Beijing, Dec. 22, 2019 (Xinhua) -- The world in the past 24hrs. A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua.

Two Maltese dogs are seen at an international dog show in Vilnius, Lithuania, Dec. 21, 2019. Around 2,000 dogs from European and other countries were presented in the event lasting from Dec. 20 to Dec. 22. (Photo by Alfredas Pliadis/Xinhua)

Christmas decorations are seen in front of the City Hall of Paris, France, Dec. 20, 2019. (Xinhua/Gao Jing)

A monk lights butter lamps at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa, capital of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, Dec. 21, 2019. People of the Tibetan ethnic group lit butter lamps and prayed through the night in the annual Butter Lamp Festival commemorating Tsong Khapa, a master of Tibetan Buddhism. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Guo Weijun inlays gold into a jade ring in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 17, 2019. As one of the eight unique arts and crafts in ancient Beijing, jade carving was crowned as a national intangible cultural heritage in the year 2008. The technique with gold and silver inlay, especially enjoys a reputation of high art, scientific and historical values.

Guo Weijun, a renowned craftsman in gold and silver inlaid jade carving, has been promoting and innovating this technique so that it can be known and favored by more people and the traditional culture be passed down. (Xinhua/Peng Ziyang)

People walk past the University Station of Hong Kong's Mass Transit Railway (MTR) in Hong Kong, south China, Dec. 21, 2019. The metro station adjacent to the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) reopened on Saturday, more than a month after being trashed by rioters. But some entrances and facilities still remain closed for further repair. (Photo by Chong Voon Chung/Xinhua)

Carrier rocket Long March-5 Y3 is seen at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province, Dec. 21, 2019.

The third Long March-5 rocket, China's largest carrier rocket, was vertically transported to the launching area at the Wenchang Space Launch Center in south China's Hainan Province on Saturday.

It is planned to be launched at the end of December, according to the China National Space Administration. (Photo by Zhang Gaoxiang/Xinhua)

Xu Mengtao of China celebrates after winning the final of Women's Aerials at FIS Freestyle Ski Aerial World Cup in Changchun, capital of northeast China's Jilin Province, Dec. 21, 2019. (Xinhua/Luo Yuan)

Aaron Blunck of the United States competes during the men's freeski halfpipe final at the 2019-2020 FIS Fresski World Cup in Chongli, north China's Hebei Province, on Dec. 21, 2019. (Xinhua/Wang Xiao)

A professional examines an artifact of Waldorf Astoria in New York, the United States, Nov. 20, 2018. The historic luxury hotel Waldorf Astoria New York (WANY) is making huge efforts in preserving its landmarks and artifacts while planning to start the sales of condominium residences in February 2020 and put the hotel back to business in early 2022, according to its management team, sales agent and experts. (Xinhua)

A woman struggles with her umbrella in the rain in Rijeka, Croatia, Dec. 21, 2019. Stormy weather hit the port city of Croatia ahead of the Christmas holiday. (Nel Pavletic/Pixsell via Xinhua)

Citizens observe the condition of the bushfire in the smoke-shrouded Blue Mountain area, New South Wales, Australia, Dec. 21, 2019. The New South Wales (NSW) government in Australia once again declared a state of emergency because of the devastating bushfire on Thursday. (Xinhua/Bai Xuefei)