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

May 29, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-SCIENCE FAIR

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-HUMANITARIAN AID

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CANADA-OAKVILLE-FOOD TRUCK FRIDAY

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

NEPAL-KATHMANDU-CHINESE PROFICIENCY COMPETITION

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

NEPAL-KATHMANDU-HUAWEI-SEEDS FOR FUTURE 2024 PROGR

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-JABALIA REFUGEE CAMP-ISRAEL-MILITARY

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CZECH REPUBLIC-PRAGUE-NATO-PRESS CONFERENCE

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SYRIAN HERITAGE EXHIBITION (CN)

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

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

May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-LIU GUOZHONG-POVERTY ALLEVIATION WOR

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-INFLATION-MAY

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

SOUTH AFRICA-JOHANNESBURG-ELECTION

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

May 30, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)XINHUA SPORTS TOPSHOT

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

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

Jun 01, 2023 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-ZHANG GUOQING-WORKPLACE SAFETY-CEREM

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

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

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong meets with Malaysia\'s Deputy Prime Minister I Dato\' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Yan Yan$

May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG XIAOHONG-MALAYSIA'S DEPUTY PM-M

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong meets with Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister I Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Yan Yan

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Li Shulei, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Publicity Department of the CPC Central Committee, delivers a speech at a donation ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. The China National Archives of Publications and Culture (CNAPC) on Friday welcomed new collections donated by public institutions and private collectors. A ceremony was held to mark the donation in Beijing. (Xinhua\/Wang Ye$

May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-LI SHULEI-CNAPC-2ND BATCH OF DONATED

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 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, delivers a speech at a donation ceremony in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. The China National Archives of Publications and Culture (CNAPC) on Friday welcomed new collections donated by public institutions and private collectors. A ceremony was held to mark the donation in Beijing. (Xinhua/Wang Ye

$(240531) -- HENGYANG, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Band members stage a performance in Miaoxi Primary School in Goulou Town of Hengyang County, central China\'s Hunan Province, May 28, 2024. In Miaoxi Primary School, there is a band with eight children, seven of whom are left-behind children, and the youngest is only 9 years old. Half a year ago, this remote rural primary school began to recruit volunteers with artistic talents, and Wen Jin, a music volunteer who runs a musical instrument shop, came to Miaoxi Primary School to teach music. Every Tuesday, Wen Jin would drive an hour and a half from the city through mountain roads to give music lesson to students. Thanks to the power of music, children in Miaoxi Primary School become more cheerful and confident. (Xinhua\/Chen Zeguo$

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May 28, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-HUNAN-HENGYANG-RURAL SCHOOL-BAND (CN)

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(240531) -- HENGYANG, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Band members stage a performance in Miaoxi Primary School in Goulou Town of Hengyang County, central China's Hunan Province, May 28, 2024. In Miaoxi Primary School, there is a band with eight children, seven of whom are left-behind children, and the youngest is only 9 years old. Half a year ago, this remote rural primary school began to recruit volunteers with artistic talents, and Wen Jin, a music volunteer who runs a musical instrument shop, came to Miaoxi Primary School to teach music. Every Tuesday, Wen Jin would drive an hour and a half from the city through mountain roads to give music lesson to students. Thanks to the power of music, children in Miaoxi Primary School become more cheerful and confident. (Xinhua/Chen Zeguo

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, meets with Malaysia\'s Deputy Prime Minister I and Minister of Rural and Regional Development Dato\' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi before a reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of China-Malaysia diplomatic relations in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. Ding delivered a speech at the reception in Beijing on Friday. (Xinhua\/Shen Hong$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-DING XUEXIANG-CHINA-MALAYSIA DIPLOMA

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 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 Malaysia's Deputy Prime Minister I and Minister of Rural and Regional Development Dato' Seri Dr. Ahmad Zahid bin Hamidi before a reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of China-Malaysia diplomatic relations in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. Ding delivered a speech at the reception in Beijing on Friday. (Xinhua/Shen Hong

$(240531) -- HARBIN, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teacher Li Ping (R) talks with teacher Zhang Yu at the Renmin Town Central Primary School in Anda City, northeast China\'s Heilongjiang Province, May 29, 2024. Li Ping and Zhang Yu, music teachers of the Renmin Town Central Primary School, set up a music class in the school in 2019. They adapted popular songs for children, teaching them during lunch breaks and club activities. Li Ping also released the clips of the children\'s chorus on short video platforms, which have gained over 30 million likes. With the increasing popularity, the music class has got its own classroom in the school, equipped with guitar, ukulele, bass, African drum and other musical instruments. They also produced an original song of their own. This May, Li Ping and Zhang Yu started a new project, aiming to found musical classes of its kind in more schools. Under this project, a new music class has been founded in Zhongben Town Central Primary School, welcoming over 20 students.$

