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FILE-U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-MITCH MCCONNELL-TRUMP-ENDORSING

(240306) -- WASHINGTON, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows Mitch McConnell outside the Senate Chamber of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., the United States. Mitch McConnell, the outgoing Republican leader in the Senate, said on March 6 that he will support former President Donald Trump for the presidency, following years of strained relations, which worsened after Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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FILE-U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-MITCH MCCONNELL-TRUMP-ENDORSING

(240306) -- WASHINGTON, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows Mitch McConnell (Front) outside the Senate Chamber of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., the United States. Mitch McConnell, the outgoing Republican leader in the Senate, said on March 6 that he will support former President Donald Trump for the presidency, following years of strained relations, which worsened after Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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FILE-U.S.-WASHINGTON, D.C.-MITCH MCCONNELL-TRUMP-ENDORSING

(240306) -- WASHINGTON, March 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- File photo taken on Feb. 28, 2024 shows Mitch McConnell (2nd L) outside the Senate Chamber of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C., the United States. Mitch McConnell, the outgoing Republican leader in the Senate, said on March 6 that he will support former President Donald Trump for the presidency, following years of strained relations, which worsened after Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot. (Photo by Aaron Schwartz/Xinhua)

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U.S. Supreme Court rules Trump can remain on Colorado primary ballot

STORY: U.S. Supreme Court rules Trump can remain on Colorado primary ballot SHOOTING TIME: March 4, 2024, Feb. 20, 2024 DATELINE: March 5, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Washington D.C. CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior of the U.S. Supreme Court (March 4, 2024) 2. various of former U.S. President Donald Trump arriving in Greer, South Carolina (Feb. 20, 2024) STORYLINE: U.S. Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that former President Donald Trump can remain on the primary ballot in Colorado, rejecting the state's disqualification and potentially setting national wide guidelines. The nine justices, three liberal and six conservative, all agreed with the ruling. By deciding that states lack the authority to remove Trump from the ballot due to his involvement in the events preceding the Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, the Supreme Court delivered a significant victory to the former president, who is the frontrunner in the Republican presidential race. The U.S. Supreme Court declared that

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Pakistani expat explores UHV transmission project in E China

STORY: Pakistani expat explores UHV transmission project in E China SHOOTING DATE: Nov. 10, 2023 DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:07 LOCATION: SUZHOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENERGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Yulan visiting the project 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YULAN, Student of Silk Road School of Renmin University of China 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ZHU HAIFENG, Senior engineer of the State Grid Corporation of Suzhou STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): YULAN, Student of Silk Road School of Renmin University of China "This is a video my friend sent me while taking the Lahore Orange Line Metro. Owing to the consistent energy supply under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) energy projects, the metro line is able to run efficiently across the city of Lahore. But what many Chinese people are not aware of is that in the past Pakistan has been facing power shortages with power outages occurring every summer. In September of 2021, Pakistan's first high-voltage direct current transmission project, the ±6

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U.S. federal appeals court denies Trump immunity from prosecution

STORY: U.S. federal appeals court denies Trump immunity from prosecution SHOOTING TIME: file DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:58 LOCATION: Washington CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Capitol riots (Jan 6, 2021) 2. various of Trump at the White House (file) STORYLINE: In a significant legal development, a three-judge panel from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Tuesday delivered a ruling denying Donald Trump broad immunity from federal prosecution. This ruling represents a notable setback for the former president, who is highly likely to pursue an appeal in response. The decision follows arguments made by Trump's legal team a month prior, where they asserted sweeping claims of immunity from federal prosecution in the 2020 election interference case. These claims were vehemently opposed by lawyers representing the special counsel, who warned that granting such broad immunity would effectively grant presidents impunity to engage in criminal activities while in off

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European Commission proposes 90 pct cut in emissions by 2040

STORY: European Commission proposes 90 pct cut in emissions by 2040 SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 6, 2024/File DATELINE: Feb. 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:02:41 LOCATION: Brussels CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the European Commission Berlaymont building 2. various of footages on climate change STORYLINE: The European Commission announced on Tuesday its target of slashing net greenhouse gas emissions within the European Union (EU) by 90 percent by the year 2040, as compared to 1990 levels. A legislative proposal will be made by the next Commission, after the EU elections in June, according to a press release by the Commission. The target aligns with the EU's commitment made in 2021 to achieve climate neutrality by 2050, with an interim objective of reducing net greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55 percent by 2030, relative to 1990 levels. Setting a 2040 climate target will provide a clear framework for European industry, investors, citizens and governments to make strategic decisions in the decade, thereb

