Sumo: Terunofuji

Sumo: Terunofuji

Mongolian-born sumo wrestler Terunofuji (C) accepts his promotion in Tokyo as he becomes the ancient sport's 73rd grand champion, or yokozuna, on July 21, 2021.

Climate Crisis In Khuzestan - Iran

Climate Crisis In Khuzestan - Iran

A view of the Dez River and its surroundings in Gav Mish Abad, Iran, Dezful, on July 21, 2021. The village is home to over 50 families raising thousands of livestock but struggles with water scarcity and pollution. Photo by Maya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Climate Crisis In Khuzestan - Iran

Climate Crisis In Khuzestan - Iran

A view of the Dez River and its surroundings in Gav Mish Abad, Iran, Dezful, on July 21, 2021. The village is home to over 50 families raising thousands of livestock but struggles with water scarcity and pollution. Photo by Maya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Climate Crisis In Khuzestan - Iran

Climate Crisis In Khuzestan - Iran

Buffaloes wade into the river in Gav Mish Abad, Iran, near Dezful, Khuzestan Province, on July 21, 2021. The village is home to over 50 families raising thousands of livestock but struggles with water scarcity and pollution. Photo by Maya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Climate Crisis In Khuzestan - Iran

Climate Crisis In Khuzestan - Iran

Vegetation along the banks of the Dez River near Gav Mish Abad, Iran, Dezful, on July 21, 2021. The village is home to over 50 families raising thousands of livestock but struggles with water scarcity and pollution. Photo by Maya/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

Golden Bull Sculpture in Shanghai

Golden Bull Sculpture in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 21, 2021 - (FILE) The Golden Bull sculpture is seen at the Bund Financial Plaza in Shanghai, China, July 21, 2021.

Golden Bull Sculpture in Shanghai

Golden Bull Sculpture in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 21, 2021 - (FILE) The Golden Bull sculpture is seen at the Bund Financial Plaza in Shanghai, China, July 21, 2021.

Golden Bull Sculpture in Shanghai

Golden Bull Sculpture in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 21, 2021 - (FILE) The Golden Bull sculpture is seen at the Bund Financial Plaza in Shanghai, China, July 21, 2021.

Golden Bull Sculpture in Shanghai

Golden Bull Sculpture in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 21, 2021 - (FILE) The Golden Bull sculpture is seen at the Bund Financial Plaza in Shanghai, China, July 21, 2021.

Golden Bull Sculpture in Shanghai

Golden Bull Sculpture in Shanghai

SHANGHAI, CHINA - JULY 21, 2021 - (FILE) The Golden Bull sculpture is seen at the Bund Financial Plaza in Shanghai, China, July 21, 2021.

(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(EnchantingGuangxi)CHINA-GUANGXI-MIAO ETHNIC GROUP (CN)

(240718) -- LIUZHOU, July 18, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Chickens cross a river in Wuying Village on the border between south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region and southwest China's Guizhou Province, Aug. 21, 2021. Wuying Village, spanning a history of over 200 years, is a Miao ethnic group hamlet that nestles snugly in the towering mountains stretching across the border between Guangxi and Guizhou. In the past, the impassable mountains and rugged landscape rendered locals extremely poor. In recent years, Wuying Village has made efforts in the fields of economy, education, culture and ethnic unity, etc. to promote rural vitalization for further development. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Huang Xiaobang)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Song Danrong (2nd L), chief designer of Linglong One, makes a point as team members listen in Nuclear Power Institute of China in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 14, 2024. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 880,000 tonnes p

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Song Danrong (R), chief designer of Linglong One, talks with team members on an experimental platform for Linglong One, in Nuclear Power Institute of China in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 14, 2024. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissi

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 26, 2023 shows the core module of Linglong One arriving at Changjiang Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 880,000 tonnes per year, equivalent to the capacity of 7.5

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Song Danrong (2nd R), chief designer of Linglong One, walks with team members in Nuclear Power Institute of China in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 14, 2024. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 880,000 tonnes per year, equi

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Song Danrong (R), chief designer of Linglong One, talks with team members on an experimental platform for Linglong One, in Nuclear Power Institute of China in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 14, 2024. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissi

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Song Danrong (R), chief designer of Linglong One, talks with team members on an experimental platform for Linglong One, in Nuclear Power Institute of China in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 14, 2024. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissi

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 10, 2023 shows the construction site of Linglong One, in Changjiang Li Autonomous County, south China's Hainan Province. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by about 880,000 tonnes per year, equivalent to the capacity of 7.5 mi

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(EyesOnSci)CHINA-SICHUAN-CHENGDU-SMALL NUCLEAR REACTOR-TEAM (CN)

