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Commercial Space Tianlong 3 Test Run - Yantai

Commercial Space Tianlong 3 Test Run - Yantai

This aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 15, 2025, shows a first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 liquid carrier rocket conducted on an offshore launch pad at the Haiyang Oriental Aerospace Port in east China's Shandong Province. A first-stage propulsion system test for the Tianlong-3 large liquid-propellant carrier rocket was successfully held here on Monday. Independent development of the Tianlong-3 rocket began in March 2022 by Chinese commercial aerospace company Space Pioneer. The rocket is 72 meters in length with a takeoff mass of 600 tonnes. Its first stage is equipped with nine "Tianhuo-12" engines operating in parallel. The rocket has a low-Earth orbit carrying capacity of 17-22 tonnes, and a sun-synchronous orbit capacity of 10-17 tonnes. It is able to launch 36 satellites in a single mission and supports large-scale cargo transport for China's space station, as well as medium- and high-orbit satellite launches. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Olympics: Japan figure skater Uno awarded Beijing team silver

Olympics: Japan figure skater Uno awarded Beijing team silver

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno poses with his team silver medal from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2024. He belatedly received the medal from the Japanese Olympic Committee after the ceremony had been postponed for over two years following a doping controversy surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

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Olympics: Japan figure skater Uno awarded Beijing team silver

Olympics: Japan figure skater Uno awarded Beijing team silver

Japanese figure skater Shoma Uno makes a speech after receiving his team silver medal from the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics in Tokyo on Sept. 10, 2024. He belatedly received the medal from the Japanese Olympic Committee after the ceremony had been postponed for over two years following a doping controversy surrounding Russian skater Kamila Valieva.

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CHINA-SCIENTISTS-FRESHWATER SNAIL SPECIES-DISCOVERY (CN)

CHINA-SCIENTISTS-FRESHWATER SNAIL SPECIES-DISCOVERY (CN)

(240112) -- KUNMING, Jan. 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo shows a male Helicostoa liuae clinging on a female one in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region (L, photo taken on Oct. 11, 2023), a shell sample of a female Helicostoa liuae (above, R, photo taken on Sept. 16, 2022) and a shell sample of a male Helicostoa liuae (below, R, photo taken on Oct. 10, 2022). A group of international scientists has rediscovered a sessile freshwater snail endemic to China after it had disappeared for more than 100 years. TO GO WITH "Freshwater snail species spotted in south China after over 100 years" (Xinhua)

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CHINA-GANSU-SCENERY-GREAT WALL (CN)

CHINA-GANSU-SCENERY-GREAT WALL (CN)

(231210) -- LANZHOU, Dec. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 6, 2022 shows the Hecangcheng relic site in Dunhuang, northwest China's Gansu Province. Gansu Province is home to multiple sections of the Great Wall that add up to 3,654 kilometers in length. The Hexi Corridor, a critical part of the ancient Silk Road winding through south of the province, boasts more than 1,400 kilometers of the Wall built in the Han Dynasty (202 BC-220 AD), and over 1,200 kilometers erected in the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Gansu is therefore dubbed "an open-air museum of the Great Wall." (Photo by Zhang Xiaoliang/Xinhua)

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CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-BRI-LOGISTICS-CITIES

CHINA-KAZAKHSTAN-BRI-LOGISTICS-CITIES

(231010) -- BEIJING, Oct. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 7, 2022 shows a ferry pulling out from a port in Lianyungang, east China's Jiangsu Province. In 2013, China proposed the idea of building an "economic belt along the Silk Road" in Kazakhstan, which, combined with the proposal of the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, eventually became the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). The China-Kazakhstan (Lianyungang) logistics cooperation base, launched in 2014, is the first entity project under the BRI. Acting as a dry port in the Horgos-Eastern Gate special economic zone and the Western China-Western Europe international transport corridor, it has become an important platform for products from Central Asian countries to reach seaports. (Photo by Wang Jianmin/Xinhua)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-PILOT FREE TRADE ZONE (CN)

(SKYEYE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-PILOT FREE TRADE ZONE (CN)

(230929) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This panoramic aerial photo taken on Jan. 10, 2023 shows a view of Lujiazui area in the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of China's first pilot free trade zone in Shanghai's Pudong New Area. Since its inauguration, the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereafter shortened to Shanghai FTZ) has achieved innumerous firsts and opened a new chapter in China's reform and opening-up. Over the past decade, Shanghai FTZ has grown over threefold to 120.72 square km from its original 28.78-square-km plot, attracting 84,000 new enterprises by the end of 2022, 2.35 times the number of enterprises established in the 20 years before the zone's establishment, according to a white paper released last week. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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(SKYEYE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-PILOT FREE TRADE ZONE (CN)

