China and the United States agreed to continue to strengthen their communication channels and engage in discussions to identify potential areas of cooperation, said the Ministry of Commerce on Thursday.

China had over 114.67 million young pioneers nationwide by the end of 2022, according to the latest release by the National Work Committee of the Chinese Young Pioneers at Wednesday evening.

China's factory activity in May expanded for the first time in three months, driven by an upturn in production and other factors, a private survey showed on Thursday.

China's factory activity dipped further into contraction in May amid slowing production and weakening demand, official data showed on Wednesday, putting more pressure on policymakers seeking to consolidate the foundations of economic recovery.

A total of 794 apartments and 376 villas have been built in the city to serve the elderly. The project, jointly developed by Yada Senior Living Group, a Beijing-based company, and Japanese company Panasonic, covers 4 square kilometers and is Panasonic's first "Healthy Smart Town" project in China.

Wang Zhijie, a 28-year-old deliveryman in the city of Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, had a big day on Thursday when he officially married his girlfriend of three years at a local registration office.

Students attend a ballet class at a ballet school affiliated to Liaoning Ballet in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning Province, May 31, 2023. 

China's first offshore million-tonne carbon storage project was put into operation on Thursday in the South China Sea, according to the China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC).

Chinese instructor Mao Xin (R) works with apprentice Peter Njenga at the Nairobi Station of the Mombasa-Nairobi Railway in Nairobi, Kenya, May 23, 2023. 

ChinaJoy, Asia's biggest games event held annually in Shanghai, is scheduled to run from July 28 to 31, attracting nearly 500 enterprises from 22 countries and regions so far, its organizing committee said on Wednesday.