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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

This photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows the exit of Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Wang Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

This photo taken on December 21, 2025 shows a view of the Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a view of Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Wang Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a vehicle on the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in Hejing County, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Wang Fei/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a view of Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a view of Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

This photo taken on December 20, 2025 shows a view of the rescue station of Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

An aerial drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows a view of Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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World's Longest Expressway Tunnel - Urumqi

A drone photo taken on December 23, 2025 shows the entry of Tianshan Shengli Tunnel on Urumqi-Yuli Expressway in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The Tianshan Shengli Tunnel, the world's longest expressway tunnel, and the Urumqi-Yuli Expressway that traverses the Tianshan Mountains via the tunnel, will be open to traffic by the end of this year, enabling a new shortcut linking southern and northern parts of Xinjiang. The 22.13-kilometer tunnel will reduce the time it takes to drive across the middle section of the Tianshan Mountains from several hours to about 20 minutes. Once operational, the travel time from the regional capital of Urumqi, north of the Tianshan Mountains, to Korla, south of the Tianshan Mountains, will be shortened from seven hours to about three hours. Photo by Hu Huhu/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Man Saves Four People Seconds Before Crash Vehicle Erupts in Fire

A man in Jinzhong, Shanxi, rushed to save four people trapped in a crashed, smoke-filled vehicle on November 30, 2025. The doors were jammed and the passengers unconscious, so he smashed a window and pulled them out. Just three minutes later, the car burst into flames as the rescued victims received help on the roadside.

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

This combo photo shows the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Xinhua)

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China Launches Shenzhou-21 Crewed Spaceship For New Scientific Goals

The Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Oct. 31, 2025. China successfully launched the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship on Friday, sending three astronauts to its orbiting space station on a six-month mission. The spaceship blasted off at 11:44 p.m. (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The astronauts are in good condition, and the launch of the Shenzhou-21 crewed spaceship was a complete success, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). (Xinhua/Li Minggang)

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The World's Tallest Bridge Officially Opened In Guizhou - China

An aerial drone photo taken on September 28, 2025 shows the Huajiang Grand Canyon Bridge in southwest China's Guizhou Province. The world's tallest bridge opened to traffic Sunday morning in Guizhou, slashing travel time across a deep canyon from two hours to just two minutes after three years of construction. Photo by Liu Xu /Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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China: Rare Waterspout Twirls Over Songyuan Sky

This stunning moment captured a rare waterspout phenomenon, known locally as a “dragon sucking water,” appearing in the sky on July 16, 2025, in Songyuan, Jilin. It mesmerized onlookers with its swirling, column-like form. The rare sight left local residents in awe, as the phenomenon remained visible for about three to four minutes before gradually fading away.

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Mushroom cloud (A few minutes after detonation)

Mushroom cloud captured a few minutes after the detonation of the atomic bomb; taken about 6.5 kilometers northeast of the hypocenter. According to records held by the United States Armed Forces, the cloud billowed to 9,000 meters in the sky within three minutes of the blast. The photograph was taken by Seiso Yamada, then 17, who was walking to visit Mikumari Gorge in Fuchu-cho, Aki County in Hiroshima Prefecture, with his friends. They were watching a B-29 and a parachute in the sky from the entrance to the gorge when a flash, a rumbling of the ground, and a roar suddenly hit them. Trees in the pine forest around them shook violently from the blast, and a huge mushroom cloud rose rapidly, which he photographed with a Japan-made camera he had brought with him. (The parachute Mr. Yamada saw is believed to have been the blast measurement instrumentation dropped by one of the planes accompanying the Enola Gay.) **Editorial use only, Commercial use not possible**, Credit: Seiso Yamada/Chugoku Shimbun/Kyodo News Images

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US: Geese Families Safely Cross NY Road Thanks to Motorists

In Chili, western New York, goose families safely crossed Buffalo Road in over three minutes on Sunday, June 15, thanks to kind motorists who stopped traffic.

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South Korea: Fire Erupts at High-Rise Apartment in Wonmi District, Bucheon

A fire broke out on the 4th floor of a 21-story apartment building in Jung-dong, Wonmi District, Bucheon City, on Thursday, May 22. Three residents suffered from smoke inhalation, and 60 people were evacuated. Firefighters extinguished the blaze within 23 minutes.

