Get the unmissable news stories of the day.
This is the Beijing Hour.
across China on the final day of the Dragon Bowl festival holiday.
Ukraine has struck deep inside Russian territory and Moscow has lost an attack with hundreds of drones ahead of peace talks this week.
And Poland's elected a new president.
In business, China's travel and photography sectors are booming.
In sports, China's Zheng Zhenwen reaches a new personal best at the French Open.
In culture and entertainment, China's animation sector is marking decades of growth.
Now checking the day's top stories.
Monday marks the last day of the three -day Dragon Ball Festival holiday in China.
The country's railways expect a peak passenger flow of nearly 18 million passenger trips with over 1200 additional trains running.
The China Civil Aviation Administration also estimates almost 2 million passenger trips on Monday.
Over the three -day holiday, officials say they expect to see around 657 million cross -regional trips, marking a 3 % increase over a year ago.
Zhao Qifeng has more on some of the economic trends among travelers during the holiday period.
First of all, a lot of people were choosing cooler weather.
Many people headed to grassland regions and coastal cities to beat the heat.
At the same time, they were also looking for outdoor escapes such as camping.
Cities such as Shenzhen, Hangzhou, Kunming saw a clear spike in outdoor leisure bookings, which means Chinese travelers now do prefer a more relaxed and more natural -based type of travel, especially among younger Chinese families.
There was also a clear popularity for participating and watching traditional dragon boat races, not just for locals but also for foreign travelers whose attendance at such events saw a spike of around 60 % compared with regular days.
Also with this year's Dragon Belt Festival holiday overlapping with Children's Day, the number of family travelers has seen a clear increase, in fact a 12 % increase compared with the same period last year.
Cultural and educational tourist destinations such as the Palace Museum and the National Museum of China has seen an increase in traveler numbers of around 19 % compared with regular days, which means there is also a growing demand for educational tourism.
That was Cao Quifeng reporting.
People across China have celebrated the Dragon Boat Festival with folk activities.
Tourists in Beijing flocked with the Summer Palace for Dragon Boat shows and craft markets.
Over 1 ,000 residents and tourists in Ningbo have taken part in activities to learn how to make zongzi, a glutinous rice dumpling wrapped in bamboo or reed leaves.
Villagers from 16 communities in Yunnan province paddled traditional boats on a lake.
Residents in Guizhou province also held a single bamboo drifting event where participants balanced themselves on a bamboo pole flowing on a river.
Some locals in Shangri -La Yunnan celebrated the festival by holding horse races.
Yang Jinghao has more on how the tradition among the local ethnic groups becomes a major cultural event.
It is a game of speed, passion and tradition.
Why much of China celebrates the Dragon Boat Festival with boat racing?
Here in Shangri -La, home to a majority of the Tsung ethnic group, known in the West as a Tibetan ethnic group, the holiday takes on a different rhythm, horse racing.
Recognized as a provincial level intent for cultural heritage, this horse racing festival traces its roots back centuries.
Once across this gathering, it has evolved into a government -supported cultural showcase, lending ethnic traditions, tourism, and economic exchange.
Horses have long played a vital role in the daily life of the Zhang people.
And while they are no longer a primary means of transport, horseback riding remains a cherished tradition and a symbol of cultural pride.
The event brings together ethnic communities from across the country, from nearby Sichuan Guizhou to Inner Mongolia in the Far North.
It feels incredibly exciting.
I am really impressed by the event.
Every rider is giving it their all out there, showing both spirit and style.
I am really enjoying that energy.
It feels great. The atmosphere, the people, everything has been wonderful.
I am really satisfied.
And if I get the chance, I will come again next year.
Around the arena, spectators set up tents and mark the holiday in their own ways, sharing barbecue, dancing and playing xiansi, a traditional local strain instrument, turning the grasslands into a vibrant display cultural heritage.
During festive occasions like this we always play the shanzi.
For example, when guests to come from afar we sing a welcome song.
In the lyrics, we often compare the guests to a golden sun bringing warmth to us, just like the sun shining from a distance.
Tianze Wanmo has run an orchestral club in Shangri -la for nearly 20 years, she says she's glad to see the tradition gaining new momentum This year, we had around 400 horses competing I hope even more people will come to Shangri -La next year not just to race but to feel our special horse culture and experience our food traditions I truly hope the festival continues to grow year by year With this breathtaking landscapes and vibrant ethnic culture, Shangri -La has long attracted visitors from across China and beyond.
Local authorities say they will continue to promote the horse racing festival as a signature event to raise the city's profile and fuel tourism development.
That was Yang Jinghao reporting.
China's begun implementing visa free entry for citizens of Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Peru, and Uruguay.
Ordinary passport holders from the five countries can stay in China for up to 30 days for tourism or business purposes.
It's the first time that China's extended the policy to Latin American countries.
The visa -free entry will also be extended to Saudi Arabia, Oman, Kuwait and Bahrain starting next week.
It'll bring the number of countries eligible for visa -free access to China up to 47.
The policy's boosted inbound travel, drawing enthusiastic response from international tourists.
Everything went smoothly and immigration and the visa -free entry was hustle -free.
I'm here to visit my family and enjoy the vibe of the Dragon Boat Festival.
Yes, I know that's what we've been told that we were very lucky to be able to come here.
I think it's amazing because we can go back and forth.
It makes both of the countries generate better partnerships together.
I think it's a great opportunity for South American people.
China and South America have great relationships and this will help to grow both countries and both nations." About 3 .4 million travelers arrived in China under the unilateral visa -free policy last year.