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CHINA-ANHUI-WUHU-ENVIRONMENT (CN)

(240206) -- WUHU, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- An aerial drone photo taken on June 24, 2021 shows Wuhu third Yangtze River bridge in Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province. In recent years, Wuhu City in Anhui Province has made continuous efforts to restore the ecological environment of the Yangtze River. Greenways and recreational platforms have been built along the river, attracting many local residents. (Photo by Miao Yuchen/Xinhua)

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Japan education minister in parliament

Japan's education minister Masahito Moriyama speaks at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2024, following a newspaper report that he received a recommendation letter from an affiliated group of the controversial Unification Church ahead of a general election in October 2021.

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Japan education minister in parliament

Japan's education minister Masahito Moriyama (far L) speaks at a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Feb. 6, 2024, following a newspaper report that he received a recommendation letter from an affiliated group of the controversial Unification Church ahead of a general election in October 2021.

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CHINA-XINJIANG-HAMI-MALE UYGUR EMBROIDERER (CN)

(240206) -- URUMQI, Feb. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken on March 19, 2021 shows Kader Rehman (R) instructing a trainee at a training course in Hami City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. TO GO WITH "Wondrous Xinjiang: Male Uygur embroiderer makes fortune from cultural heritage" (Xinhua/Wang Fei)

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Kazuo Hasegawa, honorary chief of Tokyo Center for Dementia Care Research and Practices

Photo taken on Feb. 6, 2018, in Tokyo shows Kazuo Hasegawa, honorary chief of Tokyo Center for Dementia Care Research and Practices. As one of Japan's leading authorities in the field, Hasegawa maintained his activities even after he suffered from dementia himself, saying he wanted to pass on his experiences as an expert as well as a patient. He died of old age at an Tokyo hospital on Nov. 13, 2021, aged 92.

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DAHUA-WATER SUPPLY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230321) --DAHUA, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 6, 2021 shows a water purifier installed in Shanghe Village of Jiangnan Township, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Situated at the center of the Karst landforms in west Guangxi, Dahua Yao Autonomous County had suffered from severe water deficit for ages. Since 2012, local government has been managing the water deficit through various measures like building water tanks or reservoirs to collect water or constructing water supply projects which could divert river water onto mountain areas to ease water shortage and provide safe drinking water for local people. Afters years of efforts, safe and convenient water supply is no longer a problem for the over 200,000 rural population in Dahua. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-DAHUA-WATER SUPPLY-DEVELOPMENT (CN)

(230321) --DAHUA, March 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Feb. 6, 2021 shows household water tanks in Shanghe Village of Jiangnan Township, Dahua Yao Autonomous County, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. Situated at the center of the Karst landforms in west Guangxi, Dahua Yao Autonomous County had suffered from severe water deficit for ages. Since 2012, local government has been managing the water deficit through various measures like building water tanks or reservoirs to collect water or constructing water supply projects which could divert river water onto mountain areas to ease water shortage and provide safe drinking water for local people. Afters years of efforts, safe and convenient water supply is no longer a problem for the over 200,000 rural population in Dahua. (Xinhua/Huang Xiaobang)

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CHINA-BEIJING-HANFU ENTHUSIASTS(CN)

(230226) -- BEIJING, Feb. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 6, 2021 shows Hanfu enthusiasts posing for a group photo in Beijing, capital of China. Dressed in long robes, a crowd of young people wanders around pavilions and royal gardens, with their flowing sleeves and heavily embroidered skirts gently swaying in the breeze. They are not actors nor actresses in a movie set, but Hanfu enthusiasts in a themed event held in Beijing. TO GO WITH:"China Focus: Hanfu-led "China-chic" trend builds on cultural confidence" (Xinhua)

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China's autos reach more overseas consumers with growing popularity

