China's consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 2.7 percent year on year in June, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Wednesday. 

From July 1, the fee for a Chinese passport has dropped from 160 yuan to 120 yuan, a 25% reduction coinciding with the summer break that's likely to fuel further interest in travel. Some predict there could be some 240 million Chinese passport holders by next year, doubling 2019's number.

China's railway police authority has launched a campaign to ensure railway security, especially the security for high-speed railway.

Law enforcement officers in Shanghai have begun issuing fines for trash sorting violations after municipal regulations on domestic waste management were implemented this month.

China has unveiled a guideline for improving the protection of nature reserve areas, with the aim of reaching world-leading management and preservation levels by 2035.

After five years' development, Peking University's Yenching Academy aims to become a world-renowned master's program and a major platform for youth exchanges between China and other countries.

Impoverished residents of bleak backwaters in Tashikurgan Tajik autonomous county have been relocated to Tati Kuli, a government-supported settlement that offers better conditions for farming and higher standards of education and healthcare.

Flood caused by heavy rain in the past few days damaged crops and residences in Dongxiang District and the flood rescue and relief work has been carried out in flood-stricken regions. 

With an iconic polar bear logo, the traditional soft drink brand Beibingyang, or Arctic Ocean in English, garnered around 12 million cases in sales last year, up 30 percent year on year, after over a decade of silence in the market.

Visitors view lanterns at a lantern show in Changchun, northeast China's Jilin Province, July 8, 2019.