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$(240524) -- JOHVI, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania competes during the men\'s discus throw final at The World Athletics Continental tour 2024 Heino Lipp memorial in Johvi, Estonia, May 23, 2024. (Photo by Sergei Stepanov\/Xinhua$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)ESTONIA-JOHVI-ATHLETICS-CONTINENTAL TOUR

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(240524) -- JOHVI, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Mykolas Alekna of Lithuania competes during the men's discus throw final at The World Athletics Continental tour 2024 Heino Lipp memorial in Johvi, Estonia, May 23, 2024. (Photo by Sergei Stepanov/Xinhua

$(240524) -- KAMPALA, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor poses for photos with a gorilla statue at the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo 2024 in Kampala, Uganda, May 23, 2024. TO GO WITH "Uganda holds \'Pearl of Africa\' tourism expo" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda\/Xinhua$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

UGANDA-KAMPALA-TOURISM EXPO

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(240524) -- KAMPALA, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A visitor poses for photos with a gorilla statue at the Pearl of Africa Tourism Expo 2024 in Kampala, Uganda, May 23, 2024. TO GO WITH "Uganda holds 'Pearl of Africa' tourism expo" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua

$(240524) -- CHANGBAISHAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy the scenery of the Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China\'s Jilin Province on May 24, 2024. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua\/Yan Linyun$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-JILIN-CHANGBAI MOUNTAIN-TIANCHI LAKE (CN)

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(240524) -- CHANGBAISHAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy the scenery of the Tianchi Lake on Changbai Mountain in northeast China's Jilin Province on May 24, 2024. The Tianchi Lake, a crater lake nestling amid snow-draped mountains, stands a remarkable scenic attraction every year when the frozen water starts melting. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun

$(240524) -- PARIS, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball during a training session at Roland Garros, Paris, France, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua\/Meng Dingbo$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)FRANCE-PARIS-TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN-PRACTICE-NADAL

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(240524) -- PARIS, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rafael Nadal of Spain returns the ball during a training session at Roland Garros, Paris, France, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo

$(240524) -- FUZHOU, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People view a robot at the hand-on experience area during the 7th Digital China Summit in Fuzhou, southeast China\'s Fujian Province, May 24, 2024. The summit themed on "unleashing the value of data and developing new quality productive forces" opened here on Friday. (Xinhua\/Wei Peiquan$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-FUJIAN-FUZHOU-DIGITAL CHINA SUMMIT-OPENING (

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(240524) -- FUZHOU, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People view a robot at the hand-on experience area during the 7th Digital China Summit in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 24, 2024. The summit themed on "unleashing the value of data and developing new quality productive forces" opened here on Friday. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan

$(240524) -- SYDNEY, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A firework show is staged for the opening of the Vivid Sydney light festival in Sydney, Australia, on May 24, 2024. Vivid Sydney, an annual celebration of creativity, innovation and technology, is held here from May 24 to June 15 this year. (Xinhua\/Ma Ping$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

AUSTRALIA-SYDNEY-VIVID SYDNEY-LIGHT FESTIVAL

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(240524) -- SYDNEY, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A firework show is staged for the opening of the Vivid Sydney light festival in Sydney, Australia, on May 24, 2024. Vivid Sydney, an annual celebration of creativity, innovation and technology, is held here from May 24 to June 15 this year. (Xinhua/Ma Ping

$(240524) -- BEIJING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People\'s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, presides over the 19th fortnightly consultation session held by the 14th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua\/Wang Ye$

May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-CPPCC-WANG HUNING-FORTNIGHTLY CONSUL

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(240524) -- BEIJING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, presides over the 19th fortnightly consultation session held by the 14th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Ye

$(240524) -- PASIG CITY, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kim Varga Franz (R) and Lucas Werelius of the Philippines celebrate after scoring during the 2024 Men\'s World Floorball Championships Qualifications semifinal match between the Philippines and Australia in Pasig City, the Philippines, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua\/ROUELLE UMALI$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)PHILIPPINES-PASIG CITY-FLOORBALL-WORLD CHAMPIO

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(240524) -- PASIG CITY, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Kim Varga Franz (R) and Lucas Werelius of the Philippines celebrate after scoring during the 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships Qualifications semifinal match between the Philippines and Australia in Pasig City, the Philippines, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua/ROUELLE UMALI

