITH "Chinese books attract global attention at Italy\'s biggest book fair" (Xinhua\/Ren Yaoting$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

ITALY-TURIN-BOOK FAIR-CHINESE BOOKS

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(240513) -- TURIN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor selects Chinese books during the Turin International Book Fair in Turin, Italy, May 11, 2024. TO GO WITH "Chinese books attract global attention at Italy's biggest book fair" (Xinhua/Ren Yaoting

$(240513) -- SHANGHAI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors smells a product of a Chinese time-honored brand during a China brands exposition as part of the 2024 China Brand Day events in Shanghai, east China, May 13, 2024. China Brand Day 2024 events kicked off in Shanghai on Friday as the country continues its efforts to promote brand building. The events, themed "better quality, bright future for Chinese brands," comprise of an opening ceremony, a forum on China\'s brand development, a China brands exposition and other brand-building activities. (Xinhua\/Wang Xiang$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SHANGHAI-2024 CHINA BRAND DAY-EXPOSITION (CN

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(240513) -- SHANGHAI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Visitors smells a product of a Chinese time-honored brand during a China brands exposition as part of the 2024 China Brand Day events in Shanghai, east China, May 13, 2024. China Brand Day 2024 events kicked off in Shanghai on Friday as the country continues its efforts to promote brand building. The events, themed "better quality, bright future for Chinese brands," comprise of an opening ceremony, a forum on China's brand development, a China brands exposition and other brand-building activities. (Xinhua/Wang Xiang

$(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng addresses the opening ceremony of the Global Trade and Investment Promotion Summit 2024 in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Ye$

May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-GLOBAL TRADE AND INVESTMEN

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(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng addresses the opening ceremony of the Global Trade and Investment Promotion Summit 2024 in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Ye

$(240513) -- ROME, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Osaka Naomi of Japan hits a return to Zheng Qinwen of China during the women\'s singles round of 16 match at the WTA Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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(240513) -- ROME, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Osaka Naomi of Japan hits a return to Zheng Qinwen of China during the women's singles round of 16 match at the WTA Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua

$(240513) -- DEQING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows the release conference of a report focusing on the process and achievements of China\'s efforts in brand building over the past decade at the 2024 World Brand Moganshan Conference in Deqing, east China\'s Zhejiang Province, May 12, 2024. The publication of this report was one of a series of activities at the 2024 World Brand Moganshan Conference which opened here on Saturday. TO GO WITH "Report reveals process, achievements of decade of Chinese brand building efforts" (Xinhua\/Jiang Han$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-ZHEJIANG-REPORT-CHINESE BRAND-DEVELOPMENT-RE

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(240513) -- DEQING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo shows the release conference of a report focusing on the process and achievements of China's efforts in brand building over the past decade at the 2024 World Brand Moganshan Conference in Deqing, east China's Zhejiang Province, May 12, 2024. The publication of this report was one of a series of activities at the 2024 World Brand Moganshan Conference which opened here on Saturday. TO GO WITH "Report reveals process, achievements of decade of Chinese brand building efforts" (Xinhua/Jiang Han

$(240513) -- NANJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child looks at a model of panda at Tangshan Ziqing Lake wildlife zoo in Nanjing, capital of east China\'s Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua\/Zhao Jiulong$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-NANJING-PANDA (CN)

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(240513) -- NANJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child looks at a model of panda at Tangshan Ziqing Lake wildlife zoo in Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhao Jiulong

$(240513) -- CHANTHABURI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker harvests durians in a durian orchard in Chanthaburi, Thailand, April 26, 2024. Thailand is one of the world\'s leading producers and exporters of durian, exporting large quantities to China each year. According to data from China\'s General Administration of Customs, in 2023, China imported 1.426 million tonnes of fresh durian, with 929,000 tonnes coming from Thailand, accounting for 65.15 percent of China\'s total fresh durian imports. (Xinhua\/Wang Teng$

