Wang Zhelin (L) of Shanghai Sharks blocks Wang Lanqin of Liaoning Flying Leopards during the 9th round match between Liaoning Flying Leopards and Shanghai Sharks of the 2025-2026 season of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) league in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, Dec. 31, 2025. (Xinhua/Pan Yulong)
A Long March-7A carrier rocket carrying the Shijian-29A and Shijian-29B satellites blasts off from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 31, 2025.
Launched at 6:40 a.m. (Beijing Time), the satellites have entered the preset orbit successfully. (Photo by Du Xinxin/Xinhua)
A grand national flag-raising ceremony is held at Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Xie Han)
Children participate in a New Year celebration at a kindergarten in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, Dec. 31, 2025. (Photo by Fang Dongxu/Xinhua)
A technician welds components at a rail transit equipment company in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 31, 2025. (Photo by Zhao Jun/Xinhua)
Detained Cambodian soldiers return to Cambodia via the Prum International Point of Entry in Pailin province, Cambodia on Dec. 31, 2025.
Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that Thailand has repatriated 18 detained Cambodian soldiers to Cambodia.
Meanwhile, Cambodia's Defense Ministry's Spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata confirmed on the same day the release of 18 Cambodian soldiers that Thailand had captured since late July. (Jadina Lon/AKP/Handout via Xinhua)
Fireworks are set off to celebrate the New Year at Harbour Bridge in Sydney, Australia, Jan. 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
