Empty Chairs human rights action in Kyiv

Empty Chairs human rights action in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Journalist and human rights activist Nariman Dzhelial, a former political prisoner who was kept in prison by the Russian occupation authorities from September 2021 to June 28, 2024, attends the Empty Chairs human rights action in support of journalists, writers, cultural artists and human rights defenders who have gone missing, been imprisoned or are in captivity due to Russias war against Ukraine in Sofiiska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Empty Chairs human rights action in Kyiv

Empty Chairs human rights action in Kyiv

KYIV, UKRAINE - NOVEMBER 15, 2024 - Journalist and human rights activist Nariman Dzhelial, a former political prisoner who was kept in prison by the Russian occupation authorities from September 2021 to June 28, 2024, attends the Empty Chairs human rights action in support of journalists, writers, cultural artists and human rights defenders who have gone missing, been imprisoned or are in captivity due to Russias war against Ukraine in Sofiiska Square, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Japanese Princess Yuriko

Japanese Princess Yuriko

(From L) Crown Prince Naruhito, his great-aunt Princess Yuriko and her husband Prince Mikasa attend the funeral of the couple's son Prince Katsura at the Toshimagaoka cemetery in Tokyo on June 17, 2014. Princess Yuriko, the oldest member of Japan's imperial family, died at a Tokyo hospital on Nov. 15, 2024, at the age of 101

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

June Diane Raphael arrives at the Intuit Dome Grand Opening - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony And Red Carpet held at the Intuit Dome on August 15, 2024 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

June Diane Raphael arrives at the Intuit Dome Grand Opening - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony And Red Carpet held at the Intuit Dome on August 15, 2024 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

June Diane Raphael arrives at the Intuit Dome Grand Opening - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony And Red Carpet held at the Intuit Dome on August 15, 2024 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

June Diane Raphael arrives at the Intuit Dome Grand Opening - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony And Red Carpet held at the Intuit Dome on August 15, 2024 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

Intuit Dome Grand Opening - LA

June Diane Raphael arrives at the Intuit Dome Grand Opening - Ribbon Cutting Ceremony And Red Carpet held at the Intuit Dome on August 15, 2024 in Inglewood, Los Angeles, CA, USA. Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - Photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows the Alibaba building in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. On August 15, 2024, Alibaba released its financial report for the first fiscal quarter of 2025 (the quarter ending in June), with its revenue of 243.24 billion yuan, an increase of 4% over the same period last year.

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - Photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows a garden shaped like the logo of Alibaba in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. On August 15, 2024, Alibaba released its financial report for the first fiscal quarter of 2025 (the quarter ending in June), with its revenue of 243.24 billion yuan, an increase of 4% over the same period last year.

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - Photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows a garden shaped like the logo of Alibaba in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. On August 15, 2024, Alibaba released its financial report for the first fiscal quarter of 2025 (the quarter ending in June), with its revenue of 243.24 billion yuan, an increase of 4% over the same period last year.

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - Photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows the logo of Alibaba in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. On August 15, 2024, Alibaba released its financial report for the first fiscal quarter of 2025 (the quarter ending in June), with its revenue of 243.24 billion yuan, an increase of 4% over the same period last year.

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - Photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows a garden shaped like the logo of Alibaba in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. On August 15, 2024, Alibaba released its financial report for the first fiscal quarter of 2025 (the quarter ending in June), with its revenue of 243.24 billion yuan, an increase of 4% over the same period last year.

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - Photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows the logo of Alibaba in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. On August 15, 2024, Alibaba released its financial report for the first fiscal quarter of 2025 (the quarter ending in June), with its revenue of 243.24 billion yuan, an increase of 4% over the same period last year.

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - Photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows the Alibaba building in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. On August 15, 2024, Alibaba released its financial report for the first fiscal quarter of 2025 (the quarter ending in June), with its revenue of 243.24 billion yuan, an increase of 4% over the same period last year.

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

Alibaba Building in Hangzhou

HANGZHOU, CHINA - MAY 9, 2024 - Photo taken on May 9, 2024 shows the logo of Alibaba in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. On August 15, 2024, Alibaba released its financial report for the first fiscal quarter of 2025 (the quarter ending in June), with its revenue of 243.24 billion yuan, an increase of 4% over the same period last year.

Through-building monorail in China

Through-building monorail in China

Photo taken June 15, 2024, shows Liziba Station on Chongqing Rail Transit's network, where a monorail line runs through a building in the southwestern Chinese city.

China Real Estate Development Investment Decreases

China Real Estate Development Investment Decreases

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2024 - Tower cranes are seen at a real estate construction site in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 23, 2024. On July 15, 2024, the National Statistics released the basic situation of the national real estate market from January to June. From January to June, the investment in real estate development nationwide was 5,252.9 billion yuan, down 10.1 percent year on year; Among them, residential investment was 3,988.3 billion yuan, down 10.4%.

