A drone photo taken on Dec. 10, 2025 shows China-Europe freight trains preparing to depart from the Manzhouli railway station in Manzhouli, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region.

As a China-Europe freight train composed of 60 carriages and loaded with home appliances and digital products departed from the Manzhouli railway port in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, the "eastern corridor" of the China-Europe freight train network this year has witnessed 5,166 trains operating on its railway lines.

The "eastern corridor" consists of three railway ports including Manzhouli, Suifenhe and Tongjiang. Currently, the categories of goods transported by the trains have increased to more than 1,000 types. The number of operating routes has expanded to 27, linking over 60 Chinese cities with 14 European countries. (Photo by Huang Xu/Xinhua)

Rescuers work at the site where two buildings collapsed in the city of Fes in Morocco, Dec. 10, 2025. The death toll from the collapse of two residential buildings in the Moroccan city of Fez has risen to 22, the public prosecutor said on Wednesday, revising an earlier figure of 19.

The incident occurred late on Tuesday in the Al-Mustaqbal neighbourhood when an unoccupied building collapsed, triggering the collapse of an adjacent four-story structure, the prosecutor said. The second building was hosting a traditional Aqiqah celebration marking a birth. (Photo by Saouri Aissa/Xinhua)

This photo taken on Dec. 8, 2025 shows a view of Jimsar national-level shale oil production zone in the Junggar Basin of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. A major shale oil production zone in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported its crude oil output exceeding 1.7 million tonnes so far this year, marking a significant breakthrough in the country's shale oil development, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) announced on Tuesday. (Photo by Xu Zhiyuan/Xinhua)

A shopkeeper (L) repairs a bicycle at a shop in the "repair alley" in north China's Tianjin, Dec. 9, 2025. A "repair alley" established in June 2024 has become a lively hub for neighborhood-friendly repair services in Tianjin. In this dedicated zone, local residents have easy access to daily services such as knife sharpening, darning, locksmiths and watch repair. (Xinhua/Li Ran)

An aerial drone photo taken on Dec. 10, 2025 shows a view of a reservoir in Xianju County, Taizhou City, east China's Zhejiang Province. (Photo by Wang Huabin/Xinhua)

A customer selects fruits at a supermarket in Boxing County, Binzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, Dec. 10, 2025. China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, grew at a faster pace in November, driven by rising food prices, official data showed Wednesday.

The CPI rose 0.7 percent year on year in November, accelerating from October's rise of 0.2 percent and marking the fastest pace of growth since March 2024, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). (Photo by Chen Bin/Xinhua)

People line up to receive food in an evacuation center in Sa Kaew province, Thailand, on Dec. 10, 2025. According to Thai media, fresh border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia have forced over 800 schools and many hospitals to temporarily close in Thailand's border provinces.

The Cambodia-Thailand border conflict has reignited since Sunday afternoon. Both sides accused the other of initiating the attack and confirmed casualties. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)

A worker makes Gaocheng palace lanterns at a palace lantern factory in Tuntou Villiage, Gaocheng District of Shijiazhuang, north China's Hebei Province, on Dec. 10, 2025. Gaocheng palace lantern is one of Hebei's provincial intangible cultural heritage items. (Photo by Liang Zidong/Xinhua)

A visitor takes photos of the flight module of a flying car on display at the 21st Changsha International Automobile Expo in Changsha, central China's Hunan Province, on Dec. 10, 2025. The 6-day expo kicked off on Wednesday at the Changsha International Convention and Exhibition Center, showcasing some 1,000 vehicles from over 70 automobile brands. (Xinhua/Chen Sihan)

The Lijian-1, also known as Kinetica-1 Y11, carrier rocket carrying 9 satellites, including one from the United Arab Emirates, blasts off from the Dongfeng commercial space innovation pilot zone near the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Dec. 10, 2025. The rocket blasted off at 12:03 p.m. (Beijing Time) and successfully sent the satellites into their planned orbits. (Photo by Li Yunxi/Xinhua)

Participants blow out candles during a birthday celebration held for athletes of China's 12th National Games for Persons with Disabilities and the 9th National Special Olympic Games in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Dec. 10, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Haoming)

This photo taken on Dec. 10, 2025 shows the lightning over the skyline of Kuwait City, Kuwait. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)