This photo taken with a moblie phone shows emergency vehicles at the site of a fire at a construction site in Busan, South Korea, Feb. 14, 2025. Six people were killed and seven others injured after fire broke out at a construction site in South Korea's southeastern port city of Busan on Friday, according to multiple media outlets.
The fire broke out at about 10:51 a.m. local time (0151 GMT) at a hotel construction site in Busan, some 325 km southeast of the capital Seoul. (Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Feb. 13, 2025 shows farmers working at a vegetable planting base in Difang Town, Pingyi County of Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province. (Photo by Wu Jiquan/Xinhua)
A cruise ship sails near Qutang Gorge, one of the Three Gorges on the Yangtze River, in Fengjie County, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Feb. 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)
U.S. President Donald Trump attends a press conference at the White House in Washington D.C., the United States, Feb. 13, 2025. U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a memorandum directing his administration to determine "the equivalent of a reciprocal tariff with respect to each foreign trading partner."
"I have decided for purposes of fairness, that I will charge a reciprocal tariff - meaning whatever countries charge the United States of America, we will charge them no more, no less. In other words, they charge us a tax or tariff and we charge them the exact same tax or tariff. Very simple," Trump said at the White House. (Xinhua/Hu Yousong)
The cauldron is extinguished after the closing ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Zhenhai)
Bi Liufu arranges finished oil-paper umbrellas in Fenshuiling Town of Luzhou City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Feb. 11, 2025. The making of the Fenshui oil-paper umbrella, which originated in Fenshuiling Town of Luzhou City, is a national-level intangible cultural heritage that boasts a history of over 400 years.
According to Bi Liufu, a 68-year-old representative inheritor of the craft, an oil-paper umbrella involves various kinds of carefully selected raw materials, and has to go through more than 90 steps including bamboo-chopping, frame-fabricating, tung oil-brushing and lithographing in its making procedure.
The senior Bi and his son Bi Yuanshen have been dedicatedly preserving, innovating and popularizing the traditional handicraft. By adopting new patterns and techniques, they have breathed new vitality into this fine art.
For Bi Liufu, the oil-paper umbrella is more than an ordinary shield from rain drops and sunlight. It holds a significant position in the Chinese culture, symbolizing the humanity's indomitable spirit standing upright between heaven and earth. "It's my duty to preserve and pass on this cultural legacy," Bi said. (Xinhua/Liu Kun)
Athletes and artists perform during the closing ceremony of the 9th Asian Winter Games in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Feb. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Yichen)
This photo taken on Feb. 13, 2025 shows light projections themed "Happy Chinese New Year of the Snake" at the Royal Art and History Museum during the Bright Festival in Brussels, Belgium. The annual Bright Festival opened on Thursday night. Some thirty artistic light installations were set up, including installations with Chinese elements. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)
Dancers perform during a celebration event in Bandung, Indonesia, Feb. 14, 2025. (Photo by Septianjar Muharam/Xinhua)
Christoph Heusgen, chairman of the Munich Security Conference (MSC), addresses the opening ceremony of the 61st MSC in Munich, Germany, Feb. 14, 2025. The 61st MSC kicked off here on Friday, bringing together policymakers and experts to discuss pressing global security challenges amid the accelerating rise of multipolarity and a complex geopolitical landscape. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
A couple receives marriage certificates from a staff member as they ride elephants during a Valentine's Day mass wedding ceremony at Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Pattaya, Thailand, Feb. 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
