An aerial drone photo taken on Aug. 11, 2026 shows egrets in a wetland of Honghe National Nature Reserve in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. In recent years, the number of migratory birds to Heilongjiang Province has rebounded thanks to sustained ecological efforts. (Photo by Liu Wanping/Xinhua)
A sea turtle crawls toward the sea after being released on Small Sister's Island in Singapore, Aug. 14, 2026. Singapore's National Parks Board (NParks) launched a sea turtle conservation program in 2016 and has since implemented a range of conservation measures. (Xinhua/Then Chih Wey)
Children enrolled in a daycare program show panda-themed fans they made at a teenager activity center in Zhaotong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Aug. 14, 2026. This summer vacation the city of Zhaotong introduced a free daycare program for working parents needing workday childcare coverage. Under the program, children will be assisted with their homework, and offered with cultural and sports activities. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
A man transports bundles of jute to a market by boat in Munshiganj, Bangladesh, Aug. 14, 2026. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)
Search and rescue operations are underway amid the rubble in Cali, Colombia, Aug. 13, 2026.
The death toll from Monday's magnitude-7.4 earthquake in Colombia has risen to 287, with 3,975 people injured, the National Unit for Disaster Risk Management (UNGRD) said Friday. (Photo by Andres Moreno/Xinhua)
Residents play basketball under a bridge in Liangjiang New Area, southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 10, 2026. In recent years, Liangjiang New Area has transformed vacant spaces under bridges into spaces for exercise and recreation. (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
Foreign tourists visit the scenic area of Dazu Rock Carvings in Dazu District of southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, Aug. 11, 2026. With the hashtag of "China Cool" going viral on social media, Chongqing, famous for its special landforms and city views, has become a popular destination for tourists worldwide.
According to the Chongqing General Station of Exit and Entry Frontier Inspection, more than 610,000 inbound and outbound trips by foreign nationals were recorded at Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport in the first half of the year, marking an 86-percent surge year on year. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
An aerial drone photo shows repair work underway at the site of a levee breach along the Beiru River in Jiaxian County, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 13, 2026.
A levee breach in central China's Henan Province was successfully sealed on Friday night after nearly two days of emergency repair work, local authorities said.
The breach, measuring more than 40 meters wide, occurred along the Beiru River in Jiaxian County, Pingdingshan City, on Wednesday night after heavy rainfall caused a section of the levee to give way, forcing the relocation of more than 2,000 people. (Xinhua/Hao Yuan)
