BEIJING, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
Hideo Shimizu arrives in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, Aug. 12, 2024. Hideo Shimizu, a former member of Unit 731, the notorious Japanese germ-warfare detachment during World War II, identified the crimes of the Japanese army on Tuesday at the site where he served 79 years ago in China. (Xinhua/Wang Song)This photo taken on Aug. 12, 2024 shows the sunset glow over Beijing, capital of China. (Xinhua/Luo Xiaoguang)Staff walk on the Marjan Offshore GOSP-4 Tie-in Platform in Qingdao, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 12, 2024. The platform built by China Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) was completed in Qingdao on Monday. This oil and gas collecting and transferring platform, with a weight exceeding 17,000 tonnes, is expected to collect and transport 24 million tonnes of crude oil and 7.4 billion cubic meters of associated gas every year. (Xinhua/Li Ziheng)Participants take a group photo ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2024 World Youth Development Forum in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 12, 2024. The 2024 World Youth Development Forum opened in Beijing on Monday, with more than 2,000 young people from over 130 countries and 20 international organizations participating both online and on-site. (Xinhua/Cai Yang)A firefighting helicopter drops water on a wildfire in Dione near Athens, Greece, Aug. 12, 2024. A large wildfire reached a dozen suburbs of the Greek capital Athens on Monday, leading to the evacuation of thousands of people. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)Tourists pose for photos at the ruins of the ancient city of Hierapolis in Denizli, Türkiye, Aug. 10, 2024. Hierapolis is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)An engineer checks an aircraft at the aircraft maintenance center of the Sanaa International Airport, in Sanaa, Yemen, Aug. 11, 2024. The General Authority of Civil Aviation and Meteorology of Yemen, along with Yemeni Airlines, announced the reopening of the plane maintenance center at the Sanaa International Airport on Sunday. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)A rider competes at a traditional horse racing festival in Nagqu City, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 11, 2024. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)■