A World Heritage Site in Uzbekistan is seeing a tourism boom thanks to a visa -free policy for Chinese travelers.
Xu Xinchen has more from Bukhara.
We arrived in Bohara in southwest Uzbekistan and we are witnessing a new wave of tourism sweeping into this historic region.
And now can visit Uzbekistan visa heritage side.
The city s 500 years of history.
It' and vibrant bazaars feel straight from Asian legend Chinese audiences through here I can explain like g I don't want to go from China, Samarkand, Bukhara, and here you can say like Jiang Qian, who was start like silk road from China.
Like silk road in Uzbekistan.
It's always, it's pass it for the silk for the tea or exchange always.
It's just not like business.
They bring also, they take also like knowledge.
Yes, it's exchange.
It's the most important thing in the history.
This is all handmade.
All handmade and by hookwork.
We have two kind of work, with needlework.
Needle in Bukhara we call Suzan.
And also hookwork as we have. Hook making like this that.
We want also to go to China because visa is very easy to go to China.
We have now direct fly also.
This surge in travel has been made possible by the China -West -Bagastan Mutual Visa Exemption Agreement, which officially came into effect on June 1st, 2025.
Under the new policy, visas are no longer required for single visits under 30 days, with a cumulative stay not exceeding 90 days within any 180 -day period.
However, travelers intending to work, study or resign in the long term must still apply for the appropriate visa.
That was Xu Xinchen reporting.
Beijing's urged Washington to safeguard the consensus of the Geneva talks in May, and promote the healthy stable development of China -US economic and trade relations.
The Chinese Ministry of Commerce said Beijing cancelled or suspended tariff and non -tariff measures against the US after the talks.
The ministry added that, by contrast, the US has since imposed multiple discriminatory restrictions such as AI chip export restrictions and visa revocations for Chinese students.
Beijing stressed that it will take strong measures to defend its rights and interests.
Coming up, Ukraine strikes deep in Russian territory.
In a world increasingly divided, can diplomacy speak with a new voice?
From Hong Kong, a bold new initiative is taking shape.
The International Organization for mediation, or IOMED, promises to settle disputes not with judges and rulings but with conversation and consensus.
Is this a fresh, flexible alternative to the courtroom or so -called challenge to the existing global legal order?
This week on The Chat Lounge we dive into the future of peaceful dispute resolution, feel the power of dialogue wherever you listen to podcasts, and I'll 10 minutes past the hour.
Russia and Ukraine have stepped up attacks on each other ahead of scheduled peace talks this week.
The Russian Defense Ministry confirmed that Ukraine launched drone strikes targeting military airfields across five regions on Sunday, including a military base in Siberia.
Ukraine said the operation was its longest range attack of the conflict – and it involved over 100 drones and it said it struck 41 Russian military planes.
The Ukrainian Air Force said Russia launched over 470 drones and fired seven missiles.
Audrey McAlpine has more from Keefe.
It's known as Operation Spider Web, this operation that took place targeting those four military targets in Russia.
And it is probably the most significant drone attack by Ukraine in the past three years.
Of course, it took out major fighter jets and also reached far flung regions of Russia up in the Arctic Circle as well as in parts of Siberia and bringing it to question, again, of the range and the sophistication that Ukraine is able to carry out these attacks in Russia.
The delegation will be led by the defence minister, Umarov, and Zelensky made a post on actually saying that the priorities would of course be for this unconditional ceasefire but also for a prisoner exchange and as well for the return of what he called abducted children.
Now he also said that they would discuss this long lasting piece but again in light of these attacks it's hard to say what the result of these talks will be.
That was Audrey McAlpine reporting.
Russian officials say explosions caused the collapse of two bridges and derailed two trains in the country's west. A blast in the Briansk region bordering Ukraine brought down a onto a railway, derailing a passenger train to Moscow and killing seven people.
A railway bridge in neighboring Kursk region also blew up, derailing a freight train and injuring the driver.
Russia's investigating the two incidents as acts of terrorism.
Dasha Chernyshova has more from Moscow.
In the Kursk region, it was the freight train that has derailed as a result of the bridge collapse which we understand was exploded, That's only the driver got injured.
And he's in hospital at this stage.
But in the Briansk region, the situation is very different.
We know that there were 388 people on board of that train that was moving from the Briansk region to the Russian capital.
And so when the bridge was on the move, the car bridge collapsed onto that train.
And we know that the first two cars of that train got derailed.
At least seven people got killed, and more than 70 got injured.
There are children who have been screaming under the rubble of that train.
They have been delivered to capital Moscow for the urgent medical treatment.
And Moscow has been saying that this is an attack that is taking place not coincidentally ahead of the negotiations that are now due to take place in Istanbul.
That was Dasha Chernyshova reporting.
The Gaza Health Ministry says an incident on Sunday near a food distribution site in southern Gaza, killed over 30 Palestinians and injured nearly 170 others.
Witnesses reported Israeli soldiers firing on people trying to collect aid.
Israel's denied the claims. The International Committee of the Red Cross said its field hospital in Rafah received nearly 180 casualties.
The Israel and U .S.-based Gaza Humanitarian Foundation released a video showing that there were no deaths or injuries at the distribution point.
Hamas has confirmed its readiness to begin indirect talks immediately with Israel for a ceasefire in Gaza.
Israel's not yet responded.
Ramy Amaghary has more from Gaza.
