BEIJING, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.
A flag-raising ceremony marking the 21st anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland is held at the Golden Lotus Square in Macao, south China, Dec. 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
A reception marking the 21st anniversary of Macao's return to the motherland is held at the China-Portuguese-speaking Countries Commercial and Trade Service Platform Complex in Macao, south China, Dec. 20, 2020. (Xinhua/Cheong Kam Ka)
Undated aerial photo shows a view of a newly-discovered group of tombs, which are believed to date back to the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-220 A.D.), on the south bank of a section of the Yellow River in Luoyang, central China's Henan Province. (Luoyang City Cultural Relics and Archaeology Research Institute/Handout via Xinhua)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 20, 2020 shows a view of the Vientiane-Vangvieng section of the China-Laos expressway in Vientiane, Laos. The expressway, the first highway in Laos jointly constructed by the Lao government and China's Yunnan Construction and Investment Holding Group (YCIH), was inaugurated on Sunday. The opening ceremony was held simultaneously in Vientiane of Laos and Kunming of China via video conferencing. (Photo by Kaikeo Saiyasane/Xinhua)
A visitor views photos reflecting China's fight against the COVID-19 epidemic at a photography exhibition during the 13th China Photography Festival in Sanmenxia City of central China's Henan Province, Dec. 20, 2020. This year's festival carries the theme of the country's fight against poverty and the COVID-19 epidemic. (Xinhua/Xu Yanan)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 20, 2020 shows the scenery in Longtoushan scenic area during sunrise in Nanzheng District of Hanzhong, northwest China's Shaanxi Province. (Xinhua/Tao Ming)
Aerial photo taken on Dec. 19, 2020 shows a high speed boat sailing amid pond cypress trees in Xiantao City, central China's Hubei Province. (Photo by Zhao Jun/Xinhua)
Players of Ulsan Hyundai FC throw up head coach Kim Do-Hoon (top) during the awarding ceremony after the final match between Ulsan Hyundai FC of South Korea and Persepolis FC of Iran at the AFC Champions League 2020 in Doha, capital of Qatar, Dec.19, 2020. (Photo by Nikku/Xinhua)
Workers spray disinfectant as preparation for the upcoming Christmas amid the COVID-19 outbreak at Cathedral of St. Virgin Mary of Mount Carmel in Malang, East Java, Indonesia, Dec. 20, 2020. (Photo by Dicky Bisinglasi/Xinhua)
People stay in the lockdown area near a seafood market in Samut Sakhon, Thailand, Dec. 20, 2020. Lockdown measures were imposed in Bangkok's neighboring province Samut Sakhon as 516 new confirmed COVID-19 cases with a local seafood market as their origin were reported. (Xinhua)
A little girl touches a snowman light decoration at the "Festival of Lights" held in Singapore's Jurong Lake Gardens on Dec. 20, 2020. The "Festival of Lights" will be held from Dec. 18, 2020 to Jan. 3, 2021. (Photo by Then Chih Wey/Xinhua)
Photo taken on Dec. 20, 2020 shows a damaged vehicle at the site of a blast in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan. Eight civilians were killed and 15 others injured as a blast rocked the Police District 5 of Kabul on Sunday, the Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement. (Photo by Sayed Mominzadah/Xinhua)■
