Fireworks light up the sky during the grand finale of the Malta International Fireworks Festival at the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Jonathan Borg/Xinhua)
Passengers are seen at the waiting hall of Xi'an Railway Station in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 1, 2026. The transportation network of the country witnessed a travel peak on the first day of the May Day holiday. (Photo by Liu Xiang/Xinhua)
This double exposure photo taken on May 1, 2026 shows a view of Swayambhunath Stupa during Buddha Jayanti festival in Kathmandu, Nepal. Buddha Jayanti is a sacred festival commemorating the birth, attainment of enlightenment, and death of Buddha on the full moon day in the Nepali month of Baishakh each year. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
A container truck, transporting the first batch of imports under the expanded zero-tariff treatment to all 53 African nations, enters Shenzhenwan Port at midnight in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, May 1, 2026. At the stroke of midnight, 24 tonnes of South African apples became the first batch of imports to enter China under a landmark initiative, as China expanded zero-tariff treatment to all 53 African nations with which it maintains diplomatic relations. This policy took effect from May 1.
For these South African apples, the tariff rate plunged from 10 percent to zero, strengthening their price competitiveness in the Chinese market.
Effective Dec. 1, 2024, China implemented zero-tariff treatment for the least developed countries that have established diplomatic relations with China, including 33 least-developed African countries.
The new zero-tariff move is another major step that will inject robust momentum into China-Africa trade and investment cooperation and Africa's development. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)
A drone photo taken on April 24, 2026 shows the China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel Chuanshan patrolling at sunset in the territorial waters of China's Huangyan Dao in the South China Sea. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)
This photo taken on April 30, 2026 shows the U.S. Capitol building behind a traffic light in Washington, D.C., the United States. The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Senate-passed funding bill that would fund much of the Homeland Security Department (DHS), in an attempt to end the record 75-day shutdown of the agency. (Xinhua/Li Rui)
A worker is pictured at a construction site of Hefei-Chizhou Railway in east China's Anhui Province, May 1, 2026. Many people stick to their posts during the May Day holiday. (Xinhua/Liu Junxi)
Pentso hugs an autistic child at Zhupan Tibetan Hospital in Nagqu, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, April 23, 2026. Pentso, born in 2001, heads the rehabilitation department at Zhupan Tibetan Hospital in Nagqu. She was awarded May Day national labor medal this year.
Pentso combines modern rehabilitation techniques with Tibetan medical therapies, bringing patients hope for recovery. To make rehabilitation services more accessible to people in need, Pentso's department has introduced measures such as free rehabilitation treatment, reduced or waived fees, and help with accommodation arrangements.
"If I can use my expertise to help everyone in need, then no matter how hard it is, it's worth it," Pentso said. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)
People place a cap on the Havis Amanda statue with the help of a crane during a celebration of the upcoming May Day, or "Vappu" in Finnish, in Helsinki, Finland, April 30, 2026. (Photo by Matti Matikainen/Xinhua)
Lin Yanjun/Xu Huiyan of China compete during the women's duet technical event at the World Aquatics Artistic Swimming World Cup 2026-Stop 3 in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 1, 2026. (Xinhua/Zou Jingyi)
