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Robotics Industry - China

( A humanoid robot makes gestures at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

( This photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows a programming-free smart welding system at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

( A collaborative robot automatically grasps and sorts components at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

( This photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows a spray-painting robot at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

( This photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows a high-precision desktop robot at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

( This photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows a voice-interactive smart palletizing workstation at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

( A humanoid robot shakes hands with a staff member at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

( This photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows a welding robot at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.C

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Robotics Industry - China

( A humanoid robot trains with the assistance of motion capture equipment at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

( A staff member assembles a robot at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

( This photo taken on July 3, 2025 shows a spray-painting robot at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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Robotics Industry - China

( A staff member debugs a humanoid robot at Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, July 3, 2025. Founded in 2007, Anhui Efort Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. produces robots widely used in industries such as electronics, photovoltaics, lithium batteries, automotive and auto parts, rail transit, and shipbuilding. The company established a comprehensive R&D system for core technologies, having achieved a 100% ratio in localization and self-sufficiency for critical components. It sold over 16,000 industrial robots in 2024. As the first national-level robotics industry cluster in the country, Wuhu is home to more than 300 enterprises along the robotics supply chain. The city's robotics industry output exceeded 40 billion yuan (about 5.58 billion U.S. dollars) in 2024. Xinhua/Zhang Cheng/ABACAPRESS.CO

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China: Nujiang River Rages in Yunnan, Torrents Sweep Through Area

This is the dangerous moment that the Nujiang River turned into a raging torrent, triggering a powerful flash flood after days of relentless rainfall. On May 31, 2025, in Nujiang Lisu Autonomous Prefecture, Yunnan, the video showed the Nujiang River surging with muddy, turbulent water. Fueled by continuous heavy rain and intensified by orographic lift, the river’s water level rose sharply, unleashing a devastating mountain flood. Water tore through the region with alarming force, visibly inundating the riverbanks and sweeping away debris in its path. According to preliminary data, rainfall across the Nujiang River basin exceeded historical averages by more than four times. Along the Dulong River in particular, rainfall over a three-day span surpassed 300 millimeters, with some areas experiencing over 100 millimeters of downpour in just a short period. The severe flooding damaged roads, farmland, and communication infrastructure, effectively cutting off transportation to several villages. The video ended with torrents of floodwater continuing to rush downstream, leaving behind a landscape of destruction.

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Rujin-Meizhou Railway Construction in Ganzhou

The entrance level guide of the 300 Mountain Tunnel of Rujin-Meizhou Railway, right side is the main tunnel, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China on May 15, 2025.

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Rujin-Meizhou Railway Construction in Ganzhou

The entrance level guide of the 300 Mountain Tunnel of Rujin-Meizhou Railway, right side is the main tunnel, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China on May 15, 2025.

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Rujin-Meizhou Railway Construction in Ganzhou

The entrance level guide of the 300 Mountain Tunnel of Rujin-Meizhou Railway, right side is the main tunnel, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China on May 15, 2025.

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Rujin-Meizhou Railway Construction in Ganzhou

The entrance level guide of the 300 Mountain Tunnel of Rujin-Meizhou Railway, right side is the main tunnel, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China on May 15, 2025.

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Rujin-Meizhou Railway Construction in Ganzhou

The entrance level guide of the 300 Mountain Tunnel of Rujin-Meizhou Railway, right side is the main tunnel, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China on May 14, 2025.

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Rujin-Meizhou Railway Construction in Ganzhou

The entrance level guide of the 300 Mountain Tunnel of Rujin-Meizhou Railway, right side is the main tunnel, Ganzhou City, Jiangxi Province, China on May 14, 2025.

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CHINA-BEIJING-HIGH-TECH EXPO (CN)

(240713) -- BEIJING, July 13, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken on July 13, 2024 shows an industry-level 3D printer on display at the 26th China Beijing International High-tech Expo in Beijing, capital of China. The event opened here on Saturday, attracting more than 300 enterprises and organizations from home and abroad. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Zhang Chenlin)

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Isoetes Yuhangensis

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows the rare wild plant Isoetes yuhangensis in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Recently, the rare wild plant Isoetes yuhangensis was officially exhibited to the public at the Aquatic Plant Exhibition held at the Qianwang Temple in Hangzhou, giving people a close look at this critically endangered relent plant with a history of more than 300 million years. Isoetes yuhangensis is a State-level key protected plant. It has a history of more than 300 million years on earth, and the number of individual plants is about 1000.

