Premier breaks with tradition by not setting target for economic growth, but focuses on areas essential to job creation following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic

The flight ZH9151 of Shenzhen Airline took off from Beijing at 6:36 am Sunday to Xiangyang city, Hubei province, the first of the passenger flights from the capital to destinations in Hubei since the outbreak of COVID-19.

Qinghai Lake, China's largest inland saltwater lake in Northwest China's Qinghai province, has seen its water area increase to 4,543 square km at the end of April, 28 square km larger than that of the same period last year.

The second plenary meeting of the third session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 24, 2020.

China has targeted eradicating absolute poverty in 2020. As a Chinese saying goes: "If you want to get rich, you must first build roads." The country built and improved 290,000 km of roads in rural areas in 2019, enabling more than 9,400 more villages to have access to passenger coaches.

A night fair of Sinan Mansions with food stalls, open air museum and art exhibitions etc., opened to boost Shanghai's nighttime economy.

China will strengthen the development of the public health system, according to a government work report submitted Friday to the national legislature for deliberation.

As of Thursday, a total of 19,840 close contacts of COVID-19 patients in the province had been tracked, and 467 people were still undergoing medical observation.

"It is very timely, imperative and important for the NPC to make the decision," the spokesperson of the State Council Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office said.

New pilot free trade zones and integrated bonded areas will be established in the country's central and western regions, the report said.