(240321) -- CHENGDU, March 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Song Danrong (R), chief designer of Linglong One, inspects with team members on an experimental platform for Linglong One, in Nuclear Power Institute of China in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, March 14, 2024. The construction of Linglong One in Hainan Province has gone smoothly. Linglong One is another innovative nuclear reactor developed by China with independent intellectual property rights, after Hualong One reactor. It is also the first small modular pressurized water reactor in the world to have passed the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) general safety review. Based at the Changjiang nuclear power plant in Hainan, construction on Linglong One started in July 2021, and it is expected to be in commercial use at the end of 2025. After completion, it is expected to achieve an annual power generation capacity of 1 billion kWh, which would meet the needs of about 526,000 households. It is expected to reduce carbon dioxide emi

Xinhua Headlines: Three years on, Capitol riot continues to fuel U.S. political turmoil

Xinhua Headlines: Three years on, Capitol riot continues to fuel U.S. political turmoil

(240106) -- WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 6, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 21, 2022 shows a public hearing held by the U.S. House select committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., the United States. (Al Drago/Pool via Xinhua)

CHINA-QINGHAI-SANJIANGYUAN AREA-ENVIRONMENT-IMPROVEMENT (CN)

CHINA-QINGHAI-SANJIANGYUAN AREA-ENVIRONMENT-IMPROVEMENT (CN)

(231230) -- XINING, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 21, 2022 shows a view of the Mount Geladandong in the source region of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province. The ecological environment in the Sanjiangyuan National Park in northwest China's Qinghai Province has continued to improve since the establishment of the national park in 2021, with water conservation capacity increasing by more than 6 percent annually, according to a newly released report on the park's development. The park delivers over 60 billion cubic meters of high-quality freshwater downstream every year, and the grassland coverage and grass yield in the park have increased by over 11 percent and 30 percent, respectively, according to the report. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

CHINA-QINGHAI-SANJIANGYUAN AREA-ENVIRONMENT-IMPROVEMENT (CN)

CHINA-QINGHAI-SANJIANGYUAN AREA-ENVIRONMENT-IMPROVEMENT (CN)

(231230) -- XINING, Dec. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on July 21, 2022 shows the glaciers and lake in the source region of the Yangtze River in northwest China's Qinghai Province. The ecological environment in the Sanjiangyuan National Park in northwest China's Qinghai Province has continued to improve since the establishment of the national park in 2021, with water conservation capacity increasing by more than 6 percent annually, according to a newly released report on the park's development. The park delivers over 60 billion cubic meters of high-quality freshwater downstream every year, and the grassland coverage and grass yield in the park have increased by over 11 percent and 30 percent, respectively, according to the report. (Xinhua/Zhang Long)

CHINA-ANHUI-THAILAND-BANGKOK-MONORAIL TRAIN

CHINA-ANHUI-THAILAND-BANGKOK-MONORAIL TRAIN

(231214) -- WUHU, Dec. 14, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 18, 2021 shows a monorail train running in Wuhu City, east China's Anhui Province. Manufactured by China's CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation Systems Limited and operated by Thai agencies, the monorail "Yellow Line" commenced commercial operations in July. The Pink Line began a public trial run on Nov. 21. Both monorail lines feature cost-effective driverless trains with lower construction costs compared to conventional subway systems. The China-made monorail trains provide ease of transport for people traveling between the suburbs and the center of Bangkok and inject new vitality into the development of the city. In recent years, Wuhu, east China's Anhui Province, has stepped up efforts to build an industrial cluster of transportation. The CRRC Puzhen Alstom Transportation Systems Limited is a leading enterprise in the transportation industry of Wuhu, and its driverless, straddle-type monorail train has been put in use in several citi

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Alliance Vision Centers Deregistered By Health Insurance

Illustration of a center of Alliance Vision in Paris, France, on July 22, 2023. Health insurance will deconvention Alliance Vision health centers for fraud. 13 establishments of the Alliance Vision group, specializing in ophthalmological and dental care. They are suspected of having billed medical acts not performed or unjustified. A fraud of several million euros. Health insurance accuses leaders of billing fictitious or unjustified medical acts. Since June 2021, 27 criminal complaints have been filed by the primary health insurance funds. The financial damage would amount to nearly 21 million euros. Photo by Alain Apaydin/ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

(230721) -- BEIJING, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 4, 2021 shows a city view of Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Chengdu Universiade is just around the corner, and college athletes from all over the world will gather in Chengdu to strive for their dreams. Chengdu has many sister cities around the world. In 1981, Chengdu and Montpellier of France became the first pair of sister cities of the two countries. In 2011, the Montpellier Chengdu Primary School and the Chengdu Montpellier Primary School were built in Montpellier and Chengdu respectively to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister cities relationship between the two cities. (Photo by Shen Jun/Xinhua)

CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

(230721) -- BEIJING, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 20, 2021 shows the Panda Tower in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Chengdu Universiade is just around the corner, and college athletes from all over the world will gather in Chengdu to strive for their dreams. Chengdu has many sister cities around the world. In 1981, Chengdu and Montpellier of France became the first pair of sister cities of the two countries. In 2011, the Montpellier Chengdu Primary School and the Chengdu Montpellier Primary School were built in Montpellier and Chengdu respectively to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister cities relationship between the two cities. (Photo by Zhang Xiangsheng/Xinhua)

CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

(230721) -- BEIJING, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 21, 2021 shows a view of Jiaozi park and a financial center in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Chengdu Universiade is just around the corner, and college athletes from all over the world will gather in Chengdu to strive for their dreams. Chengdu has many sister cities around the world. In 1981, Chengdu and Montpellier of France became the first pair of sister cities of the two countries. In 2011, the Montpellier Chengdu Primary School and the Chengdu Montpellier Primary School were built in Montpellier and Chengdu respectively to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister cities relationship between the two cities. (Photo by Du Ruijia/Xinhua)

CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

(230721) -- BEIJING, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on April 25, 2021 shows the Jincheng Lake Park in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Chengdu Universiade is just around the corner, and college athletes from all over the world will gather in Chengdu to strive for their dreams. Chengdu has many sister cities around the world. In 1981, Chengdu and Montpellier of France became the first pair of sister cities of the two countries. In 2011, the Montpellier Chengdu Primary School and the Chengdu Montpellier Primary School were built in Montpellier and Chengdu respectively to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister cities relationship between the two cities. (Photo by Du Ning/Xinhua)

CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

CHINA-CHENGDU-FRANCE-MONTPELLIER-FRIENDSHIP (CN)

(230721) -- BEIJING, July 21, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 27, 2021 shows a night view in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province. The Chengdu Universiade is just around the corner, and college athletes from all over the world will gather in Chengdu to strive for their dreams. Chengdu has many sister cities around the world. In 1981, Chengdu and Montpellier of France became the first pair of sister cities of the two countries. In 2011, the Montpellier Chengdu Primary School and the Chengdu Montpellier Primary School were built in Montpellier and Chengdu respectively to mark the 30th anniversary of the establishment of sister cities relationship between the two cities. (Photo by Zhang Yan/Xinhua)

First US Nuclear Sub Docks In South Korea Since 1981

First US Nuclear Sub Docks In South Korea Since 1981

Handout file photo dated December 21, 2021 shows the Ohio-class ballistic missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN 737) transits the Hood Canal as the boat returns to its homeport of Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Washington. A US submarine armed with nuclear weapons has docked in South Korea for the first time in four decades, amid escalating tensions with Pyongyang. The sub, identified by South Koran officials as the USS Kentucky, docked in Busan port on Tuesday July 18, 2023. In April, the US agreed to periodically deploy nuclear-armed subs to South Korea, to counter increasing aggression from North Korea. U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Emilia Hilliard via ABACAPRESS.COM

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

(230718) -- MENGLA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yi Bofeng poses for a photo at the platform of Kunming South Railway Station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 16, 2023. Yi Bofeng hails from Mengla County in Yunnan Province. After graduating as a Lao major from a technical college in the provincial capital Kunming in 2020, she was recruited as a train attendant under China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, began operations in December 2021. Yi was aboard the first train of the railway, witnessing the historical moment of railway operations. The 1,035-km railway connects China's Kunming with Vientiane in Laos. The railway has transported more than 16.4 million passengers and over 21 million tons of cargo as of June 3 this year. The railway started cross-border passenger services on April 13 this year. One passenger train operates daily from Kunming to Vientiane and another one the other way around.

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

(230718) -- MENGLA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yi Bofeng (R) serves a passenger aboard the train D887 on July 16, 2023. Yi Bofeng hails from Mengla County in Yunnan Province. After graduating as a Lao major from a technical college in the provincial capital Kunming in 2020, she was recruited as a train attendant under China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, began operations in December 2021. Yi was aboard the first train of the railway, witnessing the historical moment of railway operations. The 1,035-km railway connects China's Kunming with Vientiane in Laos. The railway has transported more than 16.4 million passengers and over 21 million tons of cargo as of June 3 this year. The railway started cross-border passenger services on April 13 this year. One passenger train operates daily from Kunming to Vientiane and another one the other way around. Since then, Yi has been in service for over 20 round trips. Alo

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

(230718) -- MENGLA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yi Bofeng (1st L) interacts with passengers aboard the train D887 on July 16, 2023. Yi Bofeng hails from Mengla County in Yunnan Province. After graduating as a Lao major from a technical college in the provincial capital Kunming in 2020, she was recruited as a train attendant under China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, began operations in December 2021. Yi was aboard the first train of the railway, witnessing the historical moment of railway operations. The 1,035-km railway connects China's Kunming with Vientiane in Laos. The railway has transported more than 16.4 million passengers and over 21 million tons of cargo as of June 3 this year. The railway started cross-border passenger services on April 13 this year. One passenger train operates daily from Kunming to Vientiane and another one the other way around. Since then, Yi has been in service for over 20 round t

