Moments of the week (10/12-10/18)

This photo taken on October 15, 2026 shows trucks running on the new China-DPRK Yalu River bridge. The new China-DPRK Yalu River bridge officially opened to traffic on Thursday, with both sides jointly holding an opening ceremony on this cross-border artery. (Photo: Xinhua)

Chinese sand-control pioneer Yin Yuzhen (2nd L, front) attends a ceremony in Rome, Italy, October 15, 2026. Chinese sand-control pioneer Yin Yuzhen was named on Thursday among the FAO's 100 Women Heroes in Agrifood Systems and Rural Development, a global recognition initiative launched by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). (Photo: Xinhua)

This photo taken on October 15, 2026 shows people visiting the Canton Fair in Guangzhou, South China's Guangdong Province. The 140th edition of the China Import and Export Fair, also known as the Canton Fair, opened to visitors on Thursday, with more than 30,000 exhibiting companies and about 340,000 overseas buyers expected to attend. (Photo: Xinhua)

The flame cauldron is seen during a flame welcome ceremony of Changchun 2027 Winter Universiade in Changchun, Northeast China's Jilin Province, October 14, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

Customers check fruit at a grocery store in New York, the United States, October 14, 2026. US consumer prices rose more than expected in September, driven by surging gasoline costs, with annual inflation reaching its highest level since May, the Labor Department said Wednesday. (Photo: Xinhua)

This photo taken on October 13, 2026 shows the site of a train derailment accident in Multan district of Punjab province, Pakistan. (Photo: Xinhua)

People visit the booth of Denza at the Paris Motor Show in Paris, France, October 12, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

A paratrooper displays the national flag during a military parade commemorating the National Day in Madrid, Spain, October 12, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

Passengers walk at the departures hall of the Huanggang Port in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, October 12, 2026. The redeveloped Huanggang Port opened at 6:30 am (local time) on Monday, streamlining cross-border passenger travel between China's Shenzhen and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. (Photo: Xinhua)

In an aerial view, Pacific Ocean waves wash into a seawall and damaged homes, amid high surf generated by Post-Tropical Storm Rachel, on October 12, 2026 in Long Beach, California, the United States. (Photo: AFP)