And the central Gaza Strip, a town of Knoxrat and Elbe rage, actually near the Netaream junction, junction where there is a distribution center that is run by the Gaza humanitarian Foundation, there was one person killed and others injured.
As people approached the area to get the supplies, they have been promised to get by those, by that institution.
The Israeli army is there now in the Don in Rafah City.
There was a very deadly, a very deadly shootout by the Israeli army that claimed the lives of about forty Palestinians.
Forty Palestinians are supposed to be hungry, to be starving out of the lack of supplies, lack of communities, goods, and the territory.
It's expected that in the upcoming days there is some kind of expectation that there will be some more truckloads entering the territory.
But the situation on the ground is already tense, with Israeli army actions continue unabated in all over parts of the territory with Israeli army increasing or actually stepping up its actions in the northern parts of the Gaza Strip." That was Ramy Amigare reporting.
Foreign ministers from Arab countries have reiterated efforts to get Israel to stop its war on Gaza and advance the Palestinian right to an independent state.
The Arab Islamic Ministerial Committee made the remarks in a virtual meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman on Sunday.
The minister has said the two -state solution is the only path to lasting peace, pledging to rally broader international recognition for the Palestinian state.
A military solution is useless and cannot bring security to either side.
There must be a political and ultimate solution.
In this regard, the pressure and stance of the international community are very crucial.
But this still requires more impetus, clearer goals and definite directions.
Our aim is to stop the aggression in Gaza, facilitate a ceasefire and promote the hostage exchange.
What we pursue is a just peace that guarantees the security of all people, satisfies the right of the Palestinian people to establish an independent free and sovereign state and ensures the security of Israel.
Jordan's foreign ministry said Israel blocked the Arab delegation's entry to the West Bank.
In Gaza City on Sunday, desperate Palestinians queued in long lines at a community kitchen hoping for a meagre serving of food.
If they filled, they eat.
If they don't, I swear they go to bed hungry.
And I don't have money to buy anything and everything is expensive.
My husband doesn't work, he is unemployed and he was wounded anyway.
He was just recently healed.
What can we do? Thank God.
My little girl tells me I am craving bread but I don't have 80 shekels or 70 shekels to buy a kilowatt flour.
From where should I get it?
If they ever stop the food distribution, I swear the kids will starve to death.
I swear to God, we will starve to death.
If there is no food distribution, it is over.
Experts warn that Gaza faces imminent famine without increased aid.
The war began in 2023 when Hamas -led militants killed more than 1 ,200 people in Israel and abducted 251.
Fifty -eight hostages remain in captivity.
Israel's military response has killed over 54 ,000 people, mostly women and children.
The conflict has devastated Gaza, displacing 90 % of the population and leaving most reliant on aid.
Eight people have been injured after a man threw incendiary devices into a pro -Israel demonstration in Colorado.
The suspect was heard chanting, free Palestine at the scene in Boulder.
He's now in custody.
The FBI is investigating the attack as an act of terrorism.
The incident happened less than two weeks after a fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington.
Ita Sti and Chena Smor.
The latest briefing by the Boulder County Police Department, in which they summarized the incident.
This incident happened in a outdoor shopping mall, the Pearl Street shopping mall, in a crowded, busy time of the day on Sunday afternoon.
And it came, the attack came in the form of a Molotov cocktail attack in a crowd of people, including a group of people who were demonstrating at the time.
This was a group that apparently regularly goes to that specific area at this time of the week on Sunday afternoons to demonstrate about the Israeli hostages that are currently being kept in Gaza.
And they are defined as anywhere from minor to severe injuries.
All of them are burnt injuries and they were triaged to different hospitals at the time.
We understand at least two of them were airlifted.
Those were obviously the heavier injuries.
And the police just confirmed that at least one of those people are in critical condition.
The name of the suspect, the suspect they have in custody, the police department said was Mohamed Suleiman, and they've also said that currently they believe that this was a loan attack.
They believe this is the only suspect for this attack that they currently have in custody.
They were not making any conclusions yet.
Now, we've heard from FBI, however, they've already defined this as a targeted terror attack.
For now, there seems to be a different picture being painted with the police not speaking about the motive yet.
But the FBI already calling it a targeted terror attack.
That was Edyas Tianshan reporting.
Gunmen fired at least 80 shots in a North Carolina neighborhood during a house party early Sunday, killing one person and injuring 11 others.
Erin Turk with Catawba County Sheriff's Office says, There was more than one shooter when the gunfire erupted in the city of Hickory.
No arrests at this time as of this briefing.
Certainly, in circumstances where there's a large gathering of people that have come for some common event like a party that nobody lives here, no one's local to here, they all leave. We're trying to track those people down.
We're going to meet a lot of people this morning about 70 or so, still looking to interview more people that were here.
And it has been difficult to find those people and to encourage people that might not have the inclination to be truthful to otherwise help us out in this investigation.
Eyewitnesses say many people attending the party were from nearby high schools.
Coming up, Polish voters have selected a new president.
Dive into news like never before with Deep Dive, the podcast from CGTN radio.
Join our global reporters for captivating stories and thought -provoking conversations search Deep Dive on your favorite podcast platforms, and get ready to dive in.
It's 23 past the hour, conservative candidate Carol Naraki has narrowly won Poland's presidential run off election held over the weekend.
Naraki's secured just over 50 % of the vote, narrowly defeating Warsaw Mayor Rafal Terczykowski.
An early exit poll on Sunday evening initially indicated a potential victory for Terzakowski, however updated counts later in the night reversed the trend and ultimately favored Naraki.
Naraki will succeed President Andre Duda, also a conservative, whose second and final term concludes on August the 6th.
According to the Polish constitution, the president serves a five year term, and may be re -elected once.
Mexican voters are heading to the polls to choose federal and local judges, and the country first election for members of the judiciary.
President Claudia Schienbaum's administration says the vote will help to reduce corruption and nepotism.
Frank Contreras has more from Mexico City.
We're at voting station number 4291 in a Mexico City neighborhood.
It's one of thousands of voting stations set up across the country.
People have been casting their ballots for local and federal judges, including judges that will sit on Mexico Supreme Court.
This is the first time in history that Mexican voters will choose their judges instead of them being appointed on merit and experience.
Voters are given a ballot with the names of dozens of candidates vying for key positions in Mexico's judicial system.
I like it because we have the right to elect those who will apply the laws and the punishments and everything that has to do with the justice system.
The criminals were the ones who ruled it.
President Claudia Schoenbaum says Mexico's judiciary system suffers from nepotism and corruption and needs a major makeover.
She says Sunday's elections are the best way to do that.
Schoenbaum's Morena party, which holds the presidency and the majority in the legislature and state governments, passed a sweeping constitutional reform in 2024, opening the way for voters to choose new judges.
Mexicans who oppose the election say the outcome could likely give the Morena Party full control of every branch of government.
Opponents say it weakens checks and balances and will lead to a one -party state and unfair influence by organized crime.
Some public opinion polls expect voter turnout to be low in this historic election, somewhere around 20%, largely because voters do not know the candidates.
Voting stations across Mexico close at 6pm local time.
When this unprecedented election is finished, Mexico will become the only nation in the world where every judge, in every court, is elected by a popular vote." That was Frank Contreras reporting.
South Korean voters are heading to the polls to elect a new leader following the impeachment and removal of former President Yoon Seok Hyul.
Yoon's brief declaration of martial law in December plunged the country into political turmoil.
Sahen Ham has more on the top contenders for the presidency.
In the wake of former President Yoon Sook -Yul's ousting over an illegal martial law declaration, South Korea faces a snap presidential election.
The current favorite based on polling is liberal progressive candidate Lee Jae -myung of the Democratic Party.
A former factory worker turned human rights lawyer, Mr. Lee has held positions as mayor and governor in major jurisdictions and hopes to take his experience to the office of the presidency.
His campaign stresses democratic restoration and economic revival and proposes constitutional reforms to diversify power consolidated in the executive branch. He is known as a reformist politician, and he does put things in action, whether people agree with his agenda or not.
but what is clear about him and you know regarding his reputation is that he does things.
Lee's main contender is Kim Moon -soo of the People Power Party.
Mr. Kim is a former labour activist who served as Minister of Employment and Labour in the previous administration.
He advocates for economic revitalization and a conservative stance on diplomacy and regional security.
Analysts say Mr. Kim's main challenge will be distancing himself from former President Hyun while trying to hold on to a divided conservative base.
His strategy would be to consolidate the support from the conservative camp.
So he tries to emphasize his conservative stance on these major issues including the Korea's relationship with the United States, China and North Korea of course.
The wild card this election is Lee Joon Suk of the New Reform Party.
a Harvard educated conservative and former leader of the PPP.
At 40 years old, he represents a youthful push for political innovation and digital transformation.
He's vowed to finish the race and resisted calls to form a conservative alliance.
By sticking to his principal positions and by maintaining the image that he wouldn't be bought so easily.
He is a man of character and he's a political leader of principles would be tremendously more beneficial to Lee Joon -sek as a new hope for conservative you know supporters in Korean politics.
South Korea still reeling in the aftermath of an illegal martial law bid and presidential impeachment amid a vastly polarized nation based on political ideologies whoever wins this election has the daunting task of steering the nation's path forward at an important juncture as it faces both challenges within and uncertainties abroad.
That was Shane Hamm reporting in Seoul, South Korea on the country's presidential election.
We're at 29 past the hour, checking the forecast ahead of the break.
And Beijing's down to 15 degrees Monday evening, sunny skies and 31 on Tuesday.
Nanchang is down to 20, followed by cloudy conditions in 28.
elsewhere in Asia, Islamabad's 21 this evening, then cloudy in 31.
Bien Tien is down to 25 degrees, then moderate rainfall in 32.
Lompes at 26 degrees overnight, then a slight rain in 32 degrees.
In Africa, Nairobi is getting some rainfall, then 26 on Tuesday.
Kampala is down to 19, then a slight rain in 26.
Tjuba is 22 this evening, then a slight rain in 37.
And finally to Oceania, Port Vilep, 24 overnight, a slight rainfall and 29 degrees tomorrow.
A Pia will see a slight rainfall and 30 degrees Celsius on Tuesday.
It's time for a short break.
So far this hour, millions of travelers are on the move across China on the final day of the Dragon Bow Festival holiday.
Ukraine is struck deep inside Russian territory and Moscow's launched an attack with hundreds of drones ahead of peace talks this week and Poland selected a new president.
Shane Bigam with you.
Stay with us here on The Beijing Hour.
Shhh! Listen up! Can you hear the heartbeat of our world?
It's vibrant... And pulsating with the essence of life itself.
From the stem of trees...
To the gurgle of rivers...
From the silent strength of mountains...
To the icy whispers of glaciers...
Even the solid ground beneath our feet, right there, in the midst of all, beats the heart of humanity.
What if those other heartbeats were to stop?
Would ours keep on ticking?
Ever wondered whats actually going on in Africa through the perspective of an African?