China Real Estate Development Investment Decreases

China Real Estate Development Investment Decreases

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2024 - Tower cranes are seen at a real estate construction site in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 23, 2024. On July 15, 2024, the National Statistics released the basic situation of the national real estate market from January to June. From January to June, the investment in real estate development nationwide was 5,252.9 billion yuan, down 10.1 percent year on year; Among them, residential investment was 3,988.3 billion yuan, down 10.4%.

China Real Estate Development Investment Decreases

China Real Estate Development Investment Decreases

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2024 - Tower cranes are seen at a real estate construction site in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 23, 2024. On July 15, 2024, the National Statistics released the basic situation of the national real estate market from January to June. From January to June, the investment in real estate development nationwide was 5,252.9 billion yuan, down 10.1 percent year on year; Among them, residential investment was 3,988.3 billion yuan, down 10.4%.

China Real Estate Development Investment Decreases

China Real Estate Development Investment Decreases

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2024 - Tower cranes are seen at a real estate construction site in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 23, 2024. On July 15, 2024, the National Statistics released the basic situation of the national real estate market from January to June. From January to June, the investment in real estate development nationwide was 5,252.9 billion yuan, down 10.1 percent year on year; Among them, residential investment was 3,988.3 billion yuan, down 10.4%.

China Real Estate Development Investment Decreases

China Real Estate Development Investment Decreases

YANTAI, CHINA - JULY 23, 2024 - Tower cranes are seen at a real estate construction site in Yantai, Shandong province, China, July 23, 2024. On July 15, 2024, the National Statistics released the basic situation of the national real estate market from January to June. From January to June, the investment in real estate development nationwide was 5,252.9 billion yuan, down 10.1 percent year on year; Among them, residential investment was 3,988.3 billion yuan, down 10.4%.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

China Leads The Shipbuilding Industry

SUZHOU, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Several ships are under construction at a shipbuilding enterprise in the Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, July 15, 2024. According to statistics released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology on July 16, from January to June 2024, the three major indicators of China's shipbuilding accounted for 55.0%, 74.7% and 58.9% of the global total in terms of deadweight tons, respectively.

Condominiums in Beijing

Condominiums in Beijing

Photo taken on June 15, 2024, shows condominium buildings in Beijing.

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Aerial photo shows residential buildings in Ganyu District of Lianyungang city, East China's Jiangsu province, July 15, 2024. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that in June 2024, among 70 large and medium-sized cities, the month-on-month decline in the sales prices of commercial residential buildings in all cities narrowed overall; Year-on-year decline, of which the first-tier cities of second-hand housing year-on-year decline narrowed.

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Aerial photo shows residential buildings in Ganyu District of Lianyungang city, East China's Jiangsu province, July 15, 2024. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that in June 2024, among 70 large and medium-sized cities, the month-on-month decline in the sales prices of commercial residential buildings in all cities narrowed overall; Year-on-year decline, of which the first-tier cities of second-hand housing year-on-year decline narrowed.

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Aerial photo shows residential buildings in Ganyu District of Lianyungang city, East China's Jiangsu province, July 15, 2024. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that in June 2024, among 70 large and medium-sized cities, the month-on-month decline in the sales prices of commercial residential buildings in all cities narrowed overall; Year-on-year decline, of which the first-tier cities of second-hand housing year-on-year decline narrowed.

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Aerial photo shows residential buildings in Ganyu District of Lianyungang city, East China's Jiangsu province, July 15, 2024. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that in June 2024, among 70 large and medium-sized cities, the month-on-month decline in the sales prices of commercial residential buildings in all cities narrowed overall; Year-on-year decline, of which the first-tier cities of second-hand housing year-on-year decline narrowed.

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Aerial photo shows residential buildings in Ganyu District of Lianyungang city, East China's Jiangsu province, July 15, 2024. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that in June 2024, among 70 large and medium-sized cities, the month-on-month decline in the sales prices of commercial residential buildings in all cities narrowed overall; Year-on-year decline, of which the first-tier cities of second-hand housing year-on-year decline narrowed.

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Aerial photo shows residential buildings in Ganyu District of Lianyungang city, East China's Jiangsu province, July 15, 2024. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that in June 2024, among 70 large and medium-sized cities, the month-on-month decline in the sales prices of commercial residential buildings in all cities narrowed overall; Year-on-year decline, of which the first-tier cities of second-hand housing year-on-year decline narrowed.

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

Real Estate Market in Lianyungang

LIANYUNGANG, CHINA - JULY 15, 2024 - Aerial photo shows residential buildings in Ganyu District of Lianyungang city, East China's Jiangsu province, July 15, 2024. On the same day, the National Bureau of Statistics released data showing that in June 2024, among 70 large and medium-sized cities, the month-on-month decline in the sales prices of commercial residential buildings in all cities narrowed overall; Year-on-year decline, of which the first-tier cities of second-hand housing year-on-year decline narrowed.