South China's Hainan province has gained new impetus in the building of the free trade port (FTP) with the launch of the first airport project for independent customs operations on May 31.

In a few sparsely populated pastoral areas of northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, classes were taught in tents and by teachers who would arrive on horseback, and school-age children could be spotted loitering around. But that is all history now, thanks to the region's continuous efforts in promoting balanced development of education.

Around 100,000 grade 11 and 12 students from over 250 high schools in Shanghai returned to school on Monday after about three months away from campus because of the COVID-19 epidemic.

No new local COVID-19 infections were reported in Beijing in the 15 hours ending at 3 p.m. Monday, and no infections were registered at community level from Saturday to Monday afternoon, Pang Xinghuo, deputy head of the Beijing municipal disease prevention and control center, said at a press conference on Monday.

People enjoy themselves at a commercial area in Xi'an, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 5, 2022.

A new high of 11.93 million students will take China's national college entrance exam for 2022, also known as "gaokao."

Services resumed on a high-speed rail line in Southwest China's Guizhou province on Sunday, a day after a train derailment killed the train driver and injured eight others. The railway operator has vowed to immediately investigate the cause of the accident.

Monday marks the 27th National Eye Care Day in China. Among the country's efforts to provide more extensive eye care services that cover people's whole life cycle, the eye health of children and elderly people has been a focus.

China will make the unimpeded and stable operation of its industrial and supply chains a top priority, as it looks to revive its industrial economy after flare-ups of COVID-19 in recent months.