
A robot performs cocktail mixing at the 5th China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, south China's Hainan Province, April 14, 2025.
This year's expo highlights future technology through the debut of various cutting-edge robots. By showcasing AI-powered functionalities and real-world applications, these robots offer a glimpse into the future of daily life. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

People visit the Spain Pavilion at the Osaka Expo in Osaka, Japan, April 14, 2025.
Osaka Expo 2025 opened to the public on Sunday. Under the theme "Designing Future Society for Our Lives," the expo will run for six months, with more than 160 countries, regions and international organizations taking part. (Xinhua/Jia Haocheng)

People walk past cherry blossoms at Central Park in New York, the United States, April 13, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Rui)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 14, 2025 shows hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks awaiting departure from the dry port of the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor in Chongqing, southwest China.
China's first cross-region hydrogen heavy-duty truck route was launched on Monday, marking a milestone in terms of advancing hydrogen energy development in China's western regions.
The route, now operational for regular freight services via hydrogen-powered heavy-duty trucks, spans 1,150 kilometers from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality to Qinzhou Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, passing through southwestern Guizhou Province. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)

An aerial drone photo shows the Hanjiang grand bridge under construction in Shiyan City, central China's Hubei Province, April 14, 2025.
The 917.45-meter bridge along a high-speed railway linking Xi'an, the provincial capital of northwest China's Shaanxi, and Shiyan, was joined together on Monday. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)

Fu Guoxi checks the trees at a green belt built by his father Fu Zhizhou in Hejing County, the Mongolian Autonomous Prefecture of Bayingolin, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, April 11, 2025.
Over the past four decades, Fu Zhizhou had planted more than 800,000 trees. His son Fu Guoxi took over the cause after Fu Zhizhou passed away in 2024.
The Taklimakan Desert, China's largest desert and the second-largest drifting desert in the world, was completely encircled with a sand-blocking green belt on Nov. 28, 2024, thanks to decades-long sand prevention and control efforts. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

The torches for Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are displayed during the unveiling ceremony in Milan, Italy, April 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)



