A SQX-1 Y10 commercial carrier rocket carrying a satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China on July 29, 2025.
The rocket blasted off at 12:11 p.m. (Beijing Time) on Tuesday from the launch site, sending a satellite into its planned orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on July 29, 2025 shows vessels heading towards Shipu Port to take shelter in Xiangshan County of Ningbo, east China's Zhejiang Province. Typhoon Co-May, the eighth typhoon of this year, brought heavy rainfall to Xiangshan County of Ningbo. Local vessels have returned to harbor to take shelter and ferry services have been suspended. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)
This photo taken on July 28, 2025 shows a view of China Changan Automobile Group's digital and intelligent factory for the new energy vehicle AVATR in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. China's state-owned assets regulator on Tuesday announced the inauguration of China Changan Automobile Group Co., Ltd. as a centrally administered state-owned enterprise (SOE). (Xinhua/Chen Cheng)
A tourist poses for photos with flowers at the Dounan Flower Market in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 28, 2025. As one of Asia's largest fresh-cut flower trading markets, the Dounan Flower Market attracts tourists from China and abroad.
In recent years, Kunming, dubbed the "flower capital of Asia," has vigorously developed its flower economy, exporting floral products to more than 50 countries and regions. (Photo by Xu Jianyuan/Xinhua)
This photo taken on July 28, 2025 shows the chaos following violent riots sparked by a taxi drivers' strike in Luanda, Angola.
A large-scale taxi drivers' strike broke out in Luanda on Monday, triggering widespread traffic disruptions and unrest as drivers protested rising fuel prices and recent transport policy changes. (Photo by Julio Kikebu/Xinhua)
A visitor interacts with a robot equipped with intelligent dexterous hands at the 2025 World AI Conference (WAIC) in east China's Shanghai, July 29, 2025. The multitude of intelligent robots on display have attracted lots of attention at the 2025 WAIC in Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
This photo provided by the Royal Thai Armed Forces shows commanders of the Thai and Cambodian armies holding a meeting in a location near the Thailand-Cambodia border on July 29, 2025. Regional army commanders of Thailand and Cambodia met Tuesday morning in border areas, discussing the implementation of the ceasefire reached a day earlier, both sides confirmed.
The exchange of gunfire between Cambodian and Thai soldiers over disputed border areas began on July 24, and a ceasefire was reached on July 28. (Royal Thai Armed Forces/Handout via Xinhua)
Tang Qianting of China competes during the women's 100m breaststroke final of swimming at the World Aquatics Championships in Singapore, July 29, 2025. (Xinhua/Xia Yifang)
