BEIJING, May 12 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
Journalists raise hands to ask questions during a press conference given by the State Council Information Office on the data of the seventh national population census in Beijing, capital of China, on May 11, 2021.
China released the results of the seventh national census on Tuesday. The census, the largest of its kind across the world, helps China figure out its population size, structure and distribution as well as the latest demographic changes and trends, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). (Xinhua/Cai Yang)
Male nurse Li Zhuoxiang feeds a newborn infant at the health center for women and children in Qujing, southwest China's Yunnan Province, May 10, 2021. The International Nurses Day is celebrated around the world on May 12. (Xinhua/Chen Xinbo)
An exhibitor (1st R) introduces his products at the Fifth Silk Road International Exposition in Xi'an, capital of northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 11, 2021. The Fifth Silk Road International Exposition opened Tuesday in Xi'an, with deeper Belt and Road economic cooperation one of the hot topics on agenda. Themed "Interconnection, Contribution and Shared Benefits," the expo has attracted more than 1,900 envoys and guests from 98 countries and regions such as Belgium, the Republic of Korea, Tajikistan and Zambia. (Xinhua/Zhang Bowen)
A staff member sets working route for an unmanned transplanter on a vehicle-mounted terminal tablet in a smart agriculture demonstration zone administered by Hongwei Farm Co., Ltd. of Beidahuang Group in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, May 11, 2021. Equipped with a self-driving system based on the Beidou Navigation Satellite System (BDS), the smart transplanter can independently finish rice transplanting, avoid obstacles and turn around when needed. (Xinhua/Zhang Tao)
Children take part in a disaster emergency drill at a kindergarten in Guiyang, southwest China's Guizhou Province, May 11, 2021, ahead of the National Disaster Prevention and Reduction Day that falls on May 12. (Photo by Zhao Song/Xinhua)
A Yangtze finless porpoise is seen at the Yichang section of the Yangtze River, central China's Hubei Province, May 11, 2021.
A pod of the Yangtze finless porpoise has been seen spyhopping above the silvery surface of the Yangtze River, China's longest river, attracting shutterbugs and nearby residents who want to catch a glimpse of these beautiful creatures. The freshwater porpoise with no dorsal fin is native to China and has lived here for 25 million years. They are the only freshwater subspecies of the finless porpoise family and pulse through the middle and lower main streams of the Yangtze River.
With its mouth fixed in a permanent grin, the rotund finless porpoise is known in China as a "smiling angel." (Xinhua/Xiao Yijiu)
Tourists view the scenery at Longtoushan scenic spot in Hanzhong, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, May 11, 2021. Alpine azalea flowers here have been in full bloom recently. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)
Workers unload anti-epidemic material supplies donated by the Chinese government from a Chinese cargo plane at Wattay International Airport in Vientiane, Laos, May 10, 2021. The Chinese government's emergency assistance to Laos includes ventilators, automatic nucleic acid extractors, medical masks, N95 masks, mobile hospital beds, automatic autoclaves, nucleic acid extraction or purification reagents, and nucleic acid detection kits, etc. (Xinhua/Zhang Jianhua)
Photo taken on May 10, 2021 shows the construction site of the Peljesac Bridge near Komarna, Croatia. In January 2018, a Chinese consortium led by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) won the bid for the first phase of the bridge and its access roads. The construction of the Peljesac Bridge will be completed in June 2022. (Grgo Jelavic/Pixsell via Xinhua)
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian child Hussien Hamad, 11, during his funeral in the northern Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun, May 11, 2021. Israel carried out airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 20 people, as rocket fire from the Palestinian enclave continued through Monday night, according to Israeli and Palestinian sources. (Photo by Yasser Qudih/Xinhua)
Few people are seen on the road as the Karnataka State government has announced strict 14-day lockdown to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Bangalore, India, May 10, 2021. (Str/Xinhua)