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

(230718) -- MENGLA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yi Bofeng (R) talks with her grandparents in Mengla County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 16, 2023. Yi Bofeng hails from Mengla County in Yunnan Province. After graduating as a Lao major from a technical college in the provincial capital Kunming in 2020, she was recruited as a train attendant under China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, began operations in December 2021. Yi was aboard the first train of the railway, witnessing the historical moment of railway operations. The 1,035-km railway connects China's Kunming with Vientiane in Laos. The railway has transported more than 16.4 million passengers and over 21 million tons of cargo as of June 3 this year. The railway started cross-border passenger services on April 13 this year. One passenger train operates daily from Kunming to Vientiane and another one the other way around. Since then, Yi has been in s

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

(230718) -- MENGLA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yi Bofeng (C) serves passengers aboard the train D887 on July 16, 2023. Yi Bofeng hails from Mengla County in Yunnan Province. After graduating as a Lao major from a technical college in the provincial capital Kunming in 2020, she was recruited as a train attendant under China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, began operations in December 2021. Yi was aboard the first train of the railway, witnessing the historical moment of railway operations. The 1,035-km railway connects China's Kunming with Vientiane in Laos. The railway has transported more than 16.4 million passengers and over 21 million tons of cargo as of June 3 this year. The railway started cross-border passenger services on April 13 this year. One passenger train operates daily from Kunming to Vientiane and another one the other way around. Since then, Yi has been in service for over 20 round trips. Alon

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

(230718) -- MENGLA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yi Bofeng tends a plant at home in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 15, 2023. Yi Bofeng hails from Mengla County in Yunnan Province. After graduating as a Lao major from a technical college in the provincial capital Kunming in 2020, she was recruited as a train attendant under China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, began operations in December 2021. Yi was aboard the first train of the railway, witnessing the historical moment of railway operations. The 1,035-km railway connects China's Kunming with Vientiane in Laos. The railway has transported more than 16.4 million passengers and over 21 million tons of cargo as of June 3 this year. The railway started cross-border passenger services on April 13 this year. One passenger train operates daily from Kunming to Vientiane and another one the other way around. Since then, Yi has been in service for over

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

(230718) -- MENGLA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yi Bofeng walks out of Mohan Railway Station in Mengla County, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 16, 2023. Yi Bofeng hails from Mengla County in Yunnan Province. After graduating as a Lao major from a technical college in the provincial capital Kunming in 2020, she was recruited as a train attendant under China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, began operations in December 2021. Yi was aboard the first train of the railway, witnessing the historical moment of railway operations. The 1,035-km railway connects China's Kunming with Vientiane in Laos. The railway has transported more than 16.4 million passengers and over 21 million tons of cargo as of June 3 this year. The railway started cross-border passenger services on April 13 this year. One passenger train operates daily from Kunming to Vientiane and another one the other way around. Since then, Yi has been i

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

(230718) -- MENGLA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yi Bofeng (R) interacts with passengers aboard the train D887 on July 16, 2023. Yi Bofeng hails from Mengla County in Yunnan Province. After graduating as a Lao major from a technical college in the provincial capital Kunming in 2020, she was recruited as a train attendant under China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, began operations in December 2021. Yi was aboard the first train of the railway, witnessing the historical moment of railway operations. The 1,035-km railway connects China's Kunming with Vientiane in Laos. The railway has transported more than 16.4 million passengers and over 21 million tons of cargo as of June 3 this year. The railway started cross-border passenger services on April 13 this year. One passenger train operates daily from Kunming to Vientiane and another one the other way around. Since then, Yi has been in service for over 20 round trips

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

CHINA-YUNNAN-MENGLA-TRAIN ATTENDANT (CN)

(230718) -- MENGLA, July 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Yi Bofeng poses for a photo at the platform of Kunming South Railway Station in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 16, 2023. Yi Bofeng hails from Mengla County in Yunnan Province. After graduating as a Lao major from a technical college in the provincial capital Kunming in 2020, she was recruited as a train attendant under China Railway Kunming Bureau Group Co., Ltd. The China-Laos Railway, a landmark project of high-quality Belt and Road cooperation, began operations in December 2021. Yi was aboard the first train of the railway, witnessing the historical moment of railway operations. The 1,035-km railway connects China's Kunming with Vientiane in Laos. The railway has transported more than 16.4 million passengers and over 21 million tons of cargo as of June 3 this year. The railway started cross-border passenger services on April 13 this year. One passenger train operates daily from Kunming to Vientiane and another one the other way around.