The State Council Information Office will hold a press briefing at 10:00 a.m. on Sept. 23, 2026, as part of the Opening Phase of the 15th Five-Year Plan series. Vice Minister Du Jiangfeng and Ministry of Education spokesperson and Vice Minister Wang Guangyan will outline implementation of the 15th Five-Year Plan and measures to accelerate building an education-strong China, and will take questions.

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Venezuela signed a memorandum of understanding with TotalEnergies on Saturday to pave the way for the French group's return to the country's oil operations, the government said. The ceremony in Caracas saw the agreement signed by the head of Venezuela's state oil company (PDVSA) and TotalEnergies' Americas senior vice president; TotalEnergies said subsidiary TotalEnergies E&P New Ventures will participate in the energy projects. TotalEnergies and partner Equinor withdrew from the Petrocedeno project in 2021 during a wave of foreign exits; CEO Patrick Pouyanné said at the time the withdrawal reflected the company's carbon-reduction strategy rather than Venezuela's political situation.