BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
This photo taken on June 17, 2026 shows an ignited R10TE dual-rotor turbocharged engine dedicated to low-altitude aircraft at Harbin Dongan Auto Engine Co., Ltd. in Harbin, northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. The R10TE, a dual-rotor turbocharged engine dedicated to low-altitude aircraft, was successfully ignited here on Wednesday and is expected to enter mass production by 2028. Featuring a "1.0L dual-rotor plus turbocharged" design, the engine significantly improves the power-to-weight ratio to meet the power demands of low-altitude aircraft. (Xinhua/Wang Song)Staff members work at a parcel sorting line of an express company in Baoying County, east China's Jiangsu Province, June 17, 2026. E-commerce and logistics companies across China are busy selling, packaging and delivering goods in the run-up to the annual mid-year "618" online shopping festival, the weeks-long campaign originally launched around June 18. (Photo by Shen Dongbing/Xinhua)Children participate in a race of dragon boat on the ground at a kindergarten in Tengzhou City, east China's Shandong Province, June 17, 2026. Various activities have been held across China to welcome the upcoming Duanwu Festival, or Dragon Boat Festival, which falls on June 19 this year. (Photo by Li Zhijun/Xinhua)A model of the Huantian Constellation project is seen at the Huantian Wisdom Technology Co., Ltd. in Tianfu New Area of Meishan City, southwest China's Sichuan Province, June 16, 2026. The 4th Meishan Satellite Application Industry Development Conference kicked off here on Wednesday, attracting experts, scholars, and representatives from industry associations, international organizations and leading enterprises in the industrial chain to discuss the high-quality and secure development of the commercial aerospace sector. Meishan has seized the opportunities presented by the development of the commercial aerospace industry and the construction of the Chengdu-Chongqing economic circle, setting the city's aerospace industry layout. Leveraging the Huantian Constellation project as its cornerstone, the city will drive integrated development across satellite applications, operations, manufacturing, and experimental launch capabilities. (Xinhua/Wang Xi)A foreign customer shops at the Sanya International Duty Free Shopping Complex in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, June 13, 2026. The offshore duty-free shopping policy has become an important driving force for consumption growth since the launch of island-wide independent customs operations at the Hainan Free Trade Port on Dec. 18, 2025. Between the launch day and May 31, 2026, the island recorded total offshore duty-free sales of 20.34 billion yuan (about 3.01 billion U.S. dollars), up 20.5 percent year on year, and the number of duty-free customers reached 2.74 million, an increase of 15.8 percent over the same period. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)A visitor takes photos of exhibits during the 22nd China International Cartoon and Animation Festival (CICAF) in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, June 17, 2026. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh attends a press conference in Washington, D.C., the United States, on June 17, 2026. The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday kept the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.5-3.75 percent. (Photo by Li Yuanqing/Xinhua)Passengers are seen at the departure hall of Terminal 4 of Kuwait International Airport in Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, June 17, 2026. Kuwait resumed limited flight operations for several Gulf, Arab and international airlines through Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday, marking a further step in its efforts to restore normal air traffic following conflict-related disruptions. (Photo by Asad/Xinhua)A staff member of a Chinese company introduces bus driver-assistance components to visitors during the Busworld Türkiye exhibition in Istanbul, Türkiye, on June 17, 2026. A number of Chinese companies participated in the exhibition, showcasing new technological achievements in bus and public transportation sector, with a focus on electrification and intelligent transportation. (Xinhua/Liu Lei)Lionel Messi of Argentina celebrates his score during the group J match between Argentina and Algeria at the FIFA World Cup 2026 at Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City, the United States, June 16, 2026. (Xinhua/Du Yu)■
