Following incessant heavy rainfall in recent days, several provinces in China have initiated emergency response for flood control.

Zongzi is a traditional food made of glutinous rice wrapped in bamboo leaves for the occasion of Dragon Boat Festival. A mature vinegar enterprise in Shanxi introduces a new flavor zongzi featured with mature vinegar. The red jujubes used in this type of zongzi are brewed with mature vinegar for half a month.

The Chongqing Zoo held a birthday party for four one-year-old giant pandas named Shuangshuang, Chongchong, Xixi, Qingqing respectively. 

Communities in Beijing have taken strict measures, including sterilizing key areas and conducting nucleic acid tests on local residents, to prevent and control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. 

- An important issue of the meeting could be to make sure that the investment agreement between the two sides, which is now under negotiation, is mutually beneficial
- Although there have been some competitive factors and even frictions in recent years, they cannot overshadow the strong complementarity between the Chinese and European economies
- Due to the nature of new threats confronting the world, it is necessary to cooperate based on multilateralism and solidarity

Suggestions from health experts on dealing with the threats of summer heat and the spread of COVID-19:

-Wearing a face mask, although that may increase the risk of heatstroke in summer

-"All air conditioning and industrial ventilation systems for both residential and high occupancy buildings should be inspected, maintained and cleaned regularly to prevent transmission"

-"Even in well-ventilated environments, people should continue following recommendations of physical distancing and frequent hand hygiene"

Beijing on Tuesday reported 13 new locally transmitted coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, up from nine cases from the previous day, according to the city's health officials.

On Saturday, Beijing reported 22 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, bringing the total on the Chinese mainland to 83,378, according to a news release by the National Health Commission.

Chinese researchers have revealed that the asymptomatic infections of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) have a weaker immune response compared with the symptomatic ones.

The World Health Organization warned on Monday that all countries face a delicate balance between protecting their people and minimizing the social and economic damage.