BEIJING, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.
A humanoid robot is seen during the 2025 World Robot Conference (WRC) in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 8, 2025. The 2025 WRC that kicked off on Friday in Beijing unveiled future development trends of embodied intelligent robots, focusing on fields such as cognition, decision-making and safety. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
Rescuers set up a temporary passage in Jiuzhuanggou Village of Mapo Town, Yuzhong County of northwest China's Gansu Province, Aug. 8, 2025. Rescue efforts are underway after continuous heavy rainfall triggered mountain torrents in Yuzhong County, northwest China's Gansu Province, leaving 10 dead and 33 missing as of 6:50 p.m. Friday, local authorities said. Torrential rain began pounding Yuzhong, which is under the jurisdiction of the provincial capital city of Lanzhou, and other areas of Lanzhou on Thursday evening, with the maximum precipitation reaching 220.2 mm by noon Friday. Several townships in Yuzhong have been seriously affected. Search and rescue efforts for the missing, infrastructure repairs, and the evacuation and resettlement of affected residents are underway. (Photo by Liu Kun/Xinhua)
A drone photo taken on Aug. 7, 2025 shows tourists watching the horse racing performance during a Nadam fair in Jalaid Banner of Hinggan League, north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Nadam fair opened here on Thursday, featuring Nadam performances, characteristic intangible cultural heritage, and charming grassland scenery. (Xinhua/Ma Jinrui)
A foreign trainee takes hands-on acupuncture practice in Sanya, south China's Hainan Province, Aug. 7, 2025. Twenty-one foreign trainees have been taking a two-week training course in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory and practice at the Sanya Hospital of TCM. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)
A woman practices dragon dance at a fitness center in Wuzhi County, central China's Henan Province, Aug. 8, 2025. (Photo by Wang Linfeng/Xinhua)
A woman walks past a board of “Dead to Rights” at a cinema in Sydney, Australia, Aug. 8, 2025. “Dead To Rights,” a film on the Nanjing Massacre during World War II, was released in Australia on Thursday. (Xinhua/Ma Ping)
Participants perform during a grand folk dance show “The song dances. The dance sounds” in Riga, Latvia, Aug. 7, 2025. (Photo by Edijs Palens/Xinhua)
Lu Zhuoling of China competes during the women's Taijiquan-Taijijian final of Wushu event at the World Games 2025 in Chengdu, southwest China's Sichuan Province, Aug. 8, 2025. (Xinhua/Xu Suhui)■