On the morning of May 19, President Xi Jinping chaired the China-Central Asia Summit at the Xi’an International Convention Center in Shaanxi Province. He put forth eight proposals for cooperation between China and Central Asian countries in his keynote speech. 

Premier Li Qiang has underlined the importance of accelerating the construction of a modern industrial system underpinned by the real economy, and adopting more targeted measures to expand domestic needs while stabilizing external demand, in an effort to sustain economic recovery and growth.

The new International Land-Sea Trade Corridor, a major international logistics project, has achieved great success as a recent report shows that its development index in 2022 surged to 135.2 from 122.6 in 2021 and 102 in 2020.

Two bodies were found on Thursday afternoon after a Chinese deep-sea fishing vessel capsized on Tuesday in the Indian Ocean with 39 crew on board, the Ministry of Transport said on Thursday.

A direct air route between Fuzhou, capital of East China's Fujian province, and Taiwan will resume on Monday after a three-year suspension, the local government announced on Thursday.

Xi'an, the capital of Shaanxi province, is working with Central Asian countries to develop tourism based on intangible cultural resources along the ancient Silk Road in order to better reflect the region's rich history.

More than 110 tombs dating back approximately 700 years have been discovered in east China's Shandong Province, according to local authorities on Thursday.

Kunqu, with a history of hundreds of years, is listed by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as an intangible cultural heritage in 2001.