Candidates take national civil servants exam across China

Candidates prepare before taking the national civil servants exam at Nanjing Forestry University in Nanjing, capital of Jiangsu Province, on Sunday, December 10, 2017. About 1.66 million applicants have qualified to take the civil servant exam this year. They will compete for just 28,533 vacancies offered by central government agencies. [Photo: VCG]