This photo taken on Nov. 30, 2023 shows the opening ceremony of the 28th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP28, in Dubai, the United Arab Emirates. This year's climate conference has garnered notable global attention as it marks the conclusion of the Global Stocktake, the first-ever two-year assessment of the world's collective progress toward the goals of the 2015 Paris Agreement.
The conference, running from Nov. 30 to Dec. 12, will welcome more than 70,000 delegates from around the globe in a bid to work out a worldwide solution to the pressing climate issues facing the planet and all mankind. (Xinhua/Wang Dongzhen)
People flee from their homes after Israel resumed fighting Hamas in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, Dec. 1, 2023. Israel has resumed fighting Hamas in the Gaza Strip on Friday morning, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
Artists perform during a dance competition in Vladivostok, Russia, Dec. 1, 2023. A total of 3,500 contestants participated in the dance competition. (Photo by Guo Feizhou/Xinhua)
Card holders show their new-version of Foreign Permanent Resident ID Cards at the department of exit-entry administration of Tianjin Municipal Public Security Bureau in Tianjin, north China, Dec. 1, 2023. The National Immigration Administration (NIA) on Friday put into use a new version of the Foreign Permanent Resident ID Card of the People's Republic of China.
On the same day, the first batch of 50 new cards was issued to qualified foreigners whose permanent residence applications had been approved, the NIA said.
These new cardholders come from over 20 countries including the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, France and Russia, and have made outstanding contributions to China's socio-economic development.
Among them are foreign high-level management and technical personnel who have been working in China for a long time, as well as foreign professors and scholars who have been teaching and conducting research at key universities and research institutions for a long time.
While maintaining the basic style of the current version, the new card adds five-starred elements symbolizing the Chinese national flag, and optimizes the layout. (Xinhua/Sun Fanyue)
Students practice the traditional "bian lian", or face-changing skills, in a dance classroom at Wu'an primary school in Dianjiang County, southwest China's Chongqing, Nov. 28, 2023. With more than 600 students, Wu'an primary school in recent years cooperated with folk artist Li Yong and added face-changing as a special part to its curriculum. The face-changing technique is one of the most famous parts of Sichuan Opera, whereby actors rapidly alter their face makeup in stunning and dramatic effect. (Xinhua/Liu Chan)
This aerial photo taken on Dec. 1, 2023 shows the scenery of Donghu Lake in Wuhan, central China's Hubei Province. (Xinhua/Cheng Min)
Vessels pass through the five-tier ship locks of the Three Gorges Dam in Yichang, central China's Hubei Province, Dec. 1, 2023. The shipping throughput of the Three Gorges Dam, the world's largest hydropower project, had reached 160 million tonnes as of 6 p.m. on Nov. 23, surpassing the highest level recorded in previous years, the Ministry of Transport said on Nov. 24.
Breakdown of the figures showed the dam's ship locks had a throughput of 156 million tonnes, while the dam's ship lift had a throughput of 4.38 million tonnes. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)
Visitors look at a power battery swap system for new energy vehicles at the booth of Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. at the smart vehicle section of the China International Supply Chain Expo (CISCE) in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 1, 2023.
The smart vehicle section has attracted many eyes during the CISCE, the world's first national-level supply chain expo. With a focus on the innovative development in electric and smart vehicles, this section illustrates on the entire industrial chain, and aims to promote industrial cooperation, cross-sectoral integration and resources sharing. (Xinhua/Li He)
People are seen in front of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis, on Dec. 1, 2023. The Palestinian death toll resulting from Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 100, hours after a seven-day ceasefire between the two sides expired on Friday morning, said the Gaza-based Health Ministry. (Photo by Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
Romanian President Klaus Iohannis (C) attends a military parade celebrating Romania's National Day in Bucharest, capital of Romania, Dec. 1, 2023. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)
