US: Two Dead After Mexican Navy Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge 2

Two crew members died after a Mexican Navy training ship crashed into New York City's Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, May 17. According to reports, 19 people were also injured, two of them critically. The ship, Cuauhtémoc, was carrying 277 people at the time.

US: Two Dead After Mexican Navy Ship Crashes Into Brooklyn Bridge

Two crew members died after a Mexican Navy training ship crashed into New York City's Brooklyn Bridge on Saturday night, May 17. According to reports, 19 people were also injured, two of them critically. The ship, Cuauhtémoc, was carrying 277 people at the time.

XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

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(240515) -- BEIJING, May 15, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students are pictured after 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)

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

(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)

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

(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)

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

(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)

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

(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)

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

(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)

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

KENYA-NAIROBI-SCHOOLS-REOPENING

(240514) -- NAIROBI, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Students are pictured after 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)

Kenya launches medium-term economic plan

STORY: Kenya launches medium-term economic plan SHOOTING TIME: March 21, 2024 DATELINE: March 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:12 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of launch of medium-term economic plan STORYLINE: Kenyan President William Ruto on Thursday launched a medium-term plan that seeks to accelerate the country's quest to become a middle-income industrialized country. Ruto said Medium-Term Plan IV 2023-2027 focuses on the country's economic growth, especially at the grassroots. "Through this plan, we will spearhead radical economic turnaround, fostering inclusive growth and enhancing the livelihoods and welfare of citizens, particularly those at the bottom of the economic pyramid," Ruto said during the launch in Nairobi, Kenya's capital. Under the program, he said, Kenya would seek to create more than 1.2 million jobs every year for the youth to boost economic growth. In the transport sector, Ruto said, his government would build over 6,000 km of new roads and 277 footbr

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SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2024 - Illustration Nvidia adds $277 billion to its market value in a single day, in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, February 23, 2024.

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SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2024 - Illustration Nvidia adds $277 billion to its market value in a single day, in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, February 23, 2024.

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SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2024 - Illustration Nvidia adds $277 billion to its market value in a single day, in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, February 23, 2024.

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SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2024 - Illustration Nvidia adds $277 billion to its market value in a single day, in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, February 23, 2024.

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SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2024 - Illustration Nvidia adds $277 billion to its market value in a single day, in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, February 23, 2024.

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SUQIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 23, 2024 - Illustration Nvidia adds $277 billion to its market value in a single day, in Suqian, Jiangsu province, China, February 23, 2024.

Funeral procession honoring fallen Syrian military personnel takes place in Homs

STORY: Funeral procession honoring fallen Syrian military personnel takes place in Homs DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:14 LOCATION: Damascus CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the funeral STORYLINE: The funeral procession for dozens of soldiers and civilians killed in a drone attack on Thursday was held in the city of Homs in central Syria on Friday. Flag-wrapped caskets of the slain soldiers, who were killed a day earlier during a drone attack on a military graduation ceremony, were laid on the ground during their funeral procession while the relatives of the deceased were mourning them with heavy hearts. The attack, blamed on terrorists, took place on Thursday after a graduation ceremony of Syrian officers at the Military Academy in the city of Homs. The Syrian Health Ministry updated the death toll on Friday, saying 89 people were killed, including 31 women and five children, while 277 others were wounded in the deadly attack. As the funeral procession was ending, the crowds heard bull

Egypt denounces drone attack on Syrian military academy

STORY: Egypt denounces drone attack on Syrian military academy DATELINE: Oct. 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of headquarters of Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs STORYLINE: Egypt denounced in the strongest terms the terrorist attack that targeted a military academy in Syria's central Homs Province, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Friday. Offering condolences to the Syrian government and people, Egypt reiterated its firm stand rejecting all forms of violence and terrorism and terrorizing citizens, the statement said. Egypt urged the international community to intensify efforts to uproot terrorism and dry up its financial sources. Explosive-laden drones on Thursday attacked the Syrian military academy in Syria's central province of Homs after a graduation ceremony for Syrian officers. According to the Syrian Health Ministry on Friday, the attack has resulted in at least 89 deaths and 277 injuries among civilians and mili

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue waits for passengers to board the Fuxing bullet train G9801 at Fuzhou South Railway Station in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue provides ticket service for a passenger on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue (R) introduces to a passenger the scenery along the way on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Train attendant Zhao Yijun (R) and her colleague conduct food service on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue inspects a passenger car on the Fuxing bullet train G9801 after the train's arrival at Xiamen North Railway Station in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue prepares to close the door of the Fuxing bullet train G9801 at Quanzhou East Railway Station in Quanzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chief conductor Che Yanxue (L) checks food sales information of the dining car with colleagues on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-ATTENDANTS (CN)

(230929) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Train attendant Zhao Yijun works on the Fuxing bullet train G9801, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This stitched aerial panorama taken on Sept. 15, 2023 shows the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 18, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Passengers walk into the waiting hall of Fuzhou South Railway Station on the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 13, 2023 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Wulong River bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 18, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This stitched aerial panorama taken on Sept. 18, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A passenger travelling aboard the Fuxing bullet train G9801 on the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway takes photos of the scenery outside the train window in southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows the Wulong River bridge (C) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Anhai Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Wei

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Anhai Bay cross-sea bridge (L) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 18, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A performer puts on a puppet show on the Fuxing bullet train G9801 operating on the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a test train running on the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows the Wulong River bridge (C) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a Fuxing bullet train running on the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/We

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Fuxing bullet train G9801 awaits departure from Fuzhou South Railway Station on the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, Sept. 28, 2023. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows a part of the Anhai Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows the Wulong River bridge (3rd R) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 18, 2023 shows a cargo ship sailing towards the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Wei P

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Meizhou Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Anhai Bay cross-sea bridge along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 26, 2023 shows the Wulong River bridge (C) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Jiang Kehong)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(FOCUS)CHINA-FUJIAN-CROSS-SEA RAILWAY-OPERATION (CN)

(230928) -- FUZHOU, Sept. 28, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 19, 2023 shows the Quanzhou Bay cross-sea bridge (R) along the Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway in southeast China's Fujian Province. China's fastest cross-sea high-speed rail started operation on Thursday, with trains running at a maximum speed of 350 km/h along the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. A Fuxing bullet train G9801 departed from Fuzhou, the capital of southeast China's Fujian Province, at 9:15 a.m., marking the opening of the 277-km Fuzhou-Xiamen-Zhangzhou high-speed railway. This is China's first cross-sea high-speed railway with a designed speed reaching 350 km/h, according to the China State Railway Group Co., Ltd., the country's railway operator. It has stops in the cities of Fuzhou, Putian, Quanzhou, Xiamen and Zhangzhou. The new rail slashes travel time between Fuzhou and Xiamen, an economic hub and tourist hotspot in the province, to just under an hour. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)