Workers process an automotive chassis at the production base complex of BYD in Camacari, Bahia State, Brazil, June 15, 2026. About 50 kilometers away from Salvador, the capital of the northeastern Brazilian state of Bahia, the Camacari production base complex of Chinese auto manufacturer BYD has been put into operation since last year.
The complex is BYD's largest industrial park outside Asia and first new energy passenger vehicle factory in Latin America. The first phase of the complex is expected to complete its expansion by the end of this year with an annual production capacity reaching 300,000 vehicles. (Xinhua/Jin Haoyuan)
A tourist watches the making of Zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped with bamboo or reed leaves, at a Zongzi museum in Jiaxing City, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 18, 2026. Jiaxing, famous for its tradition in Zongzi making, has sought for innovation in its product categories, turning the seasonal food into daily gifts and cultural items. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
This photo taken on June 17, 2026 shows a relocation site set up at Dachaidan Cultural and Sports Center in Haixi Mongolian and Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Qinghai Province. Rescue forces have been deployed in the quake-hit area after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake jolted Haixi on Tuesday.
Five relocation sites have been set up in the urban area of Dachaidan with some 3,000 people adequately accommodated. Over 26,000 items of disaster relief supplies have also been delivered. (Xinhua/Du Xiaowei)
A man jumps into the Saint-Martin Canal to cool off during hot weather in Paris, France, June 18, 2026. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)
A yellow-breasted bunting is pictured at wetlands along the Nenjiang River in Qiqihar City, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, on June 18, 2026. The yellow-breasted bunting is China's first-class protected wild animal and is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. (Photo by Wang Yonggang/Xinhua)
This photo taken on June 18, 2026 shows Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as mediator in the U.S.-Iran peace deal, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (Pakistani Prime Minister's Office/Handout via Xinhua)
Staff members sort packages at a delivery center in Zaozhuang, east China's Shandong Province, June 18, 2026. China's mid-year shopping spree, known as the "618" shopping festival, triggered a peak in e-commerce logistics nationwide. Logistics companies operated at full capacity to ensure the smooth collection and delivery of parcels. (Photo by Sun Zhongzhe/Xinhua)
Cristiano Ronaldo (L) of Portugal reacts during the group K match between Portugal and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at Houston Stadium in Houston, the United States, June 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Xu Zijian)
This photo taken on June 18, 2026 shows a contemporary Chinese ceramic artwork in Paris, France. An overseas touring exhibition of Chinese Porcelain opened here on Thursday. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)
Fire fighters work at a cold-storage facility where a fire has erupted in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles, California of the United States, on June 17, 2026. A shelter-in-place order was issued in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles on Wednesday as firefighters battled a massive fire that broke out at a commercial building. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua)
Foreign tourists have fun at the Dadonghai scenic area in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, June 13, 2026. The inbound tourism market in Hainan has been heating up steadily since the launch of island-wide special customs operations on Dec. 18 of last year.
According to Haikou General Station of Immigration Inspection, Hainan border inspection authorities handled over 1.654 million entries and exits between Dec. 18, 2025 and June 18, 2026, registering a year-on-year rise of 31.2 percent. Among them, 913,000 were foreigners, rising 36.1 percent year on year. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett (L) from Guyana, candidate for the position of UN secretary-general, speaks during the interactive dialogue at the UN headquarters in New York, June 18, 2026. The UN General Assembly on Thursday convened an interactive dialogue with Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett, Guyana's permanent representative to the United Nations, who was nominated by Guyana early this week for the position of UN secretary-general. (Mark Garten/UN Photo/Handout via Xinhua)