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Isoetes Yuhangensis

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows the rare wild plant Isoetes yuhangensis in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Recently, the rare wild plant Isoetes yuhangensis was officially exhibited to the public at the Aquatic Plant Exhibition held at the Qianwang Temple in Hangzhou, giving people a close look at this critically endangered relent plant with a history of more than 300 million years. Isoetes yuhangensis is a State-level key protected plant. It has a history of more than 300 million years on earth, and the number of individual plants is about 1000.

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Isoetes Yuhangensis

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows the rare wild plant Isoetes yuhangensis in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Recently, the rare wild plant Isoetes yuhangensis was officially exhibited to the public at the Aquatic Plant Exhibition held at the Qianwang Temple in Hangzhou, giving people a close look at this critically endangered relent plant with a history of more than 300 million years. Isoetes yuhangensis is a State-level key protected plant. It has a history of more than 300 million years on earth, and the number of individual plants is about 1000.

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Isoetes Yuhangensis

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows the rare wild plant Isoetes yuhangensis in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Recently, the rare wild plant Isoetes yuhangensis was officially exhibited to the public at the Aquatic Plant Exhibition held at the Qianwang Temple in Hangzhou, giving people a close look at this critically endangered relent plant with a history of more than 300 million years. Isoetes yuhangensis is a State-level key protected plant. It has a history of more than 300 million years on earth, and the number of individual plants is about 1000.

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Isoetes Yuhangensis

HANGZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 27, 2024 - Photo taken on June 27, 2024 shows the rare wild plant Isoetes yuhangensis in Hangzhou, East China's Zhejiang province. Recently, the rare wild plant Isoetes yuhangensis was officially exhibited to the public at the Aquatic Plant Exhibition held at the Qianwang Temple in Hangzhou, giving people a close look at this critically endangered relent plant with a history of more than 300 million years. Isoetes yuhangensis is a State-level key protected plant. It has a history of more than 300 million years on earth, and the number of individual plants is about 1000.

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CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-ART MUSEUM-OPENING (CN)

(231115) -- LHASA, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Visitors view exhibits in the Xizang Art Museum in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2023. A new art museum opened on Wednesday in Lhasa, exhibiting nearly 300 works by famous artists. With the design concept "The Key to the Himalayas," the Xizang Art Museum is the first regional-level art museum in Xizang. The construction of the museum, which covers 4.7 hectares and has a total building area of 32,825 square meters, began in March 2020. (Xinhua/Shao Zedong)

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CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-ART MUSEUM-OPENING (CN)

(231115) -- LHASA, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor takes a photo of an exhibit in the Xizang Art Museum in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2023. A new art museum opened on Wednesday in Lhasa, exhibiting nearly 300 works by famous artists. With the design concept "The Key to the Himalayas," the Xizang Art Museum is the first regional-level art museum in Xizang. The construction of the museum, which covers 4.7 hectares and has a total building area of 32,825 square meters, began in March 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Wenbo)

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CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-ART MUSEUM-OPENING (CN)

(231115) -- LHASA, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- People enjoy a performance during an opening exhibition in the Xizang Art Museum in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2023. A new art museum opened on Wednesday in Lhasa, exhibiting nearly 300 works by famous artists. With the design concept "The Key to the Himalayas," the Xizang Art Museum is the first regional-level art museum in Xizang. The construction of the museum, which covers 4.7 hectares and has a total building area of 32,825 square meters, began in March 2020. (Xinhua/Shao Zedong)

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CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-ART MUSEUM-OPENING (CN)

(231115) -- LHASA, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor views a sculpture in the Xizang Art Museum in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Nov. 15, 2023. A new art museum opened on Wednesday in Lhasa, exhibiting nearly 300 works by famous artists. With the design concept "The Key to the Himalayas," the Xizang Art Museum is the first regional-level art museum in Xizang. The construction of the museum, which covers 4.7 hectares and has a total building area of 32,825 square meters, began in March 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Wenbo)

