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$(240514) -- NAGQU, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rangers refuel their vehicle during patrol at the Changtang National Nature Reserve in Nyima County of southwest China\'s Xizang Autonomous Region, May 9, 2024. Nyima County launched a two-week intensified patrol of the core areas of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, starting from May 7. Located in the northern part of Xizang, the nature reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on China\'s national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Xinhua\/Tenzin Nyida$

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May 09, 2024 06:00 AM

(InXizang)CHINA-XIZANG-CHANGTANG NATIONAL NATURE R

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(240514) -- NAGQU, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Rangers refuel their vehicle during patrol at the Changtang National Nature Reserve in Nyima County of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, May 9, 2024. Nyima County launched a two-week intensified patrol of the core areas of the Changtang National Nature Reserve, starting from May 7. Located in the northern part of Xizang, the nature reserve is home to over 30 kinds of wild animals listed on China's national-level protection catalogue, including Tibetan antelopes and wild yaks. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida

$(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actors from Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China\'s Qinghai Province perform in Beijing, capital of China on May 13, 2024. Thirty actors, all of them career farmers and herders, presented 10 shows, including dance, chorus and short plays here on Monday night. (Xinhua\/Li Xin$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-YUSHU ACTORS-PERFORMANCE (CN)

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(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Actors from Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of northwest China's Qinghai Province perform in Beijing, capital of China on May 13, 2024. Thirty actors, all of them career farmers and herders, presented 10 shows, including dance, chorus and short plays here on Monday night. (Xinhua/Li Xin

$(240514) -- WASHINGTON, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden (L) is pictured at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 13, 2024. U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday a bill that will prohibit U.S. imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-JOE BIDEN-RUSSIAN URANIUM-BA

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(240514) -- WASHINGTON, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Joe Biden (L) is pictured at the White House in Washington, D.C., the United States, on May 13, 2024. U.S. President Joe Biden signed into law Monday a bill that will prohibit U.S. imports of unirradiated low-enriched uranium from Russia. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua

$(240514) -- HAIKOU, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Grand China Aviation Maintenance Co., Ltd. (GCAM) operate inside the cockpit of an inbound airplane at a hangar of an aircraft maintenance base in Haikou, south China\'s Hainan Province, May 13, 2024. A Boeing 737-800 aircraft of South Korea\'s Jeju Air has recently undergone maintenance by GCAM, which is also the maiden order for maintenance of inbound aircraft from South Korea at the Hainan Free Trade Port. The service is expected to last for about 16 days, eligible to preferential treatments of the free trade port including exemption of cash deposite as well as duty-free fuel and maintenance supplies. (Xinhua\/Zhang Liyun$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

(HainanOutlook)CHINA-HAINAN-FREE TRADE PORT-SOUTH

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(240514) -- HAIKOU, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Staff members of Grand China Aviation Maintenance Co., Ltd. (GCAM) operate inside the cockpit of an inbound airplane at a hangar of an aircraft maintenance base in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, May 13, 2024. A Boeing 737-800 aircraft of South Korea's Jeju Air has recently undergone maintenance by GCAM, which is also the maiden order for maintenance of inbound aircraft from South Korea at the Hainan Free Trade Port. The service is expected to last for about 16 days, eligible to preferential treatments of the free trade port including exemption of cash deposite as well as duty-free fuel and maintenance supplies. (Xinhua/Zhang Liyun

$(240514) -- XINING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on March 19, 2024 shows Wang Jianqiong working at the China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory on Waliguan mountain in northwest China\'s Qinghai Province. (Xinhua\/Li Linhai$

May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

Xinhua Headlines: Tracing climate change on roof o

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(240514) -- XINING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken with a mobile phone on March 19, 2024 shows Wang Jianqiong working at the China Global Atmosphere Watch Baseline Observatory on Waliguan mountain in northwest China's Qinghai Province. (Xinhua/Li Linhai

$(240514) -- LANKAO, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member sells guzheng, also known as Chinese zither, via livestreaming in Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China\'s Henan Province, May 13, 2024. In recent years, Lankao County has vigorously developed the traditional musical instrument industry in an effort to fully utilize paulownia trees, which are bountiful in the county. Lankao County is now home to more than 200 traditional musical instrument enterprises, providing guzheng, guqin, pipa, and other traditional Chinese musical instruments. (Xinhua\/Shao Zedong$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-HENAN-LANKAO-TRADITIONAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT(

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(240514) -- LANKAO, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A staff member sells guzheng, also known as Chinese zither, via livestreaming in Lankao County of Kaifeng City, central China's Henan Province, May 13, 2024. In recent years, Lankao County has vigorously developed the traditional musical instrument industry in an effort to fully utilize paulownia trees, which are bountiful in the county. Lankao County is now home to more than 200 traditional musical instrument enterprises, providing guzheng, guqin, pipa, and other traditional Chinese musical instruments. (Xinhua/Shao Zedong

