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Palace Lantern Factory - China

An aerial drone photo taken on December 10, 2025 shows the Gaocheng palace lanterns at a palace lantern factory in Tuntou Villiage, Gaocheng District of Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, on December 10, 2025. Gaocheng palace lantern is one of Hebei's provincial intangible cultural heritage items. Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nobel laureate Sakaguchi donates items to Nobel museum

Photo taken on Dec. 9, 2025, shows an illustration and other items related to popular Japanese comic "Cells at Work!" at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, donated by Shimon Sakaguchi, University of Osaka professor and co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Sakaguchi was recognized for his team's groundbreaking discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Nobel laureate Sakaguchi donates items to Nobel museum

Photo taken on Dec. 9, 2025, shows an illustration and other items related to popular Japanese comic "Cells at Work!" at the Nobel Prize Museum in Stockholm, donated by Shimon Sakaguchi, University of Osaka professor and co-winner of the 2025 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine. Sakaguchi was recognized for his team's groundbreaking discoveries on how the immune system is kept in check.

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Animation figures museum in Japan

Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2025, shows part of a collection of animated character figures on display at the Bankyo Figure Museum in Taki, Mie Prefecture, central Japan. The museum, located inside a factory of Bankyo Pharmaceutical Co., exhibits about 40,000 items collected by company president Nobuo Matsuura.

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Animation figures museum in Japan

Photo taken on Nov. 12, 2025, shows part of a collection of animated character figures on display at the Bankyo Figure Museum in Taki, Mie Prefecture, central Japan. The museum, located inside a factory of Bankyo Pharmaceutical Co., exhibits about 40,000 items collected by company president Nobuo Matsuura.

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 30, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Chaos and Desperation at Gaza Aid Point - Palestine

(EDITORS NOTE: Image depicts death and graphic content) Displaced Palestinians at the Nuseirat refugee camp haul food parcels and other items they manage to retrieve from a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) aid distribution point along the "Netzarim corridor" in central Gaza on July 30, 2025. Long lines and chaotic scenes unfold as residents, many of them barefoot or injured, scramble for basic necessities amid deepening food insecurity and soaring temperatures. The area, scarred by nearly 22 months of relentless war, sees increasing desperation as humanitarian corridors operate intermittently and often under the threat of renewed violence. Aid agencies warn that famine is imminent, particularly in northern regions, as political deadlock and limited access continue to hinder large-scale relief. Truce negotiations show little progress, leaving civilians in Gaza reliant on sporadic convoys for survival. Photo taken on July 21, 2025 at Nuseirat refugee camp, in Gaza, Palestine. Photo by Yousef Alzanoun/Middle E

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Robot Industry - China

A staff member operates robot to grab items at a provincial embodied artificial intelligence robot innovation center in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, June 25, 2025. In recent years, Guangdong Province has taken various measures to develop the robot industry. The application and promotion of embodied artificial intelligence robots has been gaining speed in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, and a provincial embodied artificial intelligence robot innovation center was established in Shenzhen. In addition, cities like Foshan, Dongguan and Zhuhai are encouraged to give full play to their manufacturing advantages to build robot production bases. Guangdong's industrial robot output exceeded 240,000 units in 2024 with a year-on-year increase of 31.2 percent, ranking first in the country for five consecutive years, according to the Department of Industry and Information Technology of Guangdong Province. Photo by Li An/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Three Brothers Held In Military Operation - West Bank

Men carry items from the Samara family home in Bruqin, West Bank on May 23, 2025. Israeli forces have taken measurements of the house in preparation for its demolition after three brothers were detained for allegedly planning a deadly shooting. Photo by Wahaj Bani Moufleh/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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U.S.-China trade war escalates

Photo taken on April 10, 2025, shows a billboard advertising U.S. beef at a supermarket in Beijing. China imposed retaliatory tariffs of 84 percent on all U.S. goods the same day after U.S. President Donald Trump raised U.S. duties on all Chinese items to 125 percent in a further escalation of the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

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U.S.-China trade war escalates

Photo taken in Beijing on April 10, 2025, shows the front pages of Chinese newspapers, reporting China's retaliatory tariffs of 84 percent on all U.S. goods after U.S. President Donald Trump raised U.S. duties on all Chinese items to 125 percent in a further escalation of the trade war between the world's two largest economies.

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Nobel Peace Prize exhibition in Oslo

Photo taken on the opening day of the Nobel Peace Prize exhibition on Dec. 11, 2024, at the Nobel Peace Center in Oslo shows 1,000 wooden slats representing 1,000 testimonies from survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, created by renowned Japanese architect Kengo Kuma. The exhibition, running through November 2025, has about 100 items on display including some related to Nihon Hidankyo, Japan's leading atomic bomb survivors group and winner of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, whose award ceremony was held on Dec. 10.

