People visit the 31st Beijing International Book Fair at the China National Convention Center in Beijing, capital of China, June 18, 2025. The 31st Beijing International Book Fair opened here on Wednesday, displaying around 220,000 books from China and abroad.
Over 1,700 exhibitors from 80 countries and regions participated in the event, which will run through June 22, with Malaysia as this year's guest country of honor. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
Smoke rises following Israeli attacks in Tehran, capital of Iran, June 17, 2025. The Israeli military said over 70 Iranian aerial defense missile batteries and advanced detection radars had been destroyed in five waves of strikes carried out over recent days.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that the country remains steadfast amid its conflict with Israel and will not surrender to anyone amid pressure, according to the Tasnim news agency. (Xinhua/Shadati)
Hu Xuebing, a provincial intangible cultural heritage representative inheritor of the traditional tofu making skills, makes tofu at Daquan Village of Bagongshan Township in Shouxian County, Huainan City, east China's Anhui Province, Jan. 15, 2025. For thousands of years, the traditional tofu-making techniques have been carried on from generation to generation in Bagongshan Township of Shouxian County. This technique in 2014 was included in the fourth batch of the national representative list of intangible cultural heritage of China. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)
People visit the booth of Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China (COMAC) during the 55th Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport near Paris, France, June 17, 2025.
The 55th edition of the Paris Air Show officially opened on Monday and will run until June 22. China is showcasing some of its top aviation products at the exhibition. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
A drone light show is staged in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, June 17, 2025.
This event, with 11,787 drones forming luminous patterns across the night sky, was held here on Tuesday evening, aiming to set a new Guinness world record of its kind. (Xinhua/Huang Wei)
An aerial drone photo taken on June 18, 2025 shows a swivel bridge along Xiong'an-Baoding section of Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway after rotating to its desired position over Beijing-Guangzhou high-speed railway in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province.
The swivel bridge, constructed by China Railway 14th Bureau Group Co., Ltd., is a key control project of Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway, and successfully rotated to its desired position here on Wednesday.
The Xiong'an-Xinzhou high-speed railway is an important section of Beijing-Kunming high-speed railway that belongs to a greater high-speed rail artery network consisting eight vertical lines and eight horizontal lines in the country. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)
