BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Liu Jieyi, spokesperson for the second session of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, attends a press conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2024. The CPPCC National Committee, China's top political advisory body, held a press conference on Sunday, one day ahead of its annual session. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)Researcher Zhao Miao debugs experiment equipment at a laboratory in the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences in east China's Shanghai, Feb. 29, 2024. A three-dimensional nanoscale optical disk memory with petabit capacity has been developed at the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, according to an article published on Feb. 22 in Nature. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)Giant panda Fu Bao eats food at Everland theme park in Yongin, South Korea, March 3, 2024. Fu Bao is scheduled to return to China in April. (Xinhua/Yao Qilin)This photo released by Pakistan's Press Information Department (PID) shows newly-elected Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif (L) meeting with former Pakistani president Asif Ali Zardari at the Parliament House in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on March 3, 2024. Shahbaz Sharif, the joint candidate of an alliance led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), was elected as the 24th prime minister of Pakistan in a polling held by the National Assembly or lower house of the parliament on Sunday, said the speaker of the house. (PID/Handout via Xinhua)Participants attending the 7th Summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) pose for a group photo in Algiers, Algeria, March 2, 2024. (Algerian Presidency/Handout via Xinhua)People hold flowers at an event marking the tenth year since the disappearance of the MH370 in Subang Jaya, Selangor state, Malaysia, March 3, 2024. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)People visit the Museum of Rome in Palazzo Braschi in Rome, Italy, March 3, 2024. Most of the museums and state archaeological sites across Italy opened their doors for free on Sunday as part of the monthly Domenica al Museo (Sunday at the Museum) initiative. (Xinhua/Li Jing)This aerial drone photo taken on March 2, 2024 shows a view of the Makoko floating slum in Lagos, Nigeria. (Xinhua/Han Xu)Femke Bol of the Netherlands poses after claiming the title and setting a new world indoor record in the women's 400 meters event at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Britain, March 2, 2024. (Xinhua/Li Ying)