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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the construction site of the Qingnian hub waterway, on Oct. 9, 2024 (above), and the aerial view of the construction site of this waterway, on Dec. 17, 2025 (below), on the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the construction site of the Qingnian hub, on Oct. 9, 2024, and the aerial view of the construction site of the Qingnian hub on Dec. 17, 2025, on the Pinglu Canal in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of the construction site of a bridge in Qinzhou on April 25, 2024 (above), and the aerial view of this bridge on Dec. 17, 2025 (below), in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Construction of Pinglu Canal In Qinzhou - China

(251218) -- QINZHOU, Dec. 18, 2025 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows the aerial view of Qinjiang single-track railway bridge, on Oct. 9, 2024, and the aerial view of Qinjiang double-track railway grand bridge, on Dec. 17, 2025, in Qinzhou, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Three years on, the construction of the Pinglu Canal as a core component of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor has shown remarkable progress. Upon completion, the 134.2-km canal would wind its way across Nanning and Qinzhou of Guangxi until it reaches the Beibu Gulf. It is expected to serve as an artery for river-sea inter-modal transportation in the southwestern part of the country. Photo by Zhang Ailin/XInhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Four giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas, (from top L, clockwise) Rauhin, Yuihin, Fuhin and Saihin, are pictured at Adventure World in Shirahama, Wakayama Prefecture, on May 11, 2025, Sept. 18, 2022, Dec. 24, 2024 and Aug. 14, 2024, respectively. All four giant pandas on loan to the western Japan zoo are set to leave on June 28, 2025, to return to China.

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Giant pandas at western Japan zoo

Giant pandas -- (from top L, clockwise) Rauhin, Yuihin, Saihin and Fuhin -- are pictured at Adventure World zoo and amusement park in Shirahama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 11, 2025, Sept. 18, 2022, Aug. 14, 2024, and Dec. 24, 2024, respectively.

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Japanese startup Space One's 2nd rocket launch failure

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Masakazu Toyoda, president of Space One Co., attends a press conference in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024, after its second failed attempt to become the first Japanese private firm to send a satellite into orbit, when its rocket self-destructed after launch the same day. (Kyodo)

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Japanese chipmaker Kioxia President Hayasaka

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Japanese chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. President Nobuo Hayasaka speaks during a press conference in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024, after his company debuted on the TSE's top-tier Prime Market the same day, closing over 10 percent above its initial offering price in Japan's second-largest listing this year. (Kyodo)

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Japanese startup Space One's 2nd rocket launch failure

KUSHIMOTO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Masakazu Toyoda, president of Space One Co., attends a press conference in Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 18, 2024, after its second failed attempt to become the first Japanese private firm to send a satellite into orbit, when its rocket self-destructed after launch the same day. (Kyodo)

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Japanese ex-abductee Soga

Former Japanese abductee Hitomi Soga speaks during an interview in her hometown Sado, Niigata Prefecture, on Dec. 18, 2024. Soga, 65, was abducted to North Korea in 1978 before being repatriated in 2002.

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Honda, Nissan eye merger

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 18 Kyodo - Combined photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 18, 2024, shows the headquarters of Honda Motor Co. (L) in Tokyo and Nissan Motor Co. in Yokohama, near Tokyo. The two major Japanese automakers are in talks on the possible establishment of a holding company in a bid to form a global alliance to challenge foreign electric vehicle makers, a source familiar with the deal said the same day. (Kyodo)

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US Navy Shoots Down Its Own F/A-18 In Red Sea Fight

Handout photo dated May 2, 2024 shows Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Launch/Recovery) Airman Tyler Cardamone, from Peak, Delaware, assigned to air department’s V-2 division, gives a thumbs up as an F/A-18F Super Hornet from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 103 takes off from the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73) in the Atlantic Ocean. A U.S. Navy cruiser shot down a Navy F/A-18 fighter jet over the Red Sea early Sunday morning, U.S. Central Command said. The F/A-18 was shot by weapons from the guided-missile cruiser the USS Gettysburg after taking off from the USS Harry S. Truman aircraft carrier on Dec. 22. Both Navy aviators were able to eject from the fighter jet and were recovered safely. One of the two sustained minor injuries, according to CENTCOM. The USS Gettysburg “mistakenly fired on” the F/A-18, CENTCOM said. The shoot down happened amid a weekend of military action against the Houthis, a militant Yemeni nationalist group that controls much of Yemen, including the capital. Ameri

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Shanghai Port - China

An aerial drone photo shows a view of Yangshan Port of Shanghai Port, east China, Dec. 18, 2024. Shanghai Port became the first in the world to see the annual container throughput exceed 50 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) on Sunday. The port has ranked first globally for 14 consecutive years in terms of annual container throughput. TO GO WITH "1st Ld: Shanghai Port sees annual container throughput exceed 50 million TEUs" Photo by Fang Zhe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Port - China

An aerial drone photo shows a panoramic view of Yangshan Port of Shanghai Port, east China, Dec. 18, 2024. Shanghai Port became the first in the world to see the annual container throughput exceed 50 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) on Sunday. The port has ranked first globally for 14 consecutive years in terms of annual container throughput. TO GO WITH "1st Ld: Shanghai Port sees annual container throughput exceed 50 million TEUs" Photo by Fang Zhe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Shanghai Port - China

An aerial drone photo shows a panoramic view of Yangshan Port of Shanghai Port, east China, Dec. 18, 2024. Shanghai Port became the first in the world to see the annual container throughput exceed 50 million 20-foot equivalent units (TEUs) on Sunday. The port has ranked first globally for 14 consecutive years in terms of annual container throughput. TO GO WITH "1st Ld: Shanghai Port sees annual container throughput exceed 50 million TEUs" Photo by Fang Zhe/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Rural Expressway Network

Vehicles drive on the Hongling interconnecting section of a expressway in Daliang town, Rongan County, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Dec 18, 2024.

