BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A construction worker is pictured at the construction site of Chongqing East Railway Station and affiliated comprehensive transportation hub in southwest China's Chongqing, Aug. 17, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)An exhibitor (R) introduces the goods to visitors at the Kashgar Central & South Asia Commodity Fair in Kashgar, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2024. The 14th edition of the commodity fair kicked off here on Saturday, featuring the participation of 158 foreign enterprises and 550 domestic enterprises. (Xinhua/Shang Sheng)Children pose for a group photo with armed officers at the building of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) in Hong Kong, south China, Aug. 17, 2024. Hong Kong's ICAC said it will open its building at North Point to the public for the weekend starting Saturday and the following weekend to showcase the commission's anti-graft efforts over its 50-year history. (Xinhua/Wang Shen)Runners run towards the finish line during the Lhasa Half Marathon in Lhasa, southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, Aug. 17, 2024. The Lhasa Half Marathon kicked off here on Saturday. (Xinhua/Tenzin Nyida)A heron is pictured at sunset in Tancheng County, Linyi City, east China's Shandong Province, Aug. 16, 2024. (Photo by Zhang Chunlei/Xinhua)Dancers from Beijing Dance Academy perform at a reception celebrating the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Brazil in Brasilia, capital of Brazil, Aug. 15, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Tiancong)Contestants compete in a lion dance competition in Singapore's Resorts World Sentosa on Aug. 17, 2024. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)Doctors shout slogans as they protest over the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, in New Delhi, India, Aug. 16, 2024. High court in India's eastern state of West Bengal Tuesday ordered that country's premier investigating agency, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), should probe the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at a medical college and hospital in Kolkata, officials said. The decision from the court came amid widespread protests over the gruesome rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. (Xinhua/Javed Dar)People participate in a greasy pole climbing game during the celebration of the 79th Independence Day at Ancol beach in Jakarta, Indonesia, Aug. 17, 2024. Indonesia celebrated its 79th Independence Day on Saturday. (Photo by Rahmat Dian P./Xinhua)Romanian gymnast Ana Barbosu poses after being awarded an Olympic bronze medal for the women's floor exercise at the Paris 2024 Olympics, during a ceremony in Bucharest, Romania, Aug. 16, 2024. The bronze medal was reallocated to Barbosu after a ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport last week that voided an appeal by Team USA coach Cecile Landi during the Aug. 5 floor exercise final in Paris, which had vaulted Chiles into third place and pushed Barbosu down to fourth. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)■
