The flight CA1279 of Air China flies past the Baota Mountain in Yan'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, on June 24, 2026. Air China on Wednesday started using China's domestically-produced C919 jetliner on a new route linking Beijing with Yan'an of northwest China's Shaanxi Province. By far, Air China has opened a dozen of air routes from Beijing to old revolutionary base areas such as Jinggangshan, Zunyi and Yan'an, planning to offer 260 flights every week, to inject impetus into the development of these areas. (Photo by Chen Xiao/Xinhua)
A staff member inspects aloe plants during the Aloe festival in North West Province, South Africa, June 23, 2026. The festival is held here from June 20 to July 7. (Xinhua/Chen Wei)
This photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows clouds over the sky of Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Du Juanjuan)
A bridge in the morning glow over the Lhasa River on the Qinghai-Xizang Railway is pictured against the Potala Palace in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, June 23, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Fan)
Participants talk before the opening plenary of the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, at the Dalian International Conference Center in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, June 24, 2026.
Featuring the theme "Innovating at Scale," the event, held from June 23 to 25, is gathering over 1,700 participants from over 90 countries and regions to discuss topics including the next phase of China's economic trajectory and how to translate technological advances into real economic benefits. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
People visit the pavilion of China's Anhui Province at the exhibition area of Clean Energy during the Fourth China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, June 24, 2026. Themed on "Connecting the World for a Shared Future," the fourth CISCE is held in Beijing from June 22 to 26.
In addition to China's Anhui and Hainan provinces, domestic guest provinces of honor, this year's expo features Australia's first national-level participation as the guest country of honor. And it also marks France's Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region and Italy's Liguria region serving as the first foreign guest provinces of honor. (Xinhua/Wu Qinghao)
A performance is staged at a cultural event held during the 17th Annual Meeting of the New Champions, also known as the Summer Davos, in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, June 24, 2026. At the event, attendees enjoyed cultural shows, tried a variety of local delicacies, and swapped ideas about possible partnership opportunities. (Xinhua/Liu Lingyi)
A woman cools off with a mist cooling system amid a heatwave in Budapest, Hungary, June 24, 2026. Hungarian authorities on Tuesday extended a nationwide second-degree heat alert until midnight on June 26 and announced that the warning level would be raised to a third-degree, the highest level, from June 27 through June 30 as extreme temperatures persist across the country. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)
Luka Modric (top) of Croatia is thrown in the air as his teammates wear shirts celebrating Modric's 200th game for Croatia after the group L match between Croatia and Panama at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Toronto Stadium in Toronto, Canada, on June 23, 2026. (Photo by Yang Shu/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on June 24, 2026 shows a China-Europe freight train arriving at a yard of transshipment operation of Tongjiang North Railway Station in Tongjiang, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. By June 23, Tongjiang railway port has handled 128 China-Europe freight train trips with 115,724 tonnes of goods, increasing by over 100 percent year on year. (Photo by Wu Yunan/Xinhua)