STORY: China's autos reach more overseas consumers with growing popularity DATELINE: Feb. 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:49 LOCATION: Beijing CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of vehicles production 2. various of the exhibition 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): JENS OLESEN, Managing Director of Xpeng Denmark 4. various of Xpeng vehicles 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): MARK ANDREW TIENG, Managing Director of BYD Philippines 6. various of BYD vehicles 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): YEHYA SHANTI, Sales manager of Changan in Jordan STORYLINE: China's automobiles are gaining popularity and reaching more consumers overseas, with an export of 3.11 million units in 2022, a jump of 54.4 percent year on year. According to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers, passenger car exports neared 2.53 million units, an increase of 56.7 percent year on year. Exports of commercial vehicles climbed 44.9 percent from 2021 to 582,000 units, and exports of new-energy vehicles increased 1.2 times year on year to 679,000 units. The associat

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UN chief calls for better global cooperation to achieve common goals

STORY: UN chief calls for better global cooperation to achieve common goals DATELINE: Feb. 14, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:16 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. wide shot of UNGA Hall 2. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 4. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 6. various of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaking 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (French/English): ANTONIO GUTERRES, UN Secretary-General 8. various of UNGA Hall STORYLINE: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday called for concrete actions to improve global cooperation to address the world's current and future challenges. Briefing the UN General Assembly about his report "Our Common Agenda," launched in September 2021 as a guide to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Guterres said important progress has been made but much more remains to be done. SOUND

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National park restoration project new paradigm in Greece's reforestation

STORY: National park restoration project new paradigm in Greece's reforestation DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:11 LOCATION: Athens CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. Aerial shots of the National Park of Sounion 2. various of reforestation of the National Park of Sounion 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Greek): NICOS GEORGIADIS, Forest management officer, WWF Greece 4. various of reforestation of the National Park of Sounion by the environmental organization WWF Greece 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Greek): NICOS GEORGIADIS, Forest management officer, WWF Greece 6. various of reforestation of the National Park of Sounion by the environmental organization WWF Greece 7. Aerial shots of the National Park of Sounion 8. SOUNDBITE 3 (Greek): MARIA STATHI, Archaeologist of the Ephorate of Antiquities of East Attica STORYLINE: Devastated twice in a decade (in 2012 and 2021) by wildfires, part of the Sounion National Park, 9 km north of the ancient Temple of Poseidon that overlooks the Aegean Sea and about 40 km south of Athens, could no lon

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Laos records 947 deaths from road accidents in 2022

STORY: Laos records 947 deaths from road accidents in 2022 DATELINE: Feb. 3, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Vientiane CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the streets in Laos STORYLINE: A total of 947 people were killed and 6,315 others injured in road accidents in Laos in 2022, according to a report on Thursday. According to the report issued by the traffic police department under the Ministry of Public Security, there were 6,440 road accidents across the country in 2022, with 947 people killed and 6,315 others injured. Lao capital Vientiane saw the highest number of road accidents at 1,092, followed by Champasak at 787, and 608 in Savannakhet province. The cost of the damage incurred was estimated at 103 billion Lao kip (over 6 million U.S. dollars). The major causes of road accidents in Laos are drunk driving, speeding, and drivers' suddenly changing of direction, according to the report. The number of road accidents across the country increased in 2022, compared to a year earlier. In 2021,

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Baseball: Tanaka at Rakuten's spring training

KIN, Japan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Former New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (C) joins the Rakuten Eagles' spring training in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Kin, southern Japan, on Feb. 6, 2021.

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Baseball: Tanaka at Rakuten's spring training

KIN, Japan, Feb. 6 Kyodo - Former New York Yankees pitcher Masahiro Tanaka (R) plays catch during the Rakuten Eagles' spring training in the Okinawa Prefecture town of Kin, southern Japan, on Feb. 6, 2021, with manager Kazuhisa Ishii looking on.

