BEIJING, July 13 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
An aerial drone photo taken on July 12, 2026 shows cars moving on an inundated road in Yueqing City, east China's Zhejiang Province. Typhoon Bavi, the ninth typhoon of the year, landed on the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province at around 11:20 p.m. Saturday, according to the Zhejiang provincial meteorological observatory. The typhoon, with the maximum wind force at its center reaching 40 meters per second when landing, first churned ashore at Yuhuan City, a county-level city administered by the city of Taizhou, before making a second landfall in Yueqing City under the city of Wenzhou at around midnight. After landfall, the typhoon is expected to continue moving northwestward while weakening. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)Firefighters from Kunming of southwest China's Yunnan Province clear away mud and road flooding in Guigang, south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, July 11, 2026. Triggered by Typhoon Maysak, the tenth typhoon of the year, heavy downpours battered multiple areas in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, resulting in a series of disasters. Various response forces have pooled their efforts, carrying out operations including rescue and relief, resettlement of affected people, public health services, disaster prevention and control, and material supply guarantee. (Photo by Liu Jianfei/Xinhua)Zhang Changqin (L) delivers soup to a sanitation worker in Yanhu District, Yuncheng City, north China's Shanxi Province, July 8, 2026. Ten years ago, Zhang Changqin, head of the volunteer association in Yanhu District, Yuncheng City, Shanxi Province, saw a sanitation worker eating a hard and cold bun with nothing but cold water on a chilly winter morning. The scene struck him deeply. At that moment, he decided to start a public welfare project -- providing free breakfasts for street cleaners. He started the project in November 2016 and has been sharing the reason why he started it and what it meant with both sanitation workers and local residents. Gradually, he got support from the society. More and more individuals, enterprises and social organizations began donating food and supplies. Over the past ten years, the volunteer association has sent out over 270,000 free breakfasts in total. The association, which once had only a handful of members, now has nearly 2,000 registered volunteers and has inspired thousands more citizens to join in. Beyond the breakfast program, the association has also launched other initiatives for children in difficult circumstances and for the elderly. "We will keep going," says Zhang Changqin. "We believe that volunteer service can be a powerful force in driving social progress." (Xinhua/Yang Chenguang)Staff members adjust a robot at Shandong Yobotics Intelligent Robot Co., Ltd. in Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone in Jinan, east China's Shandong Province, July 11, 2026. Jinan High-tech Industrial Development Zone is one of China's first national-level high-tech zones. In recent years, the zone has kept improving its business environment and sped up building a modern industrial system. It has not only strengthened its three key industries, new-generation information technology, smart equipment and biomedicine, but also planned ahead to develop future industries including artificial intelligence, low-altitude economy and synthetic biology. (Xinhua/Guo Xulei)Giant panda Wang Shu plays during a celebration of her first birthday at Chongqing Zoo in southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, July 12, 2026. The giant panda cub of Liang Yue was officially named "Wang Shu" here on Sunday, her first birthday. Born weighing just 188 grams, Wang Shu now weighs 36.5 kilograms. (Xinhua/Tang Yi)A woman and her dog compete in the Mud Dog Race held in Piliscsev, Hungary, July 11, 2026. (Photo by David Balogh/Xinhua)A vintage car is seen in Poitiers, France, July 12, 2026. More than 30 vintage cars were displayed here on Sunday. (Xinhua/Wu Huiwo)Paramedics treat an injured person under police protection at the scene following a shooting at a street festival in Toronto, Canada, July 11, 2026. Two people were killed and six others injured in a shooting at the Salsa on St. Clair festival in Toronto, Canada's largest city, on Saturday night, local police confirmed. The festival is Canada's largest Latino-themed cultural celebration. The two-day event attracts hundreds of thousands of participants each year. (Photo by Christina/Xinhua)Firefighters mop up debris after battling a brush fire in Antelope Valley, Los Angeles County, California, the United States, July 11, 2026. A wildfire burning in U.S. Southern California exploded to nearly 2,700 acres (about 10.9 square kilometers) Saturday, forcing evacuations amid dangerous heat wave. (Photo by Qiu Chen/Xinhua)Julian Alvarez (2nd L) of Argentina celebrates with teammates after scoring during the quarter final match between Argentina and Switzerland at the 2026 FIFA World Cup at the Kansas City Stadium in Kansas City, the United States, July 11, 2026. (Xinhua/Cao Can)■
