Amid China's recently optimized COVID-19 management policy, the Spring Festival travel rush is buoying the country's civil aviation sector, which had been hit hard by the pandemic in the past three years.

The first session of the 13th Yunnan Provincial Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference opened on Jan. 10 in Kunming, the provincial capital, which means Yunnan enters its annual local “Two Sessions” mode.

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang on Monday held phone conversations with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, Pakistani Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin respectively.

China's prudent monetary policy will be more targeted and effective this year to provide stronger support for the overall recovery and improvement of its economy, according to financial officials and experts.

Local governments in China are setting annual growth targets of above 5 percent this year, mapping out their economic blueprints amid expectations of a notable rebound.

Moves may include the gradual raising of the national retirement age and changes to the ways senior care is funded.

A trade delegation, composed of over 30 representatives from foreign trade enterprises and government in northeast China's Jilin Province, has recently departed for Russia to expand business opportunities there.

The focus of China's new phase of COVID-19 response is on protecting people's health and preventing severe cases.

Mahdy Ahmed Saleh, an Egyptian student studying at Jingdezhen Ceramic University, was surprised to find more and more features of his hometown appear in Jingdezhen, a world-famous "porcelain capital" in east China's Jiangxi Province.

China's semiconductor industry will overcome challenges and achieve long-term, sustainable growth, according to officials, industry experts and company executives.

Many foreign media remain optimistic about China's economic recovery. Beijing and other Chinese cities have passed the peak of the epidemic since optimizing the epidemic prevention and control policies.

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang wrote in a signed article published Wednesday in the Washington Post that a stable China-U.S. relationship is what "the planet's future depends on."

China is doing its best to prevent severe illness and treat COVID-19 patients in critical condition.

China will continue to monitor the mutation, transmissibility and virulence of the COVID-19 virus to optimize future epidemic prevention and control measures.

Market supervision and law enforcement have been enhanced to ensure the stable pricing and quality of epidemic-related drugs and materials, according to the State Administration for Market Regulation.

China plans to carry out around 60 launch missions this year, according to the country's major space contractors.

China will continue to implement reward policies for major seed-producing counties and carry out projects aimed at upgrading the seed industry.

The Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention answers key questions on XBB.1.5, the emerging Omicron strain that is raising concerns globally.

China hopes that the focus will be on tackling the virus rather than politicizing the COVID-19 issue, and countries can step up solidarity and make joint efforts to defeat the pandemic at an early date.

Chinese experts said the successful visit proves there is little room for outside forces like the US to meddle in the South China Sea situation and interrupt the two countries' efforts to promote common development.