China's economy maintained strong growth momentum in April, with gauges of consumption and services gathering pace, improving the outlook for steady growth of the world's second-largest economy this year, officials and analysts said.

The real estate recovery, though still mild, is likely to become substantial on the back of policy incentives and higher sales later this year, officials and experts said on Tuesday after digesting the latest industry data released by the National Bureau of Statistics.

Beijing's COVID-19 cases have increased after the May Day holiday, official data suggested.

Despite the increase risk of fires due to climate change, China has seen a sharp decline in the number of forest and prairie fires, thanks to its intensified efforts to enhance prevention work, according to the Ministry of Emergency Management.

Under the theme of "Beautiful China, Happy Journey", a launch ceremony will be held in Heshun ancient town in Tengchong, Yunnan province, on Friday to celebrate China Tourism Day.

More than 107,000 online accounts have been shut down in the past month for falsely representing news anchors or press agencies, as part of China's latest efforts to eliminate fake news and rumor-mongering.

Featuring a long table banquet, the food fiesta brings the participants a public display of delicacies from Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) and Zhejiang Province as well. 

More than 80,000 mu (about 5,333 hectares) of blueberries have entered harvest season in Majiang County.

The China-Central Asia Summit is set to take place in Xi'an, the capital city of China's Shaanxi Province, on May 18 and 19.