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Ethiopia Tigray in Crisis

Three people pay their respects at a church in Adwa, Ethiopia, minutes before the opening of a mass grave containing the bodies of three civilians killed by Eritrean troops during the war, on March 31, 2025. Photo by Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Yangtze River Delta Super Loop High-speed Rail Debut

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2024 - The G8388 Loop high-speed train passes through Kunshanba town in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, June 15, 2024. On the same day, the G8388 high-speed train on the Yangtze River Delta Loop Line across the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui started from Shanghai Railway station, passing Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Huangshan, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places, and finally arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Station. The one-way mileage of more than 1200 kilometers, the whole journey is 8 hours and 9 minutes, connecting the central and sub-central cities of the Yangtze River Delta into concentric circles.

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Yangtze River Delta Super Loop High-speed Rail Debut

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2024 - The G8388 Loop high-speed train passes through Kunshanba town in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, June 15, 2024. On the same day, the G8388 high-speed train on the Yangtze River Delta Loop Line across the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui started from Shanghai Railway station, passing Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Huangshan, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places, and finally arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Station. The one-way mileage of more than 1200 kilometers, the whole journey is 8 hours and 9 minutes, connecting the central and sub-central cities of the Yangtze River Delta into concentric circles.

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Yangtze River Delta Super Loop High-speed Rail Debut

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2024 - The G8388 Loop high-speed train passes through Kunshanba town in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, June 15, 2024. On the same day, the G8388 high-speed train on the Yangtze River Delta Loop Line across the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui started from Shanghai Railway station, passing Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Huangshan, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places, and finally arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Station. The one-way mileage of more than 1200 kilometers, the whole journey is 8 hours and 9 minutes, connecting the central and sub-central cities of the Yangtze River Delta into concentric circles.

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Yangtze River Delta Super Loop High-speed Rail Debut

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2024 - Photo taken on June 15, 2024 shows the G8388 high-speed train along the Yangtze River Delta Loop in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. On the same day, the G8388 high-speed train on the Yangtze River Delta Loop Line across the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui started from Shanghai Railway station, passing Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Huangshan, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places, and finally arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Station. The one-way mileage of more than 1200 kilometers, the whole journey is 8 hours and 9 minutes, connecting the central and sub-central cities of the Yangtze River Delta into concentric circles.

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Yangtze River Delta Super Loop High-speed Rail Debut

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2024 - The G8388 Loop high-speed train passes through Kunshanba town in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, June 15, 2024. On the same day, the G8388 high-speed train on the Yangtze River Delta Loop Line across the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui started from Shanghai Railway station, passing Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Huangshan, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places, and finally arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Station. The one-way mileage of more than 1200 kilometers, the whole journey is 8 hours and 9 minutes, connecting the central and sub-central cities of the Yangtze River Delta into concentric circles.

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Yangtze River Delta Super Loop High-speed Rail Debut

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2024 - The G8388 Loop high-speed train passes through Kunshanba town in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, June 15, 2024. On the same day, the G8388 high-speed train on the Yangtze River Delta Loop Line across the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui started from Shanghai Railway station, passing Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Huangshan, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places, and finally arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Station. The one-way mileage of more than 1200 kilometers, the whole journey is 8 hours and 9 minutes, connecting the central and sub-central cities of the Yangtze River Delta into concentric circles.

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Yangtze River Delta Super Loop High-speed Rail Debut

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2024 - The G8388 Loop high-speed train passes through Kunshanba town in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China, June 15, 2024. On the same day, the G8388 high-speed train on the Yangtze River Delta Loop Line across the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui started from Shanghai Railway station, passing Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Huangshan, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places, and finally arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Station. The one-way mileage of more than 1200 kilometers, the whole journey is 8 hours and 9 minutes, connecting the central and sub-central cities of the Yangtze River Delta into concentric circles.

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Yangtze River Delta Super Loop High-speed Rail Debut

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2024 - Photo taken on June 15, 2024 shows the G8388 high-speed train along the Yangtze River Delta Loop in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. On the same day, the G8388 high-speed train on the Yangtze River Delta Loop Line across the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui started from Shanghai Railway station, passing Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Huangshan, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places, and finally arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Station. The one-way mileage of more than 1200 kilometers, the whole journey is 8 hours and 9 minutes, connecting the central and sub-central cities of the Yangtze River Delta into concentric circles.

