Feature: Filipino "sponge boy" bound for China with scholarship

Melvin Chua reads his admission letter from the Renmin University of China in Manila, the Philippines, Aug. 31, 2019. Melvin Chua, a 23-year-old Filipino boy, is awarded scholarship by the Chinese government this year and will leave for the Renmin University of China in Beijing to take up masters in business administration. Melvin has been selling dish sponges and dish cleaners to support his family for 13 years and was given the nickname of "sponge boy." (Xinhua/Yuan Mengchen)