BEIJING, Nov. 12 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A Long March-2D carrier rocket with a satellite onboard blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, Nov. 11, 2026. The satellite was launched at 7:41 p.m. (Beijing Time) aboard a Long March-2D carrier rocket, and it entered the preset orbit successfully. The launch marked the 677th mission of the Long March carrier rockets. (Photo by Wang Jiangbo/Xinhua)This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2026 shows an exterior view of the media center for the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Week in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province. The media center for the 2026 APEC Economic Leaders' Week opened on Wednesday at the Shenzhen Convention and Exhibition Center. The 33rd APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting will be held in Shenzhen on Nov. 18-19. (Xinhua/Mao Siqian)This photo taken on Nov. 10, 2026 shows the awarding ceremony of the 39th Golden Rooster Awards in Xiamen, southeast China's Fujian Province. Winners of the 39th Golden Rooster Awards were announced at a ceremony here on Tuesday evening. (Xinhua/Zhou Yi)Workers operate at a workshop of Chinese motorcycle manufacturer ZXMOTO in Chongqing, southwest China, Nov. 11, 2026. Chinese motorcycle manufacturer ZXMOTO has expanded its production scale since its first mass-produced motorcycle rolled off the production line in March 2025. It reached output milestones of 10,000 units in July 2025, and 100,000 units in November this year. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)People visit a vinyl records exhibition at a city music lounge in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov. 11, 2026. A city music lounge jointly set up by local authorities of the Shangcheng District of Hangzhou and private collectors started trial operation recently. Situated near a historical and cultural community, and home to more than 5,000 vinyl records, the lounge also hosts exhibitions, music appreciation, free lectures and performances for the general public. (Xinhua/Jiang Han)This photo taken on Nov. 10, 2026 shows a white swan at a wetland by the Yellow River in Pinglu County of Yuncheng, north China's Shanxi Province. Recent days have seen white swans from Siberian region of Russia arriving to winter at the wetland between provinces of Shanxi and Henan. Thanks to continuous improvement in the wetland's ecological environment, the number of white swans wintering there annually has topped 10,000 over the past few years. The wetland covering over 6,000 hectares is blessed with a pleasant climate and abundant food, and serves as a major winter habitat for white swans. (Xinhua/Cao Yang)Parents pick up students early after having received the news of evacuation at Comprehensive Institute of Via Volsinio in Rome, Italy, Nov. 11, 2026. Hundreds of schools were evacuated across Italy on Wednesday after being targeted by bomb threats, local media reported. The threat was triggered by an email sent to school administrations across the country, including Rome, Milan, Florence and other major cities, according to state-run Rai News 24. (Xinhua/Wang Kaiyan)People participate in a strike in Barcelona, Spain, Nov. 11, 2026. Workers and protesters took to the streets across Spain on Wednesday during a nationwide general strike under the slogan "Salaries, Housing, Prices," demanding higher wages, affordable housing and measures to ease the rising cost of living. (Photo by Joan Gosa/Xinhua)This photo shows an electric-powered passenger drone at the site of its official trial in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Nov. 11, 2026. Sri Lanka on Wednesday conducted its first official trial of an electric-powered passenger drone at Colombo Port City, exploring the introduction of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for passenger transport and tourism. (Photo by Ajith Perera/Xinhua)This photo taken on Nov. 11, 2026 shows sunset view seen on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand. (Xinhua/Rachen Sageamsak)Wang Yaru of China celebrates after winning the Women's 5000m Race Walk Final of Athletics at Dakar 2026 Summer Youth Olympic Games at Complexe Iba Mar Diop in Dakar, Senegal, Nov. 10, 2026. (Xinhua/Wang Lili)■
