• This aerial photo taken on August 21, 2022 shows dry sections of Poyang Lake in Jiujiang in China's central Jiangxi province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
    This aerial photo taken on August 21, 2022 shows dry sections of Poyang Lake in Jiujiang in China's central Jiangxi province. (Photo by AFP) / China OUT
  • Riderless horses take part in the traditional Palio di San Bartolomeo race in Ronciglione, Italy. Reuters
    Riderless horses take part in the traditional Palio di San Bartolomeo race in Ronciglione, Italy. Reuters
  • Ohn Myint supervises a performing youth as his granddaughter looks on during a juggling training session in Yangon. AFP
    Ohn Myint supervises a performing youth as his granddaughter looks on during a juggling training session in Yangon. AFP
  • People carry a giant Russian flag during a celebration at a Second World War memorial in Volgograd, Russia. AP
    People carry a giant Russian flag during a celebration at a Second World War memorial in Volgograd, Russia. AP
  • Migrants eat breakfast aboard a boat operated by Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms in the central Mediterranean, as they wait for a safe port to disembark. Reuters
    Migrants eat breakfast aboard a boat operated by Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms in the central Mediterranean, as they wait for a safe port to disembark. Reuters
  • High school pupils take part in a military education and training session before the start of the new term in Handan, China. AFP
    High school pupils take part in a military education and training session before the start of the new term in Handan, China. AFP
  • Pupils ride a boat on their way to school on the first day of school, in Macabebe, the Philippines. Reuters
    Pupils ride a boat on their way to school on the first day of school, in Macabebe, the Philippines. Reuters

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Today's best photos: from drought in China to back to school in the Philippines

'The National' picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

August 22, 2022

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In numbers: China in Dubai

The number of Chinese people living in Dubai: An estimated 200,000

Number of Chinese people in International City: Almost 50,000

Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2018/19: 120,000

Daily visitors to Dragon Mart in 2010: 20,000

Percentage increase in visitors in eight years: 500 per cent

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Updated: August 22, 2022, 1:12 PM
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