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May 29, 2024 06:00 AM

ChineseToday | Music classes bring inspirations to

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(240531) -- HARBIN, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Teacher Li Ping (R) talks with teacher Zhang Yu at the Renmin Town Central Primary School in Anda City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 29, 2024. Li Ping and Zhang Yu, music teachers of the Renmin Town Central Primary School, set up a music class in the school in 2019. They adapted popular songs for children, teaching them during lunch breaks and club activities. Li Ping also released the clips of the children's chorus on short video platforms, which have gained over 30 million likes. With the increasing popularity, the music class has got its own classroom in the school, equipped with guitar, ukulele, bass, African drum and other musical instruments. They also produced an original song of their own. This May, Li Ping and Zhang Yu started a new project, aiming to found musical classes of its kind in more schools. Under this project, a new music class has been founded in Zhongben Town Central Primary School, welcoming over 20 students.

$(240531) -- KUALA LUMPUR, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer purchases stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and China in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 31, 2024. Pos Malaysia, the national courier service provider and sole licensee for universal postal services in the country, unveiled a set of special joint commemorative stamps on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and China. The commemorative stamp features iconic plants from both countries, namely the Merbau, Malaysia\'s national tree, and the Greeting Pine, one of China\'s most famous trees, symbolizing the strong relationship and warm hospitality between the two countries, it said in a statement. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung\/Xinhua$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

MALAYSIA-KUALA LUMPUR-CHINA-50TH ANNIVERSARY-STAMP

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(240531) -- KUALA LUMPUR, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A customer purchases stamps marking the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and China in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 31, 2024. Pos Malaysia, the national courier service provider and sole licensee for universal postal services in the country, unveiled a set of special joint commemorative stamps on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties between Malaysia and China. The commemorative stamp features iconic plants from both countries, namely the Merbau, Malaysia's national tree, and the Greeting Pine, one of China's most famous trees, symbolizing the strong relationship and warm hospitality between the two countries, it said in a statement. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua

$(240531) -- AKSU, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A motorcycle rider competes during the 9th stage of the 2024 Taklimakan Rally in northwest China\'s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Chen Shuo$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)CHINA-XINJIANG-AKSU-TAKLIMAKAN RALLY-9TH STAGE

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(240531) -- AKSU, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A motorcycle rider competes during the 9th stage of the 2024 Taklimakan Rally in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Shuo

$(240531) -- TOKYO, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fumio Kishida, president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime minister, meets with Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, in Tokyo, Japan, May 29, 2024. Liu led a CPC delegation to visit Japan from Tuesday to Friday. (Xinhua\/Zhang Xiaoyu$

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May 29, 2024 06:00 AM

JAPAN-LIU JIANCHAO-VISIT

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(240531) -- TOKYO, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Fumio Kishida, president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and prime minister, meets with Liu Jianchao, head of the International Department of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, in Tokyo, Japan, May 29, 2024. Liu led a CPC delegation to visit Japan from Tuesday to Friday. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. Sheikh Mohamed, who is in China on a state visit, attended the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. (Xinhua\/Liu Bin$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-LI QIANG-UAE-PRESIDENT-MEETING (CN)

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang meets with President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan at the Diaoyutai State Guesthouse in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. Sheikh Mohamed, who is in China on a state visit, attended the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. (Xinhua/Liu Bin

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 31, 2024 shows a view of the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua\/Chen Yehua$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-CITY VIEW (CN)

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 31, 2024 shows a view of the Palace Museum in Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua

$(240531) -- MACAO, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yuanyuan (2nd R) of China competes during the preliminary match between China and Japan at the Women\'s Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Lui Sui Wai$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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(240531) -- MACAO, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yuanyuan (2nd R) of China competes during the preliminary match between China and Japan at the Women's Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Lui Sui Wai

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Chinese People\'s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, presides over the 19th Chairperson\'s Council meeting of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC and delivers a speech in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Rao Aimin$

May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG HUNING-CPPCC-CHAIRPERSON'S COUN

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 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 Chairperson's Council meeting of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC and delivers a speech in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin

$(240531) -- MACAO, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of the Netherlands celebrate winning the preliminary match between the Netherlands and the Dominican Republic at the Women\'s Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Cheong Kam Ka$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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(240531) -- MACAO, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Players of the Netherlands celebrate winning the preliminary match between the Netherlands and the Dominican Republic at the Women's Volleyball Nations League 2024 Macao in Macao, south China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka

$(240531) -- PARIS, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yafan\/Maia Lumsden (R) compete during the women\'s doubles first round match between Wang Yafan of China\/Maia Lumsden of Britain and Zhu Lin of China\/Wu Fang-Hsien of Chinese Taipei at the French tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, on May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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(240531) -- PARIS, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Wang Yafan/Maia Lumsden (R) compete during the women's doubles first round match between Wang Yafan of China/Maia Lumsden of Britain and Zhu Lin of China/Wu Fang-Hsien of Chinese Taipei at the French tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, France, on May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240531) -- FUZHOU, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the booth of Honduras, guest of honor of the 2024 China (Fuzhou) International Seafood & Fisheries Expo, in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China\'s Fujian Province, May 31, 2024. The 2024 China (Fuzhou) International Seafood & Fisheries Expo kicked off at Fuzhou Strait International Conference & Exhibition Center in Fuzhou Friday, attracting nearly 500 companies from more than 30 countries and regions. The expo involves aquaculture, ocean fishing, aquatic processing and other fishery industry sectors. (Xinhua\/Lin Shanchuan$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-FUZHOU-SEAFOOD-FISHERIES-EXPO (CN)

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(240531) -- FUZHOU, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People visit the booth of Honduras, guest of honor of the 2024 China (Fuzhou) International Seafood & Fisheries Expo, in Fuzhou, capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, May 31, 2024. The 2024 China (Fuzhou) International Seafood & Fisheries Expo kicked off at Fuzhou Strait International Conference & Exhibition Center in Fuzhou Friday, attracting nearly 500 companies from more than 30 countries and regions. The expo involves aquaculture, ocean fishing, aquatic processing and other fishery industry sectors. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 20, 2024 shows a French classic dish parsley-buttered snails at the diner "La Maison Lyonnaise" in Beijing, capital of China. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Savoring authentic French delicacies in Beijing" (Xinhua\/Wang Yue$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-FRENCH DINER-DELICACIES (CN)

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 20, 2024 shows a French classic dish parsley-buttered snails at the diner "La Maison Lyonnaise" in Beijing, capital of China. TO GO WITH "Letter from China: Savoring authentic French delicacies in Beijing" (Xinhua/Wang Yue

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Bigdeli (Front) and Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs Ali Al-Yousef (C) attend a ribbon cutting at the opening ceremony of the Iranian embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 6, 2023. (Xinhua\/Wang Haizhou$

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Jun 07, 2023 06:00 AM

Xinhua Headlines: China-Arab states cooperation ac

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Alireza Bigdeli (Front) and Saudi Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Consular Affairs Ali Al-Yousef (C) attend a ribbon cutting at the opening ceremony of the Iranian embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on June 6, 2023. (Xinhua/Wang Haizhou

$(240531) -- JIESHOU, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Qunshan, a national inheritor of Jieshou painted pottery, introduces painted pottery works at Jieshou City in east China\'s Anhui Province, May 24, 2024. The making of Jieshou painted pottery can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Tianying Township in Jieshou City of east China\'s Anhui Province was the main production site of Jieshou painted pottery in history. The technique of making Jieshou painted pottery was inscribed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. To inherit and revive the technique, the local inheritors have innovated the shape and carving patterns to meet the demand of modern society. The cultural and creative products designed by these inheritors are also favored by consumers. Nowadays, Tianying Township not only remains as a production place of Jieshou painted pottery, but also accommodates a museum for displaying potteries and a base for inheriting and reviving intangible cultural heritage, which makes the$

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May 24, 2024 06:00 AM

(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-JIESHOU-PAINTED POTTERY

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(240531) -- JIESHOU, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Lu Qunshan, a national inheritor of Jieshou painted pottery, introduces painted pottery works at Jieshou City in east China's Anhui Province, May 24, 2024. The making of Jieshou painted pottery can be traced back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Tianying Township in Jieshou City of east China's Anhui Province was the main production site of Jieshou painted pottery in history. The technique of making Jieshou painted pottery was inscribed as a national-level intangible cultural heritage in 2006. To inherit and revive the technique, the local inheritors have innovated the shape and carving patterns to meet the demand of modern society. The cultural and creative products designed by these inheritors are also favored by consumers. Nowadays, Tianying Township not only remains as a production place of Jieshou painted pottery, but also accommodates a museum for displaying potteries and a base for inheriting and reviving intangible cultural heritage, which makes the

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Tunisian President Kais Saied at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. Xi held talks with Kais Saied in Beijing on Friday. Kais Saied, who is in China on a state visit, attended the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. (Xinhua\/Pang Xinglei$

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May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-XI JINPING-TUNISIA-PRESIDENT-TALKS (