$(240524) -- BENGALURU, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fresh mangoes are pictured at a mango festival in Bengaluru, India, May 24, 2024. (Str\/Xinhua$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

INDIA-BENGALURU-MANGO-FESTIVAL

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(240524) -- BENGALURU, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fresh mangoes are pictured at a mango festival in Bengaluru, India, May 24, 2024. (Str/Xinhua

$(240524) -- NABATIEH, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child injured in an Israeli airstrike receives treatment at a hospital in the city of Nabatieh, Lebanon, May 23, 2024. A Hezbollah official was killed and three civilians were injured on Thursday in an Israeli airstrike on a civilian car on a road in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources said. (Photo by Ali Hashisho\/Xinhua$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

LEBANON-NABATIEH-ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE

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(240524) -- NABATIEH, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A child injured in an Israeli airstrike receives treatment at a hospital in the city of Nabatieh, Lebanon, May 23, 2024. A Hezbollah official was killed and three civilians were injured on Thursday in an Israeli airstrike on a civilian car on a road in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources said. (Photo by Ali Hashisho/Xinhua

$(240524) -- EZHOU, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows the construction site of the south main tower of Shuangliu Yangtze River grand bridge in Ezhou, central China\'s Hubei Province. The south main tower of this bridge was successfully capped on Friday. (Xinhua\/Wu Zhizun$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-HUBEI-SHUANGLIU YANGTZE RIVER GRAND BRIDGE-C

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(240524) -- EZHOU, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 24, 2024 shows the construction site of the south main tower of Shuangliu Yangtze River grand bridge in Ezhou, central China's Hubei Province. The south main tower of this bridge was successfully capped on Friday. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun

$(240524) -- SHANGHAI, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sika deer are pictured at a zoo of Baosteel in east China\'s Shanghai, May 22, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: From robots to peacocks, the evolution of China\'s factories" (Xinhua\/Gong Bing$

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May 22, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FACTORIES-EVOLUTION (CN)

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(240524) -- SHANGHAI, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sika deer are pictured at a zoo of Baosteel in east China's Shanghai, May 22, 2024. TO GO WITH "China Focus: From robots to peacocks, the evolution of China's factories" (Xinhua/Gong Bing

$(240524) -- BEIJING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A person views a poster of the U.S. movie "Civil War" in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2024. TO GO WITH "U.S. movie "Civil War" to hit screens on Chinese mainland" (Xinhua\/Shen Anni$

May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-U.S. MOVIE-CIVIL WAR (CN)

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(240524) -- BEIJING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A person views a poster of the U.S. movie "Civil War" in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2024. TO GO WITH "U.S. movie "Civil War" to hit screens on Chinese mainland" (Xinhua/Shen Anni

$(240524) -- MINQIN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pei Aimin shares her reading experience with local primary school students, who are also left-behind children, in Minqin County, north China\'s Gansu Province, May 10, 2024. TO GO WITH: "Across China: Literary farmers tell the story of China\'s rural revitalization" (Xinhua$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-GANSU-MINQIN-FARMER-RURAL REVITALIZATION (CN

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(240524) -- MINQIN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Pei Aimin shares her reading experience with local primary school students, who are also left-behind children, in Minqin County, north China's Gansu Province, May 10, 2024. TO GO WITH: "Across China: Literary farmers tell the story of China's rural revitalization" (Xinhua

$(240524) -- SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sea lions sunbathe on rafts at Pier 39 in San Francisco, California, the United States, May 23, 2024. (Photo by Li Jianguo\/Xinhua$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

U.S.-SAN FRANCISCO-PIER 39-SEA LIONS-GATHERING

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(240524) -- SAN FRANCISCO, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Sea lions sunbathe on rafts at Pier 39 in San Francisco, California, the United States, May 23, 2024. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua

$(240524) -- GAZA, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy attends dogs evacuated from the Rafah Zoo at a nursery facility in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, May 23, 2024. These animals have been evacuated due to the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad\/Xinhua$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-RAFAH ZOO-EVACUATION

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(240524) -- GAZA, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy attends dogs evacuated from the Rafah Zoo at a nursery facility in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, May 23, 2024. These animals have been evacuated due to the ongoing Palestinian-Israeli conflict. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua

