Ja'Kobe Walter (above) of Toronto Raptors vies with Gary Payton II of Golden State Warriors during the 2025-2026 NBA regular season game between Toronto Raptors and Golden State Warriors in Toronto, Canada, Dec. 28, 2025. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua)
A child makes a paper-cut window decoration in a community in Wenzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 28, 2025. Various activities were held across China to celebrate the upcoming new year. (Photo by Liu Jili/Xinhua)
The vehicle carrying South Korean President Lee Jae-myung arrives in Cheong Wa Dae in Seoul, South Korea, Dec. 29, 2025. At midnight Sunday local time, the "Phoenix Flag," a symbol of South Korea's presidency, was raised at Cheong Wa Dae, which is widely known as the Blue House, after a hiatus of three years and seven months.
The raising of the "Phoenix Flag" at Cheong Wa Dae is widely interpreted as the basic completion of the relocation of the presidential office back to the historic complex, local media reported. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)
Members of the Vienna Philharmonic are seen at the rehearsal of the 2026 Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert in Vienna, Austria, Dec. 29, 2025. (Xinhua/He Canling)
A child skis at the SkyLand ski resort in Anji County of Huzhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province on Dec. 28, 2025. Skiing and a variety of other winter sports have become a popular seasonal pastime for a growing number of people in Zhejiang Province. The province boasts many ice and snow resorts, both indoor and outdoor, providing ample choices for enthusiasts.
According to a ski industry white paper, the 2024-2025 winter sports season saw a national participation of 26.05 million skiers. Zhejiang ranked sixth nationwide with 1.29 million participants, leading all southern Chinese provinces in skier numbers. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
This photo taken on Dec. 28, 2025 shows a damaged house in Sa Kaew province near the Thailand-Cambodia border in Thailand. Thailand and Cambodia signed a joint statement on Saturday to agree on a ceasefire. (Xinhua/Sun Weitong)
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 29, 2025 shows the first freight train from Fangchenggang City of Guangxi to Qijiang District of Chongqing arriving at the Qijiang North Railway Station in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