$(240514) -- WELLINGTON, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows a view of the White Island, New Zealand. The White Island, a volcanic island in New Zealand\'s North Island, is a famous tourist attraction. On Dec. 9, 2019, the White Island volcanic eruption killed 22 people and injured 25 others. After the eruption all tourist trips to the island have been suspended by the authorities. (Xinhua\/Guo Lei$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

NEW ZEALAND-WHITE ISLAND-AERIAL VIEW

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(240514) -- WELLINGTON, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows a view of the White Island, New Zealand. The White Island, a volcanic island in New Zealand's North Island, is a famous tourist attraction. On Dec. 9, 2019, the White Island volcanic eruption killed 22 people and injured 25 others. After the eruption all tourist trips to the island have been suspended by the authorities. (Xinhua/Guo Lei

$(240514) -- CANNES, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a huge poster of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival outside the Palais du Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 13, 2024. This year\'s festival runs from May 14 to 25. (Xinhua\/Gao Jing$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

FRANCE-CANNES-FILM FESTIVAL-HUGE POSTER

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(240514) -- CANNES, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People walk past a huge poster of the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival outside the Palais du Festival in Cannes, southern France, May 13, 2024. This year's festival runs from May 14 to 25. (Xinhua/Gao Jing

$(240514) -- BRUSSELS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits the "Elegance and Style: Qipao and Shanghai Culture" at the China Cultural Center in Brussels, Belgium, on May 13, 2024. This exhibition on a collection of Chinese traditional Qipao dress and Shanghai culture will be open to the public here from May 14 to Sept. 5. The exhibition will showcase more than 30 Qipao styles from the collection of the Shanghai City History Museum. (Xinhua\/Meng Dingbo$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

BELGIUM-BRUSSELS-SHANGHAI-STYLE QIPAO-EXHIBITION

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(240514) -- BRUSSELS, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman visits the "Elegance and Style: Qipao and Shanghai Culture" at the China Cultural Center in Brussels, Belgium, on May 13, 2024. This exhibition on a collection of Chinese traditional Qipao dress and Shanghai culture will be open to the public here from May 14 to Sept. 5. The exhibition will showcase more than 30 Qipao styles from the collection of the Shanghai City History Museum. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo

$(240514) -- BARCELONA, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Raphinha of Barcelona celebrates scoring during the Spanish league (La Liga) football match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad in Barcelona, Spain, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Joan Gosa\/Xinhua$

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May 14, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)SPAIN-BARCELONA-FOOTBALL-LA LIGA-BARCELONA VS

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(240514) -- BARCELONA, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Raphinha of Barcelona celebrates scoring during the Spanish league (La Liga) football match between FC Barcelona and Real Sociedad in Barcelona, Spain, May 13, 2024. (Photo by Joan Gosa/Xinhua

$(240514) -- NAIROBI, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a class at a school in the Mathare slums in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 13, 2024. The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Kenya, triggered by heavy rains, has risen to 277, according to a government announcement. The update came as schools across the nation cautiously resumed classes for the second term, following a two-week delay due to the adverse weather conditions. (Xinhua\/Wang Guansen$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

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(240514) -- NAIROBI, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students attend a class at a school in the Mathare slums in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 13, 2024. The death toll from devastating floods and landslides in Kenya, triggered by heavy rains, has risen to 277, according to a government announcement. The update came as schools across the nation cautiously resumed classes for the second term, following a two-week delay due to the adverse weather conditions. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen

$(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Cho Tae-yul, foreign minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK), in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua\/Chen Bin$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-WANG YI-ROK-FM-TALKS (CN)

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(240514) -- BEIJING, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, also a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, holds talks with Cho Tae-yul, foreign minister of the Republic of Korea (ROK), in Beijing, capital of China, May 13, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Bin

$(240513) -- ISTANBUL, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a market in Istanbul, T¨¹rkiye, on May 10, 2024. The Istanbul Planning Agency said in its latest report that the monthly cost of living for a family of four in Istanbul, including rent, has skyrocketed by 81 percent year-on-year, reaching a staggering 55,321 liras. Meat prices have seen the most dramatic rise of 114 percent compared to last year, followed by a 107 percent increase in chicken prices. (Photo by Safar Rajabov\/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: T¨¹rkiye\'s Istanbul feels strain as inflation, cost of living$

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May 10, 2024 06:00 AM

T?RKIYE-ISTANBUL-INFLATION

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(240513) -- ISTANBUL, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People shop at a market in Istanbul, T¨¹rkiye, on May 10, 2024. The Istanbul Planning Agency said in its latest report that the monthly cost of living for a family of four in Istanbul, including rent, has skyrocketed by 81 percent year-on-year, reaching a staggering 55,321 liras. Meat prices have seen the most dramatic rise of 114 percent compared to last year, followed by a 107 percent increase in chicken prices. (Photo by Safar Rajabov/Xinhua) TO GO WITH Feature: T¨¹rkiye's Istanbul feels strain as inflation, cost of living