$(240524) -- BEIJING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sok Chenda Sophea in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua\/Zhang Ling$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-CAMBODIA-HAN ZHENG-SOK CHENDA SOPHEA

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(240524) -- BEIJING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice President Han Zheng meets with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Sok Chenda Sophea in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Ling

(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crested ibis is pictured at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat

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May 20, 2024 06:00 AM

SOUTH KOREA-CHANGNYEOUNG COUNTY-CRESTED IBIS

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(240524) -- SEOUL, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crested ibis is pictured at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong, South Korea, May 20, 2024. The crested ibis, which used to be widely distributed in China, Japan, South Korea and other East Asian regions, has become an endangered bird species worldwide, rarely seen in South Korea since the 1980s. In 2008, the crested ibis couple "Yang Zhou" and "Long Ting" arrived and settled down at the Upo Crested Ibis Restoration Center in Changnyeong as a gift from China to South Korea. Another two male crested ibises "Jin Shui" and "Bai Shi" were sent to South Korea in 2013. Years of hard work has seen over 500 offspring of the four crested ibises given birth to in South Korea, of which more than 300 were successfully released into the wild. In 2021, two crested ibis chicks were bred in the wild in South Korea, which is the first time in more than 4 decades that the birth of wild crested ibis was observed in the country. Now a main habitat

$(240524) -- LHASA, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows Wang Jian (front) and his team on their way to the base camp on Mount Qomolangma, in southwest China\'s Xizang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "70-year-old Wang Jian becomes oldest Chinese to reach summit of Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua\/Sun Fei$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-XIZANG-MT. QOMOLANGMA-MOUNTAINEER

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(240524) -- LHASA, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows Wang Jian (front) and his team on their way to the base camp on Mount Qomolangma, in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "70-year-old Wang Jian becomes oldest Chinese to reach summit of Mt. Qomolangma" (Xinhua/Sun Fei

$(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera troupe members talk about their performance in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China\'s Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day\'s work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. ? ? After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon$

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May 16, 2024 06:00 AM

ChineseToday | Art rooted in paddy fields: Yangxi

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(240524) -- CHONGQING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yangxi Opera troupe members talk about their performance in Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township, Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China's Chongqing, May 16, 2024. In Qingquan Village of Tonggu Township in Youyang, there is a group of opera artists consisting of local farmers of an average age of nearly 70, who perform the ancient Yangxi Opera on the courtyards and dams as the stage, and among the paddy fields, mountains and forests as their background in the village about 1,000 meters above sea level surrounded by mountains and waters. Around the time of May, the white-haired opera troupe members plant rice seedlings in the paddy fields as their routine work, when the day's work draws to a close, Chen Yongxia, one of the leading artists, is heard singing Yangxi Opera in his resonant voice that echos in the mountains. ? ? After washing off the soil on their bodies and putting away farming tools, the artists sit around a sweet cinnamon

$(240524) -- PASIG, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand\'s goalkeeper Samuel Elkin reacts during the 2024 Men\'s World Floorball Championships qualifications between China and New Zealand in Pasig City, the Philippines, on May 24, 2024. (Xinhua\/Rouelle Umali$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)PHILIPPINES-PASIG-FLOORBALL-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

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(240524) -- PASIG, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- New Zealand's goalkeeper Samuel Elkin reacts during the 2024 Men's World Floorball Championships qualifications between China and New Zealand in Pasig City, the Philippines, on May 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Rouelle Umali

$(240524) -- KUALA LUMPUR, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Shifeng of China hits a return during the men\'s singles quarterfinal match against Ng Ka Long Angus of China\'s Hong Kong at Malaysia Masters 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua\/Cheng Yiheng$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-BADMINTON-MALAYSIA MASTE

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(240524) -- KUALA LUMPUR, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Shifeng of China hits a return during the men's singles quarterfinal match against Ng Ka Long Angus of China's Hong Kong at Malaysia Masters 2024 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheng Yiheng

$(240524) -- ENGA, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile photo shows a scene near a landslide in Enga province, Papua New Guinea, May 24, 2024. At about 3:00 a.m. local time on Friday, a landslide struck Kaokalam village in Enga province, located over 600 km northwest of Papua New Guinea (PNG)\'s capital Port Moresby. Residents told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the death toll rose above 100, but the figure has yet to be confirmed by local authorities. (Xinhua$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