(SKYEYE) CHINA-SHANGHAI-PILOT FREE TRADE ZONE (CN)

(230929) -- SHANGHAI, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 10, 2023 shows a view of Zhangjiang area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. Friday marks the 10th anniversary of the establishment of China's first pilot free trade zone in Shanghai's Pudong New Area. Since its inauguration, the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone (hereafter shortened to Shanghai FTZ) has achieved innumerous firsts and opened a new chapter in China's reform and opening-up. Over the past decade, Shanghai FTZ has grown over threefold to 120.72 square km from its original 28.78-square-km plot, attracting 84,000 new enterprises by the end of 2022, 2.35 times the number of enterprises established in the 20 years before the zone's establishment, according to a white paper released last week. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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Chinese Pet Market

Chinese Pet Market

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 - (FILE) A disabled dog with a wheelchair plays on a street in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Sept 10, 2023. "2023 China Pet Content Value Research White Paper" shows that the domestic pet consumption market scale is growing rapidly, the market size in 2022 is about 311.7 billion yuan, and the market size is expected to be about 392.4 billion yuan in 2023.

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Chinese Pet Market

Chinese Pet Market

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 - (FILE) A disabled dog with a wheelchair plays on a street in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Sept 10, 2023. "2023 China Pet Content Value Research White Paper" shows that the domestic pet consumption market scale is growing rapidly, the market size in 2022 is about 311.7 billion yuan, and the market size is expected to be about 392.4 billion yuan in 2023.

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Chinese Pet Market

Chinese Pet Market

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 - (FILE) A disabled dog with a wheelchair plays on a street in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Sept 10, 2023. "2023 China Pet Content Value Research White Paper" shows that the domestic pet consumption market scale is growing rapidly, the market size in 2022 is about 311.7 billion yuan, and the market size is expected to be about 392.4 billion yuan in 2023.

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Chinese Pet Market

Chinese Pet Market

YANTAI, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 10, 2023 - (FILE) A disabled dog with a wheelchair plays on a street in Yantai, East China's Shandong province, Sept 10, 2023. "2023 China Pet Content Value Research White Paper" shows that the domestic pet consumption market scale is growing rapidly, the market size in 2022 is about 311.7 billion yuan, and the market size is expected to be about 392.4 billion yuan in 2023.

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China's FDI into Kenya expected to grow 10 pct in 2023: official

STORY: China's FDI into Kenya expected to grow 10 pct in 2023: official DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE (English): JUNE CHEPKEMEI, Acting managing director of KenInvest STORYLINE: China's foreign direct investment (FDI) into Kenya is projected to grow 10 percent this year, a government official said Monday. June Chepkemei, acting managing director of state-owned Kenya Investment Authority (KenInvest), made the remarks during a media briefing on the upcoming sixth Kenya International Industrial Expo and the Kenya Import and Export Fair in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya. The event is scheduled to take place from Sept. 21 to 23. SOUNDBITE (English): JUNE CHEPKEMEI, Acting managing director of KenInvest "Foreign direct inflows from China stood at 348 million U.S. dollars (in 2022). Going forward, we hope to see that grow by at least 10 percent, going by the incentives and the programs that the government h

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Xinhua Headlines: With AU's entry, G20 broadens cooperation, development opportunities in Global South

Xinhua Headlines: With AU's entry, G20 broadens cooperation, development opportunities in Global South

(230910) -- NEW DELHI, Sept. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A train is seen during a trial running of light rail transit (LRT) system, which was jointly built by Chinese and Egyptian companies, in east of Cairo, Egypt, July 3, 2022. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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RCEP boosts cooperation between China, ASEAN

STORY: RCEP boosts cooperation between China, ASEAN DATELINE: Sept. 6, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:10 LOCATION: Jakarta CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DR. MOHAMMAD FAISAL, Executive director of Center of Reform on Economics Indonesia 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): LI JIFENG, Deputy Director of China-Indonesia Economic and Trade Cooperation Zone 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): LIU YAN, Marketing operation director of Wuling Indonesia STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): SUN LEI, Xinhua correspondent "China and ASEAN share deep and close cooperation in trade and economy. And RCEP brings them even closer. The RCEP, the world's largest free trade deal, comprises 15 members: the 10 ASEAN member states, plus China, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Australia and New Zealand. The pact entered into force on Jan. 1, 2022, with the goal of gradually eliminating tariffs on more than 90 percent of goods traded among its members." SOUNDBITE 1 (English): MOHAMMAD FAISAL, Exec

