On Oct. 15, ambassadors and diplomats from 50 African countries visited China’s largest, and the world’s fifth human vaccine R&D manufacturing enterprise, Sinopharm CNBG, in Beijing.

Chinese internet search giant Baidu Inc officially opened Apollo Go Robotaxi, its self-driving taxi service, to the public in Beijing, becoming the first company to carry passengers in autonomous vehicles in the capital.

2020 “Chinese Characters and Me” Speech Contest for International Students, organized by People’s Daily Online, kicks off online around the globe on Oct. 16.