We begin with China's most important political event of the year. The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is expected to convene on October 18th in Beijing. The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee decided at a meeting on Thursday to submit a proposal on the schedule to the seventh plenary meeting of the 18th CPC Central Committee, which will be held on October 11th. Thursday's Political Bureau meeting was presided over by Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee.