The 2016 National Postdoctoral Academic Forum kicks off in Hengqin New District of Zhuhai, Guangdong Province on Dec. 10. At the opening ceremony of the forum, a total of 18 postdoctoral researchers receive awards for their outstanding dissertations submitted to the organizing committee. The picture shows Xia Wenfeng, director of the Overseas Students and Experts Service Center under the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, and secretary general of China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, presents awards to the excellent thesis first-prize winners. [Image source: Chen Boyuan, China.org.cn]