(SpotNews)PAPUA NEW GUINEA-ENGA-LANDSLIDE

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(240524) -- ENGA, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile photo shows a scene near a landslide in Enga province, Papua New Guinea, May 24, 2024. At about 3:00 a.m. local time on Friday, a landslide struck Kaokalam village in Enga province, located over 600 km northwest of Papua New Guinea (PNG)'s capital Port Moresby. Residents told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that the death toll rose above 100, but the figure has yet to be confirmed by local authorities. (Xinhua

(240524) -- BANGLADESH, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows colored cloth at a factory in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. (Xinhua

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

BANGLADESH-NARAYANGANJ-FABRICS-DRYING

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(240524) -- BANGLADESH, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows colored cloth at a factory in Narayanganj, Bangladesh. (Xinhua

$(240524) -- YIXIAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows the scenery at dusk in Hongcun Township of Yixian County, east China\'s Anhui Province. (Xinhua\/Du Yu$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-ANHUI-YIXIAN COUNTY-HONGCUN-SCENERY (CN)

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(240524) -- YIXIAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows the scenery at dusk in Hongcun Township of Yixian County, east China's Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Du Yu

$(240524) -- CAPE SOUNION, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A full moon rises above the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Greece, May 23, 2024. (Xinhua\/Marios Lolos$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

GREECE-CAPE SOUNION-TEMPLE OF POSEIDON-FULL MOON

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(240524) -- CAPE SOUNION, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A full moon rises above the Temple of Poseidon at Cape Sounion, Greece, May 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos

$(240524) -- DALIAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy a light show near a bridge in Dalian, northeast China\'s Liaoning Province, May 23, 2024. (Xinhua\/Li Gang$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-LIAONING-DALIAN-NIGHT LIFE (CN)

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(240524) -- DALIAN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy a light show near a bridge in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Gang

$(240524) -- PARIS, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair in Paris, France, May 22, 2024. The 2024 VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair kicked off here on Wednesday and will last till Saturday. (Photo by Julien Mattia\/Xinhua$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-PARIS-VIVATECH-TECHNOLOGY-FAIR

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(240524) -- PARIS, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair in Paris, France, May 22, 2024. The 2024 VivaTech technology startups and innovation fair kicked off here on Wednesday and will last till Saturday. (Photo by Julien Mattia/Xinhua

$(240524) -- BEIJING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongzhong, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and vice chairman of the National People\'s Congress Standing Committee, mourns the passing of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the Iranian embassy in China, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua\/Yao Dawei$

May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-LI HONGZHONG-LATE IRANIAN PRESIDENT-MOURNING

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(240524) -- BEIJING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Hongzhong, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and vice chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, mourns the passing of the late Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at the Iranian embassy in China, May 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Yao Dawei

$(240524) -- WEIXI COUNTY, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Snub-nosed monkeys are pictured at Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve in southwest China\'s Yunnan Province, March 23, 2024. The black-and-white snub-nosed monkey, also known as the Yunnan golden hair monkey, is a national first-class protected animal of China. The species is also on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (Xinhua\/Chen Xinbo$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-YUNNAN-SNUB-NOSED MONKEY (CN)

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(240524) -- WEIXI COUNTY, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Snub-nosed monkeys are pictured at Baima Snow Mountain National Nature Reserve in southwest China's Yunnan Province, March 23, 2024. The black-and-white snub-nosed monkey, also known as the Yunnan golden hair monkey, is a national first-class protected animal of China. The species is also on the Red List of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo

$(240524) -- KOBE, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Liangmin (front) of China is assisted by her coach Zhu Junfang during the Women\'s Shot Put F12 Final at the Para Athletics World Championships held in Kobe, Japan, on May 24, 2024. (Xinhua\/Zhang Xiaoyu$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)JAPAN-KOBE-PARA ATHLETICS-WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

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(240524) -- KOBE, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Zhang Liangmin (front) of China is assisted by her coach Zhu Junfang during the Women's Shot Put F12 Final at the Para Athletics World Championships held in Kobe, Japan, on May 24, 2024. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu

$(240524) -- CANNES, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cast members arrive for the screening of the film "L\'Amour Ouf" (Beating Hearts) at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 23, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-L'AMOUR OUF