How are things really going between China and Africa?
What's the narrative of this relationship?
Well, get a perspective with China Africa Talk.
Hear from African diplomats, entrepreneurs, academics, Chinese natives, and more.
Get on our way, Blin, every week to find out what's real with China Africa Talk.
Find us on your favorite podcast. We'll see you there.
Examining the events that impact and shape China and the rest of the world.
This is the Beijing Hour.
One hour of news and information brought to you every weekday.
Now here's Shane Bingham with you on this Monday.
Still to come, in business, China's travel and photography sectors are booming.
In sports, China's Zhengxin Wen reaches a new personal best at the French Open.
In culture & entertainment, China's animation sector is marking decades of growth.
To contact us, you can email Radio at CGTN dot com or follow our ex -account at CGTN radio.
But now a check of the day's headline news.
Beijing has urged Washington to safeguard the consensus of the Geneva talks in May and promote the healthy, stable development of China -U .S. economic and trade relations.
Chinese Commerce Ministry said Beijing cancelled or suspended tariff and non -tariff measures against the U .S. after the talks.
The ministry added that, by contrast, the U .S. has since imposed multiple discriminatory restrictions such as AI chip export restrictions and visa revocations for Chinese students.
Beijing stressed that it'll resolutely take strong measures to defend its rights and interests.
Monday marks the last day of the Dragon Ball Festival holiday.
China's national railway expects a peak in passenger flow.
China's state railway group estimates 17 .9 million passenger trips, and authorities have also scheduled over 1 ,200 additional trains.
The Civil Aviation Administration of China estimates almost 2 million passenger trips on Monday.
Russian and Ukrainian delegations are in Istanbul for a new round of peace talks following intensified attacks on one another over the weekend.
A presidential aide Vladimir Medinsky is leading the Russian delegation.
He also represented Moscow at the talks in May.
Defense Minister Rustam Umarov is heading the Ukrainian delegation.
An early round of talks last month failed to bring about any significant outcomes apart from a prisoner exchange.
Conservative candidate Carol Naraki has narrowly won Poland's presidential runoff election that was over the weekend.
Naraki secured just over 50 percent of the vote, narrowly defeating Warsaw mayor Rafal Turszakowski.
An early exit poll on Sunday evening initially indicated a potential victory for Turszakowski, however, updated counts later in the night reversed the trend, ultimately favouring Naraki.
Naraki will succeed President Andrzej Duda, also a conservative, whose second and final term concludes on August the sixth.
According to the Polish Constitution, the President serves a five year term and may be reelected once.
Mexicans went to the polls Sunday to cast their votes in the country's first ever election for members of the judiciary.
Mexicans cast their votes for 881 judicial posts at national and regional levels, including the nine justices of the Supreme Court of the nation.
The results are expected to be announced in 10 days.
Health officials and multiple witnesses say at least 25 people were killed in Gaza on Sunday while trying to reach food aid.
Witnesses say Israeli forces opened fire on crowds about a kilometer from an aid distribution site run by an Israeli back group.
Gaza Strip resident Arafat Siam lost his brother who went to get some aid to feed his child.
He went to get some food from this little boy.
Why did they shoot him?
Why did they tell them to get ate?
Why? Why did they tell them to get ate?
They went there and then treacherously killed him.
It is sinful what they're doing to us.
They're lying to us.
A delivery is from the Gaza humanitarian foundation have been chaotic with multiple reports of Israeli troops firing on crowds near distribution points.
Israel and the U .S. say the new aid system is designed to prevent a mass from diverting supplies.
But U .N. agencies and major humanitarian groups refuse to cooperate, arguing it violates humanitarian principles by giving Israel control over who receives aid, and forcing people to relocate, worsening displacement.
Although Israel recently eased its blockade, the U .N. system continues to face severe obstacles in delivering aid.
Those aid groups say Israeli restrictions, the breakdown of law and order, and widespread looting make it extremely difficult to deliver aid to Gaza's roughly two million Palestinians.
Israeli artillery shells struck tents, sheltering displaced people in Hanyunas on Sunday, killing three and wounding at least 30.
Raul Ingirdas is a Spanish emergency doctor with the World Health Organization at Nasser hospital.
He says he had to treat many wounded.
Many injured, this small side, 7 years old with an amputation, another girl before 9 years old, dead, another death, brain machine out from the head in 18 years old, big wounds and a lack of hands, lack of mercy from Israel.
And we don't know how to handle this situation.
We need this to stop now.
Some of the wounded were carried in blankets, others were rushed to hospitals in the backs of pickup trucks as ambulances also pushed through the chaos.
Authorities have taken a suspect into custody after an attack that injured many people in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday.
Police arrived at the scene and found several victims suffering burns and other injuries.
A special agent, Mark Mihalik with the Denver Field Office, says federal agents are investigating the attack as an act of terrorism.
The subject has been identified as Mohammad Sabri Solomon, and he's 45 years old.
The FBI is processing the crime scene in the subject vehicle and interviewing key witnesses.
We're assisting Boulder Police in providing technical, analytic, and additional forensic resources.
As a result of these preliminary facts, it is clear that this is a targeted act of violence, and the FBI is investigating this as an act of terrorism.
The attack happened at a popular pedestrian mall in Boulder where a group had gathered for an event raising awareness about Israeli hostages in Gaza.
Injuries ranged from serious to minor.
Authorities also took Solomon to the hospital for treatment but they have not disclosed his condition.
Coming up in business China's travel and photography sectors are booming.
