A technical expert checks the growth of gene-edited plants in a laboratory at Anhui Jianghuai Horticulture Seeds Co., Ltd. in Changfeng County of Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, Oct. 13, 2026.
Changfeng County has been making efforts to foster its leading seed enterprises by giving policy and financial support. It has also established a platform to promote forming an integrated industrial chain including breeding, propagation and marketing. (Xinhua/Du Yu)
This photo taken on Oct. 8, 2026 shows tourists enjoying sunrise on Mount Tai in Tai'an City, east China's Shandong Province. Mount Tai, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of China's most renowned mountains, known for its historical, cultural, aesthetic, and scientific significance. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
A model presents a creation during the 2026 Volvo Fashion Week Mexico in Mexico City, Mexico, Oct. 13, 2026. (Photo by Francisco Canedo/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Oct. 12, 2026 shows birds at the Yuncheng Salt Lake Wetland in Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province. In recent years, Yuncheng has made great efforts to protect the ecological environment of the Yuncheng Salt Lake Wetland. The wetland has become an important habitat for birds to rest, forage and winter, as the wetland's ecological environment keeps improving. (Photo by Xue Jun/Xinhua)
Actors perform during the opening ceremony of the 19th A-Ma Cultural and Tourism Festival in Macao, south China, Oct. 13, 2026. A statue of Mazu, a Chinese sea goddess, was paraded through the streets of China's Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) on Tuesday as the 19th A-Ma Cultural and Tourism Festival opened. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
A pet groomer trims a dog's fur at the Tehran Pet Hospital in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 13, 2026. Tehran Pet Hospital is the first one of its kind in the city, offering a full range of diagnostic and treatment services for pets through its two round-the-clock branches. (Xinhua/Shadati)
This photo taken on Oct. 14, 2026 shows constructors laying tracks on the Nantong-Ningbo high-speed railway in east China's Jiangsu Province. A high-speed railway linking Nantong of east China's Jiangsu Province with Ningbo of east China's Zhejiang Province started its track laying on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Li Bo)
The flame cauldron is seen during a flame welcome ceremony of Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, Oct. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Yan Linyun)
Customers check fruit at a grocery store in New York, the United States, Oct. 14, 2026. U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in September, driven by surging gasoline costs, with annual inflation reaching its highest level since May, the Labor Department said Wednesday.
The consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.6 percent from August and 3.7 percent from a year earlier. Economists had forecast an annual increase of 3.6 percent. (Xinhua/Zhang Fengguo)
Students interact with a robot during a science and technology festival at a middle school in Urumqi, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Oct. 14, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Fei)