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Displacement in Sudan Crosses 14 Million - Khartoum

Photo taken on October 28, 2024 shows items scattered on a street in Bahri city, north of Khartoum, Sudan. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displacement in Sudan Crosses 14 Million - Khartoum

Photo taken on October 28, 2024 shows items scattered on a street in Bahri city, north of Khartoum, Sudan. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displacement in Sudan Crosses 14 Million - Khartoum

Photo taken on October 28, 2024 shows items scattered on a street in Bahri city, north of Khartoum, Sudan. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Displacement in Sudan Crosses 14 Million - Khartoum

Photo taken on October 28, 2024 shows items scattered on a street in Bahri city, north of Khartoum, Sudan. The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Tuesday that more than 14 million people had fled their homes since the beginning of the ongoing conflict in Sudan. Photo by Mohamed Khidir/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Israeli Airstrike Targets Al-Bureij Camp - Gaza

People carry items from the rubble of a destroyed building in the Al-Bureij refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, on September 10, 2024. Palestinian security and medical sources on Tuesday reported that Israeli warplanes had targeted the al-Farouk Mosque and the youth club in the Al-Bureij refugee camp. Medical sources told Xinhua that the airstrike killed one person and injured 10 others, who were taken to the hospital with varying degrees of injuries. Photo by Marwan Dawood/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Heavy Rainfall Flood Aftermath - China

This photo taken by a mobile phone on June 23, 2024 shows people carrying items out of a flood-hit shop in Wuqiangxi Township of Yuanling County in central China's Hunan Province. Heavy rainfall hit Wuqiangxi Township on Saturday, triggering flood that impacted local residential area. Local authorities have carried out emergency response to minimize the impact of the extreme weather conditions. Photo by Xinhua/Yu Chunsheng/ABACAPRESS.COM

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-HEAVY RAINFALL-FLOOD-AFTERMATH (CN)

(240623) -- HUAIHUA, June 23, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- This photo taken by a mobile phone on June 23, 2024 shows people carrying items out of a flood-hit shop in Wuqiangxi Township of Yuanling County in central China's Hunan Province. Heavy rainfall hit Wuqiangxi Township on Saturday, triggering flood that impacted local residential area. Local authorities have carried out emergency response to minimize the impact of the extreme weather conditions. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Yu Chunsheng)

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(FOCUS)CHINA-HUNAN-HEAVY RAINFALL-FLOOD-AFTERMATH (CN)

(240623) -- HUAIHUA, June 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken by a mobile phone on June 23, 2024 shows people carrying items out of a flood-hit shop in Wuqiangxi Township of Yuanling County in central China's Hunan Province. Heavy rainfall hit Wuqiangxi Township on Saturday, triggering flood that impacted local residential area. Local authorities have carried out emergency response to minimize the impact of the extreme weather conditions. (Xinhua/Yu Chunsheng)

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CHINA-JIANGSU-YANGZHOU-GRAND CANAL-EXHIBITION (CN)

(240514) -- YANGZHOU, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows an exhibition showcasing the significant archaeological discoveries along the Grand Canal at the China Grand Canal Museum in the city of Yangzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province. The exhibition has more than 240 pieces (sets) of items from eight provincial-level regions along the canal on display, most of which were made public for the first time. TO GO WTIH "Grand Canal exhibition in China showcases archaeological findings" (Photo by Zhang Qingyu/Xinhua)

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BRITAIN-LONDON-CRAFT WEEK-CHINESE CRAFTSMANSHIP

(240514) -- LONDON, May 14, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 13, 2024 shows items displayed at "Chinese Design: Harmony in Diversity" exhibition during the 10th London Craft Week in London, Britain. The 10th London Craft Week kicked off here on Monday with hundreds of talents worldwide to celebrate craftsmanship through workshops, exhibitions, and talks across the city. Among them, several events featuring Chinese arts and crafts highlighted the fusion of tradition and innovation. TO GO WITH "Feature: London Craft Week kicks off with Chinese craftsmanship under spotlight" (Xinhua/Li Ying)

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CHINA-UNESCO-DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE-THREE ITEMS-INSCRIBED (CN)

(240509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 3, 2021 shows woodcut printing plates at the Dege Sutra Printing House in Dege County of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Three items from China have been listed as documentary heritage on the Asia Pacific regional register of UNESCO's Memory of the World (MOW) Programme, the National Archives Administration of China said Thursday. The listed items include archives relating to traditional teahouses in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, genealogical records of the communities of Huizhou in east China's Anhui Province, and printing blocks housed at the Dege Sutra Printing House in Sichuan. The decision was approved at the 10th General Meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, convened from Tuesday to Wednesday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-UNESCO-DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE-THREE ITEMS-INSCRIBED (CN)

(240509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 3, 2021 shows woodcut printing plates at the Dege Sutra Printing House in Dege County of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Three items from China have been listed as documentary heritage on the Asia Pacific regional register of UNESCO's Memory of the World (MOW) Programme, the National Archives Administration of China said Thursday. The listed items include archives relating to traditional teahouses in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, genealogical records of the communities of Huizhou in east China's Anhui Province, and printing blocks housed at the Dege Sutra Printing House in Sichuan. The decision was approved at the 10th General Meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, convened from Tuesday to Wednesday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-UNESCO-DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE-THREE ITEMS-INSCRIBED (CN)

(240509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 3, 2021 shows workers cleaning woodcut printing plates at the Dege Sutra Printing House in Dege County of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Three items from China have been listed as documentary heritage on the Asia Pacific regional register of UNESCO's Memory of the World (MOW) Programme, the National Archives Administration of China said Thursday. The listed items include archives relating to traditional teahouses in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, genealogical records of the communities of Huizhou in east China's Anhui Province, and printing blocks housed at the Dege Sutra Printing House in Sichuan. The decision was approved at the 10th General Meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, convened from Tuesday to Wednesday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-UNESCO-DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE-THREE ITEMS-INSCRIBED (CN)

(240509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 7, 2023 shows people drinking tea at a teahouse in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Three items from China have been listed as documentary heritage on the Asia Pacific regional register of UNESCO's Memory of the World (MOW) Programme, the National Archives Administration of China said Thursday. The listed items include archives relating to traditional teahouses in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, genealogical records of the communities of Huizhou in east China's Anhui Province, and printing blocks housed at the Dege Sutra Printing House in Sichuan. The decision was approved at the 10th General Meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, convened from Tuesday to Wednesday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-UNESCO-DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE-THREE ITEMS-INSCRIBED (CN)

(240509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 30, 2021 shows people drinking tea at Heming teahouse in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Three items from China have been listed as documentary heritage on the Asia Pacific regional register of UNESCO's Memory of the World (MOW) Programme, the National Archives Administration of China said Thursday. The listed items include archives relating to traditional teahouses in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, genealogical records of the communities of Huizhou in east China's Anhui Province, and printing blocks housed at the Dege Sutra Printing House in Sichuan. The decision was approved at the 10th General Meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, convened from Tuesday to Wednesday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-UNESCO-DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE-THREE ITEMS-INSCRIBED (CN)

(240509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Oct. 3, 2021 shows woodcut printing plates at the Dege Sutra Printing House in Dege County of Ganzi Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Three items from China have been listed as documentary heritage on the Asia Pacific regional register of UNESCO's Memory of the World (MOW) Programme, the National Archives Administration of China said Thursday. The listed items include archives relating to traditional teahouses in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, genealogical records of the communities of Huizhou in east China's Anhui Province, and printing blocks housed at the Dege Sutra Printing House in Sichuan. The decision was approved at the 10th General Meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, convened from Tuesday to Wednesday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-UNESCO-DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE-THREE ITEMS-INSCRIBED (CN)

(240509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on June 30, 2021 shows people drinking tea at Heming teahouse in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Three items from China have been listed as documentary heritage on the Asia Pacific regional register of UNESCO's Memory of the World (MOW) Programme, the National Archives Administration of China said Thursday. The listed items include archives relating to traditional teahouses in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, genealogical records of the communities of Huizhou in east China's Anhui Province, and printing blocks housed at the Dege Sutra Printing House in Sichuan. The decision was approved at the 10th General Meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, convened from Tuesday to Wednesday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-UNESCO-DOCUMENTARY HERITAGE-THREE ITEMS-INSCRIBED (CN)

(240509) -- BEIJING, May 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Nov. 23, 2021 shows Li Qiang (2nd R), owner of a teahouse, serving customers in Shuangliu District of Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province. Three items from China have been listed as documentary heritage on the Asia Pacific regional register of UNESCO's Memory of the World (MOW) Programme, the National Archives Administration of China said Thursday. The listed items include archives relating to traditional teahouses in Chengdu, capital of southwest China's Sichuan Province, genealogical records of the communities of Huizhou in east China's Anhui Province, and printing blocks housed at the Dege Sutra Printing House in Sichuan. The decision was approved at the 10th General Meeting of the Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific, convened from Tuesday to Wednesday in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. (Xinhua/Shen Bohan)

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-CULTURAL RELIC RESTORER (CN)

(240501) -- CHENGDU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in March 2022 shows Guo Hanzhong cleaning a bronze vessel at Sanxingdui Museum in Guanghan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. Guo Hanzhong is the vice head of the cultural relics storage department of the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The 56-year-old man is skilled in the craft of restoring cultural relics. In the past 40 years, he has restored more than 6,000 cultural relic items and was deeply involved in the excavation of all the eight "sacrificial pits" found at Sanxingdui Ruins site. After the completion of the field work in the Sanxingdui Ruins site, sorting, protection and restoration of newly unearthed cultural relics have become the most important work in the current research. "There are probably tens of thousands of relics waiting to be restored, and I can't finish the job in my generation. It needs to be done from generation to generation," Guo Hanzhong said, "Repairing cultural relics needs e

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-CULTURAL RELIC RESTORER (CN)

(240501) -- CHENGDU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 1997 shows Guo Hanzhong cleaning a bronze standing figure. Guo Hanzhong is the vice head of the cultural relics storage department of the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The 56-year-old man is skilled in the craft of restoring cultural relics. In the past 40 years, he has restored more than 6,000 cultural relic items and was deeply involved in the excavation of all the eight "sacrificial pits" found at Sanxingdui Ruins site. After the completion of the field work in the Sanxingdui Ruins site, sorting, protection and restoration of newly unearthed cultural relics have become the most important work in the current research. "There are probably tens of thousands of relics waiting to be restored, and I can't finish the job in my generation. It needs to be done from generation to generation," Guo Hanzhong said, "Repairing cultural relics needs experience. And I will try my best to pass on what I have learned to you

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CHINA-SICHUAN-SANXINGDUI-CULTURAL RELIC RESTORER (CN)

(240501) -- CHENGDU, May 1, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This file photo taken in 1990 shows Guo Hanzhong restoring a bronze sacred tree. Guo Hanzhong is the vice head of the cultural relics storage department of the Sanxingdui Museum in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The 56-year-old man is skilled in the craft of restoring cultural relics. In the past 40 years, he has restored more than 6,000 cultural relic items and was deeply involved in the excavation of all the eight "sacrificial pits" found at Sanxingdui Ruins site. After the completion of the field work in the Sanxingdui Ruins site, sorting, protection and restoration of newly unearthed cultural relics have become the most important work in the current research. "There are probably tens of thousands of relics waiting to be restored, and I can't finish the job in my generation. It needs to be done from generation to generation," Guo Hanzhong said, "Repairing cultural relics needs experience. And I will try my best to pass on what I have learned to younge

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CHINA-GUANGDONG-CANTON FAIR-KAWAN LAMA-COOPERATION (CN)

(240419) -- GUANGZHOU, April 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 17, 2024 shows the signing ceremony of a cooperation agreement between Kawan Lama Group and Guangzhou Light Holdings Limited, in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. Kawan Lama Group, a big name in Indonesia's retail business, has once again made a significant presence at the China Import and Export Fair, commonly known as the Canton Fair. This time, the company mobilized over 130 procurement professionals to explore the vast array of offerings at the global trade event. "Only unexpected, not unavailable," said William Widjaja, the procurement director of Kawan Lama Group, of the variety of the Chinese products on offer at the fair, which, according to him, has enabled a "one-stop shopping experience" for items ranging from toothbrushes to automobiles. A diverse range of Chinese products have also made their way into Kawan Lama's procurement list, and ultimately reached millions of households in Indonesia. Widjaja highli

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Yingjing County's Hand-crafted Black Pottery

(FILE) Photo taken on 25 July 2015 shows the artist hand-firing "black pottery" in Yingjing county, China's Sichuan province. The "black pottery" has a history of over 2,000 years. The silvery-grey vessels, fired in a traditional kiln, are made from special clay found in Yingjing county mixed with local coal ash. This "black pottery" was included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage items in 2008.

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Yingjing County's Hand-crafted Black Pottery

(FILE) Photo taken on 25 July 2015 shows the artist hand-firing "black pottery" in Yingjing county, China's Sichuan province. The "black pottery" has a history of over 2,000 years. The silvery-grey vessels, fired in a traditional kiln, are made from special clay found in Yingjing county mixed with local coal ash. This "black pottery" was included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage items in 2008.

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Yingjing County's Hand-crafted Black Pottery

(FILE) Photo taken on 25 July 2015 shows the artist hand-firing "black pottery" in Yingjing county, China's Sichuan province. The "black pottery" has a history of over 2,000 years. The silvery-grey vessels, fired in a traditional kiln, are made from special clay found in Yingjing county mixed with local coal ash. This "black pottery" was included in the list of national intangible cultural heritage items in 2008.