Highlights from chinadaily.com.cn

Photo: People play mahjong, a popular four-player Chinese tile game, during a large competition in Dujiangyan, Sichuan province, on Thursday. A total 2,380 mahjong lovers participated in the event, setting a Guinness world record for the most participants in a mahjong activity.

Bilingual: US President Barack Obama responded angrily on Friday to congressional budget battles that threaten to cause a partial government shutdown. He accused Republicans who voted to defund his signature healthcare law of focusing on politics and "holding the whole country hostage".