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On April 16, Haikou, Hainan, at the "Sunset by the Sea" show of the 4th International Fashion Week of the Consumer Expo, the models ran on the runway when the fashion show with the theme of "Returning Youth" ended. The 4th China International Consumer Goods Expo was held in Haikou from April 13 to April 18. Tian Jiashuo/photo
On April 14, near the Olympic Park in Beijing, armed police soldiers were on duty next to the track where runners passed. According to reports, since the registration for this year's Beijing Half Marathon was launched on March 12, a total of 97,988 people from 42 countries and regions have participated in the pre-registration, setting a new record for the number of pre-registrations for the previous Beijing Half Marathon. Among them, 74% of the players are men, and 26% are women. In addition, more than 200 referees, 3,100 volunteers, and countless staff members also fully guarded the contestants throughout the whole process to ensure the smooth holding of the event. China Youth Daily, China Youth Network reporter Chen Jian/photo
On April 13, Beijing Shougang Sports Center, in the second round of the first phase of the 2023-2024 China Men's Basketball Professional League (CBA) playoffs, 12-8 in the second round, Beijing Enterprises team played against Shenzhen Marco Polo team at home, and Liao Sanning (right), No. 2 of the Beijing Control team, scored under the basket. He scored 20 points in the game, the highest of any domestic player in the game. In the end, the North Control team won the game 99-94. Liu Zhankun/photo
On April 18, in New York, USA, in order to celebrate the upcoming United Nations Chinese Day, the United Nations China Book Club led an exchange and discussion with the theme of "Words and Music, Harmony and Symbiosis", and singer Zhou Shen sang the Chinese song "Waiting for Me" with the United Nations choir composed of United Nations staff of different nationalities. Courtesy of Visual China
On April 16, Greece, the flame lighting ceremony for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games was held at the ruins of Ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic movement. Courtesy of Visual China
On April 18, in New York, the United States, the United Nations Security Council convened a meeting to vote on a draft resolution on Palestine's candidacy for full membership of the United Nations, and Robert Wood, deputy permanent representative of the United States to the United Nations, voted against it. Courtesy of Visual China.
On April 16, in Jeollanam-do, South Korea, in the sea area near Dongjuji Island, Jindo County, the "10th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony of the 416 Seegol Shipwreck" was held on the ship, and the bereaved families of the victims choked up and wept. On April 16, 2014, the Sewol passenger ship departing from Incheon bound for Jeju sank in the waters off Jindo, killing 304 passengers. Courtesy of Visual China
On April 18, in the province of Calvados, France, as part of the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Normandy landings, near the Normandy Memorial of the British Army on the banks of the French Marina, 1,475 statues stand overlooking the golden beach to commemorate the soldiers who died on the day of the D-Day. Courtesy of Visual China
Palestinians jump into the water to cool off in the heat of Rafah in the Gaza Strip on April 19. Courtesy of Visual China
On April 15, in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, the celebration of the 1386 New Year Festival of the Dai calendar was held in Jinghong City Splashing Square. Courtesy of Visual China
On April 18, Chongqing, the "Rose Fairy" took a group photo in the sea of flowers. Courtesy of Visual China