Performers from the Hezhe ethnic group shout to "awaken" the river at the Hanjiang festival in Jiamusi, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, April 10, 2026.
The Hanjiang festival, a ritual marking the spring thaw and praying for a bountiful harvest, kicked off here on Friday. With the celebration of Hezhe fish-catching culture, the festival has become a hallmark of the local cultural tourism industry. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
Tourists ride camels in the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, April 9, 2026. The Giza Pyramids located southwest of Cairo, capital of Egypt, are one of the most representative sites of ancient Egyptian civilization. The complex includes the three pyramids known as the Great Pyramids, the massive sculpture known as the Great Sphinx, and several ancient cemeteries and smaller pyramids. The pyramids are part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1979. (Xinhua/Xin Mengchen)
Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party, learns about students' research projects and patent achievements in artificial intelligence at a laboratory of Tsinghua University High School in Beijing, capital of China, April 10, 2026.
Cheng led a delegation to visit Tsinghua University High School in Beijing on Friday. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
Participants negotiate during the 14th Macao International Travel (Industry) Expo in Macao, south China, April 10, 2026.
Organized by the Macao Government Tourism Office, this year's expo is held under the theme "Global Convergence, Future Horizons" and attracts over 700 tourism-related enterprises and government entities from 59 countries and regions, as well as more than 600 hosted buyers, the office said in a press release. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Jing Huan, principal conductor of the China National Symphony Orchestra, performs in a concert celebrating the China-Brazil Cultural Year in Natal, Brazil, April 9, 2026. (Photo by Lucio Tavora/Xinhua)
This photo taken on April 9, 2026 shows a building destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon. The death toll from Israel's Wednesday attacks across Lebanon has risen to 303, with 1,150 injured, according to a preliminary toll released Thursday by the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. (Photo by Bilal Jawich/Xinhua)
A woman interacts with an elephant during a water splashing event in celebration of the upcoming Songkran festival in Ayutthaya, Thailand, April 10, 2026.
Songkran, usually held from April 13 to 15 in Thailand, is also celebrated in Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar.
Known as the Buddhist new year, the holiday was traditionally marked by visiting family members and pouring scented water over Buddha statues. Throwing water symbolizes washing away bad luck from the previous year. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)
People shop for digital products at a consumer electronics store in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, April 10, 2026.
China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 1 percent year on year in March, official data showed Friday.
The core CPI, which excludes food and energy prices, increased 1.1 percent year on year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).
On a month-on-month basis, CPI fell 0.7 percent in March, the data revealed. (Photo by Yuan Fuhong/Xinhua)
People gather to mourn the death of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei in Baghdad, Iraq, April 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Khalil Dawood)
This photo taken on April 10, 2026 shows a launch event for the A6L e-tron, a battery-electric vehicle, making its debut in the Chinese market at Audi FAW NEV Co., Ltd. in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province. (Xinhua/Xu Chang)
Li Haotong of China watches his tee shot during the round 1 of the 2026 Masters golf tournament at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, the United States, on April 9, 2026. (Xinhua/Wu Xiaoling)
A high-level Iranian delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf (C) arrives in Islamabad of Pakistan to participate in the upcoming talks with the United States, on the early morning of April 11, 2026. (Xinhua)
