In his message, Xi said that upon learning of Kishida's infection with the coronavirus, he would like to extend his sincere sympathy to the prime minister, and wish him a speedy recovery.

The Long March carrier rocket family, China's backbone launch vehicle fleet, has set a new record for successful consecutive launches after a Long March 2D launch over the weekend.

With 82 routes, the trains now reach 200 cities in 24 European countries, forming a transport network covering the whole of Europe.

Experts expect that China's consumer inflation will rise modestly and factory-gate inflation should trend down for the rest of the year, leaving room for further monetary easing in the coming months.

Drought areas should step up efforts, including thoroughly giving play to the water conservancy projects, in order to guarantee water supply to residents, and meet the industrial and agricultural water demands to the utmost extent.

Fire and rescue workers have been searching for the missing using rescue dogs and unmanned aerial vehicles, the ministry said, adding that efforts to restore transportation, communications and power were required.

While over 300 frontier industrial projects, with total investment of over 420 billion yuan, have landed in Lin-gang in the past three years, smart new energy vehicles, high-end equipment and integrated circuits should each see their industrial value exceed 100 billion yuan by the end of 2025.

The first World Vocational College Skills Competition kicked off in Tianjin and Jiangxi province earlier this month, attracting participants from more than 100 countries.

Poyang Lake has entered the dry season, the earliest date in 71 years on Friday as a result of persistent high temperatures.

China team ranked first, also the best record, at the Suvorov Onslaught contest of the International Games 2022 on Sunday.