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CHINA-XIZANG-LHASA-ART MUSEUM-OPENING (CN)

(231115) -- LHASA, Nov. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken Nov. 15, 2023 shows a view of the Xizang Art Museum in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. A new art museum opened on Wednesday in Lhasa, exhibiting nearly 300 works by famous artists. With the design concept "The Key to the Himalayas," the Xizang Art Museum is the first regional-level art museum in Xizang. The construction of the museum, which covers 4.7 hectares and has a total building area of 32,825 square meters, began in March 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Wenbo)

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Italian pilot couple's "sky ballet" in east China

STORY: Italian pilot couple's "sky ballet" in east China DATELINE: Oct. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: NANCHANG, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the airshow 2. SOUNDBITE (English): CORRADO RUSALEN, Leader of the Pioneer Team of Italy STORYLINE: At the just-concluded 2023 Nanchang Air Show, six teams representing the highest level of aerobatic performance from home and abroad took turns to show off their skills. In addition to two Chinese and three British aerobatic teams, the Pioneer Team from Italy had performed mid-air ballet for the crowds. Since the Italian team was established in 2005, it has performed in more than 20 countries, including Japan, Spain and France, with a total of over 300 performances so far. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): CORRADO RUSALEN, Leader of the Pioneer Team, Italy "This is the 6th time that we come to China. And then we feel very well when we come to China, because we have a full week to be concentrated on the flight. The organization is very well done. The t

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A Chinese county-level city packed with German enterprises

STORY: A Chinese county-level city packed with German enterprises DATELINE: Oct. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:23 LOCATION: TAICANG, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Taicang 2. SOUNDBITE (English): ANDREAS HORNFISCHER, General manager of E.G.O. Components (China) Co., Ltd. 3. various of Taicang STORYLINE: Taicang in east China's Jiangsu Province, which boasts the presence of almost 500 German companies and German investments of more than 6 billion U.S. dollars, has earned the nickname "Little Germany." Beginning in the 1990s, the county-level city spent 14 years drawing its initial 100 German investors, but it only took about three years to increase the number to 400 from 2018's 300. Located less than 50 km from Shanghai, many German companies have eyed the logistics potential of Taicang. Besides, the Taicang Port also offers easier and cheaper logistics for companies to import and export raw materials and products. SOUNDBITE (English): ANDREAS HORNFISCHER, General manager of E.G.O. Components (

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows orthoses and prostheses used by Lao victims from unexploded ordnance in Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a view of Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Local people walk past a fence built with shell case of cluster munitions in Phonsavan of Xiengkhuang Province, Laos, May 20, 2022. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 8, 2010 shows an unexploded ordnance clearance activity held in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 7, 2010 shows cluster munitions found in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at exhibits in Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos, July 11, 2023. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 2, 2009 shows an unexploded ordnance clearance activity held in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a view of Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 29, 2010 shows a victim of unexploded ordnance in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows a view of Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows the bomb craters left by the U.S. warplanes' bombing in Phonsavan of Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows the bomb craters left by the U.S. warplanes' bombing in Phonsavan of Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 1, 2009 shows an unexploded cluster bomb found in Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows orthoses and prostheses used by Lao victims from unexploded ordnance in Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 11, 2023 shows exhibits in Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Lao capital Vientiane. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A visitor looks at exhibits in Cooperative Orthotic and Prosthetic Enterprise Visitor Center in Vientiane, Laos, July 11, 2023. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows the bomb craters left by the U.S. warplanes' bombing in Phonsavan of Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)

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LAOS-U.S.-CLUSTER MUNITIONS

(230712) -- VIENTIANE, July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on May 20, 2022 shows the bomb craters left by the U.S. warplanes' bombing in Phonsavan of Xiengkhuang Province, Laos. According to a monitor, the United States dropped 413,130 tons of cluster munitions over Vietnam between 1965 and 1973. Concurrent with the Vietnam War, the United States dropped some 260 million cluster bombs on neighboring Laos, making Laos "the most heavily bombed nation in history." Laos is hence contaminated by about 80 million cluster submunitions, affecting 17 provinces and resulting in 300 casualties per year, said a Red Cross report, making the country with the world's highest level of cluster munition contamination. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)