Qin Haiyang of China celebrates after the men's 200m breaststroke final at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, Aug. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Wu Zhizun)
An electric bus manufactured by Yangzhou Asiastar Bus Co., Ltd. runs on the street in Buenos Aires, Argentina, May 7, 2025. In May 2025, Buenos Aires of Argentina launched its first all-electric-bus line, deploying 12 electric buses manufactured by Yangzhou Asiastar Bus Co., Ltd. in east China's Jiangsu Province for a two-month trial operation. Between January and February 2025, these vehicles were shipped in two batches, traveling nearly 20,000 kilometers from Jiangsu to Buenos Aires. (Photo by Martin Zabala/Xinhua)
A researcher prepares to inject a radioisotope dosage into a white rhino's horn at the Waterberg Biosphere Reserve in Limpopo Province, South Africa, on July 30, 2025. South African researchers have started injecting small amounts of detectable radioactive isotopes into rhino horns to deter poachers and traffickers, according to a statement released Friday by the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University). (South Africa's Wits University/Handout via Xinhua)
Students from the University of the Republic Faculty of Medicine celebrate their graduation in Batlle Park in Montevideo, Uruguay, on July 31, 2025. (Photo by Nicolas Celaya/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Aug. 1, 2025 shows the first quarter moon in the sky in Harbin City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Zhang Shu/Xinhua)
Colored sandpipers forage for food in Shantang Village of Lianjiang County, Fuzhou, southeast China's Fujian Province, July 30, 2025. Rich in wetland resources, Fuzhou has a wetland area of 194,200 hectares and a wetland rate of 15.14 percent, accounting for about one-third of the wetland area in Fujian Province. (Xinhua/Wei Peiquan)
People visit the Qiloane Hill on the outskirts of Maseru, Lesotho, July 31, 2025. Lesotho is renowned for its traditional Basotho culture, mountainous landscapes, and distinctive hat-shaped architecture. (Xinhua/Wang Guansen)
This photo shows a mud volcano scenic area in Wusu City, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, July 28, 2025. In recent days, multiple areas in Xinjiang have experienced sustained high temperatures, prompting residents and tourists to seek relief in cooler scenic spots.
Wusu City boasts abundant natural resources, including grasslands, desert poplars, lakes and primeval forests, attracting numerous visitors for summer retreats. (Photo by Lan Hongguang/Xinhua)
Workers work at the construction site of a tunnel in Pingshan, Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province, Aug. 1, 2025. A giant tunnel boring machine started operation on Friday to spearhead the excavation works for a tunnel along a railway linking Shenzhen and Shanwei special cooperation zone in Shenzhen.
The machine features an excavation diameter of 14.34 meters and an excavation length of 3,850.6 meters. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
