BEIJING, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
The 2019 World Robot Conference, themed "Intelligent Ecosystem for a New Open Era", opens at Beijing Etrong International Exhibition & Convention Center. (Xinhua/Ren Chao)
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Chairman Kailasavadivoo Sivan displays a model of Chandrayaan-2 orbiter and rover during a press conference in Bangalore, India, Aug. 20, 2019. India's second Moon Mission, or Chandrayaan-2, successfully entered into the Moon's Orbit on Tuesday, confirmed the country's space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). (Str/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 19, 2019 shows the construction site of the first highway bridge connecting China and Russia across the Heilongjiang River. Measuring 1,284 meters long and 14.5 meters wide, the bridge across the Heilongjiang River, known in Russia as the Amur River, stretches from Heihe, a border city in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province, to the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk.
It is a key part of a 19.9 km-long highway project that links Jilin-Heilongjiang expressway in China and a highway in Blagoveshchensk. (Xinhua/Wang Jianwei)
An actress performs during the "Tajikistan Day" event at the Beijing International Horticultural Exhibition in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 20, 2019. (Xinhua/Zhang Chenlin)
British actor Tim Roth poses with the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award during the Sarajevo Film Festival in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on Aug. 20, 2019. Tim Roth on Tuesday received the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo award at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival (SFF) for his exceptional contribution to the art of film. (Photo by Nedim Grabovica/Xinhua)
A girl from ethnic Newar community in traditional attire poses for a picture during Ganesh Puja Festival in Lalitpur, Nepal, Aug. 20, 2019. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Aug. 14, 2019 shows the salt pond at Lop Nur in Ruoqiang county, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Lop Nur, the second largest saltwater lake in China, is an important production base of potassium sulfate. (Xinhua/Zhao Ge)
Photo taken on Aug. 20, 2019 shows a job fair in Lhasa, southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region. A job fair for college graduates was held on Tuesday with over 300 employers participated, providing about 3,900 job opportunities. (Xinhua/Li Xin)
A man holds a five month baby male Orangutan which was just handed over to the Aceh Natural Resource Conservation Agency on the occasion of the International Orangutan Day, in West Aceh, Indonesia, Aug. 19, 2019. (Photo by Yulham/Xinhua)
