Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday underscored the international community's shared responsibility and called for more practical actions to promote women's advancement, XINHUA reports. Xi hailed women for "playing an important role in creating, promoting and carrying forward human civilization" while addressing the opening of...

While millions of Chinese spent the eight-day National Day holiday travelling and shopping, Zheng Wenjing led her team in the fields, carefully selecting special rice seeds for her breeding research, according to XINHUA. She likens the work to sifting sand for gold, and in early...