China: Tourists and Locals Rescue Yaks from Mud Pit in Qinghai

In Qinghai, China, tourists and locals joined forces with an excavator operator to rescue four yaks stuck in deep mud on September 30, 2025. After spotting the trapped animals, the tourists alerted a herdsman and enlisted help from a nearby construction site. Working for nearly an hour, they freed all four yaks safely. The herdsman said the rescue prevented losses of over RMB 40,000.

Whale observation tour

TOKYO, Japan, March 28 Kyodo - Humpback whales swim near people participating in a whale observation tour in waters off Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2025. (Kyodo)

[Breaking News]Whale observation tour

TOKYO, Japan, March 28 Kyodo - Humpback whales swim near people participating in a whale observation tour in waters off Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2025. (Kyodo)

Whale observation tour

Whale observation tour

Humpback whales swim near people participating in a whale observation tour in waters off Amami-Oshima Island in Kagoshima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 11, 2025.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 8

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 2

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 3

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 4

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 5

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 6

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

Australia: Mass Stranding Of Pilot Whales At Toby’s Inlet Near Dunsborough 7

More than a hundred pilot whales were stranded at Toby's Inlet near Dunsborough, Western Australia on Thursday, April 25. Beachgoers helped pour water on the whales on shore as they were being directed back to the sea. Among the 4 pods of about 160 whales that were stranded, 28 died.

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

(230215) -- GENEVA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tourists pose for a group photo at Observation Terrace Sphinx on Jungfrau Mountain at the altitude of 3,571 meters above sea level in Switzerland, Feb. 14, 2023. A group of 25 people from China visited the city of Lucerne and the popular scenic spot and winter sports resort Jungfrau in central Switzerland on Feb. 13-14, after three years of pandemic-related hiatus. "I am very excited to see all these again," said Cui Chenghai, a tourist who frequented Switzerland before the outbreak of the pandemic. "It has been three years and everything here has no change, but my feeling is different." Starting Feb. 6, travel agencies and online tourism service providers in China have been permitted to provide group tours of 20 countries, and relevant airline ticket and hotel booking services have been resumed as well. Switzerland is one of the 20 countries. "I think people from different countries or of different ethnic groups in the world have been communica

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

(230215) -- GENEVA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 14, 2023 shows Observation Terrace Sphinx on Jungfrau Mountain at the altitude of 3,571 meters above sea level in Switzerland. A group of 25 people from China visited the city of Lucerne and the popular scenic spot and winter sports resort Jungfrau in central Switzerland on Feb. 13-14, after three years of pandemic-related hiatus. "I am very excited to see all these again," said Cui Chenghai, a tourist who frequented Switzerland before the outbreak of the pandemic. "It has been three years and everything here has no change, but my feeling is different." Starting Feb. 6, travel agencies and online tourism service providers in China have been permitted to provide group tours of 20 countries, and relevant airline ticket and hotel booking services have been resumed as well. Switzerland is one of the 20 countries. "I think people from different countries or of different ethnic groups in the world have been communicating less because

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

(230215) -- GENEVA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 14, 2023 from Observation Terrace Sphinx on Jungfrau Mountain at the altitude of 3,571 meters above sea level shows the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland. A group of 25 people from China visited the city of Lucerne and the popular scenic spot and winter sports resort Jungfrau in central Switzerland on Feb. 13-14, after three years of pandemic-related hiatus. "I am very excited to see all these again," said Cui Chenghai, a tourist who frequented Switzerland before the outbreak of the pandemic. "It has been three years and everything here has no change, but my feeling is different." Starting Feb. 6, travel agencies and online tourism service providers in China have been permitted to provide group tours of 20 countries, and relevant airline ticket and hotel booking services have been resumed as well. Switzerland is one of the 20 countries. "I think people from different countries or of different ethnic groups in the world have been co

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

(230215) -- GENEVA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken from Observation Terrace Sphinx on Jungfrau Mountain at the altitude of 3,571 meters above sea level on Feb. 14, 2023 shows the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland. A group of 25 people from China visited the city of Lucerne and the popular scenic spot and winter sports resort Jungfrau in central Switzerland on Feb. 13-14, after three years of pandemic-related hiatus. "I am very excited to see all these again," said Cui Chenghai, a tourist who frequented Switzerland before the outbreak of the pandemic. "It has been three years and everything here has no change, but my feeling is different." Starting Feb. 6, travel agencies and online tourism service providers in China have been permitted to provide group tours of 20 countries, and relevant airline ticket and hotel booking services have been resumed as well. Switzerland is one of the 20 countries. "I think people from different countries or of different ethnic groups in the world have been co

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

(230215) -- GENEVA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 14, 2023 from Observation Terrace Sphinx on Jungfrau Mountain at the altitude of 3,571 meters above sea level shows the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland. A group of 25 people from China visited the city of Lucerne and the popular scenic spot and winter sports resort Jungfrau in central Switzerland on Feb. 13-14, after three years of pandemic-related hiatus. "I am very excited to see all these again," said Cui Chenghai, a tourist who frequented Switzerland before the outbreak of the pandemic. "It has been three years and everything here has no change, but my feeling is different." Starting Feb. 6, travel agencies and online tourism service providers in China have been permitted to provide group tours of 20 countries, and relevant airline ticket and hotel booking services have been resumed as well. Switzerland is one of the 20 countries. "I think people from different countries or of different ethnic groups in the world have been co

Hashimoto flies by islands in Japan-Russia territorial row

Hashimoto flies by islands in Japan-Russia territorial row

CAPE NOSAPPU, Japan - Photo shows Ryutaro Hashimoto, state minister on issues pertaining to the Northern Territories, taking pictures of the Habomai group of isles, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that Japan claims, at Cape Nossapu on Feb. 17. He took an aerial observation tour of the islands. Boarding a helicopter at Nakashibetsu airport in eastern Hokkaido, Hashimoto saw them from Japanese airspace.

80 kids enjoy tour of jumbo jet at Narita airport

80 kids enjoy tour of jumbo jet at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - About 80 youngsters from two care homes tour a jumbo jet and enjoy the view from Narita airport's observation deck on Oct. 11 as part of a ''Fantasy Flight'' charity event sponsored by United Airlines (UA). The children were excited to see the inside of the Boeing 747's cockpit.

Hashimoto flies by islands in Japan-Russia territorial row

Hashimoto flies by islands in Japan-Russia territorial row

CAPE NOSAPPU, Japan - Photo shows Ryutaro Hashimoto, state minister on issues pertaining to the Northern Territories, taking pictures of the Habomai group of isles, one of four Russian-held islands off Hokkaido that Japan claims, at Cape Nossapu on Feb. 17. He took an aerial observation tour of the islands. Boarding a helicopter at Nakashibetsu airport in eastern Hokkaido, Hashimoto saw them from Japanese airspace.

80 kids enjoy tour of jumbo jet at Narita airport

80 kids enjoy tour of jumbo jet at Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - About 80 youngsters from two care homes tour a jumbo jet and enjoy the view from Narita airport's observation deck on Oct. 11 as part of a ''Fantasy Flight'' charity event sponsored by United Airlines (UA). The children were excited to see the inside of the Boeing 747's cockpit.