The Beijing hour, your window on China and the rest of the world.
Thirty -eight minutes past the hour.
In business, stock markets on the Chinese mainland are closed Monday because of the Dragon Ball Festival holiday.
The Hong Kong stock market is also closed because of the festival.
In Japan, the stock market finished lower, the Nikkei was down 1 .3%.
Data from China's travel agency, Chinese travel agency Chunar shows that terms such as beauty photography and travel photography are up over 230 % in May on a yearly basis.
The 10 most popular destinations included Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, Yunnan Province, and Sichuan province.
Industry data also shows that over the last 5 years the number of travel or photography related posts has increased almost ninefold.
Taking photos in ethnic clothes or traditional dress has also become popular.
We had an immersive experience with our custom -made Qiang ethnic costumes.
My kid has also designed his own attire.
This has been a wonderful memory for us rather than just a picture.
I think it's better than cookie -cutter poses at photo studios.
Today, I came with a clear mission.
To get the perfect shot, I invited my best friend to join me, wearing hanfu, holding hands and taking photos in the museum.
Standing face to face with these cultural relics while documenting this beautiful moment makes me happy.
And with more, guest Sturi Manikam spoke with Chen Jiehe, Chief Investment Officer at NovumRK Technologies.
Let's zoom in on this particular trends that we're looking at, how more people are now interested in outdoor bookings, movies, cultural venues, and they also have theme parks and travel photography.
So how do you look at these consumption trends?
Regarding the boom of China's theme park industry, these kind of things, travel photography, movies, all sorts of things, we can see that they show a lot of changes in China's consumption market.
The most important change that it shows is that the discretionary consumption is rising, which means people are not only consuming for daily living demands, but they are also consuming for improving their lives.
They are paying more money to entertain themselves, making lives happier.
This is in line with the growing of China's pre -capita GDP and income.
Meanwhile, if you look at the consumers in the same parks and photography markets and moving markets, you can see that most of them are younger people.
This shows that the younger consumers in China are taking up an even more important part in the consumption economy.
They have more money and they're willing to spend more money out of their income.
There are many things that we can do, such as improving the quality of traveling, regulating the tourism markets, making the local tourism market more friendly to global tourists etc. Many jobs have been done in these aspects and I'm sure we will do more in the future.
That was Chief Investment Officer Chen Jiehe at Nova Marquis Technologies talking about China's latest travel trends.
People in China celebrated a double holiday this past weekend, fueling a boom in family tourism across the country.
This year the three -day Dragon Bow Festival holiday coincided with Children's Day on Sunday, leading to a surge in domestic tourism bookings, to campsites, amusement parks and other attractions.
According to travel platform Trip .com, short haul travel bookings increased 23 percent over a year ago with parent -child orders making up 35 percent of all overall bookings.
Figures from Fligate, another travel platform, show that as of last Wednesday theme park ticket bookings had more than doubled compared to last year's Dragon Bow Festival weekend, while campsite reservations jumped 80%.
A fliggy also reported a 24 % increase in family hotel packaged bookings compared to the same period in 2024.
Seasonal products for the Dragon Bow Festival such as Zongzi, or glutinous rice dumplings and other local delicacies have broken new ground and overseas markets with growing demand and interest from international customers.
At a zongzi production base in Jiaxing, workers hand -wrap a zongzi in under 30 seconds on average.
The company has also ramped up its social media marketing efforts, utilizing live streaming to showcase the zongzi -making process.
This year, they collaborated with the Oxford Chinese Students and Scholars Association to host a Dragon Bow Festival Cultural Day.
Shen Qian is the company's international business manager.
In our live streams, in addition to showcasing our products, we also demonstrated the zongzi making process, introduced the origins of the ingredients and talked about the custom helping foreign consumers understand zongzi culture.
We have also actively participated in various domestic and international exhibitions, localising our products to align with local cultures and consumer habits to boost sales, to support traditional time -honored brands in expanding into international markets.
Hangzhou Customs has partnered with business departments and associations to launch a special initiative to help local food brands go global.
Official data shows in the first four months of the year, Zhejiang's food exports surpassed 13 billion yuan, or roughly 1 .8 billion U .S. dollars, a 24 .3 percent yearly increase.
China's blind box craze is making its way to other parts of the world.
These collectibles landed in Europe just a few weeks ago, with hundreds of excited fans queuing up to get their hands on their favorite character.
Sumitra and I do visit a toy store in Guangzhou to find out more.
There's nothing quite like the thrill of being in a toy store and getting up close and personal with your favorite character.
I like this one the most because this is my mom's letter.
I like this one the most. I am wearing a blue shirt today, I like blue and this bear is blue and it has white stripes.
Carefully crafted and beautifully designed figurines have made the blind box toys a must -have. The element of surprise with every box has made it more popular.
The homegrown concept is now being shipped to several countries but it's not just the toys being exported, but Chinese culture too.
So when we launch products like these, people are often genuinely surprised because with our Papa Gua Cui Journey to the West series, we've truly integrated elements of traditional Chinese culture.
For example, the face -changing opera masks from Sichuan, the ancient zither -playing figures from classical Chinese history and other elements of traditional culture.
We've carefully woven them into the design and as you can see here, there's also Kung Fu tea.
It's all very charming and delightful.
Demand for the likes of Mr. Pa, Laura and Lao Bo Bu remain high in China and have become quite the sensation in other countries too.
In terms of global expansion, our overseas efforts only really started last year.
In In the second half of last year, within six months, we achieved sales of over 60 million yuan.
