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A-bomb survivor Sasamori

Photo taken on July 29, 2022, shows a portrait of Shigeko Sasamori, a survivor of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japan city of Hiroshima who underwent reconstructive surgery for her scars in the United States. The New York Times reported on Jan. 2, 2025, that she died on Dec. 15, 2024, at her home in Marina del Rey, California. She was 92.

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240327) -- BEIJING, March 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in September of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People take a train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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NIGERIA-LAGOS-CHINESE-BUILT LIGHT RAIL PROJECT (CN)

(240326) -- LAGOS, March 26, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A train of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line prepares for departure at Mile 2 Station in Lagos, Nigeria, Feb. 29, 2024. Undertaken by China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) in July 2010 and completed in Dec. 2022, the first phase of the Lagos Rail Mass Transit (LRMT) Blue Line corridor spans 13 km and covers five stations. It began commercial operation in Sept. of 2023. As a symbolic project of the Belt and Road Initiative, the Blue Line project is the first electrified railroad and cross-sea light rail project in West Africa. (Xinhua/Han Xu)

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(AmazingAnhui)CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-SCIENTIFIC VISUALIZATION (CN)

(240125) -- HEFEI, Jan. 25, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Yang Yuanfan (L) and an international student from Madagascar create a scientific visualization product at University of Science and Technology of China in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Dec. 29, 2023. Yang Yuanfan, a 27-year-old Ph.D. student at the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), is the founder of Anhui Shengke Culture Technology Co., Ltd. Students from the USTC and graduates who studied abroad, sixteen in total, constitute the company. In 2022, Yang Yuanfan started his own business at the Shushan Area of Grand Union of Innovation, a platform that aims to incubate innovation enterprises and promote the commercialization of innovation achievements. His company mainly focuses on the visualization of scientific results and scientific research equipment, providing services for scientific research institutes and universities. Scientific visualization is to display scientific principles and technologies through pictures, videos, AR, VR, a

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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China 2022 GDP

WEIFANG, CHINA - DECEMBER 27, 2023 - Workers assemble engines on the production line of Weifang Leiteng Power Machinery Co., LTD., East China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. On December 29, 2023, the National Bureau of Statistics announced that the total current GDP in 2022 was 120,4724 billion Chinese Yuan.

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee operates at a workshop of Yantai Hongyuan Oxygen Industrial Inc. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians operate at a workshop of RemeGen Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee operates at a workshop of Yantai Hongyuan Oxygen Industrial Inc. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee processes multi-wire sawing equipment at a workshop of Yantai Likai Numerical Control Technology Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee assembles multi-wire sawing equipment at a workshop of Yantai Likai Numerical Control Technology Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Li An)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees operate at a workshop of Yantai Hongyuan Oxygen Industrial Inc. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee assembles multi-wire sawing equipment at a workshop of Yantai Likai Numerical Control Technology Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Technicians operate at a laboratory of RemeGen Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee assembles multi-wire sawing equipment at a workshop of Yantai Likai Numerical Control Technology Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Li An)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A robot processes hydraulic motors at the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees operate at a workshop at the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work at an excavator assembly line of a Develon subsidiary in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee processes hydraulic motors at the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A robot processes hydraulic motors at the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee transfers hydraulic motors at the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Li An)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees operate at a workshop of the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Lu Peng)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee processes hydraulic motors at the intelligent manufacturing industrial park of Eddie Precision Machinery Co., Ltd. in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 27, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Li An)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work at an excavator assembly line of a Develon subsidiary in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Excavators on order are pictured at a Develon subsidiary in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work at an excavator assembly line of a Develon subsidiary in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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CHINA-SHANDONG-YANTAI-MANUFACTURING-HIGH-QUALITY DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(231229) -- YANTAI, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee works at a wheel loader assembly line of a Develon subsidiary in Yantai, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 26, 2023. Yantai City has been promoting high-quality development in manufacturing by fostering innovative enterprises since 2022 to complete, strengthen and expand the industrial chain. Value-added industrial output of enterprises above designated size rose 11.6 percent year on year in Yantai during the first three quarters of 2023. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: On June 12, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the 2022-23 NBA Finals to win the best-of-seven series 4-1, clinching their first ever championship. Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP). This file photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows members of team Denver Nuggets celebrating during the awarding ceremony after defeating Miami Heat to win the NBA finals in Denver, the United States. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: On June 12, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the 2022-23 NBA Finals to win the best-of-seven series 4-1, clinching their first ever championship. Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP). This file photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows Nikola Jokic (front L) of Denver Nuggets holding the NBA Finals MVP Award trophy after Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Finals against Miami Heat in Denver, the United States. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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TOP 10 WORLD SPORTS NEWS EVENTS IN 2023

(231229) -- BEIJING, Dec. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Here is Xinhua News Agency's selection of the 10 most significant pieces of international sports news in 2023: On June 12, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Miami Heat 94-89 in Game 5 of the 2022-23 NBA Finals to win the best-of-seven series 4-1, clinching their first ever championship. Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was named the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP). This file photo taken on June 12, 2023 shows Nikola Jokic (front L) of Denver Nuggets holding the NBA Finals MVP Award trophy after Denver Nuggets won the 2023 NBA Finals against Miami Heat in Denver, the United States. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)

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How have China's EVs managed to win hearts and minds of Europeans

