Xinhua Photo Daily | March 13, 2025

Xinhua
13 Mar 2025, 14:16 GMT+10

BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best press photos from Xinhua.

A Long March-8 Y6 carrier rocket carrying 18 low Earth orbit satellites blasts off from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in Wenchang, south China's Hainan Province, March 12, 2025. A group of 18 low Earth orbit satellites was launched aboard the Long March-8 Y6 carrier rocket from the Hainan commercial spacecraft launch site in south China's Hainan Province in the early hours of Wednesday. The satellites, the fifth group of its kind, have entered the preset orbit successfully, according to the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). They will constitute China's commercial internet constellation Spacesail.
This mission marks the inaugural launch from the site's No. 1 launch pad, which, following the inaugural launch from the No. 2 pad on Nov. 30, 2024, signifies the dual-pad readiness of China's first commercial spaceport for future missions. (Xinhua/Pu Xiaoxu)

Tourists take a cable car to enjoy the scenery of cole flowers at Chongkan scenic spot in Tongnan District, southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, March 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Wang Quanchao)

This photo shows a screen display inside a Pony.ai robotaxi in Nansha District of Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, March 11, 2025. Pony.ai, an autonomous driving technology developer in China, recently launched four autonomous driving demonstration routes in Guangzhou. These routes connect the city's central business district with Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport, and Guangzhou South Railway Station -- two of southern China's major transportation hubs. Autonomous taxis, trucks, and logistics services are growing rapidly in Guangzhou. As of January this year, 1,298 smart connected vehicle testing roads and 10 high-speed test roads were operational. The value of China's self-driving taxi service industry is expected to reach 1.3 trillion yuan (about 179.4 billion U.S. dollars) by 2030, accounting for 60 percent of the country's ride-hailing market at that time, according to forecasts from global consultancy firm IHS Markit. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)

People take part in a tree planting event held in Samyai Town, Shannan City of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, March 12, 2025. Tree planting events were held across the country on Wednesday to mark China's National Tree Planting Day. (Xinhua/Jigme Dorje)

A plane carrying former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte arrives at Rotterdam The Hague Airport in Rotterdam, the Netherlands, on March 12, 2025. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

A woman looks at Ramadan decorations displayed at a stall in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia, March 12, 2025. (Photo by Ivan Damanik/Xinhua)

Blooming flowers are pictured at a vineyard in California's Napa Valley, the United States, March 11, 2025. (Photo by Liu Yilin/Xinhua)

This photo taken on March 11, 2025 shows a view of London Book Fair in London, Britain. The London Book Fair (LBF), one of the world's premier publishing events, opened on Tuesday, highlighting China's publishing achievements, global collaborations, and growing influence in the industry. (Xinhua/Li Ying)

An arrested demonstrator sits in a New York Police Department (NYPD) van during a protest against the Donald Trump administration's policies on the Middle East, campus protests and immigration in New York City, the United States, March 11, 2025. Hundreds of pro-Palestine protesters on Tuesday staged a rally and march in New York City in protest of the Donald Trump administration's policies on the Middle East, campus protests and immigration. Protesters took to the streets and marched to the City Hall in Lower Manhattan from Washington Park in the afternoon, with a dozen of them detained by the police. (Photo by Michael Nagle/Xinhua)

China's Xu Mengtao attends a practice session for the 2024-2025 FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup at the Livigno Aerials & Moguls Park, in Livigno, Italy, March 11, 2025. (Xinhua/Li Jing)