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Apr 26, 2024 06:00 AM

THAILAND-CHANTHABURI-DURIAN

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(240513) -- CHANTHABURI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker harvests durians in a durian orchard in Chanthaburi, Thailand, April 26, 2024. Thailand is one of the world's leading producers and exporters of durian, exporting large quantities to China each year. According to data from China's General Administration of Customs, in 2023, China imported 1.426 million tonnes of fresh durian, with 929,000 tonnes coming from Thailand, accounting for 65.15 percent of China's total fresh durian imports. (Xinhua/Wang Teng

$(240513) -- QALYUBIA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests apricots at a grove in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua\/Ahmed Gomaa$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

EGYPT-QALYUBIA-APRICOT-HARVEST

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(240513) -- QALYUBIA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer harvests apricots at a grove in Qalyubia Governorate, Egypt, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa

$(240513) -- CHONGREN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 1, 2024 with a mobile phone shows a greenhouse with a sensor which can monitor the intensity of illumination and carbon dioxide concentration in real time in Chongren County, east China\'s Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Smart agriculture empowers vegetable growers in east China" (Photo by Wang Hongjuan\/Xinhua$

Feb 01, 2024 07:00 AM

CHINA-JIANGXI-SMART AGRICULTURE (CN)

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(240513) -- CHONGREN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 1, 2024 with a mobile phone shows a greenhouse with a sensor which can monitor the intensity of illumination and carbon dioxide concentration in real time in Chongren County, east China's Jiangxi Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Smart agriculture empowers vegetable growers in east China" (Photo by Wang Hongjuan/Xinhua

$(240513) -- BALI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of Japan celebrate scoring during the Group B match of the AFC U17 Women\'s Asian Cup 2024 between Japan and China in Bali, Indonesia, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua\/Agung Kuncahya B$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)INDONESIA-BALI-FOOTBALL-AFC U17 WOMEN'S ASIAN

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(240513) -- BALI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of Japan celebrate scoring during the Group B match of the AFC U17 Women's Asian Cup 2024 between Japan and China in Bali, Indonesia, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Agung Kuncahya B

$(240513) -- VILNIUS, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, May 13, 2024. Incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda and Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte are poised to advance to the second round of Lithuania\'s presidential race, according to preliminary results of Sunday\'s vote. Neither Nauseda nor Simonyte secured the presidency in Sunday\'s first round, falling short of the 50 percent threshold, and declared their advancement to the runoff. The runoff is set for May 26. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

LITHUANIA-VILNIUS-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-PRELIMINAR

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(240513) -- VILNIUS, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte attends a press conference in Vilnius, Lithuania, May 13, 2024. Incumbent President Gitanas Nauseda and Prime Minister Ingrida Simonyte are poised to advance to the second round of Lithuania's presidential race, according to preliminary results of Sunday's vote. Neither Nauseda nor Simonyte secured the presidency in Sunday's first round, falling short of the 50 percent threshold, and declared their advancement to the runoff. The runoff is set for May 26. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua

$(240513) -- SHANGHAI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dancers of French Ballet of the Opera National de Bordeaux perform at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center in east China\'s Shanghai, May 10, 2024. TO GO WITH "French ballet captivates Chinese audiences" (Photo by Dong Tianye\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FRENCH BALLET (CN)

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(240513) -- SHANGHAI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Dancers of French Ballet of the Opera National de Bordeaux perform at the Shanghai Oriental Art Center in east China's Shanghai, May 10, 2024. TO GO WITH "French ballet captivates Chinese audiences" (Photo by Dong Tianye/Xinhua

$(240513) -- GUANGHAN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer drives a reaper harvesting wheat in the farmland in Guanghan City, southwest China\'s Sichuan Province, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua\/Yang Jin$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SICHUAN-WHEAT HARVEST (CN)

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(240513) -- GUANGHAN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A farmer drives a reaper harvesting wheat in the farmland in Guanghan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Yang Jin

$(240513) -- MEISHAN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo shows agricultural machines harvesting wheat in the farmland in Pengshan District of Meishan City, southwest China\'s Sichuan Province, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Weng Guangjian\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

#CHINA-SICHUAN-WHEAT HARVEST (CN)

