China's economy underwent a tough year in 2016 and showed the world its resilience despite headwinds at home and abroad.
Puerto Rico's Stephanie Del Valle was crowned Miss World 2016 on Sunday, winning the top prize in the 66th edition of the pageant held this year in the United States.
Here, we present some of the most striking images from major stories around the world in the past week.
China is determined to lift 70 million people out of poverty to achieve a moderately prosperous society by 2020. The special is about Chinese President Xi Jinping's nationwide journey against poverty.
In this week's Ten Photos, mourners remember 300,000 victims of Nanjing Massacre, super moon appears in the sky of many parts of the country and farmers collect ice from river for ice festival. Let's have a look.
Chinese Olympic diver Wu Minxia became emotional after announcing her retirement during a ceremony to unveil the nominees of CCTV Sports Personality of 2015 in Beijing December 15, 2016.
The Ji'an ice wine has become an example of the Chinese ice wine in global market.
The Duchess of Cambridge attended a special meeting on Wednesday with children from Kings Lynn, England, to celebrate 100 years of Cub Scouts in Britain.
For Hu Xueping and his fellow villagers, the road to prosperity had been blocked by a 300-meter-wide canyon for quite some time. Now, the villagers see the hope of a better life after a cableway was built, connecting the small village with the outside world, reported Hubei Daily.
Hundreds of traditional and modern colored lanterns are lit up in Shanghai Happy Valley, to celebrate the season of holidays.
More than a month after the US presidential election, protests against President-elect Donald Trump persist in the San Francisco Bay Area, where Trump received less than 10 percent of the vote.
These stunning images show a year in the life of America's space agency NASA. The photos ranging from far flung corners of the universe to Earth-bound sights reveal rocket launches to material from a star being devoured by a supermassive black hole.
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