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Yangtze River Delta Super Loop High-speed Rail Debut

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2024 - Photo taken on June 15, 2024 shows the G8388 high-speed train along the Yangtze River Delta Loop in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. On the same day, the G8388 high-speed train on the Yangtze River Delta Loop Line across the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui started from Shanghai Railway station, passing Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Huangshan, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places, and finally arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Station. The one-way mileage of more than 1200 kilometers, the whole journey is 8 hours and 9 minutes, connecting the central and sub-central cities of the Yangtze River Delta into concentric circles.

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Yangtze River Delta Super Loop High-speed Rail Debut

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2024 - Photo taken on June 15, 2024 shows the G8388 high-speed train along the Yangtze River Delta Loop in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. On the same day, the G8388 high-speed train on the Yangtze River Delta Loop Line across the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui started from Shanghai Railway station, passing Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Huangshan, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places, and finally arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Station. The one-way mileage of more than 1200 kilometers, the whole journey is 8 hours and 9 minutes, connecting the central and sub-central cities of the Yangtze River Delta into concentric circles.

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Yangtze River Delta Super Loop High-speed Rail Debut

SUZHOU, CHINA - JUNE 15, 2024 - Photo taken on June 15, 2024 shows the G8388 high-speed train along the Yangtze River Delta Loop in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, China. On the same day, the G8388 high-speed train on the Yangtze River Delta Loop Line across the three provinces and one city of Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Anhui started from Shanghai Railway station, passing Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou, Nanjing, Hefei, Huangshan, Hangzhou, Jiaxing and other places, and finally arrived at Shanghai Hongqiao Station. The one-way mileage of more than 1200 kilometers, the whole journey is 8 hours and 9 minutes, connecting the central and sub-central cities of the Yangtze River Delta into concentric circles.

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Children learn cooking skills at Kindergarten in China

STORY: Children learn cooking skills at Kindergarten in China SHOOTING TIME: recent footage DATELINE: June 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:40 LOCATION: XUZHOU, China CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of Xuhai Road Kindergarten in Xuzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI NAN, Teacher of Xuhai Road Kindergarten, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): A kid's parent STORYLINE: Chopping vegetables, baking buns or milling soybean milk are what children can learn at Xuhai Road Kindergarten in Xuzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. In the teachers' mind, children can benefit a lot from learning cooking skills at their kindergarten. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): LI NAN, Teacher of Xuhai Road Kindergarten, Xuzhou City, Jiangsu "After joining in these activities, the children's concentration has been extended from only three to five minutes at first to 20 minutes or even half an hour. Some children even can maintain excellent focus throughout the entire activity. Moreover, with

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Slovak president-elect visits wounded PM Fico, describing coalition gov't "solid"

STORY: Slovak president-elect visits wounded PM Fico, describing coalition gov't "solid" SHOOTING TIME: May 16, 2024 DATELINE: May 17, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:42 LOCATION: BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Slovak president-elect's speech to media 2. various of F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital STORYLINE: Slovak's three-party coalition government is solid, Peter Pellegrini, Slovak president-elect, said Thursday after visiting wounded Prime Minister Robert Fico. One of the deputy prime ministers might temporarily take over the duties of Fico, who was shot Wednesday and is still in critical condition after a surgery at the F. D. Roosevelt University Hospital in Banska Bystrica. Pellegrini paid a short visit to Fico Thursday afternoon, saying that he "spoke with Fico for a few minutes" and the prime minister was "really really tired and in a really difficult situation at this moment." There will be "difficult hours and days" in front of Fico and "I told him we stand behind

