External forces' use of the South China Sea issue as a lever to contain China is the root cause of persistent tensions in the ...

About 70 percent of China’s existing public-private partnership (PPP) projects have entered operational stage, and their ...

A trainee (L) from Bangladesh practices at Hebei Wuqiao Acrobatic Art School in Wuqiao County, north China's Hebei Province, ...

Fireworks in celebration of Hungary's National Day are seen over Danube River in downtown Budapest, Hungary, on Aug. 20, 2025 ...

Mediterranean Sea at Alexandria National Museum in Alexandria, Egypt. Egypt opened on Wednesday an exhibition of sunken antiquities at the Alexandria National Museum, showcasing treasures from the ...

Workers are seen at an oil lake crude recovery project led by China's Jereh Group in Ahmadi Governorate, Kuwait, Aug. 20, 2025. Kuwait has kicked off a major environmental cleanup effort as the first ...

U.S. President Donald Trump has directed his team to come up with a framework for security guarantees that will help ensure ...

A staff member introduces local red-brick artworks in Wulin Village of Jinjiang, southeast China's Fujian Province, Aug. 19, 2025. Tourists visit Wulin Village of Jinjiang, southeast China's Fujian ...

A staff member inspects the Hangzhou-Shaoxing-Taizhou intercity railway in east China's Zhejiang Province on early Aug. 20, 2025. Staff members inspected and maintained several systems of the railway ...

People dry grain at a government compound in Yongchuan District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 20, 2025.

This photo taken on Aug. 18, 2025 shows a street view in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region. The streets of Lhasa are adorned with lanterns and decorations in celebration of the 60th ...

Farmers drive harvesters to load newly-harvested wheat onto a truck at a farm in Ergun of Hulun Buir, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Aug. 20, 2025. Wheat here has entered harvest ...