Tackling the highly transmissible delta variant of the novel coronavirus requires smarter and swifter virus control measures, as well as unswerving efforts in increasing vaccination coverage across all age groups, leading Chinese health experts said.

The Duyun-Anshun expressway was put into operation on Monday. It is the first section of the 276-kilometer-long national expressway G7611 linking Duyun with Shangri-La. 

The Weimin Yellow River Bridge was put into use on Monday. It is the 18th road bridge across the Yellow River in Ningxia. 

Hongkong Post announced on Monday the release of a commemorative stamp issue and associated philatelic products on the theme of "the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China" on July 1.

Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region reported 48.3 percent year-on-year growth in foreign trade in May, according to Urumqi Customs.

The China National Space Administration (CNSA) on Sunday released new videos and images of the country's Mars probe Tianwen-1 landing on and exploring the red planet.

China's major industrial companies saw their profits maintain steady expansion in the first five months of the year amid recovering market demand and improving business performance, official data showed Sunday.

Finance ministers and business leaders from the 21 APEC member economies convened virtually on Friday to discuss the ongoing responses for businesses, especially micro, small and medium enterprises, during the pandemic, as well as the policies the economies can focus on to help businesses recover.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, will present the July 1 Medal, the highest honor of the Party, to outstanding CPC members at a ceremony in Beijing on Tuesday.

Baihetan hydropower station, the world's second largest in terms of total installed capacity, was officially put into use in southwest China, with two generating units in operation on Monday.