China-U.S. phase-one trade deal sends a positive signal to the world and related parties deem it conducive to the two countries and the world at large, the UN economic and social chief said Thursday.

China's job market remained stable in 2019, with all related indicators meeting the annual goals, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Friday.

China's per capita disposable income stood at 30,733 yuan ($4,461.95) in 2019, up 5.8 percent year on year in real terms, official data showed Friday.

Macao's average Tourist Price Index (TPI) for the whole year of 2019 went down by 0.37 percent year-on-year to 133.85, the special administrative region's (SAR) statistics service said on Friday.

A second patient with coronavirus-related pneumonia has been confirmed dead in Wuhan, capital of central China's Hubei Province, according to a statement released by local health authorities late Thursday.

China's Palace Museum, also known as the Forbidden City, has launched a garbage sorting program, aiming to achieve zero waste in offices and tours in two years, according to the museum Thursday.

Researchers have captured underwater video of Bryde's whales for the first time in south China's Beibu Gulf. Chen Mo, associate researcher of Guangxi Academy of Sciences and a member of the research team, said on Wednesday that the video is of great significance to the comprehensive understanding of the marine mammal's living habits, especially the study of its behavior. Bryde's whale, mainly distributed in tropical and subtropical waters, is regarded as a very mysterious species of cetaceans, with a body length of 10 to 12 meters and a weight of up to 15 tonnes.

People wait for ticket checks at Guangzhou South Railway Station during the Spring Festival travel rush in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, Jan. 16, 2019.

Huzhong District is one of the coldest places in China, located at the northern foot of Yilehuli Mountain in Dahinggan. The annual average temperature here is minus 4.3 degrees Celsius, and the lowest temperature in town in history was minus 53.2 degrees Celsius. 

China plans to set up a state catalog for medicines in short supply to strengthen early warning on medicine shortage and ensure drug supply, according to a draft government regulation.