Customers shop at a duty-free shopping mall in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province on Nov. 30, 2025. The Haikou Customs supervised a total of 2.38 billion yuan (about 337 million U.S. dollars) in duty-free sales during the first month (from Nov. 1 to 30) of the implementation of the expanded offshore duty-free policy, up 27.1 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
An infant receives treatment at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on Dec. 1, 2025, while awaiting Israeli permission to travel abroad for critical medical care. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
China's hammer throw athlete Zhang Jiale pose with her Women's rising star award during the World Athletics Awards 2025 in Monte Carlo, Monaco, Nov. 30, 2025. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Vietnamese frigate Tran Hung Dao arrives at a naval port in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 1, 2025. The frigate arrived at a naval port in the city of Qingdao on Monday, marking the start of a four-day visit.
During the visit, the Chinese and Vietnamese navies will hold ship tours, deck receptions, cultural exchanges and joint drills, among other activities. (Photo by Li Fengxiang/Xinhua)
Participants browses books during the 2025 Understanding China Conference in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Xiao Ennan)
People work at a brick field in Dhaka, Bangladesh on Dec. 1, 2025. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Nov. 30, 2025 shows the construction site of the south main tower of the Zhangjinggao Yangtze River Bridge's south navigation span at sunrise in east China's Jiangsu Province. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
A staff member delivers a package at a customer's doorstep in Sanxi community of Zhujia Town, Meishan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Dec. 1, 2025. China's express delivery sector handled more than 180 billion parcels from January to Nov. 30 this year, marking the first time the annual volume has exceeded that threshold, according to State Post Bureau data released on Monday. (Photo by Pan Shuai/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Dec. 1, 2025 shows a view of the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia.
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on Monday allowing Chinese nationals to enter Russia visa-free for tourism or business purposes for a period not exceeding 30 days, based on the principle of reciprocity.
The decree entered into force on the date of its signing, namely Dec. 1, 2025. (Xinhua/Hao Jianwei)
Students do warm-up exercises at Jiangjunshan International Ski Resort in Altay, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Dec. 1, 2025. From Dec. 1 to 5, primary and secondary school students in Altay will have their first "snow holiday," during which they will enjoy discounted entrance fees and preferential ski equipment rentals at major local ski resorts, and free urban buses throughout the vacation. (Xinhua/Aman)
A rescuer walks through flood water to bring relief supplies for disaster-affected communities at a temporary shelter in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia on Nov. 29, 2025. The death toll from recent floods and landslides across three provinces on Indonesia's Sumatra Island has risen to 502 with 508 missing, the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB) said on Monday. (Photo by Saddam/Xinhua)
