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Perseid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the sky over Sado in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, in the early hours of Aug. 13, 2026, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

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Perseid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the sky over Sado in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, in the early hours of Aug. 13, 2026, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

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Perseid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the sky over Sado in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, in the early hours of Aug. 13, 2026, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

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Perseid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the sky over Sado in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, in the early hours of Aug. 13, 2026, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

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Perseid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the sky over Sado in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, in the early hours of Aug. 13, 2026, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

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Perseid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the sky over Sado in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, in the early hours of Aug. 13, 2026, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

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Perseid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the sky over Sado in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo, in the early hours of Aug. 13, 2026, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 5

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 4

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 3

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Japan: Nagaoka Fireworks Festival Lights Up Sky With 20,000 Shells 2

The Nagaoka Fireworks Festival, one of Japan's three major fireworks displays, was held on Sunday and Monday, August 2 and 3, along the Shinano River in Nagaoka, Niigata Prefecture. The two-day event featured about 20,000 fireworks, including large traditional shells that bloomed into flowers roughly 650 meters wide.

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Magnificent Milky Way Scenery - China

This photo taken on August 14, 2025 shows the Milky Way above Baiku Co in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Baiku Co, with a water area of approximately 300 square kilometers, has its lake surface at an altitude of 4,590 meters. Thanks to the excellent air quality on the plateau, the Milky Way is clearly visible in the starry sky at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, forming a magnificent scene together with the lake and snow-capped mountains. Photo by Ma Lichao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Magnificent Milky Way Scenery - China

This photo taken on August 14, 2025 shows the Milky Way and a meteor shower above Baiku Co in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Baiku Co, with a water area of approximately 300 square kilometers, has its lake surface at an altitude of 4,590 meters. Thanks to the excellent air quality on the plateau, the Milky Way is clearly visible in the starry sky at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, forming a magnificent scene together with the lake and snow-capped mountains. Photo by Ma Lichao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Magnificent Milky Way Scenery - China

This photo taken on August 14, 2025 shows the Milky Way above Baiku Co in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Baiku Co, with a water area of approximately 300 square kilometers, has its lake surface at an altitude of 4,590 meters. Thanks to the excellent air quality on the plateau, the Milky Way is clearly visible in the starry sky at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, forming a magnificent scene together with the lake and snow-capped mountains. Photo by Ma Lichao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Magnificent Milky Way Scenery - China

This photo taken on August 14, 2025 shows the Milky Way above Baiku Co in Xigaze City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. Baiku Co, with a water area of approximately 300 square kilometers, has its lake surface at an altitude of 4,590 meters. Thanks to the excellent air quality on the plateau, the Milky Way is clearly visible in the starry sky at the end of summer and the beginning of autumn, forming a magnificent scene together with the lake and snow-capped mountains. Photo by Ma Lichao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Perseid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the sky over Tomamae in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on the night of Aug. 12, 2025, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

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Perseid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the sky over Tomamae in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on the night of Aug. 12, 2025, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

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Perseid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the sky over Tomamae in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on the night of Aug. 12, 2025, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

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Perseid meteor shower

A shooting star lights up the sky over Tomamae in Hokkaido, northern Japan, on the night of Aug. 12, 2025, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

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Perseid meteor shower

Composite photo taken on the night of Aug. 12, 2025, into the early hours of the following day shows multiple shooting stars observed in the sky over Tomamae in Hokkaido, northern Japan, as the annual summer Perseid meteor shower peaks.

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Buck Moon Rises as Earth Reaches Farthest Point from the Sun

July's full moon lit up summer skies around the world. This year's Buck Moon was at its farthest point from the Sun as the Earth and Moon orbit each other.

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US: Macy’s Independence Day Fireworks Dazzle Over NYC Skyline

Macy’s iconic Fourth of July fireworks lit up the night sky over New York City on Friday, July 4, 2025. Thousands gathered along the East River to watch the dazzling display, which featured 80,000 shells launched from barges and synchronized to music. This video captures a portion of the colorful spectacle as it unfolded across the skyline, marking the nation's 249th Independence Day.

