Residents of Kuta Tengah village are evacuated to shelters in North Sumatra province, Indonesia, Sept. 1, 2026. A total of 615 residents of Kuta Tengah village in Indonesia's North Sumatra province have been evacuated to shelters as volcanic activity at Mount Sinabung intensified, the country's disaster agency said Wednesday. (Photo by Gatha Ginting/Xinhua)
Rescuers walk towards the core area of the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Sept. 2, 2026. Road access to the core area of the mudslide-hit Gyirong Port in southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region was basically restored at 10 a.m. Wednesday after days of round-the-clock repair work on the damaged G216 national highway.
Rescue teams, relief supplies and some rescue equipment have entered the core rescue area via the road, rescuers said. (Xinhua/Tenzing Nima Qadhup)
An exhibitor displays a falcon during the 2026 Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, Sept. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Zecong)
Guests view light installations during the opening ceremony of the Glow in the Wild show at the Toronto Zoo in Toronto, Canada, on Sept. 1, 2026. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
Sailboats are pictured during a parade of sails in Vladivostok, Russia, Sept. 1, 2026. A parade of sails was held during the 11th Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) on Tuesday, with more than 1,000 sailing enthusiasts participating. (Photo by Andrey Matveenko/Xinhua)
Glenn Albright of the United States competes during the Men Elite 400m qualification at UIPM 2026 Obstacle World Championships in Beijing, capital of China, Sept. 2, 2026. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
A countdown installation for the 48th WorldSkills Competition is pictured at a subway station in east China's Shanghai, Sept. 2, 2026. The subway train themed on the 48th WorldSkills Competition was unveiled at an event marking the 20-day countdown to the competition on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
An intelligent device empowered by the Chemical Engineering Large Language Model (ChemELLM) 3.0 Pro carries out testing tasks at the Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics (DICP) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Dalian, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Sept. 2, 2026.
The latest version of China's first large language model dedicated to the chemical industry was released on Monday, marking a significant leap from knowledge acquisition to intelligent execution of chemical tasks, and providing new support for managing complex chemical operations, said northeast China's DICP under the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
The ChemELLM 3.0 Pro was jointly developed by DICP, iFlytek, Alibaba Cloud Computing, and other institutions and enterprises. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
This photo taken on Sept. 2, 2026 shows a view of the Shougang Park in Beijing, capital of China. This year's China International Fair for Trade in Services (CIFTIS), set to be held from Sept. 9 to 13 at the Shougang Park in Beijing, will bring together exhibitors from over 90 countries and international organizations, along with more than 1,800 companies. (Xinhua/Zhang Xiaoyu)
An aerial drone photo taken on Sept. 1, 2026 shows a salt farm in harvest season in Tangshan City, north China's Hebei Province. (Photo by Liu Mancang/Xinhua)
