Overseas Chinese as well as local people have expressed their admiration for the fallen heroes from China, who sacrificed their lives on foreign lands for the cause of safeguarding world peace and promoting global development.

China's State Council Information Office will release a white paper on poverty alleviation on Tuesday morning.

Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Sunday urged the United States to truly respect China's core interests and take a correct view of China's development.

French media outlet Le Monde ran a story claiming that China-based journalist Laurène Beaumond "did not exist," insinuating that she was a fictional and her story was fabricated for propaganda purposes.

Matthew Cheung, chief secretary for administration of the HKSAR government, said that improving the electoral system of the HKSAR is clearly a step forward in HK's democracy.

The total number of passenger trips topped 51.43 million Saturday, the first day of the nation's three-day Tomb-sweeping Day holiday, official data showed.

Over 10,000 Asian Americans gathered in New York on Sunday for a "Stop-Asian-Hate" rally.