China's food industry saw stable expansion in terms of production and sales in the first half of the year (H1), data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology showed.

China will leverage digital technologies to further upgrade industrial production, people's lifestyles and governance as part of its broader push to seize new opportunities and respond to new challenges in the next wave of digitalization, officials and experts said.

China is resilient and can respond to economic risks, negative factors and crises, experts say.

The COVID-19 vaccines produced by China are safe and effective, according to health officials and experts attending a press conference held by the State Council joint prevention and control mechanism against COVID-19.

The abbot of Xuanzang Temple in Nanjing, capital of East China's Jiangsu province, was dismissed and several religious officials were punished following public outrage over the news that memorial tablets of five Japanese war criminals were found in the temple, Nanjing authorities announced on Friday. 

Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday sent a message of sympathy to U.S. President Joe Biden over the latter's COVID-19 infection.

Wentian, the first lab module of China's space station, has successfully docked with the combination of the Tianhe core module, according to the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA).

A resident rides past a fountain on a hot summer day in south China's Hong Kong, July 24, 2022.

People visit the 2022 China International Travel Mart (CITM) in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, July 22, 2022. The 2022 CITM kicked off Friday in Kunming after a hiatus of one year due to the COVID-19 epidemic.

The luxury ship built by GSI for Moby Line shipping company, a subsidiary of Italia's Onorato shipping group, has 13 decks, with 533 luxury guest rooms and 5-storey garages.