Thousands of progressive young Chinese went to France under the Diligent Work-Frugal Study Movement starting in 1919. They worked in factories in Paris, Lyon and Montargis to pay for their studies. Some of them became interested in Marxism and established one of the earliest Chinese Communist party groups in France.

A hundred years after the Communist Party of China (CPC) was founded, there are those who continue to cherish their collective memories of the early communists as young students in Europe in the early 20th century.

Through the spacewalk, the astronauts verified the reliability and capability of hardware involved in extravehicular operation, demonstrated their adaptability and ability to work with the robotic arm, and examined the performance of their spacesuits.

Equipped with 11 remote sensing payloads, FY-3E will be the world's first meteorological satellite in early morning orbit for civil service.

The summit is an important multilateral diplomatic event held at a time when the CPC marks its centenary, Hu Zhaoming, spokesperson for the International Department of the CPC Central Committee, made the announcement Monday.

Duty-free shops in Hainan received more than 6.2 million customers, and sold over 60 million duty-free items, up 102 percent and 211 percent year on year, respectively.

The biggest Chinese ride-hailing service Didi Chuxing has been ordered to take down its App from the App store two days after the Cybersecurity Administration of China (CAC) launched a public inquiry into the company over cybersecurity concerns.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, emphasized on Thursday the central government's overall jurisdiction over Hong Kong and Macao and the importance of implementing the legal systems and enforcement mechanisms for the two special administrative regions to safeguard national security.

Four China-Europe freight trains launched by China's Sinotrans Limited departed Zengcheng West Station in Guangzhou, Pinghu South Station in Shenzhen, Shilong Station in Dongguan, Guangdong Province and Changsha North Station in Hunan Province respectively Thursday. 

Central banks around the world are holding record levels of reserves in Chinese yuan, according to IMF data. Analysts said the current five-year high marks another step forward for the Chinese currency's internationalization, a process that began a few years back.