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Spain welcomes record 10.1 mln tourists in July

STORY: Spain welcomes record 10.1 mln tourists in July DATELINE: Sept. 2, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:48 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourists in Spain STORYLINE: For the first time ever, Spain welcomed over 10 million foreign tourists in July as the tourism sector completed its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Spanish Statistical Office (INE) said on Friday. The INE's "Tourist Movements at Borders" (Frontur) study shows that 10.1 million foreign tourists visited Spain during the month, 11.4 percent more than in July 2022 and 2.6 percent more than in 2019, the year that saw the previous record for visitor numbers. In the first seven months of 2023, 47.6 million foreigners visited Spain, almost 21 percent more than in 2022 but 0.8 percent fewer than in 2019. Tourist spending between January and July was up 14.7 percent. The United Kingdom continues to be Spain's biggest source market, with 9.8 million Britons visiting the country in the first seven months of the year,

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French government to pay back-to-school allowances to 3 mln families

STORY: French government to pay back-to-school allowances to 3 mln families DATELINE: Aug. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:12 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of school supplies in a store 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (French): CELINE, Parent 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (French): GERALDINE, Parent 4. various of school supplies STORYLINE: While the start of the school year will take place on Sept. 4 in France, the government will pay back-to-school allowances (ARS) on Aug. 16 to help low-income families buy school supplies. It will be paid on August 16 to 3 million families. To benefit from the ARS, the child must be between six and 18 years old on Dec. 31 of the school year and be enrolled in a public or private establishment. This financial aid of around 400 euros depending on the age of the child has been increased by 5.6 percent compared to 2022. Granted subject to resources, this back-to-school financial aid amounts this year to 398.09 euros for children aged 6 to 10, 420.05 euros for children aged 11 to

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CHINA-TOP TEN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES OF 2022-UNVEILING (CN)

CHINA-TOP TEN ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES OF 2022-UNVEILING (CN)

(230329) -- BEIJING, March 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member cleans a stone mural unearthed at the Zhouqiao Bridge and the nearby Bianhe River relics site in Kaifeng, central China's Henan Province, Sept. 21, 2022. China released a list of the top ten archaeological findings of 2022 on Tuesday. TO GO WITH "China unveils top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2022" (Xinhua/Li An)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Y-20 transport aircraft of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Air Force is on display during the "Airpower 2022" airshow in Zeltweg, Austria on Sept. 2, 2022. (Photo by Feng Zhen/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Aircraft fly over Copacabana Beach during a celebration marking the 200th anniversary of Brazil's independence in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Sept. 7, 2022. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Egyptian students pose for photos at a sub-venue of the event titled "Talk with Taikonauts" in Cairo, Egypt, Sept. 6, 2022. Three Chinese astronauts, or taikonauts, talked from space with the youth from eight African countries on Sept. 6, 2022 via video link, sharing their experience in the Shenzhou-14 mission. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The cortege with the hearse carrying the coffin of Queen Elizabeth II travels on a road near the Buckingham Palace in London, Britain, Sept. 19, 2022. Britain held a state funeral for Queen Elizabeth II, the country's longest-reigning monarch, at Westminster Abbey on Sept. 19, 2022 attended by a host of world leaders, royalty and other dignitaries. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An inflatable dummy and a yellow sign board reading "The bill has arrived" are seen at the Big Mamy bar in Rome, Italy, Sept. 17, 2022. Europe's ongoing energy crisis then has led to an overall rise in energy prices, and Italy has taken the brunt. (Xinhua/Jin Mamengni)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese soldiers salute to coffins containing remains of Chinese People's Volunteers martyrs killed in the 1950-53 Korean War during a repatriation ceremony at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, South Korea, Sept. 16, 2022. South Korea on Sept. 16, 2022 returned to China the remains and belongings of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the 1950-53 Korean War. The ninth repatriation ceremony was held at the Incheon International Airport, west of the capital Seoul. (Xinhua/Wang Yiliang)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (at the podium and on the screens) speaks at the first plenary of the 77th session of the UN General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York, Sept. 13, 2022. The 77th session of the UN General Assembly opened on Sept. 13, 2022 and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for solidarity among member states to address common challenges. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-WORLD NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 1, 2022 shows the sunset behind Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photo by Myo Kyaw Soe/Xinhua)

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(SP)CROATIA-SPLIT-WATER POLO-EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS-WOMEN-FINAL-ESP VS GRE

(SP)CROATIA-SPLIT-WATER POLO-EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIPS-WOMEN-FINAL-ESP VS GRE

(220910) -- SPLIT, Sept. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Eirini Ninou (R) of Greece shoots against Paula Leiton Arrones of Spain during their LEN European Water Polo Championships Women's gold medal match in Split, Croatia, Sept. 9, 2022. (Marko Lukunic/PIXSELL via Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 9, 2022 shows workers repairing roads damaged by earthquake near Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 1, 2022 shows a path in the middle of the Wuhan section of the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province. The water level here was far below the average of previous historic record by Sept. 1, 2022. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-AERIAL PHOTO

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 25, 2022 shows the view of Mount Huashan at sunset in northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-SPORT

(SP)XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-SPORT

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Team Europe and Team World players lift Roger Federer (top) of Switzerland at the end of Roger Federer's last match after announcing his retirement at the Laver Cup in London, Britain, Sept. 24, 2022. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 18, 2022 shows a wetland that has been regenerated by unified allocation of the Yellow River's water resources in east China's Shandong Province. In recent years, the Yellow River Delta National Nature Reserve has made unwavering efforts to take ecological governance measures and carried out wetland restoration projects. (Xinhua/Fan Changguo)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- An underground neutrino observatory is under construction in Jiangmen, south China's Guangdong Province, Sept. 2, 2022. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Soldiers escort coffins containing the remains of Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) martyrs at the Taoxian international airport in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 16, 2022. The remains of 88 Chinese soldiers killed in the War to Resist U.S. Aggression and Aid Korea returned to China on Sept. 16, 2022 from the Republic of Korea (ROK). This is the ninth such repatriation since 2014. (Xinhua/Wang Yijie)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 26, 2022 shows a cloned arctic wolf (L) and a beagle, which is the surrogate mother of the arctic wolf, at Harbin Polarland in Harbin, capital of northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The cloned arctic wolf's donor cell came from the skin samples of a wild arctic wolf named Maya, who had been introduced from Canada to Harbin Polarland in 2006. Its oocyte was from a female dog in estrus and its surrogate mother was a beagle. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese mountain cat rescued by the Qinghai wildlife rescue and breeding center gets ready for a meal in Xining, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Sept. 18, 2022. A Chinese mountain cat was rescued in Huangyuan County of Xining on March 8, 2022 by the Qinghai wildlife rescue and breeding center. After half a year's treatment, the animal has recovered and weighed over 13 kilograms. The center decided not to release it into the wild due to its weak digestive system and lack of survival abilities in the wild. (Xinhua/Zhang Hongxiang)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists enjoy the scenery of the Hukou Waterfall on the Yellow River in northwest China's Shaanxi Province, Sept. 15, 2022. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230110) -- BEIJING, Jan. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken by a mobile phone shows rescuers transferring quake-affected people in Moxi Town of Luding County, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Sept. 5, 2022. A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Luding County and neighboring areas in Sichuan Province on Sept. 5, 2022, leaving 93 people dead and 25 missing as of 5 p.m. on Sept. 11. (Photo by Hong Fule/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2022-CHINA NEWS

(230109) -- BEIJING, Jan. 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A full moon rises behind Yellow Crane Tower on the Mid-Autumn Festival in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Sept. 10, 2022. (Photo by Zhou Guoqiang/Xinhua)

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Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022

Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo unveiled on May 12, 2022 shows the first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way galaxy. The image was produced by a global research team called the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), using observations from a worldwide network of radio telescopes. Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022 Highlights abound in humankind's space exploration The year of 2022 marks continuous progress in humankind's exploration of the vast universe. On May 12, astronomers around the world, including China, unveiled the first-ever image of Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the center of the Milky Way. On July 11, the United States released the first full-color image taken by the James Webb Space Telescope. On Sept. 26, NASA conducted its first planetary defense test mission, with a spacecraft intentionally slammed into an asteroid in a test to protect Earth in case of an asteroid impact threat. China has also made continuo

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Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022

Yearender: Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022

(221230) -- BEIJING, Dec. 30, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Participants walk outside the Nanning International Convention and Exhibition Center, the venue of the 19th China-ASEAN Expo and the China-ASEAN Business and Investment Summit, in Nanning, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 16, 2022. The expo spotlighted the theme of "Sharing RCEP New Opportunities, Building a Version 3.0 China-ASEAN Free Trade Area." Xinhua's top 10 world news events in 2022 RCEP takes effect, sending strong voice of Asia on integration The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) officially entered into force on Jan. 1, marking the launch of a free trade area with the hugest population, the largest trade scale and the greatest potential for development. Over the past year, the proportion of tariff-free products among member states has increased by a large margin, trade and investment have been further liberalized and facilitated, and regional industrial, supply and value chains have been further consolidat

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Xinhua Headlines: Northwest China fosters new distinctive growth engines

Xinhua Headlines: Northwest China fosters new distinctive growth engines

(221227) -- XI'AN, Dec. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Sept. 10, 2022 shows China-Europe freight trains at the Alataw Pass, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. (Photo by Chen Qian/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-MAJOR INDUSTRIAL FIRMS-COMBINED REVENUES (CN)

#CHINA-MAJOR INDUSTRIAL FIRMS-COMBINED REVENUES (CN)

(221128) -- BEIJING, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows vehicles and mechanical products at a dock of Lianyungang port in east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 30, 2022. Profits of China's major industrial firms declined 3 percent year on year in the first 10 months of the year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Sunday. Industrial firms with annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.8 million U.S. dollars) each saw their combined profits reach about 6.98 trillion yuan in the period, the NBS said. The combined revenues of these firms sustained growth during the period, rising 7.6 percent year on year to 111.78 trillion yuan. (Photo by Wang Chun/Xinhua)

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#CHINA-MAJOR INDUSTRIAL FIRMS-COMBINED REVENUES (CN)

#CHINA-MAJOR INDUSTRIAL FIRMS-COMBINED REVENUES (CN)

(221128) -- BEIJING, Nov. 28, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Employees work at a workshop of a science and technology company in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Sept. 16, 2022. Profits of China's major industrial firms declined 3 percent year on year in the first 10 months of the year, data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) showed Sunday. Industrial firms with annual main business revenue of at least 20 million yuan (about 2.8 million U.S. dollars) each saw their combined profits reach about 6.98 trillion yuan in the period, the NBS said. The combined revenues of these firms sustained growth during the period, rising 7.6 percent year on year to 111.78 trillion yuan. (Photo by Fang Dongxu/Xinhua)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-WETLAND CITY (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-WETLAND CITY (CN)

(221112) -- HEFEI, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Children exercise at Nanyan Lake park in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 4, 2022. Hefei has five national wetland parks and three provincial wetland parks, with a wetland protection rate of 75 percent. It was accredited on Nov. 10, 2022 by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-WETLAND CITY (CN)

CHINA-ANHUI-HEFEI-WETLAND CITY (CN)

(221112) -- HEFEI, Nov. 12, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Citizens exercise at Nanyan Lake park in Hefei City, east China's Anhui Province, Sept. 4, 2022. Hefei has five national wetland parks and three provincial wetland parks, with a wetland protection rate of 75 percent. It was accredited on Nov. 10, 2022 by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-WETLAND CITY (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-WETLAND CITY (CN)

(221111) -- NANCHANG, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 28, 2019 shows cyclists competing during the Tour of Poyang Lake in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province. Nanchang has two wetlands of international importance, eight national wetland parks, four wetlands of provincial importance and five provincial wetland parks. It was accredited on Nov. 10, 2022 by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-WETLAND CITY (CN)

CHINA-JIANGXI-NANCHANG-WETLAND CITY (CN)

(221111) -- NANCHANG, Nov. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Sept. 28, 2019 shows cyclists competing during the Tour of Poyang Lake in Nanchang, capital of east China's Jiangxi Province. Nanchang has two wetlands of international importance, eight national wetland parks, four wetlands of provincial importance and five provincial wetland parks. It was accredited on Nov. 10, 2022 by the Ramsar Convention as an international wetland city. (Xinhua/Zhou Mi)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-LIZ TRUSS-RESIGNATION

BRITAIN-LONDON-LIZ TRUSS-RESIGNATION

(221020) -- LONDON, Oct. 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- This file photo shows United Kingdom (UK) Prime Minister Liz Truss delivering a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain, Sept. 6, 2022. Truss resigned on Thursday after just a little over six weeks in office and thus became the shortest-serving prime minister in the country's history. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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CHINA-GUANGXI-CANGWU-20TH CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS-DELEGATE-TEA MASTER (CN)

CHINA-GUANGXI-CANGWU-20TH CPC NATIONAL CONGRESS-DELEGATE-TEA MASTER (CN)

(221010) -- NANNING, Oct. 10, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Zhu Xuelan (front) walks down a hill with villagers after picking tea leaves in Shanping, a Yao ethnic village in Liubao, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Sept. 22, 2022. TO GO WITH "Profile: Tea master shares family secret for common prosperity" (Xinhua/Lu Boan)

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