A man works on an auto parts production line at Hebei Jianglun Electrical Co., Ltd. in Hejian, north China’s Hebei Province, Aug. 10, 2024. There are more than 170 remanufacturing enterprises in Hejian, focusing on the fields of auto parts, oil drilling equipment and computer servers. They were recognized as a unique industrial cluster of small and medium-sized enterprises by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology in 2022, generating a total revenue of more than 14 billion yuan (about 1.96 billion U.S. dollars) in 2023. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)
A drone photo taken on Aug. 10, 2024 shows paddleboarders participating in a water sports and cultural activity in Lishang Township, Chun’an County, east China’s Zhejiang Province. (Xinhua/Xu Yu)
Tourists watch the sunrise on the beach of a scenic spot on Weizhou Island in Beihai city, south China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Aug. 9, 2024. (Photo by Fan Shaoguang/Xinhua)
The closing ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games will be held in Paris, France, on August 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Peng)
A drone photo taken on August 7, 2024 shows an iron ore cargo ship from Brazil docking at a port in Meizhou Bay of Putian city, southeast China’s Fujian province. In recent years, Fujian province has attached importance to the construction and development of its coastal ports, improved their operating efficiency, enhanced service and expanded economic zones.
The number of commercial coastal ports in the province reached 468 by the end of 2023, receiving about 2,000 liner visits from home and abroad every month. (Xinhua/Lin Shanchuan)
Hollywood star Tom Cruise performs in a section where the Olympic flag is transferred from Paris to the 2028 host city, Los Angeles, during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Olympic Games at the Stade de France in Paris, France, Aug. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)
Local residents and firefighters are seen at the site of a forest fire in Varnavas, about 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Athens, Greece, on August 11, 2024. Greek firefighters battled a large forest fire near Athens for several hours on Sunday, leading to the evacuation of five settlements, the fire service said.
Among the evacuees, five were hospitalized with minor injuries, mostly breathing difficulties due to smoke inhalation, said Health Minister Adonis Georgiadis.
The fire broke out at around 3 p.m. local time in Varnavas, about 35 kilometers from Athens, in the northeastern region of Attica near Marathon. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)
People flee Hamad City, a neighborhood northwest of Khan Younis city in the southern Gaza Strip, on August 11, 2024, after Israeli authorities issued the latest evacuation order. (Photo: Rizek Abdeljawad/Xinhua)
A child feeds an elephant at the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka, August 11, 2024. Founded in 1975, the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage is the first of its kind in the world and is now home to 69 elephant orphans.
World Elephant Day is observed every year on August 12. (Xinhua/Chen Dongshu)