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230501) -- BANDUNG, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at a construction site of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia, May 1, 2023. The high-speed line, a landmark project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, connects Indonesia's capital Jakarta and another major city Bandung. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, the railway will cut the journey between Jakarta and Bandung from over three hours to around 40 minutes. (Photo by Ren Weiyun/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230501) -- BANDUNG, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker works at a construction site of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia, April 30, 2023. The high-speed line, a landmark project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, connects Indonesia's capital Jakarta and another major city Bandung. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, the railway will cut the journey between Jakarta and Bandung from over three hours to around 40 minutes. (Photo by Li Peiyang/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230501) -- BANDUNG, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo shows workers working at a construction site of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia, May 1, 2023. The high-speed line, a landmark project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, connects Indonesia's capital Jakarta and another major city Bandung. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, the railway will cut the journey between Jakarta and Bandung from over three hours to around 40 minutes. (Photo by Ren Weiyun/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230501) -- BANDUNG, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at a construction site of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia, May 1, 2023. The high-speed line, a landmark project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, connects Indonesia's capital Jakarta and another major city Bandung. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, the railway will cut the journey between Jakarta and Bandung from over three hours to around 40 minutes. (Photo by Ren Weiyun/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230501) -- BANDUNG, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A worker works at a construction site of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia, April 30, 2023. The high-speed line, a landmark project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, connects Indonesia's capital Jakarta and another major city Bandung. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, the railway will cut the journey between Jakarta and Bandung from over three hours to around 40 minutes. (Photo by Li Peiyang/Xinhua)

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INDONESIA-JAKARTA-BANDUNG HIGH-SPEED RAILWAY-CONSTRUCTION

(230501) -- BANDUNG, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Workers work at a construction site of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia, May 1, 2023. The high-speed line, a landmark project under the China-proposed Belt and Road Initiative, connects Indonesia's capital Jakarta and another major city Bandung. With a design speed of 350 km per hour, the railway will cut the journey between Jakarta and Bandung from over three hours to around 40 minutes. (Photo by Ren Weiyun/Xinhua)

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XINHUA-PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2023-WORLD NEWS

(240105) -- BEIJING, Jan. 5, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Aug. 17, 2023 shows high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) trains of the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway in Bandung, Indonesia. As a landmark project of the Belt and Road Initiative and cooperation between China and Indonesia, the new 142.3-km railway line shortens train trip between Jakarta and Bandung from more than three hours to about 40 minutes. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)

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Over 20,000 runners participate in 2023 Xichang Qionghai Lake Wetland Marathon

STORY: Over 20,000 runners participate in 2023 Xichang Qionghai Lake Wetland Marathon SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 19, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023 LENGTH: 0:00:46 LOCATION: XICHANG, China CATEGORY: SPORTS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the marathon STORYLINE: 2023 Xichang Qionghai Lake Wetland Marathon was held on Saturday in Xichang City, southwest China's Sichuan Province. 21,191 runners from more than 10 countries and regions including France, Britain, Poland, Ethiopia, Kenya, South Korea, participated in the race. Three events were set up for this year's marathon: marathon, half marathon and mini run. After a fierce competition, Asnake Dubre Negawo from Ethiopia won the men's marathon with a time of two hours, 14 minutes and 27 seconds, and his compatriot Emane Seifu Hayile won the women's marathon with a time of two hours, 31 minutes and 19 seconds. China's Yang Kegu from Sichuan Province won the men's half-marathon in one hour, six minutes and 18 seconds, while the women's half-marathon title went to China's

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A look at Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch in 90 seconds

STORY: A look at Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch in 90 seconds DATELINE: Oct. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship launch 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU LIPENG, Director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center STORYLINE: A see-off ceremony was held for three Chinese astronauts of the Shenzhou-17 crewed space mission. The Shenzhou-17 crew, Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, has the youngest lineup since the construction of China's Tiangong space station started. The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time). About 10 minutes after the launch, the spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The three astronauts aboard will stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): ZOU LIPENG, Director of Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center "I now declare the launch mission of the Shenzho

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This combo photo taken on Oct. 26, 2023 shows the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Li Gang)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Li Zhipeng)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

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(EyesonSci) CHINA-JIUQUAN-SHENZHOU-17-LAUNCH-SUCCESS (CN)

(231026) -- JIUQUAN, Oct. 26, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on Oct. 26, 2023. China on Thursday launched the Shenzhou-17 manned spaceship, and the three astronauts aboard will be sent to stay in orbit for about six months on a space station mission. The spaceship, atop a Long March-2F carrier rocket, blasted off at 11:14 a.m. Thursday (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA). About 10 minutes after the launch, the Shenzhou-17 spaceship separated from the rocket and entered its designated orbit. The crew members, consisting of Tang Hongbo, Tang Shengjie and Jiang Xinlin, are in good shape and the launch is a complete success, the CMSA said. (Xinhua/Lian Zhen)