Newly elected President of International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) Zhang Mingzhou (2nd L) and President of iRead Foundation Li Wen (1st L) pose for photos after signing an agreement for the establishment of the iRead Outstanding Reading Promoter Award during the 36th IBBY International Congress in Athens, Greece, on Sept. 1, 2018. China's Zhang Mingzhou was elected new president of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). It was announced here Saturday during the celebratory closing ceremony of the 36th IBBY International Congress. Zhang starts his term after helping launch cooperation between IBBY and iRead Foundation, a China-based welfare foundation, which over the past decade has helped promote reading across China. (Xinhua/Marios Lolos)
