Colombian newspaper La Republica carried a signed article paying tribute to the huge achievements China has scored since it began reform and opening-up some 30 years ago. It also said China's rapid development has given a strong impetus to the world economy.

French newspaper Les Echos said that after some 30 years of fast economic growth, China has realized that social policies should be strengthened. The CPC Congress has pledged to increase education budgets, improve social security policies and ensure a fairer distribution of income, it said.

Munhwa Ilbo newspaper in South Korea said the Scientific Outlook on Development charts the course of China's economic development in the future, adding that the CPC leadership will strive for thorough implementation of the concept, which has been written into the party constitution.

Mainstream media in Tunisia have given continuous and extensive coverage to the CPC Congress, stressing that the event will have an important and far-reaching influence on China's future development.

The Ivorian News Agency (AIP) carried reports on the conclusion of the 17th CPC Congress and the election of a new CPC leadership.

The AIP said the Congress is of vital importance to China's development in the next five years as it summed up China's experience in its economic, political and social development, set out future tasks, incorporated the Scientific Outlook on Development into the party constitution and laid emphasis on balanced development, so as to ensure healthy and stable development of the national economy.