$(240513) -- MOSCOW, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the 2nd international exhibition of consumer goods for house, garden, sports and leisure at Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center in Moscow, Russia, on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

RUSSIA-MOSCOW-CONSUMER GOODS-EXHIBITION

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(240513) -- MOSCOW, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People attend the 2nd international exhibition of consumer goods for house, garden, sports and leisure at Crocus Expo International Exhibition Center in Moscow, Russia, on May 13, 2024. (Photo by Alexander Zemlianichenko Jr/Xinhua

$(240513) -- ATHENS, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student shouts slogans during a protest against the war in Gaza Strip, in Athens, Greece, on May 13, 2024. Greek university students are staging an overnight protest here Monday to show their solidarity with Palestinian people. (Xinhua\/Marios Lolos$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

GREECE-ATHENS-UNIVERSITY STUDENTS-PROTEST

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(240513) -- ATHENS, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A student shouts slogans during a protest against the war in Gaza Strip, in Athens, Greece, on May 13, 2024. Greek university students are staging an overnight protest here Monday to show their solidarity with Palestinian people. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos

$(240513) -- JABALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on May 13, 2024. The Israeli army said on Monday that it has intensified its offensive from north to south in the Gaza Strip, targeting 120 sites in Rafah city, the neighborhoods of Jabaliya and Zeitoun in Gaza City. (Photo by Abdul Rahman Salama\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-JABALIYA REFUGEE CAMP-ISRAEL-ATTACKS

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(240513) -- JABALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Smoke rises following Israeli strikes in Jabaliya refugee camp, northern Gaza Strip, on May 13, 2024. The Israeli army said on Monday that it has intensified its offensive from north to south in the Gaza Strip, targeting 120 sites in Rafah city, the neighborhoods of Jabaliya and Zeitoun in Gaza City. (Photo by Abdul Rahman Salama/Xinhua

$(240513) -- GAZA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen on a street with destroyed buildings in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 13, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 35,091, health authorities in the Palestinian enclave said in a press statement on Monday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad\/Xinhua$

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

MIDEAST-GAZA-KHAN YOUNIS-DESTROYED BUILDINGS

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(240513) -- GAZA, May 13, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People are seen on a street with destroyed buildings in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on May 13, 2024. The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 35,091, health authorities in the Palestinian enclave said in a press statement on Monday. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua

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

May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

KUWAIT-KUWAIT CITY-RAINBOW

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

BOTSWANA-GABORONE-FAO-INCREASING USE OF PESTICIDES

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

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

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

SOMALIA-MOGADISHU-UNIVERSITY-CULTURAL WEEK

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

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

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May 02, 2024 06:00 AM

KENYA-NAIROBI-CHINESE GREEN BUSINESS

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

INDONESIA-KLATEN-SHIP IN BOTTLE-CRAFT

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

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

May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-ISO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE-CULTURAL HER

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

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

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

ITALY-TURIN-BOOK FAIR-CHINESE BOOKS

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-BEIJING-HAN ZHENG-GLOBAL TRADE AND INVESTMEN

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-NANJING-PANDA (CN)

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

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

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Apr 26, 2024 06:00 AM

THAILAND-CHANTHABURI-DURIAN

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

EGYPT-QALYUBIA-APRICOT-HARVEST

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

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

Feb 01, 2024 07:00 AM

CHINA-JIANGXI-SMART AGRICULTURE (CN)

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

LITHUANIA-VILNIUS-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION-PRELIMINAR

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SHANGHAI-FRENCH BALLET (CN)

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-SICHUAN-WHEAT HARVEST (CN)

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

#CHINA-SICHUAN-WHEAT HARVEST (CN)

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

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

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May 10, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-XIZANG-ZANGSER KANGRI GLACIER (CN)

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

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

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May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-XINJIANG-YINING-SUMMER TOURISM(CN)

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

NEW ZEALAND-NORTH ISLAND-AUTUMN-SCENERY

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-HEILONGJIANG-HARBIN-COLLEGE STUDENT-EXHIBITI

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

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

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

IRAN-TEHRAN-IRANIAN-ARAB DIALOGUE CONFERENCE

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

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

May 11, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

May 09, 2024 06:00 AM

(SP)XINHUA SPORTS PHOTO OF THE WEEK

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

CHINA-AI-DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES-CULTURAL TOURISM BOO

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

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

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May 13, 2024 06:00 AM

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

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

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

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May 07, 2024 06:00 AM

UGANDA-KAMPALA-CHINESE ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY

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

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

May 12, 2024 06:00 AM

JORDAN-AMMAN-EAGER LION-MILITARY DRILL

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