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(240513) -- MEISHAN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A drone photo shows agricultural machines harvesting wheat in the farmland in Pengshan District of Meishan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Weng Guangjian/Xinhua

$(240513) -- NGARI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows a view of the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China\'s Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan$

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May 10, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

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(240513) -- NGARI, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 11, 2024 shows a view of the Zangser Kangri Glacier at the Changtang National Nature Reserve, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan

$(240513) -- YINING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy themselves on Liuxing Street in Yining City, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China\'s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 11, 2024. (Xinhua\/Ding Lei$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-XINJIANG-YINING-SUMMER TOURISM(CN)

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(240513) -- YINING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy themselves on Liuxing Street in Yining City, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Ding Lei

$(240513) -- WELLINGTON, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows the autumn scenery in the central area of North Island, New Zealand. (Xinhua\/Guo Lei$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

NEW ZEALAND-NORTH ISLAND-AUTUMN-SCENERY

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(240513) -- WELLINGTON, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows the autumn scenery in the central area of North Island, New Zealand. (Xinhua/Guo Lei

$(240513) -- HARBIN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child experiences a robot competition during an exhibition showcasing innovation and entrepreneurship achievements among college students from the Harbin Institute of Technology on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China\'s Heilongjiang Province, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Song$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-COLLEGE STUDENT-EXHIBITI

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(240513) -- HARBIN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child experiences a robot competition during an exhibition showcasing innovation and entrepreneurship achievements among college students from the Harbin Institute of Technology on the Central Street in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Song

$(240513) -- NEW YORK, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Performers present a Chinese dance at a celebration event of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in New York, the United States, on May 12, 2024. TO GO WITH "Asian American heritage celebrated in New York" (Xinhua\/Liu Yanan$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

U.S.-NEW YORK-AAPI-HERITAGE MONTH-CELEBRATION EVEN

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(240513) -- NEW YORK, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Performers present a Chinese dance at a celebration event of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month in New York, the United States, on May 12, 2024. TO GO WITH "Asian American heritage celebrated in New York" (Xinhua/Liu Yanan

$(240513) -- TEHRAN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iran\'s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks at the third Iranian-Arab Dialogue Conference in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2024. Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday hailed the success in the expansion of cooperation between Tehran and Riyadh following their normalization of bilateral ties at the conference. (Xinhua\/Shadati$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

IRAN-TEHRAN-IRANIAN-ARAB DIALOGUE CONFERENCE

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(240513) -- TEHRAN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian speaks at the third Iranian-Arab Dialogue Conference in Tehran, Iran, May 12, 2024. Amir-Abdollahian on Sunday hailed the success in the expansion of cooperation between Tehran and Riyadh following their normalization of bilateral ties at the conference. (Xinhua/Shadati

$(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from May 6 to May 12, 2024) TRANSMITTED on May 13, 2024. Guo Muye of Beijing competes during the men\'s solo free event at the 2024 National Artistic Swimming Championships in Wuhan, central China\'s Hubei Province, May 11, 2024. (Xinhua\/Du Zixuan$

May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (CN)

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(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from May 6 to May 12, 2024) TRANSMITTED on May 13, 2024. Guo Muye of Beijing competes during the men's solo free event at the 2024 National Artistic Swimming Championships in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, May 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Du Zixuan

$(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from May 6 to May 12, 2024) TRANSMITTED on May 13, 2024. The three-masted ship Belem carrying the Olympic flame of Paris 2024 arrives at the Vieux-Port (Old Port) as the French Air Force elite acrobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" (PAF) flies over during a ceremony in Marseille, southern France, on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Julien Mattia\/Xinhua$

May 09, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK

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(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK (from May 6 to May 12, 2024) TRANSMITTED on May 13, 2024. The three-masted ship Belem carrying the Olympic flame of Paris 2024 arrives at the Vieux-Port (Old Port) as the French Air Force elite acrobatic flying team "Patrouille de France" (PAF) flies over during a ceremony in Marseille, southern France, on May 8, 2024. (Photo by Julien Mattia/Xinhua

