"International Military Competition-2022" "Ocean Cup" opened in Qingdao, Shandong Province
On August 17, the "International Military Competition-2022" and "Ocean Cup" competition opened in the waters near Qingdao, Shandong Province, and Chinese officers and soldiers saluted the Russian side. This is the first time that the Chinese Navy has hosted and the third time to participate in the competition. The "Cup of the Seas" is a professional competition for surface ships, and China and Russia will compete in the courses of shooting at the sea, air defense and anti-missile, eliminating floating mines, counter-terrorism and anti-piracy, and is scheduled to close on the 21st.
Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Yu Qingzheng)
Hebei Xingtang: Expand the foreign trade export market and help the economic development of the county
On August 17, workers pack candles at a foreign trade candle production enterprise in Xingtang County, Shijiazhuang City, Hebei Province. In recent years, Xingtang County has vigorously expanded the foreign trade export market, and through further improving the support system for foreign trade enterprises, building a government-enterprise exchange platform, and supporting cross-border e-commerce enterprises to expand the scale of exports, etc., it has guided the agglomeration and development of foreign trade enterprises and further promoted foreign trade enterprises to become bigger and stronger. It is understood that local foreign trade enterprises produce handmade gun prick carpets, tapestries, daily lighting candles, handicraft candles and other products, which are sold to more than 20 countries and regions to promote local economic development and drive local people to employment.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Luo Xuefeng
Drought persists in parts of Jiangxi
On August 17, the water level of Poyang Lake dropped, and the falling star piers in the lake area were fully exposed. Affected by the high temperature and little rain in the past few days, the rivers and lakes in Jiangxi Province continued to have low water levels, and the drought in some areas continued. In view of the current drought situation, Jiangxi has launched a drought-resistant level IV emergency response and taken a variety of measures to ensure the people's livelihood and farmland irrigation water demand.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Vientiane
The Three Gorges Reservoir has increased its discharge to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River to replenish water
Three Gorges Dam photographed on August 17. The Ministry of Water Resources, the Jiangsu Water Conservancy Commission, issued a dispatch order on the 16th, dispatching the Three Gorges Reservoir to replenish water to the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River from 12 o'clock on the same day. According to preliminary estimates, the Three Gorges Reservoir will increase its discharge, and will replenish about 500 million cubic meters of water for the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River in the next five days.
Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Zheng Jiayu)
Chongqing Beibei: The mountains and countryside are picturesque
On August 16, Sansheng Town, Beibei District, Chongqing City, was a scene of Ping Village. At present, the rice, sorghum and other crops in Sansheng Town, Beibei District, Chongqing City, are in Pingcun Village, which have entered the ripening stage. Rice paddies, sorghum fields, corn fields, houses, etc. are as beautiful as a picture.
Photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Wang Quanchao
Tsinghua University class of 2022 undergraduate freshmen register
On August 17th, at the orientation point of Tsinghua University, students held up department cards to welcome new students. On the same day, more than 3,700 new undergraduate students of the class of 2022 of Tsinghua University entered the university and started their university life. According to reports, in 2022, Tsinghua University will admit more than 3,400 undergraduate students, more than 80 students from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan, and about 200 international students.
Photo by Ju Huanzong, Xinhua News Agency
Sichuan Wolong gave birth to the world's heaviest cubs of captive giant pandas
The reporter learned from the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center that the giant panda "Cuicui" recently gave birth to a female cub at the Wolong Shenshuping Base of the China Giant Panda Conservation and Research Center, weighing 270.4 grams. This is by far the world's captive giant panda with the highest birth weight. Imposition photo: The picture on the left is a newborn baby taken on August 10 (Photo by Wei Rongping, Xinhua News Agency); The picture on the right shows the giant panda "Cuicui" and her cubs on August 15 (photo by Xinhua News Agency reporter Shen Bohan).
The Chinese Yuanwang 5 ship docked at the port of Hambantota in Sri Lanka
Chinese Yuanwang 5 ship photographed near Hambantota Port in southern Sri Lanka on Aug. 16. The Chinese Yuanwang 5 ship docked at the port of Hambantota in southern Sri Lanka on the same day for supplies.
Xinhua News Agency (Courtesy of Hambantota International Port Group)
Yangon, Myanmar, experienced heavy rainfall
A bus drives through a flooded street in Yangon, Myanmar, on Aug. 17. Yangon, the largest city in Myanmar, experienced heavy rainfall on the 17th, causing many parts of the city to be flooded.
Xinhua News Agency (Photo by Miao Juesuo)