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FIJI-SUVA-CHINA-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-LIVELIHOOD

(220606) -- SUVA, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2021 shows employees working at the Juncao demonstration center in Nadi, Fiji. China's Juncao project has been benefitting Fiji since 2014 when it was introduced in the Pacific island country, Fijian officials and farmers said. TO GO WITH "Roundup: China's Juncao technology helps Fijians improve livelihood" (Xinhua/Zhang Yongxing)

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FIJI-SUVA-CHINA-JUNCAO TECHNOLOGY-LIVELIHOOD

(220606) -- SUVA, June 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 17, 2021 shows the Juncao demonstration center in Nadi, Fiji. China's Juncao project has been benefitting Fiji since 2014 when it was introduced in the Pacific island country, Fijian officials and farmers said. TO GO WITH "Roundup: China's Juncao technology helps Fijians improve livelihood" (Xinhua/Zhang Yongxing)

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Exhibitors, visitors "happy to be back" at Mobile World Congress 2022

STORY: Exhibitors, visitors "happy to be back" at Mobile World Congress 2022 DATELINE: March 3, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:34 LOCATION: BARCELONA, Spain CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1 STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent 2 various of the Mobile World Congress 3 SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ALEX, Visitor 4 SOUNDBITE 2 (Spanish): LUCIA, Visitor 5 various of the exhibits 6 SOUNDBITE 3 (English): GAELLE BEZAIN, Exhibitor 7 SOUNDBITE 4 (English): MANISH SINHA, Chief Marketing Officer of Sterlite Technologies Limited (STL), India 8 SOUNDBITE 5 (English): LI HAIYANG, Antenna Solutions Architect at Tongyu Communication, China STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): HE XIYUE, Xinhua correspondent "The Mobile World Congress or the MWC, which is open from Feb. 28 until March 3 in Barcelona, has been hailed as a sign that the mobile communications industry is returning to normal after the 2020 edition was canceled and a much-reduced 2021 MWC was held in the summer due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 40,000 to 60,000 people ar

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China-Africa trade reaches all-time high in 2021, showing resilience amid pandemic

STORY: China-Africa trade reaches all-time high in 2021, showing resilience amid pandemic DATELINE: Feb. 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:25 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese-built Addis Ababa-Djibouti Standard Gauge Railway 2. Kenyan Naivasha Inland Container Depot (ICD) 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WAMKELE MENE, Secretary-general of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) 4. various of the new Kenyan Mbita Bridge 5. various of Kenya's standard gauge railway (SGR) train station and the passengers 6. various of Kenya's Lamu port 7. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): STEPHEN NDEGWA, International relations lecturer, United States International University (USIU-Africa) 8 various of the Kenneth Kaunda International Conference Center in Lusaka, Zambia's capital 9. various of the Zimbabwean parliament building STORYLINE: China-Africa trade has bucked the global economic downward trend, and analysts believe it has contributed to the African economy's resilience in the face of COVID-19 challenge

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CHINA-HAINAN-TRADITIONAL SUGAR MAKING-BUSINESS (CN)

(220225) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wu Shaoyu poses for a photo in the rice field in Xuelan Village in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 6, 2021. TO GO WITH "Across China: Traditional sugar-making proves to be lucrative business in China's Hainan" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HAINAN-TRADITIONAL SUGAR MAKING-BUSINESS (CN)

(220225) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Wu Shaoyu (1st, R) displays the production process of Hainan traditional sugar-making craft as she records a video in Xuelan Village in Danzhou, south China's Hainan Province, Nov. 6, 2021. TO GO WITH "Across China: Traditional sugar-making proves to be lucrative business in China's Hainan" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-HAINAN-BANANA FARMING (CN)

(220225) -- HAIKOU, Feb. 25, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2021 shows the banana fields of Longhan banana plantation base in Lingao County, south China's Hainan Province. TO GO WITH "Across China: Savoring sweet taste of success through banana farming" (Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the terrace of Duomo di Milano in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2021. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Duomo di Milano in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2021. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tourist enjoys the view from the terrace of Duomo di Milano in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2021. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists stroll in Duomo square in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2021. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tourist takes photos on the terrace of Duomo di Milano in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2021. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)ITALY-MILAN-WINTER OLYMPICS-SCENERY

(220220) -- MILAN, Feb. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists stroll in Duomo square in Milan, Italy, on Aug. 6, 2021. Italian cities Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo were appointed hosts of the 2026 Winter Olympic Games at the 134th session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on June 24, 2019. The 2026 Winter Olympic Games will be the third time Italy hosts the Winter Olympics, following Turin in 2006 and Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956. (Photo by Alberto Lingria/Xinhua)