STORY: How have China's EVs managed to win hearts and minds of Europeans SHOOTING TIME: Oct. 11/Oct. 29, 2023 DATELINE: DEC. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:48 LOCATION: Stockholm/ CHANGCHUN, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of European cities 2. various of cars 3. various of NIO power swap station 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JOHAN LIND, NIO ET7 owner in Sweden 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (German): HELMUT STETTNER, CEO, Audi FAW NEV Co., Ltd. 6. various of car making process STORYLINE: With high quality, innovative designs, and competitive prices, Chinese electric vehicle (EV) brands such as BYD, NIO, Xpeng, Hongqi and Lynk & Co are increasingly winning the hearts and minds of European consumers. Statistics from the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) show that Chinese brands account for almost 4 percent of European Union (EU) battery-electric car sales in 2022, up from 0.4 percent just three years ago. The EU imported over half a million Chinese-made cars in 2022, of which around 63 percent were

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Australian surgery wait times hit record high: report

STORY: Australian surgery wait times hit record high: report SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 7, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:29 LOCATION: Canberra CATEGORY: SOCIETY/HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) 2. various of patients waiting at I-Med medicine 3. various of surgery STORYLINE: Wait times for elective surgery in Australia have surged to the highest level on record in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, new government data has shown. According to a report published by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) on Wednesday, elective surgery wait times in Australia hit the highest level on record in 2022-23 due to a backlog caused by disruptions to the health system during the pandemic. The report found that as of 2022-23, 9.6 percent of patients spend longer than one year waiting to be admitted for elective surgery, up from 2.1 percent in 2018-19. Elective surgery refers to procedures that are considered medically necessary but do not involv

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Maiden Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concludes in Yaounde

STORY: Maiden Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concludes in Yaounde SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:24 LOCATION: Yaounde CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: The first edition of the Cameroon-Asia Friendship Week concluded in Yaounde, the capital city of Cameroon, on Thursday. The event was attended by senior government officials from Cameroon and diplomats representing various Asian countries. "Its objective is to strengthen friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Cameroon and its Asian partners," said Cameroon's Foreign Minister Lejeune Mbella Mbella during the event's opening. He said that the initiative aims to enhance mutual understanding, expand people-to-people exchanges, and promote cultural cooperation between Cameroon and Asian nations. Minister of Economy, Planning and Regional Development Alamine Ousmane Mey emphasized Cameroon's "excellent" trade relations with Asian countries. "Between 2017 and 2022, Asian countries account

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Xinhua Headlines: Reviving offline fairs show China's burgeoning economic recovery

(230317) -- GUANGZHOU, March 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 29, 2022 shows the exterior view of an exhibition hall of the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Lu Hanxin)

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CHINA-TIANJIN-BUSINESS-ITALIAN MANAGER (CN)

(230214) -- TIANJIN, Feb. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Mirko Turrina introduces products at Goglio (Tianjin) Packaging Co., Ltd. in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 29, 2022. TO GO WITH "Across China: Favorable business climate paves way for Italian manager's success story in China" (Xinhua)

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Xinhua Headlines: China secures maximum outcomes at minimum costs with COVID response

(230119) -- BEIJING, Jan. 19, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Rural doctors visit villagers to provide medical support in Jiwei Township of Huayuan County, Xiangxi Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture in central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 29, 2022. (Photo by Jian Biao/Xinhua)

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First metro line in Bangladesh capital

People await the arrival of a train on a platform in Dhaka on Dec. 29, 2022, as Bangladesh's first-ever metro line, largely funded by Japan, starts operating for the general public the same day.

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First metro line in Bangladesh capital

People line up outside a metro station in Dhaka on Dec. 29, 2022, as Bangladesh's first-ever metro line, largely funded by Japan, starts operating for the general public the same day.

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GABON-LIBREVILLE-INTERVIEW-GABONESE MINISTER-CHINESE INVESTMENTS

(230112) -- LIBREVILLE, Jan. 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An employee works at a Chinese plastic processing factory in Libreville, Gabon, Dec. 29, 2022. TO GO WITH "Interview: Gabonese minister welcomes more Chinese investments to revitalize economy, boost trade" (Xinhua/Long Lei)

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#CHINA-HAINAN-TOURISM-CONSUMPTION (CN)

(230111) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists have fun at Nanshan scenic area in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 29, 2022. Since the second half of 2022, Hainan has issued tourism consumption coupons, held tourism promotion activities, and taken many other measures to stimulate tourism consumption. (Photo by Chen Wenwu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-HAINAN-TOURISM-CONSUMPTION (CN)

(230111) -- HAIKOU, Jan. 11, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members help tourists at the check-in desk in Atlantis Hotel in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 29, 2022. Since the second half of 2022, Hainan has issued tourism consumption coupons, held tourism promotion activities, and taken many other measures to stimulate tourism consumption. (Photo by Wang Xue/Xinhua)

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(SP)BRAZIL-SAO PAULO-FOOTBALL STAR-PELE-DEATH

(221229) -- SAO PAULO, Dec. 29, 2022 (Xinhua) -- People stand near the Israelita Albert Einstein Hospital where former Brazilian football star Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Pele, died in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Dec. 29, 2022. Pele, three-time World Cup champion, died on Thursday at the age of 82 in the hospital, victim of colon cancer, his doctors officially reported. (Xinhua/Rahel Patrasso)