Xinhua Photos of the Day (Jan. 18)

Source: Xinhua| 2020-01-18 15:46:02|Editor: huaxia

BEIJING, Jan. 18, 2020 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

Jeremy Lin of Beijing Ducks Basketball Club reacts during the 28th round match against Shenzhen Aviators at the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA) League in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Wu Zhuang)

China's polar icebreaker Xuelong 2, or Snow Dragon 2, sails across westerlies on Jan. 15, 2020. Xuelong 2 passed through the westerlies Wednesday night local time. (Xinhua/Liu Shiping)

People visit a lantern show to celebtate the coming Spring Festival in the city of Tangshan, north China's Hebei Province, Jan. 17, 2020. (Xinhua/Mu Yu)

A visitor looks at dough modelling art works during the preview of Chinese dough modelling exhibition at Japan-China Friendship Center Museum in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 17, 2020. The exhibition will be held from Jan. 18 to Feb. 8, 2020. (Xinhua/Du Xiaoyi)

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 11, 2020 shows vehicles and workers in the Taklimakan Desert, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. Taklimakan Desert, nicknamed "sea of death", is rich in oil and gas resources yet wracked by extremes of heat and cold.

Exploration of the resources requires multiple processes including conducting geophysical survey. To perform the task, workers and researchers have to overcome various challenges and difficulties posed by nature.

Every year nearly 2,000 workers from BGP Inc., China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) start geophysical survey work here in September or October, the most favorable time. This year they will spend their 14th Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve in the desert in a row. (Xinhua/Ding Lei)

Aerial photo taken on Jan. 17, 2020 shows an emergency drill in which some vessels are loaded with dangerous cargos at Macun port in Chengmai County, south China's Hainan Province. The marine bureau of Haikou held an emergency drill on Friday at Macun port of Chengmai County. (Xinhua/Guo Cheng)

Divers perform underwater dragon dance at an aquarium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Jan. 17, 2020, to greet the Chinese Lunar New Year. (Xinhua/Chong Voon Chung)

Mg Mg Wynn Hlaing, a man who came to China from Myanmar for better opportunities, rests in a restaurant in Jinghong City, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Jan. 9, 2020. (Xinhua/Hu Chao)

Visitors view illumination installations greeting the upcoming Spring Festival, or the Chinese Lunar New Year, in Yangzhou City, east China's Jiangsu Province, Jan. 16, 2020. (Photo by Meng Delong/Xinhua)

File photo taken on Jan. 15, 2020 shows Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk (1st R) attending a meeting of the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers in Ukraine. Honcharuk on Friday issued his resignation following a leaked audio recording of him reportedly criticizing President Volodymyr Zelensky's understanding of the economy. (Photo by Sergey Starostenko/Xinhua)

Huge teddy bears are seen during the demonstration in Paris, France, Jan. 16, 2019. French labor unions angry at President Emmanuel Macron's plan to overhaul pension reform kept train and metro traffic disrupted and closed numerous roads across the country on Thursday in a fresh massive demonstration. (Photo by Aurelien Morissard/Xinhua)

A man performs at the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Show in Anaheim, the United States, Jan. 16, 2020. The four-day event is expected to bring together at least 110,000 people and around 2,000 exhibiting companies from more than 120 countries and regions around the world, featuring more than 7,000 brands, cutting-edge industry education, as well as exclusive special events, concerts and experiences. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic (L) shakes hands with Austrian Federal Minister for European Affairs Karoline Edtstadler during their meeting in Zagreb, Croatia, Jan. 17, 2020. Croatia and Austria will continue to push for a decision to open accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia at European Council level in March, Plenkovic and Edtstadler said here at a meeting on Friday. (Patrik Macek/Pixsell via Xinhua)

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo (R) meets with Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in Washington D.C., the United States, Jan. 17, 2020. Pompeo met with Qureshi here on Friday, discussing Afghanistan and bilateral ties, according to a statement released by the U.S. State Department. (Photo by Ting Shen/Xinhua)

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