BEIJING, June 13 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A crayfish festival kicked off Friday in Xuyi County, a major crayfish base in east China's Jiangsu Province, offering a feast for crayfish fans.
The three-day event, with approximately 40,000 tickets sold, is expected to sell 120 tonnes of crayfish during this period, which will effectively drive consumption in catering, accommodation, and retail. (Xinhua/Ji Chunpeng)
The fashion week kicked off here on Friday, as part of the 10th edition of the China-South Asia Expo which is held from June 11 to 16 in Kunming. (Xinhua/Jiang Wenyao)
Various activities were held across China in recent days to mark the Cultural and Natural Heritage Day, which falls annually on the second Saturday of June. (Photo by Zhai Huiyong/Xinhua)
Space Exploration Technologies Corp., known as SpaceX, has priced its initial public offering (IPO) at 135 U.S. dollars per share and raised 75 billion dollars through the sale of about 555.56 million shares, U.S. media reported Thursday.
The IPO values the company at about 1.77 trillion dollars, according to reports. In terms of fundraising size, the IPO would set a record for an initial public offering. Based on the valuation, SpaceX would rank among the top 10 most valuable U.S.-listed companies. (Xinhua/Liu Yanan)
The number of confirmed Ebola cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has risen to 689, including 139 deaths, according to the latest situation report released on Friday by the country's health authorities. (Xinhua)
At least 55 people were killed, 38 missing and 1,120 injured after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the southern coast of Mindanao, the Philippines, on Monday, said the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) on Friday.
According to the NDRRMC, the disaster affected more than 86,000 families involving over 390,000 people. Some 19,000 houses were damaged, and power supplies in 48 cities and municipalities were disrupted. (Xinhua)
The princess, the eldest daughter of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn, passed away on Thursday at age 47 after more than three years of hospitalization, the Bureau of the Royal Household announced on Friday. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)■












