BEIJING, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2023 shows the crew transferring a vessel which sent distress calls to the Xuelong 2. The Xuelong 2, which is carrying out China's 40th Antarctic research mission, rescued a distress vessel and four crew members in the sea areas near Papua New Guinea. (Xinhua/Zhou Yuan)
This photo taken on Nov. 12, 2023 shows a fisherman dries fish in Duoshi Village of Jimo District in Qingdao City, east China's Shandong Province. Fishermen in Jimo District have been busy with making dried sea fish in early winter, which will be sold across the country through online and offline channels. (Photo by Liang Xiaopeng/Xinhua)
This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2023 shows Liu Peiliang, an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of Shijituo pottery, checks the quality of pottery blanks in Zhuoshui Town of Qianjiang District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality. The local government has promoted the development of Shijituo pottery by combining the crafts with local culture and tourism industry. (Photo by Yang Min/Xinhua)
A super slippery toilet is demonstrated at the awarding ceremony of the Pineapple Science Award in Wenzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 11, 2023. (Xinhua)
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina takes a ride on the train running between Dohazari and Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh on Nov. 11, 2023. The Dohazari to Cox's Bazar Railway, one of the priority development projects of Bangladesh, was inaugurated here on Saturday to bolster connectivity and transportation infrastructure in the South Asian country. The 103.5-km railway, funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), was partly built by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) and the China Railway Group Limited (CREC). (Xinhua)
People take part in a pro-Palestinian rally in London, Britain, Nov. 11, 2023. Hundreds of thousands of people took part in the rally here on Saturday, calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. (Xinhua/Li Ying)
Alderman Michael Mainelli, the 695th Lord Mayor of London, waves to crowds during the Lord Mayor's Show in London, Britain, on Nov. 11, 2023. The annual "Lord Mayor's Show" was held Saturday in the City of London. City of London elects a new Lord Mayor every year. Alderman Michael Mainelli, the 695th Lord Mayor of London, traveled in a golden carriage on Saturday and waved to crowds. (Photo by Stephen Chung/Xinhua)
People gather to light candles during an event to mark the Latvian Freedom Fighters Remembrance Day, or Lacplesis Day, in Riga, Latvia, Nov. 11, 2023. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)
Zhang Anda celebrates with the trophy after the final between Zhang Anda of China and Tom Ford of England at World Snooker International Championship 2023 in north China's Tianjin Municipality, Nov. 12, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Ran)■
