Canton Tower, the most iconic building of Guangdong's capital of Guangzhou, oozes a festive atmosphere following the performance of a raft of Chinese rituals including ancient group ceremonies marking marriage and coming of age.
President Xi Jinping has called for efforts to comprehensively strengthen the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the Party building in the country's armed forces to ensure a solid political guarantee for the building of a strong military.
UN and European leaders on Saturday paid their tributes to former Secretary General of the United Nations (UN) Kofi Annan, who passed away on the day at the age of 80 in a Swiss hospital.
Barcelona fans were delighted when Paulinho left, and at Tottenham Hotspur they called him lazy. But the Brazilian midfielder is on a punishing run of matches in China that has earned him the nickname "Iron Man".
The 2018 Guangdong Apparel Week and China Liuhua International Apparel Festival kicked off in Guangzhou on Aug 18, attracting numerous renowned designers from home and abroad, entrepreneurs in the clothing industry, fashion enthusiasts and reporters.