$(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on April 16, 2024 shows visitors viewing the exhibition "Magnificence and Grandeur: Immersive Experience of Grotto Art" at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of Beijing. TO GO WITH "China Focus: AI, digital technologies inject new impetus to cultural tourism boom" (Xinhua\/Luo Xin$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-AI-DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES-CULTURAL TOURISM BOO

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(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on April 16, 2024 shows visitors viewing the exhibition "Magnificence and Grandeur: Immersive Experience of Grotto Art" at the National Museum of China in Beijing, capital of Beijing. TO GO WITH "China Focus: AI, digital technologies inject new impetus to cultural tourism boom" (Xinhua/Luo Xin

$(240513) -- XINING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 7, 2024 shows a 750-kV power transmission and transformation project in Gonghe County of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China\'s Qinghai Province. TO GO WITH "China\'s Qinghai launches 750-kV power project connecting new energy to grid" (Photo by Dong Qingfang\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-QINGHAI-750-KV POWER PROJECT-OPERATION (CN)

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(240513) -- XINING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 7, 2024 shows a 750-kV power transmission and transformation project in Gonghe County of Hainan Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. TO GO WITH "China's Qinghai launches 750-kV power project connecting new energy to grid" (Photo by Dong Qingfang/Xinhua

$(240513) -- KAMPALA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A patient receives acupuncture treatment at the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, May 7, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese acupuncture therapy offers hope for patients in Uganda" (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba\/Xinhua$

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May 07, 2024 06:00 AM

UGANDA-KAMPALA-CHINESE ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY

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(240513) -- KAMPALA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A patient receives acupuncture treatment at the China-Uganda Friendship Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, May 7, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese acupuncture therapy offers hope for patients in Uganda" (Photo by Nicholas Kajoba/Xinhua

$(240513) -- AMMAN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mostafa Al-Hiyari, director of Military Media at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, speaks at a press conference in Amman, Jordan, May 12, 2024. The annual Eager Lion military drill hosted by the Jordan Armed Forces started Sunday, with ground, naval, and air forces from 33 countries, including the United States and 10 other Arab countries, partaking in it. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh\/Xinhua$

May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

JORDAN-AMMAN-EAGER LION-MILITARY DRILL

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(240513) -- AMMAN, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mostafa Al-Hiyari, director of Military Media at the Jordan Armed Forces-Arab Army, speaks at a press conference in Amman, Jordan, May 12, 2024. The annual Eager Lion military drill hosted by the Jordan Armed Forces started Sunday, with ground, naval, and air forces from 33 countries, including the United States and 10 other Arab countries, partaking in it. (Photo by Mohammad Abu Ghosh/Xinhua

$(240513) -- NAGQU, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 7, 2024 shows a snow leopard at the Changtang National Nature Reserve in Nyima County of Nagqu City, southwest China\'s Xizang Autonomous Region. Dubbed the "paradise of wild animals," Changtang National Nature Reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on China\'s national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Xinhua\/Jiang Fan$

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May 07, 2024 06:00 AM

(InXizang) CHINA-XIZANG-CHANGTANG NATIONAL NATURE

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(240513) -- NAGQU, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 7, 2024 shows a snow leopard at the Changtang National Nature Reserve in Nyima County of Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Dubbed the "paradise of wild animals," Changtang National Nature Reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on China's national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan

$(240513) -- NANGARHAR, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest strawberries in Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Aimal Zahir\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

AFGHANISTAN-NANGARHAR-STRAWBERRY-HARVEST

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(240513) -- NANGARHAR, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Farmers harvest strawberries in Khogyani District, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Aimal Zahir/Xinhua

$(240513) -- WEST SUMATRA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows a damaged area after a cold lava flood at Agam regency in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The number of fatalities of the lava floods in Indonesia\'s West Sumatra province rose to 37 with 17 others missing, a senior official of the local disaster agency told Xinhua on Monday. Rains on Saturday night had swept away cold lava from Marapi volcano and Singgalang volcano, resulting in cold lava floods that hit the regencies of Tanah Datar, Agam and Pariaman, and Padang Panjang town. (Photo by Andri Madiansyah\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

