A passenger takes selfie photos with a high-speed electrical multiple unit (EMU) train on a platform of Padalarang Station along the Jakarta-Bandung High-Speed Railway (HSR) in Padalarang, Indonesia, Oct. 17, 2024. The Jakarta-Bandung HSR, celebrating its first anniversary on Thursday, has transported 5.79 million passengers, according to PT Kereta Cepat Indonesia-China (KCIC), a joint venture between Indonesian and Chinese enterprises that built and operates the railway.
Since its commercial launch in October 2023, the HSR has completed over 15,826 train trips, covering more than 2.57 million kilometers. The number of daily train services has increased from 14 at the start of operations to 52, with passenger seats rising from 8,400 to over 31,000. The highest daily ridership reached 24,132, according to KCIC statistics. (Xinhua/Xu Qin)
A swan and a duck are seen swimming at Lazienki Park in Warsaw, Poland, on Oct. 16, 2024. (Xinhua/Jaap Arriens)
Taruike Jianiyou (R) of Beijing Ducks vies with Yang Wenxue of Sichuan Blue Whales during a match at the 2024-2025 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Beijing, China, Oct.17, 2024. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)
This undated file photo shows a new type of dinosaur egg fossils discovered in the city of Ganzhou, east China's Jiangxi Province. (China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)/Handout via Xinhua)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) talks with Secretary General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Mohamed Albudaiwi during the first summit between the European Union (EU) and the GCC in Brussels, Belgium, Oct. 16, 2024.
The leaders of the EU and Gulf countries have expressed deep concern over the escalation of tensions in the Middle East, calling for an immediate ceasefire, according to a joint statement issued here after the first summit between the EU and the GCC. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)
Performers rehearse an opera on the river during the 11th Wuzhen Theatre Festival in Wuzhen of Tongxiang City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Oct. 17, 2024. The 11th Wuzhen Theatre Festival kicked off Thursday in Wuzhen, featuring diversified performances and activities. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
A full moon is seen in the sky in Singapore on Oct. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
A keeper feeds an elephant at the Elephant Orphanage in Nairobi, Kenya on Oct. 16, 2024. The orphanage, located on the outskirts of Nairobi, treats and rescues elephant "orphans" in various nature reserves in Kenya. Through treatment and training, it gradually restores the ability of the elephants that were affected by natural and human factors to help them regain wildness and survive independently. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
Competitors attend the opening ceremony of the 17th "Chinese Bridge" Chinese proficiency competition for foreign secondary school students in north China's Tianjin, Oct. 17, 2024. The "Chinese Bridge" is an annual international competition in which non-Chinese students demonstrate their comprehensive ability to use the Chinese language and their knowledge of Chinese culture. This year, a total of 113 competitors from 96 countries took part in the competition. (Xinhua/Li Ran)