Southeast Asia accounted for about 50 % to 60 % of that, which is relatively high.
The next major markets would be Australia and Europe.
I'm feeling like a kid again.
I wanted this one and I actually got it, yes.
It is actually amazing because you do feel like a kid again.
It's the element of surprise and I'm loving the fact that I actually got the right one.
So I can see how this concept actually grows amongst people.
You kind of like want that thrill of getting your next blind box to check what's inside.
According to sales data young adults known as Gen Z's are the biggest buyers of the blind box toys.
As Walt Disney famously said, who says you have to grow up.
That was Sumitra Naidu reporting.
The first downtown duty -free shop in Wuhan has begun trial operations marking the first of its kind in central China.
Duty -free shops located in a luxury shopping mall within the city's core commercial district.
It's a investor and operator.
A joint venture company has secured cross -border agreements with over 100 international brands.
These partnerships span multiple categories including digital electronics, luxury accessories, and coffee and tea products.
The shop also showcases culturally distinctive intangible heritage products as part of its strategy to promote fashionable goods of domestic brands in the global market.
In August last year, Chinese authorities announced that eight cities including Wuhan, Chengdu, and Tianjin will open downtown duty -free shops.
Previously China had already established downtown duty -free shops in several cities, including Beijing, Shanghai and Xiamen.
Uzbekistan has finalized World Trade Organisation accession talks with Britain.
According to Uzbekistan's special representative on WTO issues, Britain's the 24th country to finish bilateral market -access negotiations with the country.
The country has held negotiations with 33 countries on market access so far.
We'll see you at the Beijing hour, and coming up in sports, China's Zhang Xinwen reaches a new personal best at the French Open.
Sideline Story brings you all things sports related.
The hottest topics, latest events, juiciest stories, all with a very personal take.
Subscribe to Sideline Story podcast for heated sports discussions covering events that are happening in China and around the world.
We begin with tennis from the French Open in Paris, and China's Zhang Qingwen has reached the quarterfinals for the first time at Roland Garros with a three -sets win over Lyudmila Samsonova.
And she became the second Chinese player in the Open era to reach the quarterfinals after 2011 champion Li Na.
I am super happy, honestly.
There is not many words can describe my emotions because I've been trying every year, and that's the real first time for me to be in quarterfinals at Roland Garros.
A 22 -year -old claimed Olympic gold at Roland Garros last summer and she next faces world number one Irina Savalenka.
Zheng says she's full of confidence.
It is true I won the gold medal last year but I don't consider myself as a defending champion Roland Garros because it's Zweitie who won Roland Garros last year.
I mean still it's different because Grand Slam we need to play seven matches only Olympic Games.
It's six matches together gold medal.
Of course I beat her last time, so I had a lot of confidence on Klay Court.
But I really don't consider myself as defending champion.
Right now, even though I'm in the quarterfinal, I think I'm still a bit far and I just want to stay calm and fight every single match. I forgot what happened last year, but I just fight at this moment in Roland Garros." Zabuylenko reached the quarterfinals after beating Amanda Anisimova in straight sets.
Rule number one says her confidence on Klay is growing.
You know like going into the Australia Open, you're so open I know that I'm favourite and I know that I can do really well on the surface It's like it's a lot of confidence and before going to the French Open like previous years I was like, I'm not sure there's like eager There's like players who's like much better in movement much better in a lot of things and I'm not sure that I'm ready yet And now going to the French Open I know that I'm ready and I'm super excited and I really hope that I'm gonna be very proud of myself by the end of this tournament." Savalenko won her first six meetings with Zhang including
the 2024 Australian Open Final.
But Jung earned her first victory over the Belorussian last month in Rome.
Roaning champion Carlo Salkyraz has also advanced at the French Open.
He clinched a hard fought victory over Ben Shelton to reach his fourth straight quarter final in Paris.
I mean, it was really, really important to get that first set.
It was a really close one.
He had set points. He could have won that set.
So it was going to have been even tougher if I have lost that first set.
But I'm just really happy to just keep it going after that really tough first set and having a great, great match, great level and the angle winning the fourth.
Spaniardolt next face Tomi Paul after the 12th seed defeated Alexey Poparin in three sets.
Lorenzo Mazetti brushed aside Holgaruna in four sets to set up a last eight meeting with Francis Tiafoe.
I think I prepared really well the match. I had a good strategy, you know, to put into a difficult situation.
Olga and I think that's what I've achieved.
Definitely one of the best performances of my career so far in terms of solidity and consistency.
So I'm really, really happy and proud.
Tifo overcame Daniel Altmaier in three sets.
In Formula One, Oscar Piastris won the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix, marking his fifth victory this season.
He led a McLaren 1 -2 finish with team -mate Lando Norris 2 .4 seconds behind.
I feel like when I needed to push and unleash the pace then I could do a good job.
And obviously the safety car at the end, I feel like I managed that pretty well and then I knew I had the pace.
So, had a good weekend.
Max Verstappen crashed with George Russell late in the race, earning a 10 second penalty that dropped him all the way down to 10th.
Charles Leclerc took third for Ferrari.
Verstappen struggled with tires and strategy while Russell finished fourth.
Nico Hulkenberg impressed with fifth for Sauber.
Piastri now leads the championship with 186 points he's ten ahead of Norris.
McLaren also tops the Constructor standings with 362 points.
German table tennis club Saarbrucken has signed Olympic gold medalist fan Zhendong for next season's German table tennis league.
A fan's new teammates have welcomed him to the team on social media.