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(240524) -- CANNES, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Cast members arrive for the screening of the film "L'Amour Ouf" (Beating Hearts) at the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France, on May 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240524) -- BEIJING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People mourn Iran\'s late President Ebrahim Raisi at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, on May 23, 2024. Iran\'s late President Ebrahim Raisi, who lost his life along with his entourage in a recent helicopter crash, was laid to rest on Thursday in the holy shrine of Imam Reza in his hometown, the northeastern city of Mashhad, according to the official news agency IRNA. (Xinhua$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

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(240524) -- BEIJING, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People mourn Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, on May 23, 2024. Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi, who lost his life along with his entourage in a recent helicopter crash, was laid to rest on Thursday in the holy shrine of Imam Reza in his hometown, the northeastern city of Mashhad, according to the official news agency IRNA. (Xinhua

$(240524) -- DUSSELDORF, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yannik Engelhardt (front) of Fortuna Dusseldorf celebrates scoring during the first leg match of Bundesliga relegation\/promotion play-off between Fortuna Dusseldorf and VfL Bochum 1848 in Dusseldorf, Germany, May 23, 2024. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel\/Xinhua$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)GERMANY-DUSSELDORF-FOOTBALL-BUNDESLIGA-DUSSELD

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(240524) -- DUSSELDORF, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yannik Engelhardt (front) of Fortuna Dusseldorf celebrates scoring during the first leg match of Bundesliga relegation/promotion play-off between Fortuna Dusseldorf and VfL Bochum 1848 in Dusseldorf, Germany, May 23, 2024. (Photo by Ulrich Hufnagel/Xinhua

$(240524) -- DAMASCUS, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows medical equipment donated by China at Assad University Hospital in Damascus, Syria. China donated much-needed medical equipment to a university hospital in the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, in a bid to bolster the country\'s health sector. Assad University Hospital in Damascus received portable X-ray machines, ventilators, and oxygen concentrators from China. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani\/Xinhua$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

SYRIA-DAMASCUS-CHINA-MEDICAL EQUIPMENT-HOSPITAL-DO

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(240524) -- DAMASCUS, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows medical equipment donated by China at Assad University Hospital in Damascus, Syria. China donated much-needed medical equipment to a university hospital in the Syrian capital Damascus on Thursday, in a bid to bolster the country's health sector. Assad University Hospital in Damascus received portable X-ray machines, ventilators, and oxygen concentrators from China. (Photo by Ammar Safarjalani/Xinhua

$(240524) -- SAINT DENIS, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows the details of the Paris 2024 podium during an unveiling ceremony of the podiums of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics held in Saint Denis, near Paris, France. (Photo by Julien Mattia\/Xinhua$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)FRANCE-SAINT DENIS-PARIS 2024 OLYMPIC AND PARA

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(240524) -- SAINT DENIS, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows the details of the Paris 2024 podium during an unveiling ceremony of the podiums of the Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics held in Saint Denis, near Paris, France. (Photo by Julien Mattia/Xinhua

$(240524) -- MAGELANG, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a cultural event during Vesak Day celebrations at Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, May 23, 2024. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto\/Xinhua$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

INDONESIA-MAGELANG-VESAK DAY-CELEBRATIONS

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(240524) -- MAGELANG, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People participate in a cultural event during Vesak Day celebrations at Borobudur temple in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia, May 23, 2024. (Photo by Agung Supriyanto/Xinhua

$(240523) -- BEIJING, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ante Milicic (1st L), the newly-appointed head coach of China\'s national women\'s football team, attends a training session after a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, May 23, 2024. (Xinhua\/Jia Haocheng$

May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)XINHUA SPORTS TOPSHOT(CN)

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(240523) -- BEIJING, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Ante Milicic (1st L), the newly-appointed head coach of China's national women's football team, attends a training session after a press conference in Beijing, capital of China, May 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng

$(240524) -- SHENZHEN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attends and makes a keynote speech at the Forum on Building up China\'s Cultural Strength 2024 in Shenzhen, south China\'s Guangdong Province, May 23, 2024. The forum was held Thursday in Shenzhen, south China\'s Guangdong Province. (Xinhua\/Zhai Jianlan$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-GUANGDONG-SHENZHEN-CULTURAL STRENGTH-FORUM (

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(240524) -- SHENZHEN, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, attends and makes a keynote speech at the Forum on Building up China's Cultural Strength 2024 in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, May 23, 2024. The forum was held Thursday in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan

$(240524) -- SAN MATEO, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 22, 2024 shows a real estate advertisement in San Mateo County, California, the United States. U.S. existing home sales fell 1.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.14 million in April from a revised 4.22 million in March, the National Association of Realtors reported on Wednesday. (Photo by Li Jianguo\/Xinhua$

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May 22, 2024 06:00 AM

U.S.-EXISTING HOUSE SALES-FALL

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(240524) -- SAN MATEO, May 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 22, 2024 shows a real estate advertisement in San Mateo County, California, the United States. U.S. existing home sales fell 1.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.14 million in April from a revised 4.22 million in March, the National Association of Realtors reported on Wednesday. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua

$(240523) -- MASHHAD (IRAN), May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People mourn Iran\'s late President Ebrahim Raisi at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, on May 23, 2024. Iran\'s late President Ebrahim Raisi, who lost his life along with his entourage in a recent helicopter crash, was laid to rest on Thursday in the holy shrine of Imam Reza in his hometown, the northeastern city of Mashhad, according to the official news agency IRNA. (Xinhua$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

IRAN-MASHHAD-LATE PRESIDENT-RAISI-LAID TO REST

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(240523) -- MASHHAD (IRAN), May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People mourn Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi at the holy shrine of Imam Reza in Mashhad, northeastern Iran, on May 23, 2024. Iran's late President Ebrahim Raisi, who lost his life along with his entourage in a recent helicopter crash, was laid to rest on Thursday in the holy shrine of Imam Reza in his hometown, the northeastern city of Mashhad, according to the official news agency IRNA. (Xinhua

$(240523) -- GAZA, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Humanitarian aid dropped by a plane is seen over the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 23, 2024. The majority of the population in the Gaza Strip suffer from a lack of food, medicine, and basic humanitarian needs since the outbreak of the war. UN agencies have warned of dire consequences in the enclave, including famine and the spread of epidemics and diseases among the local population. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad\/Xinhua$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-HUMANITARIAN AID

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(240523) -- GAZA, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Humanitarian aid dropped by a plane is seen over the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 23, 2024. The majority of the population in the Gaza Strip suffer from a lack of food, medicine, and basic humanitarian needs since the outbreak of the war. UN agencies have warned of dire consequences in the enclave, including famine and the spread of epidemics and diseases among the local population. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua

$(240523) -- HULA VALLEY, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A member of Israeli security forces works at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near Hula Valley in Israel, on May 23, 2024. Five Hezbollah members were killed and five others were injured on Monday in Israeli air strikes on several villages and towns in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border escalated on Oct. 8, 2023, following a barrage of rockets launched by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah toward Israel in solidarity with Hamas\' attack on Israel the day before. Israel then retaliated by firing heavy artillery toward southeastern Lebanon. (Ayal Margolin\/JINI via Xinhua$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

ISRAEL-HULA VALLEY-LEBANON-CONFRONTATIONS

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(240523) -- HULA VALLEY, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A member of Israeli security forces works at the site of a rocket attack from Lebanon, near Hula Valley in Israel, on May 23, 2024. Five Hezbollah members were killed and five others were injured on Monday in Israeli air strikes on several villages and towns in southern Lebanon, Lebanese military sources told Xinhua. Tensions along the Lebanon-Israel border escalated on Oct. 8, 2023, following a barrage of rockets launched by the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah toward Israel in solidarity with Hamas' attack on Israel the day before. Israel then retaliated by firing heavy artillery toward southeastern Lebanon. (Ayal Margolin/JINI via Xinhua

$(240523) -- TURIN (ITALY), May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 11, 2024 shows small bronze vessel Jiaodou at the Asian Art Museum in Turin, Italy. In the heart of Turin, Italy, stands a museum of oriental art, which serves as a unique bridge between the Southern European country and China. At the helm of the museum is Davide Quadrio, an Italian curator whose life\'s work has been fostering cultural exchanges between these two ancient civilizations. (Xinhua\/Li Jing) TO GO WITH Feature: Bridging cultures: Italian curator\'s mission to connect Italy and China through$

