CPC CONGRESS TO OPEN: On September 30, a mother and son pass by a flower bed in Beijing set up for the upcoming 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee proposed to convene the congress on November 8 in Beijing and will submit the proposal to the Seventh Plenum of the 17th CPC Central Committee, which will be held on November 1 (WANG XIANG)