BEIJING, Oct. 8 (Xinhua) -- Journalists at home and abroad are invited to cover the upcoming 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), it was announced on Monday.

Applications for covering the congress can be submitted between Oct. 9 and Nov. 2.

In a meeting on Sept. 28, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee proposed convening the 18th CPC national congress on Nov. 8 in Beijing. Enditem