INDONESIA-WEST SUMATRA-LAVA FLOODS-AFTERMATH

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(240513) -- WEST SUMATRA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows a damaged area after a cold lava flood at Agam regency in West Sumatra, Indonesia. The number of fatalities of the lava floods in Indonesia's West Sumatra province rose to 37 with 17 others missing, a senior official of the local disaster agency told Xinhua on Monday. Rains on Saturday night had swept away cold lava from Marapi volcano and Singgalang volcano, resulting in cold lava floods that hit the regencies of Tanah Datar, Agam and Pariaman, and Padang Panjang town. (Photo by Andri Madiansyah/Xinhua

$(240513) -- VANCOUVER, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women dancers make their way into the arena during the Mother\'s Day Traditional Powwow in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on May 12, 2024. Hundreds of indigenous people from various tribes across Canada gathered on Sunday to celebrate Mother\'s Day with a powwow, a traditional social gathering featuring music and dance. (Photo by Liang Sen\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

CANADA-VANCOUVER-MOTHER'S DAY POWWOW

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(240513) -- VANCOUVER, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Women dancers make their way into the arena during the Mother's Day Traditional Powwow in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, on May 12, 2024. Hundreds of indigenous people from various tribes across Canada gathered on Sunday to celebrate Mother's Day with a powwow, a traditional social gathering featuring music and dance. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua

$(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Qinwen of China serves during women\'s singles round of 32 match against Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic at the WTA Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 11, 2024. (Xinhua\/Li Jing$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

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(240513) -- BEIJING, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Qinwen of China serves during women's singles round of 32 match against Linda Noskova of the Czech Republic at the WTA Italian Open in Rome, Italy, May 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing

$(240513) -- BOCHUM, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amine Adli (3rd R) of Bayer 04 Leverkusen heads to score during the German first division Bundesliga football match between VfL Bochum and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bochum, Germany, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)GERMANY-BOCHUM-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-BOCHUM VS L

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(240513) -- BOCHUM, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Amine Adli (3rd R) of Bayer 04 Leverkusen heads to score during the German first division Bundesliga football match between VfL Bochum and Bayer 04 Leverkusen in Bochum, Germany, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua

$(240513) -- GENEVA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pick cherries at a cherry orchard in Taishan Village of Hangzhou, east China\'s Zhejiang Province, April 24, 2024. (Xinhua\/Xu Yu$

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Apr 24, 2024 06:00 AM

Xinhua Headlines: China's visa-free policy ignites

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(240513) -- GENEVA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pick cherries at a cherry orchard in Taishan Village of Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, April 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Xu Yu

$(240513) -- SKOPJE, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gordana Siljanovska Davkova speaks during the inauguration ceremony in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 12, 2024. Davkova was sworn in as president of North Macedonia on Sunday. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

NORTH MACEDONIA-SKOPJE-DAVKOVA-PRESIDENT-INAUGURAT

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(240513) -- SKOPJE, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gordana Siljanovska Davkova speaks during the inauguration ceremony in Skopje, North Macedonia, May 12, 2024. Davkova was sworn in as president of North Macedonia on Sunday. (Photo by Tomislav Georgiev/Xinhua

$(240513) -- RABAT, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform during the closing concert of the 26th Chellah Jazz Music Festival at the Chellah site in Rabat, Morocco, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua\/Huo Jing$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

MOROCCO-RABAT-CHELLAH-JAZZ CONCERT

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(240513) -- RABAT, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Musicians perform during the closing concert of the 26th Chellah Jazz Music Festival at the Chellah site in Rabat, Morocco, May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/Huo Jing

$(240513) -- HODEIDAH, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 12, 2024 shows crew members of the Galaxy Leader on the ship near the port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen. A delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited on Sunday the Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier hijacked by the Houthi group, and met with its crew near the port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen. TO GO WITH "Int\'l Red Cross delegation visits crew of hijacked ship in Yemen" (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

YEMEN-HODEIDAH-HIJACKED SHIP-GALAXY LEADER-ICRC-VI

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(240513) -- HODEIDAH, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 12, 2024 shows crew members of the Galaxy Leader on the ship near the port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen. A delegation from the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) visited on Sunday the Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier hijacked by the Houthi group, and met with its crew near the port city of Hodeidah in western Yemen. TO GO WITH "Int'l Red Cross delegation visits crew of hijacked ship in Yemen" (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua

$(240513) -- VIENNA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Elias Kofler (C) of Austria competes during the 2025 IHF Men\'s World Championship European Qualification match between Austria and Georgia in Vienna, Austria, on May 12, 2024. (Xinhua\/He Canling$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)AUSTRIA-VIENNA-HANDBALL-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-EUR

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(240513) -- VIENNA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Elias Kofler (C) of Austria competes during the 2025 IHF Men's World Championship European Qualification match between Austria and Georgia in Vienna, Austria, on May 12, 2024. (Xinhua/He Canling

$(240513) -- NOVI SAD, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Spain\'s players celebrate victory after the 2025 IHF Men\'s World Championship European Qualification match between Serbia and Spain in Novi Sad, Serbia, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)AUSTRIA-NOVI SAD-HANDBALL-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP-E

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(240513) -- NOVI SAD, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Spain's players celebrate victory after the 2025 IHF Men's World Championship European Qualification match between Serbia and Spain in Novi Sad, Serbia, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Predrag Milosavljevic/Xinhua

$(240513) -- MADRID, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of Real Madrid celebrate with their trophy as they parade on a bus during a ceremony of Real Madrid\'s celebration after winning the champion of the 2023-2024 Spanish La Liga in Madrid, Spain, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SPAIN-MADRID-FOOTBALL-LA LIGA-REAL MADRID CELE

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(240513) -- MADRID, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of Real Madrid celebrate with their trophy as they parade on a bus during a ceremony of Real Madrid's celebration after winning the champion of the 2023-2024 Spanish La Liga in Madrid, Spain, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Gustavo Valiente/Xinhua

$(240513) -- BERGAMO, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Roma\'s Lorenzo Pellegrini (L) scores during a Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Roma in Bergamo, Italy, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria\/Xinhua$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)ITALY-BERGAMO-FOOTBALL-SERIE A-ATALANTA VS ROM

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(240513) -- BERGAMO, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Roma's Lorenzo Pellegrini (L) scores during a Serie A soccer match between Atalanta and Roma in Bergamo, Italy, May 12, 2024. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua

$(240512) -- GAMPAHA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People draw posters related with environmental protection in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, May 12, 2024. A workshop on environmental protection was organized by Sri Lanka\'s National Youth Services Council in Gampaha on Sunday. (Photo by Gayan Sameera\/Xinhua$

May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

SRI LANKA-GAMPAHA-ENVIRONMENT-WORKSHOP

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(240512) -- GAMPAHA, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People draw posters related with environmental protection in Gampaha, Sri Lanka, May 12, 2024. A workshop on environmental protection was organized by Sri Lanka's National Youth Services Council in Gampaha on Sunday. (Photo by Gayan Sameera/Xinhua

$(240512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Chuqin of China celebrates after winning the men\'s singles final against Patrick Franziska of Germany at WTT Saudi Smash 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 11, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Haizhou$

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)XINHUA SPORTS TOPSHOT

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(240512) -- BEIJING, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Chuqin of China celebrates after winning the men's singles final against Patrick Franziska of Germany at WTT Saudi Smash 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, May 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou

$(240512) -- SEOUL, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Competitors participate in a space-out competition at Banpo Han River Park in Seoul, South Korea, May 12, 2024. A total of 80 teams participated in a space-out competition held at Banpo Han River Park in Seoul on Sunday. The winner was selected based on the participants\' heart rate and the vote of the audience. (Xinhua\/Yao Qilin$

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

SOUTH KOREA-SEOUL-SPACE-OUT-COMPETITION

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(240512) -- SEOUL, May 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Competitors participate in a space-out competition at Banpo Han River Park in Seoul, South Korea, May 12, 2024. A total of 80 teams participated in a space-out competition held at Banpo Han River Park in Seoul on Sunday. The winner was selected based on the participants' heart rate and the vote of the audience. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin