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National congress of China Disabled Persons' Federation opens

The seventh national congress of the China Disabled Persons' Federation (CDPF) opened in Beijing Friday.

President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, as well as other Chinese leaders Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, and Zhao Leji joined more than 600 delegates across the country at the opening ceremony of the congress.

Han Zheng delivered a speech at the opening ceremony on behalf of the CPC Central Committee and the State Council.

Noting the historic progress and significant achievements since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, Han called for the adherence to the values and principles of social assistance towards the disadvantaged.

The well-rounded development and common prosperity of the disabled should be promoted in the process, so that people with disabilities can lead happier lives in the course of realizing the Chinese Dream, Han said.

The CDPF Chair Zhang Haidi delivered a work report at the congress Friday on behalf of the federation's sixth presidium. (Xinhua)

Xi, Maduro agree to promote Sino-Venezuelan ties to higher level

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro held talks in Beijing on Friday, agreeing to promote bilateral comprehensive strategic partnership to a higher level.

Xi welcomed the tenth visit of Maduro to China, expressing appreciation of Maduro's high value of the development of bilateral ties and firm support for China-Venezuela cooperation.

"China always views and develops Sino-Venezuelan ties from a strategic and long-term perspective," said Xi.

China and Venezuela should improve and innovate pragmatic cooperation, said Xi, calling on the two sides to take the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on building the Belt and Road as an opportunity, to forge ahead the synergy and implementation of bilateral cooperation consensus, enhance the independent development capability of Venezuela, and promote the sustainable development of cooperation between the two countries.

Xi said that China has always promoted cooperation with Latin American countries on the basis of the principles of equality, mutual benefit, and common development, and is willing to promote the building of the China-CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) Forum and the steady development of China-Latin America ties.

Maduro said the two peoples enjoyed a long-term friendship. Thanks to the joint efforts of both sides, bilateral ties had withstood various tests and become increasingly solid and fruitful.

Venezuela is willing to actively participate in the construction of the Belt and Road, explore effective financing methods, strengthen cooperation in such areas as energy and production capacity, and expand people-to-people exchanges, said Maduro. (Xinhua)

South Korean president to enter North Korea for summit

South Korean President Moon Jae-in will directly fly to North Korea for the upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, the presidential Blue House of South Korea said Friday.
The announcement came after senior officials from the two Koreas held preparatory talks earlier in the day for the Moon-Kim summit, which will take place in Pyongyang on Sept. 18-20.
A South Korean advance team will be dispatched to North Korea on Sept. 16 on a land route.
The two sides agreed to a live broadcast of the first gathering in Pyongyang and their major summit schedules. (Xinhua)

Ex-Trump campaign boss Manafort pleads guilty

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has pleaded guilty to two federal charges as part of a cooperation deal with prosecutors.
The deal requires him to cooperate “fully and truthfully” with special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.
The charges against Manafort are related to his Ukrainian consulting work — not Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, which is the central issue in the special counsel’s investigation.
Manafort was convicted last month of eight financial crimes in a separate trial in Virginia. (AP)

Didi to resume late night services

Ride-sharing company Didi Chuxing will resume its late night services starting September 15 after a week-long suspension in the wake of two passenger murders this year.
Didi announced Friday it will begin implementing trial rules for its late-night services and impose requirements for drivers – including having been registered as a driver for at least six months and completion of 1,000 safe trips, according to the company’s WeChat account.

These measures came after Didi faced public outrage when a female passenger was killed in east China’s Zhejiang Province in August, following a similar killing in May. (People's Daily app)

Guangdong gears up for super typhoon

As Guangdong Province braces for super typhoon Mangkhut, the region has called over 6,000 boats back to harbor, evacuated over 3,000 offshore platform workers, and shut down all construction sites.
The typhoon is expected to land in an area between western Guangdong and eastern Hainan on Sunday night, bringing strong winds and heavy rain.
The provincial maritime administration has dispatched helicopters and tugboats to transfer more than 3,200 offshore platform workers and ordered more than 6,200 ships to take precautions against the typhoon. (Xinhua)

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And now for the Question of the Day:

Which city is the capital of Venezuela?

(Answer: Caracas.)

Today's quote is from Greek philosopher Socrates.

“To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.”

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