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Mar 11, 2024 06:00 AM

ITALY-TURIN-THE ASIAN ART MUSEUM-CURATOR-CHINA-ART

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(240523) -- TURIN (ITALY), May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on March 11, 2024 shows small bronze vessel Jiaodou at the Asian Art Museum in Turin, Italy. In the heart of Turin, Italy, stands a museum of oriental art, which serves as a unique bridge between the Southern European country and China. At the helm of the museum is Davide Quadrio, an Italian curator whose life's work has been fostering cultural exchanges between these two ancient civilizations. (Xinhua/Li Jing) TO GO WITH Feature: Bridging cultures: Italian curator's mission to connect Italy and China through

$(240523) -- LAS VEGAS (U.S.), May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man visits the exhibition area of Chinese company ROBBiART at Licensing Expo 2024 in Las Vegas, the United States, on May 22, 2024. Chinese brands are participating in the world\'s leading licensing expo this week in Las Vegas, exploring opportunities to expand overseas markets and build up influence of Chinese intellectual property (IP) in the global licensing industry. (Photo by Zeng Hui\/Xinhua$

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May 22, 2024 06:00 AM

U.S.-LAS VEGAS-LICENSING EXPO-CHINESE COMPANIES

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(240523) -- LAS VEGAS (U.S.), May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man visits the exhibition area of Chinese company ROBBiART at Licensing Expo 2024 in Las Vegas, the United States, on May 22, 2024. Chinese brands are participating in the world's leading licensing expo this week in Las Vegas, exploring opportunities to expand overseas markets and build up influence of Chinese intellectual property (IP) in the global licensing industry. (Photo by Zeng Hui/Xinhua

$(240523) -- XIAMEN, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, attends and addresses the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries Forum on Industrial and Investment Cooperation in Xiamen, southeast China\'s Fujian Province, May 23, 2024. Ding also read a congratulatory letter by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the forum. (Xinhua\/Yan Yan$

May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-FUJIAN-XIAMEN-DING XUEXIANG-CHINA-GCC COUNTR

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(240523) -- XIAMEN, May 23, 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, attends and addresses the China-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries Forum on Industrial and Investment Cooperation in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, May 23, 2024. Ding also read a congratulatory letter by Chinese President Xi Jinping to the forum. (Xinhua/Yan Yan

$(240523) -- HONG KONG, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), meets with visiting Deputy Prime Minister I and Minister of Rural and Regional Development of Malaysia Dato\' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi in south China\'s Hong Kong, May 23, 2024. Hong Kong is determined to develop into an international hub for post-secondary education and more students from Malaysia are welcome to study in Hong Kong, said John Lee on Thursday. (Xinhua$

May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-HONG KONG-JOHN LEE-MALAYSIA-ZAHID-EDUCATION-

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(240523) -- HONG KONG, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- John Lee, chief executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR), meets with visiting Deputy Prime Minister I and Minister of Rural and Regional Development of Malaysia Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi in south China's Hong Kong, May 23, 2024. Hong Kong is determined to develop into an international hub for post-secondary education and more students from Malaysia are welcome to study in Hong Kong, said John Lee on Thursday. (Xinhua

$(240523) -- BEIJING, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, holds talks with Celso Amorim, chief advisor to the President of Brazil, in Beijing, capital of China, May 23, 2024. (Xinhua\/Yue Yuewei$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-BRAZIL-TALKS (CN)

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(240523) -- BEIJING, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and director of the Office of the Foreign Affairs Commission of the CPC Central Committee, holds talks with Celso Amorim, chief advisor to the President of Brazil, in Beijing, capital of China, May 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei

$(240523) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspects high-standard farmlands in the city of Xinxiang, central China\'s Henan Province, May 23, 2024. Li made a research trip to the province from Wednesday to Thursday. (Xinhua\/Wang Ye$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-HENAN-LI QIANG-RESEARCH TRIP (CN)

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(240523) -- ZHENGZHOU, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, inspects high-standard farmlands in the city of Xinxiang, central China's Henan Province, May 23, 2024. Li made a research trip to the province from Wednesday to Thursday. (Xinhua/Wang Ye

$(240523) -- JINAN, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, chairs a symposium attended by representatives from businesses and academia and delivers an important speech in Jinan, east China\'s Shandong Province, May 23, 2024. (Xinhua\/Xie Huanchi$

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May 23, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SHANDONG-JINAN-XI JINPING-SYMPOSIUM (CN)

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(240523) -- JINAN, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, chairs a symposium attended by representatives from businesses and academia and delivers an important speech in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, May 23, 2024. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi