Hong Kong fire

Hong Kong fire

A massive fire burns down bamboo scaffolding and protective mesh set up around a high-rise residential complex in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong on Nov. 27, 2025, a day after it broke out, leaving at least 94 people dead with 279 unaccounted for. Hong Kong's fire department said the mesh and foam board used for an ongoing refurbishment of exterior walls at the complex may have helped the fire to spread amid strong winds.

Pandaoshan Pumped Storage Power Station Upper Reservoir Construction in Zhangye

Pandaoshan Pumped Storage Power Station Upper Reservoir Construction in Zhangye

Builders roll steel mesh at the outlet of a reservoir in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on September 15, 2025.

Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - JULY 15, 2025 - Construction workers at the ventilation and safety tunnel construction site of the Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station are excavating the first-level factory building, setting up steel mesh and pouring concrete in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on July 15, 2025.

Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - JULY 15, 2025 - Construction workers at the ventilation and safety tunnel construction site of the Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station are excavating the first-level factory building, setting up steel mesh and pouring concrete in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on July 15, 2025.

Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - JULY 15, 2025 - Construction workers at the ventilation and safety tunnel construction site of the Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station are excavating the first-level factory building, setting up steel mesh and pouring concrete in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on July 15, 2025.

Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - JULY 15, 2025 - Construction workers at the ventilation and safety tunnel construction site of the Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station are excavating the first-level factory building, setting up steel mesh and pouring concrete in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on July 15, 2025.

Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station Construction in Zhangye

ZHANGYE, CHINA - JULY 15, 2025 - Construction workers at the ventilation and safety tunnel construction site of the Huangcheng Pumped Storage Power Station are excavating the first-level factory building, setting up steel mesh and pouring concrete in Zhangye City, Gansu Province, China on July 15, 2025.

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT. TERRACE OF THE ?CAFE DE L?EPOQUE? IN FRONT OF THE MINISTRY OF CULTURE BUILDING WITH ITS SILVER MESH FACADE. HALLES DISTRICT Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Paris

Illustration - Paris

FRANCE. PARIS (75) 1ST DISTRICT. A METAL MESH MOUCHARABIEH ON A BUILDING Photo by Bruno de Hogues/Only Paris/ABACAPRESS.COM

Paper Production Net

Paper Production Net

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 - A worker operates a mesh machine at Pacific Special Mesh Industry Co., LTD in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province, Sept 27, 2024.

Paper Production Net

Paper Production Net

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 - A worker works on a paper making net production line at Pacific Special Mesh Co., LTD in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province, Sept 27, 2024.

Paper Production Net

Paper Production Net

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 - A worker is cleaning a tray at Pacific Special Mesh Industry Co., LTD in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province, Sept 27, 2024.

Paper Production Net

Paper Production Net

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 - A worker is cleaning a tray at Pacific Special Mesh Industry Co., LTD in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province, Sept 27, 2024.

Paper Production Net

Paper Production Net

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 - A worker is cleaning a tray at Pacific Special Mesh Industry Co., LTD in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province, Sept 27, 2024.

Paper Production Net

Paper Production Net

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 - A worker is cleaning a tray at Pacific Special Mesh Industry Co., LTD in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province, Sept 27, 2024.

Paper Production Net

Paper Production Net

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 - A worker works on a paper making net production line at Pacific Special Mesh Co., LTD in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province, Sept 27, 2024.

Paper Production Net

Paper Production Net

FUYANG, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 27, 2024 - A worker works on a paper making net production line at Pacific Special Mesh Co., LTD in Fuyang city, East China's Anhui province, Sept 27, 2024.

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes Out - NYC

Katie Holmes is spotted walking with a smile on her face while wearing a see through mesh top, jeans and Franco Sarto Tinsley Mary-Jane shoes in New York City, NY, USA on September 3, 2024. Photo by INSTARimages/ABACAPRESS.COM

China: Children Use Mesh Food Covers To Catch Fish On Flooded Streets In Zhoukou

On July 18, 2024, in Zhoukou, a city in eastern Henan Province, China, locals found an innovative way to deal with the aftermath of recent rains. The downpour had caused pond water to overflow onto the streets, bringing small fish along with it. Adults and children alike took advantage of the situation by catching small fish using mesh covers that are typically used to protect food from flies and mosquitoes. They successfully gathered many, collecting them in buckets as an unexpected urban fishing opportunity.

Indonesian woman embraces rural life in China

STORY: Indonesian woman embraces rural life in China SHOOTING TIME: June 16, 2024 DATELINE: June 26, 2024 LENGTH: 0:02:48 LOCATION: HENGSHUI, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Cuianpu Village and Yang Shuxian 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG SHUXIAN, Indonesian woman living in Cuianpu Village in Hebei 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG SHUXIAN, Indonesian woman living in Cuianpu Village in Hebei 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): YANG SHUXIAN, Indonesian woman living in Cuianpu Village in Hebei 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Chinese): YANG SHUXIAN, Indonesian woman living in Cuianpu Village in Hebei STORYLINE: In Cuianpu Village, Anping County in north China's Hebei Province, 33-year-old Indonesian woman Yang Shuxian skillfully works with her husband Wang Qin in their factory, producing wire mesh. Yang Shuxian, an Indonesian Chinese from Pontianak in West Kalimantan province, married Wang Qin in 2018 and moved to China afterward. Six years later, she has fully integrated into this typical northern Chinese village an

