People mourn Bangladesh's former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia outside the Evercare hospital in Dhaka, Bangladeshi, Dec, 30, 2025. Khaleda Zia, also chairperson of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, passed away due to illness at the age of 80 in the capital Dhaka at around 6:00 a.m. local time Tuesday, her party said in a social media post. (Photo by Habibur Rahman/Xinhua)
Tourists attend a winter fishing event in Mohe, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Dec. 30, 2025. The event held on Tuesday showcased some customs and folk arts only found in Mohe. (Photo by Shao Tianli/Xinhua)
A Long March-4B rocket carrying the Tianhui-7 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 30, 2025. The satellite, launched at 12:12 p.m. (Beijing time) on Tuesday, has entered the preset orbit successfully, according to the center. It will be primarily used for tasks such as geographic mapping, land resource surveys, and scientific research. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on Dec. 30, 2025 shows a train running on a bridge crossing the Huaihongxin River of the Hefei-Xinyi high-speed railway in east China's Anhui Province.
The Hefei-Sixian section of the Hefei-Xinyi high-speed railway was officially put into operation on Tuesday, marking the opening of another fast passenger line between Hefei City and eastern Anhui Province. (Xinhua/Huang Bohan)
People perform at a resettlement site for flood-affected households in Maliantan Village of Mapo Town in Yuzhong County, northwest China's Gansu Province, Dec. 29, 2025. Yuzhong County, which is under the jurisdiction of the provincial capital Lanzhou, was hit by mountain torrents triggered by torrential rains this August. The local government has planned six resettlement sites for 325 families. (Xinhua/Lang Bingbing)
A pedestrian walks past a New Year's lighting installation in Russian Far East city of Vladivostok, Dec. 29, 2025. (Photo by Andrey Matveenko/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 30, 2025 shows the No. 5 main tower of the Xihoumen highway-railway bridge in Zhoushan, east China's Zhejiang Province. The No. 5 main tower of the Xihoumen highway-railway bridge on the Ningbo-Zhoushan Railway was topped out on Tuesday, making it the first one of its kind to be topped out along the entire railway line. (Xinhua/Huang Zongzhi)
A drone photo taken on Dec. 30, 2025 shows the 10 millionth twenty-foot equivalent unit (TEU) container of this year being hoisted at the Beibu Gulf Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The Beibu Gulf Port's container throughput this year reached 10 million TEUs on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Zhou Hua)
Citizens view lantern decorations at the Confucius Temple scenic area in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 30, 2025. The lantern decorations are displayed here in celebration of the upcoming New Year. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
Chicago Bulls' Jalen Smith (L) blocks the shot of Minnesota Timberwolves' Jaden McDaniels during the 2025-2026 NBA regular season basketball game between Minnesota Timberwolves and Chicago Bulls in Chicago, the United States, Dec. 29, 2025. (Photo by Joel Lerner/Xinhua)
Children interact with a lion dancer at a kindergarten in Wenling City, east China's Zhejiang Province, Dec. 30, 2025. Various activities are held across China to celebrate the upcoming new year. (Photo by Xu Weijie/Xinhua)