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(SP)CAMEROON-YAOUNDE-AFCON-FINAL-SENEGAL VS EGYPT

(220207) -- YAOUNDE, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Players of Senegal celebrate winning the final match between Senegal and Egypt at 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 6, 2022 (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)

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(SP)CAMEROON-YAOUNDE-AFCON-FINAL-SENEGAL VS EGYPT

(220207) -- YAOUNDE, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Players of Senegal celebrate winning the final match between Senegal and Egypt at 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 6, 2022 (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)

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(SP)CAMEROON-YAOUNDE-AFCON-FINAL-SENEGAL VS EGYPT

(220207) -- YAOUNDE, Feb. 7, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Players of Senegal celebrate winning the final match between Senegal and Egypt at 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Yaounde, Cameroon, Feb. 6, 2022 (Photo by Kepseu/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-AERIAL PHOTO

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Aerial photo taken on Feb. 4, 2021 shows maintenance workers going through attendance check before their shift at the Horgos initial compressor station of the West Pipeline Company under China Oil & Gas Pipeline Network Corporation (PipeChina) in Horgos, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-WORLD NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Workers convey a batch of Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccines donated by China at Cairo International Airport, Egypt, Feb. 23, 2021. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-WORLD NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A doctor shows a box of China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine in Varoslod, Hungary, Feb. 24, 2021. Hungary has started to administer China's Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine on that day. (Tamas Vasvari/MTI via Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Combo photo shows medical staff Zhou Guohong giving a cheer-up gesture to colleagues at the temporary hospital converted from Wuhan Sports Center to combat the COVID-19 pandemic on Feb. 12, 2020 (L) and Zhou posing for a photo in front of cherry trees in Wuhan University during a free exclusive tour provided by the university for medical workers across China who had assisted Wuhan with the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, on March 13, 2021, in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Huang Zhongjie, on behalf of his late daughter Huang Wenxiu, attends a grand gathering to mark the nation's poverty alleviation accomplishments and honor model poverty fighters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 25, 2021. Huang Wenxiu, who led the poverty-alleviation efforts in a village in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, died in a rain-induced flash flood on June 17, 2019, at the age of 30. (Xinhua/Liu Bin)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zheng Yingying, a medical worker from People's Hospital of Daowai District of Harbin, makes a hand heart gesture to her visiting son behind a glass door at a quarantine center of COVID-19 in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 11, 2021. (Xinhua/Xie Jianfei)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 5, 2021 shows Qinchuan cattle at China's National Beef Cattle Improvement Center in Yangling, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-CHINA NEWS

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2021 shows sprouting rice seeds that had made a round trip to the moon aboard the Chang'e-5 probe at the greenhouse of the National Engineering Research Center of Plant Space Breeding of South China Agricultural University (SCAU) in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Photo by Zhang Ziwang/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-LEADING CHINA

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, talks to villagers who are participating in festive activities, and extends his New Year's greetings to people of all ethnic groups across the country, on a public square of Huawu Village, Xinren Miao Township of Qianxi County, Bijie, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Feb. 3, 2021. Xi inspected Guizhou Province ahead of the Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, from Feb. 3 to 5, 2021. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-LEADING CHINA

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with role models in China's poverty alleviation fight and relatives of those model poverty fighters who lost their lives in the country's anti-poverty cause before a grand gathering to mark the nation's poverty alleviation accomplishments and honor model poverty fighters at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 25, 2021. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2021-LEADING CHINA

(220106) -- BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, has cordial exchanges with Sun Jiadong and Luan Enjie while meeting representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of the Chang'e-5 lunar mission in Beijing, capital of China, Feb. 22, 2021. Xi Jinping met representatives of space scientists and engineers who participated in the research and development of the Chang'e-5 lunar mission at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Feb. 22, 2021. Xi also visited an exhibition on the lunar samples brought back by the Chang'e-5 probe and China's lunar exploration achievements as well. Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, and Han Zheng, all members of the Standing .....

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Panda Life

A panda eats and plays in the big panda house of Beijing Zoo in early spring, Beijing, China, Feb. 6, 2021.

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Panda Life

A panda eats and plays in the big panda house of Beijing Zoo in early spring, Beijing, China, Feb. 6, 2021.