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Rural Expressway Network

Vehicles drive on the Hongling interconnecting section of a expressway in Daliang town, Rongan County, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Dec 18, 2024.

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Rural Expressway Network

Vehicles drive on the Hongling interconnecting section of a expressway in Daliang town, Rongan County, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Dec 18, 2024.

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Rural Expressway Network

Vehicles drive on the Hongling interconnecting section of a expressway in Daliang town, Rongan County, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Dec 18, 2024.

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Rural Expressway Network

Vehicles drive on the Hongling interconnecting section of a expressway in Daliang town, Rongan County, Liuzhou city, South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous region, Dec 18, 2024.

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Fed chief Powell

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell holds a press conference in Washington on Dec. 18, 2024, following the Fed's two-day policy-setting meeting.

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World Triathlon President Arimany

World Triathlon President Antonio Arimany gives an interview in Tokyo on Dec. 18, 2024.

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Vehicles Perform A Static Load Test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2024 - Vehicles perform a static load test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec. 18, 2024.

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Vehicles Perform A Static Load Test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2024 - Vehicles perform a static load test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec. 18, 2024.

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Guishushan Wind Farm Construction

Workers lift the blades of a wind turbine at the construction site of Guishushan Wind Farm project in Qingyun town of Congjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2024.

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Guishushan Wind Farm Construction

Workers lift the blades of a wind turbine at the construction site of Guishushan Wind Farm project in Qingyun town of Congjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2024.

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Vehicles Perform A Static Load Test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2024 - Vehicles perform a static load test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec. 18, 2024.

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Vehicles Perform A Static Load Test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2024 - Vehicles perform a static load test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec. 18, 2024.

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Guishushan Wind Farm Construction

Workers lift the blades of a wind turbine at the construction site of Guishushan Wind Farm project in Qingyun town of Congjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2024.

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Guishushan Wind Farm Construction

Workers lift the blades of a wind turbine at the construction site of Guishushan Wind Farm project in Qingyun town of Congjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2024.

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Vehicles Perform A Static Load Test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2024 - Vehicles perform a static load test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec. 18, 2024.

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Guishushan Wind Farm Construction

Workers lift the blades of a wind turbine at the construction site of Guishushan Wind Farm project in Qingyun town of Congjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2024.

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Vehicles Perform A Static Load Test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2024 - Vehicles perform a static load test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec. 18, 2024.

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Vehicles Perform A Static Load Test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2024 - Vehicles perform a static load test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec. 18, 2024.

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Vehicles Perform A Static Load Test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2024 - Vehicles perform a static load test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec. 18, 2024.

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Guishushan Wind Farm Construction

Workers lift the blades of a wind turbine at the construction site of Guishushan Wind Farm project in Qingyun town of Congjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2024.

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Guishushan Wind Farm Construction

Workers lift the blades of a wind turbine at the construction site of Guishushan Wind Farm project in Qingyun town of Congjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2024.

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Vehicles Perform A Static Load Test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2024 - Vehicles perform a static load test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec. 18, 2024.

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Vehicles Perform A Static Load Test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2024 - Vehicles perform a static load test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec. 18, 2024.

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Vehicles Perform A Static Load Test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing

NANJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 18, 2024 - Vehicles perform a static load test on the Baguazhou Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing, East China's Jiangsu province, Dec. 18, 2024.

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Guishushan Wind Farm Construction

Workers lift the blades of a wind turbine at the construction site of Guishushan Wind Farm project in Qingyun town of Congjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2024.

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Guishushan Wind Farm Construction

Workers lift the blades of a wind turbine at the construction site of Guishushan Wind Farm project in Qingyun town of Congjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2024.

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Guishushan Wind Farm Construction

Workers lift the blades of a wind turbine at the construction site of Guishushan Wind Farm project in Qingyun town of Congjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2024.

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Guishushan Wind Farm Construction

Workers lift the blades of a wind turbine at the construction site of Guishushan Wind Farm project in Qingyun town of Congjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2024.

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Guishushan Wind Farm Construction

Workers lift the blades of a wind turbine at the construction site of Guishushan Wind Farm project in Qingyun town of Congjiang county, Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 18, 2024.

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Domestic Flight Resumption In Syria - Damascus

A Syrian airliner is set to take off from Damascus International Airport in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 18, 2024. The first civilian flight took off Wednesday from Damascus International Airport to Aleppo in northern Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government, local media said. Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Domestic Flight Resumption In Syria - Damascus

A Syrian airliner is set to take off from Damascus International Airport in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 18, 2024. The first civilian flight took off Wednesday from Damascus International Airport to Aleppo in northern Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government, local media said. Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Domestic Flight Resumption In Syria - Damascus

A Syrian airliner is set to take off from Damascus International Airport in Damascus, Syria, Dec. 18, 2024. The first civilian flight took off Wednesday from Damascus International Airport to Aleppo in northern Syria following the fall of Bashar al-Assad's government, local media said. Photo by Monsef Memari/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Water Highway in Yichang

Vehicles drive on the Guzhao water highway in Xingshan county, Yichang city, Central China's Hubei province, Dec 18, 2024.

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Water Highway in Yichang

Vehicles drive on the Guzhao water highway in Xingshan county, Yichang city, Central China's Hubei province, Dec 18, 2024.