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping holds a welcome ceremony for Tunisian President Kais Saied at the square outside the east gate of the Great Hall of the People before their talks in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. Xi held talks with Kais Saied in Beijing on Friday. Kais Saied, who is in China on a state visit, attended the opening ceremony of the 10th ministerial conference of the China-Arab States Cooperation Forum. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei

$(240531) -- SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows a scene of the U.S.-China High-Level Event on Subnational Climate Action in Berkeley, California, the United States. Climate leaders from the United States and China got together on Wednesday in Berkeley, the U.S. state of California, to discuss climate action and progress at the sub-national level. (Photo by Li Jianguo\/Xinhua$

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May 29, 2024 06:00 AM

U.S.-CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY-HIGH-LEVEL EVENT-SUBNATIO

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(240531) -- SAN FRANCISCO, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 29, 2024 shows a scene of the U.S.-China High-Level Event on Subnational Climate Action in Berkeley, California, the United States. Climate leaders from the United States and China got together on Wednesday in Berkeley, the U.S. state of California, to discuss climate action and progress at the sub-national level. (Photo by Li Jianguo/Xinhua

$(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian President Kais Saied lays a wreath at the Monument to the People\'s Heroes on the Tian\'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua\/Gao Jie$

May 31, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-TUNISIAN PRESIDENT-MONUMENT-TRIBUTE

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(240531) -- BEIJING, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian President Kais Saied lays a wreath at the Monument to the People's Heroes on the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, May 31, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jie

$(240531) -- ST. JOHN\'S, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda and president of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), presides over the closing ceremony of the conference in St. John\'s, Antigua and Barbuda, May 30, 2024. The fourth International Conference on SIDS concluded here on Thursday with the adoption of The Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS), a renewed declaration for resilient prosperity. (Xinhua\/Li Muzi$

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May 30, 2024 06:00 AM

ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA-ST. JOHN'S-FOURTH INTERNATIONA

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(240531) -- ST. JOHN'S, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Gaston Browne, prime minister of Antigua and Barbuda and president of the Fourth International Conference on Small Island Developing States (SIDS), presides over the closing ceremony of the conference in St. John's, Antigua and Barbuda, May 30, 2024. The fourth International Conference on SIDS concluded here on Thursday with the adoption of The Antigua and Barbuda Agenda for SIDS (ABAS), a renewed declaration for resilient prosperity. (Xinhua/Li Muzi

$(240531) -- HYDERABAD, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at a gas cylinder explosion site in Hyderabad, Pakistan, May 30, 2024. A gas cylinder explosion injured at least 40 people, mostly women and children, in Pakistan\'s southern Sindh province on Thursday, police said. The incident happened in Hyderabad district of the province where the explosion happened in a shop selling gas cylinders, the district\'s police told media. (Str\/Xinhua$

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May 30, 2024 06:00 AM

(SpotNews)PAKISTAN-HYDERABAD-GAS CYLINDER-EXPLOSIO

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(240531) -- HYDERABAD, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers work at a gas cylinder explosion site in Hyderabad, Pakistan, May 30, 2024. A gas cylinder explosion injured at least 40 people, mostly women and children, in Pakistan's southern Sindh province on Thursday, police said. The incident happened in Hyderabad district of the province where the explosion happened in a shop selling gas cylinders, the district's police told media. (Str/Xinhua

$(240531) -- COLOMBO, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant performs Chinese martial arts in the finals of the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" Competition in Sri Lanka in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, May 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese culture blossoms in Sri Lanka\'s \'Chinese Bridge\' Competition" (Xinhua\/Wu Yue$

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May 28, 2024 06:00 AM

SRI LANKA-COLOMBO-CHINESE BRIDGE-FINALS

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(240531) -- COLOMBO, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A contestant performs Chinese martial arts in the finals of the 23rd "Chinese Bridge" Competition in Sri Lanka in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, May 28, 2024. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese culture blossoms in Sri Lanka's 'Chinese Bridge' Competition" (Xinhua/Wu Yue

$(240531) -- GENEVA, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A participant visits the exhibition booth of China Mobile at the 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, May 30, 2024. The 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Good Global Summit began on Thursday in the Swiss capital of Geneva. (Xinhua\/Lian Yi$

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May 30, 2024 06:00 AM

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-GLOBAL AI SUMMIT

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(240531) -- GENEVA, May 31, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A participant visits the exhibition booth of China Mobile at the 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Good Global Summit in Geneva, Switzerland, May 30, 2024. The 2024 Artificial Intelligence (AI) for Good Global Summit began on Thursday in the Swiss capital of Geneva. (Xinhua/Lian Yi