A Long March-2D carrier rocket carrying Gaojing-3 01 satellite blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, April 15, 2024. China on Monday launched a Long March-2D carrier rocket, placing a remote sensing satellite into space.
The rocket blasted off at 12:12 p.m. (Beijing Time) from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China and sent the Gaojing-3 01 satellite into the preset orbit. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 14, 2024 shows tulip fields in Lisse, the Netherlands. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo)
Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz takes part in a dialogue with students at Tongji University's Jiading Campus in east China's Shanghai, April 15, 2024. Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz and his delegation arrived in Shanghai from southwest China's Chongqing Municipality on Monday morning.
On Monday, Scholz took part in a dialogue with students at Tongji University's Jiading Campus and visited German company Covestro's Asia-Pacific Innovation Center. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)
Models present creations during a fashion show at the fourth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province, April 15, 2024. The Expo, which started Saturday and lasts till April 18, is China's only national-level exhibition featuring consumer products and also the largest consumer expo in the Asia-Pacific region. (Xinhua/Li Mengjiao)
An aerial drone photo taken on April 10, 2024 shows a view of the Taihu Lake near Dongshan Town of Wuzhong District in Suzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province. Located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, Taihu Lake is an important water source for 17 million residents in one of China's most densely populated and economically developed areas.
The water quality of Taihu Lake, China's third-largest freshwater lake, keeps impoving over the years and reached in 2023 its best level since 2007.
The improved ecological environment has also boosted economic development around the lake, with a booming of various industries including sightseeing, outdoor sports, etc. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
This photo taken on April 15, 2024 shows a scene of the 135th session of the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. The 135th session of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opened Monday in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province.
As of Sunday, approximately 149,000 purchasers from 215 countries and regions had completed pre-registration for the event, marking a notable 17.4 percent increase compared to the previous edition. (Xinhua/Liu Dawei)
People visit the booth of Bloomage Biotech at the fourth China International Consumer Products Expo (CICPE) in Haikou, capital city of south China's Hainan Province, April 15, 2024. Lasting from April 13 to 18, the expo themed "Share Open Opportunities, Co-create a Better Life" hosts over 4,000 brands from 71 countries and regions, showcasing their novel and upmarket products for global consumers. (Xinhua/Yang Guanyu)
Greek actress Mary Mina (front R), playing the role of the High Priestess, lights the flame during the final dress rehearsal of the Olympic flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Ancient Olympia, Greece, on April 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Jing)
A video screenshot shows a group of former U.S. President Donald Trump's critics marching by New York County Criminal Court in New York, the United States, on April 15, 2024. Former U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday appeared in a criminal court in Manhattan, New York City, in the hush money case, making him the first former U.S. president to stand a criminal trial. (Photo by Ding Ye/Xinhua)