Business people express interest in Chinese wire mesh products at expo in China

STORY: Business people express interest in Chinese wire mesh products at expo in China SHOOTING TIME: May 24, 2024 DATELINE: May 25, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:59 LOCATION: HENGSHUI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the fair 2. SOUNDBITE (English): MANISH CHAMPAKLAL KAPADIA, Indian businessman 3. various of the fair STORYLINE: An international wire mesh and intelligent equipment exposition opened Friday in Anping County, north China's Hebei Province, attracting business representatives from various countries for discussions and potential collaborations. The participants spoke highly of Chinese manufacturing and expressed eagerness to import more wire mesh products from China. SOUNDBITE (English): MANISH CHAMPAKLAL KAPADIA, Indian businessman "Chinese product is very good. We try to give you some more good business for this. Chinese products, mesh products are very popular in our country. We try to get some nice products from you." Anping County is home to over 13,000 wire mesh production enterpri

Spring Kyiv covered with snow

Spring Kyiv covered with snow

KYIV, UKRAINE - MARCH 13, 2024 - Icicles hang from a metal mesh canopy, Kyiv, capital of Ukraine.

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk event "STEAM GARDEN" visitor J'zk (Chazuke). Steampunk is a science-fiction 19th-century worldview in creation. Since then, it has been popular as fashion since around 2006, ,mainly in Europe and the United States. In Japan, steampunk fashion is still an undeveloped. It will expand steadily in the future in connection with Gothic & Lolita and Kawaii culture. September 29, 2012, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk event "STEAM GARDEN" visitor J'zk (Chazuke). Steampunk is a science-fiction 19th-century worldview in creation. Since then, it has been popular as fashion since around 2006, ,mainly in Europe and the United States. In Japan, steampunk fashion is still an undeveloped. It will expand steadily in the future in connection with Gothic & Lolita and Kawaii culture. September 29, 2012, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk event "STEAM GARDEN" visitor J'zk (Chazuke). Steampunk is a science-fiction 19th-century worldview in creation. Since then, it has been popular as fashion since around 2006, ,mainly in Europe and the United States. In Japan, steampunk fashion is still an undeveloped. It will expand steadily in the future in connection with Gothic & Lolita and Kawaii culture. September 29, 2012, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk event "STEAM GARDEN" visitor J'zk (Chazuke). Steampunk is a science-fiction 19th-century worldview in creation. Since then, it has been popular as fashion since around 2006, ,mainly in Europe and the United States. In Japan, steampunk fashion is still an undeveloped. It will expand steadily in the future in connection with Gothic & Lolita and Kawaii culture. September 29, 2012, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk event "STEAM GARDEN" visitor J'zk (Chazuke). Steampunk is a science-fiction 19th-century worldview in creation. Since then, it has been popular as fashion since around 2006, ,mainly in Europe and the United States. In Japan, steampunk fashion is still an undeveloped. It will expand steadily in the future in connection with Gothic & Lolita and Kawaii culture. September 29, 2012, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk event "STEAM GARDEN" visitor J'zk (Chazuke). Steampunk is a science-fiction 19th-century worldview in creation. Since then, it has been popular as fashion since around 2006, ,mainly in Europe and the United States. In Japan, steampunk fashion is still an undeveloped. It will expand steadily in the future in connection with Gothic & Lolita and Kawaii culture. September 29, 2012, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk event "STEAM GARDEN" visitor J'zk (Chazuke). Steampunk is a science-fiction 19th-century worldview in creation. Since then, it has been popular as fashion since around 2006, ,mainly in Europe and the United States. In Japan, steampunk fashion is still an undeveloped. It will expand steadily in the future in connection with Gothic & Lolita and Kawaii culture. September 29, 2012, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk event "STEAM GARDEN" visitor J'zk (Chazuke). Steampunk is a science-fiction 19th-century worldview in creation. Since then, it has been popular as fashion since around 2006, ,mainly in Europe and the United States. In Japan, steampunk fashion is still an undeveloped. It will expand steadily in the future in connection with Gothic & Lolita and Kawaii culture. September 29, 2012, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk event "STEAM GARDEN" visitor J'zk (Chazuke). Steampunk is a science-fiction 19th-century worldview in creation. Since then, it has been popular as fashion since around 2006, ,mainly in Europe and the United States. In Japan, steampunk fashion is still an undeveloped. It will expand steadily in the future in connection with Gothic & Lolita and Kawaii culture. September 29, 2012, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk event "STEAM GARDEN" visitor J'zk (Chazuke). Steampunk is a science-fiction 19th-century worldview in creation. Since then, it has been popular as fashion since around 2006, ,mainly in Europe and the United States. In Japan, steampunk fashion is still an undeveloped. It will expand steadily in the future in connection with Gothic & Lolita and Kawaii culture. September 29, 2012, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk event "STEAM GARDEN" visitor J'zk (Chazuke). Steampunk is a science-fiction 19th-century worldview in creation. Since then, it has been popular as fashion since around 2006, ,mainly in Europe and the United States. In Japan, steampunk fashion is still an undeveloped. It will expand steadily in the future in connection with Gothic & Lolita and Kawaii culture. September 29, 2012, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk Fashion

Steampunk event "STEAM GARDEN" visitor J'zk (Chazuke). Steampunk is a science-fiction 19th-century worldview in creation. Since then, it has been popular as fashion since around 2006, ,mainly in Europe and the United States. In Japan, steampunk fashion is still an undeveloped. It will expand steadily in the future in connection with Gothic & Lolita and Kawaii culture. September 29, 2012, Tokyo, Japan.(Credit:style-arena.jp/Kyodo News Images)