18th CPC National Congress to last seven days: spokesman

BEIJING, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will open Thursday and last seven days till Nov. 14, a spokesman for the congress said on Wednesday.

The five-yearly event will open at 9:00 a.m. Thursday at the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing, said spokesman Cai Mingzhao at a press conference Wednesday afternoon.

China's leading media organizations, including the China National Radio and the China Central Television, will give live coverage of the opening ceremony of the CPC congress.

The China Radio International will also broadcast live the opening ceremony in standard Chinese, English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Arabic, Mongolian and Korean, along with real-time coverage at the websites of Xinhua News Agency, the People's Daily and the central government.

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