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US: Macy’s Independence Day Fireworks Dazzle Over NYC Skyline 2

Macy’s iconic Fourth of July fireworks lit up the night sky over New York City on Friday, July 4, 2025. Thousands gathered along the East River to watch the dazzling display, which featured 80,000 shells launched from barges and synchronized to music. This video captures a portion of the colorful spectacle as it unfolded across the skyline, marking the nation's 249th Independence Day.

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Strawberry Moon: Lowest Full Moon in Decades 2

June's full moon, known as the Strawberry Moon, reached its peak on Wednesday, June 10, at 20 degrees of Sagittarius. This year’s Strawberry Moon was the lowest in decades due to the Major Lunar Standstill and its proximity to the summer solstice.

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Strawberry Moon: Lowest Full Moon in Decades

June's full moon, known as the Strawberry Moon, reached its peak on Wednesday, June 10, at 20 degrees of Sagittarius. This year’s Strawberry Moon was the lowest in decades due to the Major Lunar Standstill and its proximity to the summer solstice.

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Illustration - The Alps in Summer

FRANCE, HAUTE-SAVOIE (74) LAKE ANNECY. HEART-SHAPED INSCRIPTION IN THE SKY, MADE BY A PLANE OVER THE LAKE Photo by Alizee Palomba/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Irises

The sun shines in the blue sky above irises at a private nursery of ornamental plants, Kharkiv region, Ukraine, on June 1, 2025. (Photo by Viacheslav Madiievskyi/Ukrinform)

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Paddy Rice Field Under The Starry Sky - China

This stack composite photo taken on May 27, 2025 shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in Fujin, Jiamusi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This stack composite photo taken on May 24, 2025 shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in a farm in Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Li Shaojun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This stack composite photo shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in Youyi County of Shuangyashan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 28, 2025. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Han Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This photo shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in Youyi County of Shuangyashan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 28, 2025. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Han Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This stitched photo shows the Milky Way above the paddy rice fields in Minle Township, Wuchang City in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 25, 2025. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Liu Dapeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This photo shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in Youyi County of Shuangyashan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 28, 2025. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Han Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This stack composite photo shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in Youyi County of Shuangyashan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 27, 2025. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Han Yang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This stack composite photo taken on May 21, 2025 shows the starry sky over a paddy rice field in Chang'an Town of Jiamusi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

A photography enthusiast is seen standing in a rice field under the starry sky in a farm in Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 24, 2025. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Li Shaojun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

A photography enthusiast take photos in the paddy rice fields under the starry sky in Minle Township, Wuchang City in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 24, 2025. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Liu Dapeng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This stack composite photo taken on May 26, 2025 shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in Huachuan County of Jiamusi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Chen Zhiguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This stack composite photo taken on May 28, 2025 shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in a farm in Yichun City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Li Shaojun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This photo taken on May 26, 2025 shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in Huachuan County of Jiamusi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Chen Zhiguo/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

The Milky Way is seen reflected on water surface in paddy rice fields in Jiangwan Township of Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 23, 2025. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This stitched photo shows the Milky Way above the paddy rice fields in Shuangyashan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 26, 2025. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This stack composite photo taken on May 27, 2025 shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in Fujin, Jiamusi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

Stars are seen reflected on water surface in paddy rice fields in Jiangwan Township of Daqing City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 22, 2025. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Liu Wei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This photo taken on May 27, 2025 shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in Heli Town of Tangyuan County, Jiamusi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Zhu Zongqiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This photo shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in Ning'an, Mudanjiang City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 24, 2025. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Wang Baoxun/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This photo taken on May 27, 2025 shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in Fujin, Jiamusi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This stack composite photo shows a paddy rice field under the starry sky in Shuangyashan City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 25, 2025. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Qu Yubao/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Starry Sky Over Rice Field - China

This photo taken on May 27, 2025 shows a paddy rice field in Heli Town of Tangyuan County, Jiamusi City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. With paddy rice transplanting largely concluded in Heilongjiang, the vast black soil in the province is now dressed in green, hinting the hope for a bountiful harvest. The Milky Way spreading across a starry sky is mirrored in waterlogged paddy rice fields, making a breathtaking scene in the early summer night. (Photo by Zhu Zongqiang/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)