Truls Morgaard is one of them.
It feels amazing having Fan Schönongen as a teammate next year.
He's a great player and an even better person.
So we're really looking forward to having him in the team and see you soon, Fan Schönongen.
A fan said that he's excited for the new challenge.
A team manager, Nicolas Barroa, called the Sauting a milestone for the club and for European table tennis.
Fan won singles, and team gold of Paris 2024, completing his career grand slam.
The Chinese table tennis associations expressed support for Fan's move.
He previously played for Shanghai in the Chinese league.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour.
Just ahead in culture and entertainment, China's animation sector is marking decades of growth.
You're listening to the Beijing Hour.
60 minutes of comprehensive news.
Games, your window on China and the world.
In culture and entertainment, and for the past two decades, Chinese animations have won a global reputation, especially with the huge success of Nezha 2 this year, at the 21st China Cartoon and Animation Festival in Hangzhou.
Ubin spoke to some experts about how Chinese animation can keep moving forward and enhance its global influence.
The China International Cartoon and Animation Festival is a big event for domestic cartoon fans but also attracts foreign exhibitors Authorities say that over the past two decades, the festival has attracted exhibitors from over 80 countries and regions around the world The festival has entered its 21st year and we have many highlights in terms of international cooperation For example, experts and industry insiders from the U .S., Russia, South Korea and Croatia have participated in various activities.
The development of Chinese animation is also seen with each festival.
20 years ago, when the festival was first initiated, China's modern animation industry has just started.
Back then, production standards were comparatively poor.
But the situation changed with the success of Monkey King Hero Is Back in 2015.
According to Professor Li Baochuan from Hangzhou Normal University, the film was a good start, though production standards still needed huge improvement due to technology limits.
We saw that the Nezha series is so much better than Monkey King Hero is Back in terms of storytelling and technology.
That is due to the growth of a generation of Chinese animators.
Although Nejatou topped the global box office chart, most of its earnings has come from the domestic market.
The overseas box office took less than 3 percent, which means not many foreign viewers were willing to pay to watch the film.
American filmmaker and producer Josh Selig points out the reason it's related to consumer behavior in different markets.
Many internationally animated films are dubbed into English.
The first release of Neja 2 was in Mandarin with subtitles, so for a family audience subtitles are not usually considered that appealing.
Professor Li agrees saying a film's global success depends on adopting a different strategy in different markets.
If the animated film wants to achieve global success, some factors, such as dubbing, need to be considered before production.
For example, how to translate better and be dubbed better to convey the powerful emotions in the film to foreign audiences.
Lee adds that now the Chinese animation's technology and storytelling is quickly catching up with the best in the world.
it's all the more important to conduct a thorough analysis of the expectations of moviegoers in different markets." That was Ubin reporting.
By Monday afternoon, China's 2025 Dragon Ball Festival box office had already crossed 400 million yuan, or nearly $56 million US, much higher than last year.
Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning topped the charts, earning over 165 million yuan during the holiday.
Since the festival coincided with children's day, family -friendly animated films were popular as well.
Doraemon and Lilo & Stitch were also among the top five.
The Dragon Ball Festival this year runs from May 31st to June 2nd.
The holiday is celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month.
Disney's live -action Lilo & Stitch held the number -one spot at the North American box office earning 63 million dollars in its second weekend.
So far made over 280 million dollars in North America and more than 600 million worldwide.
The story follows a Hawaiian girl and a runaway alien.
Mission Impossible The Final Reckoning remains in second place with 27 .3 million dollars and after two weekends that film has grossed over 120 million dollars in North America.
And Sony's martial arts drama Karate Kid Legends opened in third. 57 past the hour, checking the forecast before we go for the day, and Beijing's down to 15 on Monday evening.
Sunny skies, and 31 on Tuesday.
Nanzhung's 20 overnight, then cloudy in 28.
Elsewhere in Asia, Islamabad's down to 21, followed by clouds in 31 on Tuesday.
Vientiane's 25 this evening, then moderate rainfall in 32.
Phnom Penh's at 26 tonight, then a slight rain in 32 degrees.
In Africa, Nairobi's getting rainfall, and 26 on Tuesday.
Kompadla is down to 19, followed by a slight rain in 26, Chubas 22 this evening, followed by some rain in 37.
And that's it for this edition of The Beijing Hour.
Making news today, millions of travelers are on the move across China on this final date of the Dragon Bow Festival holiday.
And Ukraine is struck deep inside Russian territory.
Moscow has launched an attack with hundreds of drones.
On behalf of the staff, this is Shane Bigam in the Chinese capital, hoping you'll join us for the next edition of The Beijing Hour, and open a window to the world together.
is so noble and elegant." Both my grandpa and dad made the living from the river.
Would you like to move away from the Yellow River?
I don't think I would.
I love it so much. The Yellow River, the second longest river in China, is regarded as a shaping force in the history, economy and culture of northern China.
Today, about 100 million people live within its water basin, making up nearly nine percent of the country's population.
How is climate change felt at its headwaters and what are the locals doing to cope with it?
What are the descendants of the boatman doing?
What has kept some people from leaving their home village by the river and what has drawn others back.
Could the fading fishing community revive in a time of digital transformation?
From 2021 to 2024, our reporters visited the upper, middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River, talked to the herders, farmers, boat men, fishermen, and eco -activists who share a close bond with the river, and present their stories in pictures, podcasts and videos.
Or in our 12 -part series, The Yellow River Mosaic.
Available only on CGTN Radio.
