Companies in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, invested 4.02 billion U.S. dollars in foreign non-financial enterprises in the first five months of this year, up 61.78 percent year on year, according to the city's commerce bureau.

Chinese consumers have accelerated their shift toward online shopping because of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19 and fears of infection, according to a report by Fitch Ratings.

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited (CATL), China's largest lithium-ion battery maker, broke ground on Wednesday on a new laboratory to develop next-generation batteries. It is being constructed at its headquarters in the city of Ningde, east China's Fujian Province.

People compete during dragon boat racing held in the mud of paddy field in Shenbei New Area of Shenyang City, northeast China's Liaoning Province, June 25, 2020.

Single bamboo drifting originated in China's Guizhou and requires a person to stand or sit on a single piece of bamboo while performing balancing movements. 

The Dragon Boat Festival, also called the Duanwu Festival, falls on June 25 this year. The staff members of Hainan Tropical Wildlife Park and Botanical Garden made special Zongzi and dragon boat shaped snacks for animals to celebrate the festival. 

Chinese health authority said Thursday that it received reports of 19 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases on the Chinese mainland Wednesday, of whom 14 were domestically transmitted and five were imported.

China has arranged precautionary measures in the face of a new round of heavy rainfall in parts of the country, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.

Chinese authorities will continue to implement regular COVID-19 prevention and control measures during the upcoming three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, an official said on Wednesday.

Chinese national political advisors Wednesday put forward suggestions for the country's poverty alleviation efforts during a session of the standing committee of China's top political advisory body.